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Living with another person under the same roof requires compromise. After all, everyone wants their home to be an oasis from the stresses of the outside world. Not to mention all the responsibilities you have to share to keep everything in order, such as bills, chores, and other maintenance tasks that demand mutual understanding and cooperation.

But apparently, that's too much to ask from some people. There's a subreddit called 'Bad Roommates' and it's full of tales about the gross, the annoying, and the psychotic. So we at Bored Panda decided to compile some of the most memorable ones to remind you just how important it is to find someone that you can get along with. Otherwise, you might end up in a situation that seriously tests your patience and sanity.

#2

I Have A Dream

I Have A Dream

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Tee Rat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In other words "Fork you, I'm not doing the dishes again."

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#3

Family Member Has Cancer And No Immune System, And Is Largely Bed-Ridden. We Sanitized Her Whole House A Few Days Ago. Came To Pick Her Up And Found This. Told Her Roommate To Move The F Out, Immediately

Family Member Has Cancer And No Immune System, And Is Largely Bed-Ridden. We Sanitized Her Whole House A Few Days Ago. Came To Pick Her Up And Found This. Told Her Roommate To Move The F Out, Immediately

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#5

And So It Continues

And So It Continues

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#6

Saw This On Fb And Thought It Might Help Some People Here!

Saw This On Fb And Thought It Might Help Some People Here!

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JM
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

too bad they’ll most likely be ignored by the offending roommates

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#7

A Solution I Made In An Old Share House To Solve A Milk Thieving Problem

A Solution I Made In An Old Share House To Solve A Milk Thieving Problem

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Krystal Brklje
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drought relief milk means that 10c from every milk sold goes to the drought stricken aussie farmers

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#8

This Was The Only Way To Ward Off My Roommate From Sipping Out Of My Mouthwash Without Me Knowing... She Used 3/4 Of The Bottle, Does She Really Think I Am That Dumb That I Won’t Notice? Hope She Freaks Out

This Was The Only Way To Ward Off My Roommate From Sipping Out Of My Mouthwash Without Me Knowing... She Used 3/4 Of The Bottle, Does She Really Think I Am That Dumb That I Won’t Notice? Hope She Freaks Out

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#10

Roommate Decided It Was A Good Idea To Put An Incense Cone On The Lid Of My Telescope. Went Right Through And Landed On The Mirror

Roommate Decided It Was A Good Idea To Put An Incense Cone On The Lid Of My Telescope. Went Right Through And Landed On The Mirror

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#12

Asked My Former Flatmates Not To Use Metalware In My Nonstick Pot, Was Told I Was Being Unreasonable And That They Wouldn't Scratch It. My Sister's Identical Pot Of The Same Age Pictured For Comparison

Asked My Former Flatmates Not To Use Metalware In My Nonstick Pot, Was Told I Was Being Unreasonable And That They Wouldn't Scratch It. My Sister's Identical Pot Of The Same Age Pictured For Comparison

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#13

Left My Apartment For About A Month Because Of Covid. Came Back To Find This, The Ac Set To 40 * F, The Sink Running,the Back Door Wide Open And The Roommate Moved Out

Left My Apartment For About A Month Because Of Covid. Came Back To Find This, The Ac Set To 40 * F, The Sink Running,the Back Door Wide Open And The Roommate Moved Out

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#15

I Was Gone For 1 F**king Weekend!!!!

I Was Gone For 1 F**king Weekend!!!!

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Sue Denham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be inclined to go for another weekend . . . and when I say "weekend" I mean "forever".

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#17

At One Point In Time There Were Close To 20 Cups On The Coffee Table In The Living Room

At One Point In Time There Were Close To 20 Cups On The Coffee Table In The Living Room

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#18

When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

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#19

My Roommate Occasionally Leaves Careless Messes In The Kitchen. I Started Labeling Them As His Art Projects

My Roommate Occasionally Leaves Careless Messes In The Kitchen. I Started Labeling Them As His Art Projects

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#20

Woke Up To This Today

Woke Up To This Today

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#21

My Roommate Thinks These Spatulas Are Clean And Still Uses Them To Cook

My Roommate Thinks These Spatulas Are Clean And Still Uses Them To Cook

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#22

Burn Hole I Discovered Hidden Underneath My Roommates Bed After I Kicked Her Out. Pineapple For Scale

Burn Hole I Discovered Hidden Underneath My Roommates Bed After I Kicked Her Out. Pineapple For Scale

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#24

Accidentally Locked My Roommate Out Of The Bathroom For 2 Minutes, I Promptly Unlocked Once She Notified Me, And Her Natural Reaction Was To Remove The Doorknobs From The Doors In Our House

Accidentally Locked My Roommate Out Of The Bathroom For 2 Minutes, I Promptly Unlocked Once She Notified Me, And Her Natural Reaction Was To Remove The Doorknobs From The Doors In Our House

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#25

Day 6 Of Living With A Roommate For The First Time. I’m Looking For A New Place

Day 6 Of Living With A Roommate For The First Time. I’m Looking For A New Place

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#26

My Boyfriend (22m) And I (21m) Live With A 23f And 28m. I'm Sick Of Constantly Playing Mommy To Them

My Boyfriend (22m) And I (21m) Live With A 23f And 28m. I'm Sick Of Constantly Playing Mommy To Them

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#27

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

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The Chocolate Gecko
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Congrats, gentrification can now be spread from person to person. "Embrace your new culture"? Jesus, dude

Jo314129
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wtf?! Oh I'd have that music on ALL day and did he even want to "fit in"?

EarthGrowl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Certain Americans need to look up the word "Freedom." Individual Freedom means a person does not have to conform to White Christian culture.

Ansi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, there goes almost all classic music out the window. Also alot of food. And a lot of stuff. Hmm... the USA is a big country, but without ANY foreign influence I bet it's kind of boring after a while. Most people are worldly and likes music, food and stuff from alot of places. Variations are a fun part of living. 👍😃

Snakeloverforever
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shut the chicken nuggets up let them be their self and embrace you culture 😤 play your music as loud as you possibly can.

Ivona
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Latino music isn't to everyone's taste. They should both listen to their respective music with headphones on.

Helen Barker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How odd that the uber-nationalist describes US culture using the name of an entirely different country.

Helen Barker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Odd that the so-called US culture is described here with the name of an entirely different country.

Rae Ramirez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like somebody needs to get a lesson in culture! Plus all different kinds of music is very good!

RosenCranzLives
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here I am, paying extra to NOT listen to Anglo-music. Sure, Sarah Brightman is British, but she sings a lot of Romance-language songs and I paid for most of 'em.

Tania Minhas
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"embrace your new culture" is B***sh*y! But I totally agree with him on Reggaeton! Hardly can call this "music".

Sergio Bicerra
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree, most reggeaton music is just full of **t, can't get how some of that bs is composed by 7+writers. Thou,i'll leave Daddy Yankee out of that bunch.

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Featherking
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um… No. no, we’re not going to do it that way, I think. No. Decidedly not.

Leekier
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can and does unfortunately; I used to go to a small gym and overhead another member telling one of the staff to make “that Indian woman” (who was actually Scottish) wipe down the equipment after herself properly because it stunk of curry. Not something I’d ever noticed when I was using the equipment after her.

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GlamourGhoul
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Raggaeton is from Puerto Rico. But of course idiot xenophobes think Mexico is the only place on earth people speak Spanish.

Diego
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh that roommate would hate me, I would be blaring music all day long and singing my lungs out

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#28

Roommate Used My Favorite Turtleneck As A BBQ Rag Last Night :-/

Roommate Used My Favorite Turtleneck As A BBQ Rag Last Night :-/

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#29

My Roommates Were So Bad That I Finally Said, “Screw It” And Got My Own Place. My Wallet Is Hurting But My Sanity Is Intact

My Roommates Were So Bad That I Finally Said, “Screw It” And Got My Own Place. My Wallet Is Hurting But My Sanity Is Intact

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#30

It's Sad That It Was Necessary To Write This. There Was A Time I Bought Pie, The Next Day, I Went To Get A Piece (Hadn't Tried Any Yet), And There Was Only One, Small Sliver Left. There's No One Else That Lives Here, He Ate The Whole Thing Himself. 😐 He Did The Same Thing To My Krispy Kreme, Rip

It's Sad That It Was Necessary To Write This. There Was A Time I Bought Pie, The Next Day, I Went To Get A Piece (Hadn't Tried Any Yet), And There Was Only One, Small Sliver Left. There's No One Else That Lives Here, He Ate The Whole Thing Himself. 😐 He Did The Same Thing To My Krispy Kreme, Rip

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#31

I’ve Asked Her To Stop Popping Her Pimples And Sticking The Pus On The Mirror Three Times Already.... This Is Just Embarrassing For Her Now

I’ve Asked Her To Stop Popping Her Pimples And Sticking The Pus On The Mirror Three Times Already.... This Is Just Embarrassing For Her Now

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#32

Why Is Replacing The Toilet Paper Roll So Hard?? The World May Never Know

Why Is Replacing The Toilet Paper Roll So Hard?? The World May Never Know

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Sue Denham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Each time you find this put it on the roller the "wrong" way round. Hopefully it will annoy them enough to do it the "right" way themselves.

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#33

Love Trying To Make Myself Breakfast Before Work In My Lovely Kitchen 😍

Love Trying To Make Myself Breakfast Before Work In My Lovely Kitchen 😍

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Mell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it. Why are people so disgusting?! Just clean after yourself!

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#34

Went Home During Quarantine, Let My Roommate Use My Room For "Storage", Came Back To This

Went Home During Quarantine, Let My Roommate Use My Room For "Storage", Came Back To This

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Tee Rat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Throw each piece back into their room and be sure to send the person before and after shots.

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#35

Thought This Would Fit Well Here. Any Brooklyn Roommate Stories Like This?

Thought This Would Fit Well Here. Any Brooklyn Roommate Stories Like This?

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#36

Mfw One Of My 5 Roommates Gets A Dog, Without Asking Any Other Of The Roommates 3 Of Which Have Dog Allergies/Asthma, Or The Landlord And Is Forced To Give Up The Dog Or Face Eviction And Then Says He Hates Us For Taking Away His Dog

Mfw One Of My 5 Roommates Gets A Dog, Without Asking Any Other Of The Roommates 3 Of Which Have Dog Allergies/Asthma, Or The Landlord And Is Forced To Give Up The Dog Or Face Eviction And Then Says He Hates Us For Taking Away His Dog

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Sue Denham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"No, we don't want you to give up your dog. We want you to be with him. Somewhere else."

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#37

Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It And It’s Empty!! And Still In The Fridge! What The F**k!?

Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It And It’s Empty!! And Still In The Fridge! What The F**k!?

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#38

The Living Room Was Like This For 4 Months. All From One Person

The Living Room Was Like This For 4 Months. All From One Person

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#39

I Bought My Own Separate Coffee Maker Months Ago. I Think This Picture Is Pretty Self-Explanatory As To Why

I Bought My Own Separate Coffee Maker Months Ago. I Think This Picture Is Pretty Self-Explanatory As To Why

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#40

Break My Stuff And Don't Tell Me About It Why Don't You!!!!! Leave Me To Search The House To Find It In The Recycling 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

Break My Stuff And Don't Tell Me About It Why Don't You!!!!! Leave Me To Search The House To Find It In The Recycling 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

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#41

He Broke The Plunger, Clogged The Toilet Again, Let It Sit For 3 Days And Then Left The State

He Broke The Plunger, Clogged The Toilet Again, Let It Sit For 3 Days And Then Left The State

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Snazzy Smurf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the toilet was out of order what was he using and where did he dispose of it?

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#42

Leaning Tower Of Garbage

Leaning Tower Of Garbage

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#44

The Gag Is...she Had Already Eaten All My Hash Browns The Night Before, This Text Was Just An Attempt To Cover Her A*s!

The Gag Is...she Had Already Eaten All My Hash Browns The Night Before, This Text Was Just An Attempt To Cover Her A*s!

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Sara Wilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, OP waited a whole hour before responding, so is their fault! Should have responded sooner! (Oozing with sarcasm)

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#45

Update On My Jobless Roommate Who Won’t Do His Dishes. My Latest Invention: The Bad Roommate Box :)

Update On My Jobless Roommate Who Won’t Do His Dishes. My Latest Invention: The Bad Roommate Box :)

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#46

Found This On Craigslist. Kinda Want To Respond. At Least She’s Honest!!

Found This On Craigslist. Kinda Want To Respond. At Least She’s Honest!!

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#47

Asked Roommate To Do His Dishes And He Said ”im Not Allowed To Clean"

Asked Roommate To Do His Dishes And He Said ”im Not Allowed To Clean"

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#48

Don’t Become Roommates With Your Friends

Don’t Become Roommates With Your Friends

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#49

They’re Not For A Snake, They’re Her Dead Pet Rats That She Kept In Our Fridge. Pet Semetary Maybe??

They’re Not For A Snake, They’re Her Dead Pet Rats That She Kept In Our Fridge. Pet Semetary Maybe??

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#50

When Your Roommate Pulls The "My Bad! I'll Clean That Up As Soon As I Can." For The 8th Time

When Your Roommate Pulls The "My Bad! I'll Clean That Up As Soon As I Can." For The 8th Time

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#51

It’s A Small Thing But Really? I Spent So Long Cleaning This Kitchen :(

It’s A Small Thing But Really? I Spent So Long Cleaning This Kitchen :(

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#52

I Live With My Sister. She Got Engaged Less Than A Week Ago And I Get This Text While I’m Out Of Town

I Live With My Sister. She Got Engaged Less Than A Week Ago And I Get This Text While I’m Out Of Town

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#53

I Once Lived In Company-Provided Housing With Seven Other Women. I Don’t Think I Ever Saw An Empty Sink (Or Counter!) In The Four Months I Lived There

I Once Lived In Company-Provided Housing With Seven Other Women. I Don’t Think I Ever Saw An Empty Sink (Or Counter!) In The Four Months I Lived There

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#54

A Constant Battle Of Trying To Get My Irresponsible Roommate Not To Leave His Chicken Everywhere. He’s Also Got One On The Kitchen Table Thats Been There For A Few Days. Before You Ask, Yes He Eats Them Throughout The Week

A Constant Battle Of Trying To Get My Irresponsible Roommate Not To Leave His Chicken Everywhere. He’s Also Got One On The Kitchen Table Thats Been There For A Few Days. Before You Ask, Yes He Eats Them Throughout The Week

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Sue User
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Roomates thinking like a medievel person. Lets cook a bunch of food and put it in the cool closet so we have something to eat all week.

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#55

Full Disclosure: Not My Roommate, No Explanation/Story, And Found On Twitter. I Thought It Fit Well Here Anyways

Full Disclosure: Not My Roommate, No Explanation/Story, And Found On Twitter. I Thought It Fit Well Here Anyways

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#56

Thought You Guys Would Appreciate This Page In My Adult Coloring Book

Thought You Guys Would Appreciate This Page In My Adult Coloring Book

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#57

Thou Shall Never Happen

Thou Shall Never Happen

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#58

“I’ll Do It”

“I’ll Do It”

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#59

Roomy Just Moved In. No Prior Relationship. Day One And All He’s Unpacked Is This. Making Me A Little Skeptical... Do I Address It?

Roomy Just Moved In. No Prior Relationship. Day One And All He’s Unpacked Is This. Making Me A Little Skeptical... Do I Address It?

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#60

Asked Me To Stop Doing Her Dishes. Thought That Meant She Was Gonna Start Doing Her Dishes

Asked Me To Stop Doing Her Dishes. Thought That Meant She Was Gonna Start Doing Her Dishes

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Snazzy Smurf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is she waiting until she collects entire sets before she cleans them?

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#61

When I’m Happily Chillin At Home Alone And Hear My Roommate Unlock The Door

When I’m Happily Chillin At Home Alone And Hear My Roommate Unlock The Door

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#62

She’s Very Nice But I Want To Sleep At A Reasonable Hour

She’s Very Nice But I Want To Sleep At A Reasonable Hour

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#63

Apparently I Have To Be Quiet While Watching Football In My Own Room

Apparently I Have To Be Quiet While Watching Football In My Own Room

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#64

Am I Being Unreasonable For This?

Am I Being Unreasonable For This?

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Xenon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm on 57 of 75 right now.. I never want a room mate ever.

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#65

My Irresponsible Roommate Is At It Again With The Room Temperature Chicken

My Irresponsible Roommate Is At It Again With The Room Temperature Chicken

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#68

Dont Wanna Seem Dramatic But It's Small Stuff Like This That Builds Up Resentment, Why Not Just Fill It Up And Put It Back After Using All The Ice?

Dont Wanna Seem Dramatic But It's Small Stuff Like This That Builds Up Resentment, Why Not Just Fill It Up And Put It Back After Using All The Ice?

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cartoon ghosts
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg I love refilling these, I always fill them super exactly with a really low water pressure and then try to hold them so they don't spill when I'm putting them back in the freezer it's so satisfying and perfect

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#69

How It Feels Living With Messy People

How It Feels Living With Messy People

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baby frog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my uncle did this to my family. we straightened him out by telling him that we’d send him to the military if he didn’t clean up his act. when he didn’t, my dad (his brother) took him to recruitment and they REJECTED MY UNCLE. MY DAD IS IN THE MILITARY. he cleaned himself up after that.

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#70

Every Single Day Since Our Quarantine Started Has Been Like This

Every Single Day Since Our Quarantine Started Has Been Like This

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#71

Gone For A Week, Just Came Home To This

Gone For A Week, Just Came Home To This

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#73

“I’m Just Inviting A Couple Friends Over For A Little Bit” - 5 Hours Ago

“I’m Just Inviting A Couple Friends Over For A Little Bit” - 5 Hours Ago

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DarkViolet
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The double standards use to pìss me off to no end. I had to be quiet, but it was perfectly acceptable to be making noise outside of MY bedroom when I wanted a nap. Or, better yet, at 11:30 at night--when I had to be up at 5 am.

#74

Day Two...still No Toilet Paper. May The Best Man Win

Day Two...still No Toilet Paper. May The Best Man Win

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#75

When Being Passive Aggressive Isn't Working

When Being Passive Aggressive Isn't Working

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