Me again. Sorry to
leave another note, but could you please put the tomato sauce back in the
fridge in future? I had to throw it away
and, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we don’t want our condiments
budget to increase due to this kind of behaviour.
Thanks
Hi
I know we all have to do our laundry, but if I find
another pair of boxer shorts drying on the kitchen sink I will throw them
away. This is near the food preparation
area and I’m sure none of us want a skid sandwich.
Thanks
Hi,
Now, I know we have a rota and everything, but I think it
needs to be revised. I don’t think the
chores share out equally since someone managed to discharge their plant
watering duties. By the way, cactus and orchid soup is not a nutritious meal.
Hi,
The front door was unlocked for most of the
afternoon. This might be acceptable in
your own house, but as this is a student house, people could just walk in and
take whatever they wanted. I’m sure you
all have expensive valuables too. I would
die if someone stole my collection of ladies toilet Polaroids.
Thanks
Hi,
Which joker thought it was hilarious to unscrew all of my
jars of food and leave them on a hot windowsill? Since my next loan instalment isn’t due for
another 2 months, I’m going to have to beg my parents for some more beetroot
and pickled onions. If this happens
again, I’m writing to student services, Or my MP.
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Hi,
To whoever left me a note calling me a “passive-aggressive
sonuva bitch”, allow me to point out two things:
1. “Sonuva” isn’t a word. Whilst I don’t usually mind concatenations, “uva”
is not a word either. This renders your
insult invalid.
2. I’m
not being passive-aggressive. I’m being
polite. I leave notes because I have
issues with direct confrontation. I know
you’ll probably take the piss out of me for that, but that makes you a bully.
Thanks
Hi,
I’ve applied to change residences and student services
are considering my request. You’ll all
be rid of me soon enough. In the
meantime, please stop turning the temperature up when my clothes are in the
machine. My trousers have all shrunk and
I’m starting to look like The Incredible Hulk’s pasty cousin.
Thanks
Hi,
Just wanted to say, I’m off. No doubt you won’t miss me, just as I won’t
miss any of you. You’ve all held me back
this term. I’d have probably already
passed this course if it wasn’t for your incessant meddling with my
things. By the way, did someone put
Steroids in my hamster’s drinking water?
He’s looking a little buffer than normal and managed to break my finger
like a Twiglet.
I hope you all die.
Thanks
Oooooooo I had this horrible flashback reading about the Hamster. RIP Fluff, I warned you about drugs
ReplyDeleteYeah, we have some animals round these parts with some seriously messed up lives. There's a swan that gets Methadone handouts to wean him off crack, and a hedgehog that tried to Rohypnol a lady at the local park.
DeleteOh the passive aggressive note leaver. The person who refuses to work things out through reason and understanding and comes from that beloved moral authoritative position. They grow up to work in cubicles and become the bane of all our existences.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have some personal experience of this. Wait, haven't we all?
DeleteAh yes, I had a passive aggressive note leaver, back when I lived in an apartment, who always left notes on my door about how my car was too loud and "nobody liked to hear it." That car, by the way, was a Ford Taurus, and apparently starting that "beast" every morning was so "loud" it merited an angry, passive aggressive note. She even once called the police, and when I showed them the car, they laughed. Hard.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how you can call the police on someone starting their car without being arrested for wasting police time.
DeleteI don't know why but I love the idea of a hamster on steroids. Every dorm seems to have someone like this, and really everyone is a lot worse off without them. They're necessary.
ReplyDeleteI fail to see how. In my experience, people will go out of their way to annoy the note leaver, which probably results in more obnoxious behaviour.
DeleteHa, the hamster.
ReplyDeleteI lived alone during college. There's no way I would have it any other way. Having roommates never appealed to me, although I did have one after college. That lasted all of two weeks. She was, and pardon my vulgarities, a cunt. That's when I moved in with brother man. He's been a wonderful roommate. The best, except when he dumps out my coffee. He doesn't have to worry. I am not a passive-aggressive note leaver.
Sounds like you had the best policy on roomies. That is, not to have them. As for your brother, mix laxative powder into your coffee pot. That's more effective than a passive-aggressive note.
DeleteThis post made me think of one of Beer's recent post "In Lieu of Flaming Dog Shit." If you haven't yet red it, I think it would provide you valuable tips.
ReplyDeleteNow you mention it, yeah it is reminiscent of that. I swear I didn't consciously try and rip off their idea.
DeleteA friend of mine had a passive-aggressive note-leaving roommate. On the last day of school, she left every one of her roommates a lengthy note under their door about "how much they held her back."
ReplyDeleteI, fortunately enough, had a kid who would cry whenever we upset him. Then, he would go update his Facebook status on how "fake everyone is" while blasting DMX.
I bet he used to cry himself to sleep at night, praying that DMX was gon' give it to ya!
DeleteI had two roommates. That worked out for about six weeks. Five of those six weeks were the hardest five of my life.
ReplyDeleteI don't leave notes, but I seem to get an awful lot of 'em. Generally, I am pretty innocent.
I think notes in a domestic environment should be banned.
DeleteNote to self: Never read Muppets For Justice when suffering from loose bowels and sinus problems. The chances of suffocating on ones own build up of mucus, than becomes highly probable...not gonna mention what happens with the loose bowels...
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough, thats exactly what the government told me to use as a tagline for this site.
DeleteShare housing is always a terrifying proposition. I remember throwing out one flat mate after a rather drawn out feud over an orange pair of scissors. I still stand by my decision.
ReplyDeleteA good pair of scissors are hard to come by. You did the right thing.
DeleteI am so thankful I've never had a roommate!
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I have always had decent luck with roommates. Well, except for one who refused to ever pay me rent on time.
ReplyDeleteYour post made me chuckle, though.