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July 13, 2006

The dumb flatmate

Does it make a difference if the person you live with isn't the sharpest tool in the shed? I've never lived with a really dumb person, and after reading this submission from Buckie, I'm glad I haven't...
"My house mate is so dumb he doesnt know how turn an oven on or change a light bulb. He never opens his blinds or window and his room stinks like mould its really embarrassing when he leaves the door open and thr smell goes through the whole apartment." Hey Buckie, have you tried suggesting to him that opening his windows will air out his room? Maybe he has a phobia of draughts or breezes? Let me know what you think...

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July 10, 2006

Where there's smoke....

There's usually a fire of some sort. Or someone who won't quit smoking. Jill sent me this smokin' story about one of her weird flatmate experiences...
"We once had a flatmate who claimed to be quiting smoking & then proceeded to smoke like the proverbial chimney even to the point of sitting in the doorway with a fag, the smoke wafting into the flat & with overflowing butt containers on the verandah at our communal table often leaving lit ciggies burning which would then get caught by the wind leaving burn holes on the tablecloth. Also whenever we were in the lounge at the same time... great, loud sighs would come from the flatmate. Their best performance was when they claimed to have passed out in the loo while spewing in the toilet putting a gash in their head & wanted us to look at the bloody wound & then wouldn't put ice on it or clean up the wound. We later found out said roomie was known by others to be a bit of a nutcase. Has anyone out there ever wanted to set up a site where those sicko roomies could be reported in a non-litiguous manner so we wouldn't get stuck sharing with them 'til they could be moved on? Let me know how it could be done...it would save us all a lot of pain & hassle if we could! " Great idea Jill. I've not heard of anywhere like that except here, but, if you know of a site like this already, send it through and I'll give it a plug here!

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July 07, 2006

The Phantom Poo too

One of the most popular and talked about stories I've ever posted on here involved the appearance of a poo during a party that no-one would take responsibility for. The dumper was eventually found and ridiculed, as they should be. Chuck has been good enough to send me another version of the Phantom Poo....
"A similiar thing happened to me, out for work, all 15 of us staying in one room in sleeping bags, with little room to move, at the pub the night before(yes, good job I know), and lo and behold, in the morning, dead centre middle of the room, not 5cm from and in the middle of two peoples sleeping bags is a little pile of brown caviar. Nobody owned up to it, but we had our suspicions who did the phantom poo. the funnier part was that it was definetely one of the people in that room, whoever it was didnt remember it, nobody smelled it, or saw it, till the morning. like I said, phantom poo. Oh yeah, and another time, a couple of years back, big share house with a bunch of friends, one of the guys did not take the right turn to the toilet, but the left turn to the showers. One of the guys had fun using the fire hose to try and disintegrate the offender down the drain. needless to say, he was the only one using that shower for a while." Gross! People who leave a phantom poo are messed up in the head I reckon - what do you think?

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July 05, 2006

A couple of Wee suggestions...

Hot damn! A post I made earlier has been generating lots of comments and I've been kept busy moderating the best ones for this site. I've picked a couple though that were deserving of a post of their own that suggest a couple of different ways of fixing that pesky pee problem....
Siobhan writes... "Im a harsh bitch but Im sure I wouldnt be alone in feeling that if someone abuses a communal room as badly as that they should not be allowed to use it anymore. Why should you be the one who has to go and use another toilet? Replace the toilet door handle with one that has a key lock and keep the key on your person at all times. The cost of the lock and upsetting the landlord is nothing compared to the cost to your mental health if this goes on any longer! Otherwise threaten to tell potential girlfriends of his disgusting habit etc. Its time to get mean! I hope hes paying for all the extra cleaning products you must be using!" Sarah has a great suggestion too..."OH, an idea! after you go, put gladwrap over the toilet bowl! then itll spray up at him! im sure hell stop it once you do that a few times! haha ". If that was my house though Sarah, I'd be likely to forget about it and in the middle of the night end up getting pee all over myself so maybe this one wouldn't work so well. Got an idea of your own? Let me know...

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A tale of flatmate revenge

I love a great revenge tale and this one from Tim is among the best I've ever read. The catalyst for the story is Tim being asked to move out, and from there, it just gets nasty....
Revenge is sweet and sometimes the only way to keep you from doing stupid things. Well things even more stupid than having revenge that is. One time I was thrown out of a room for no reason. I suspect the guy wanted to save the space (another roomie shared my fate) for his boyfriend and not pay for it. So he declared the rooms as unlimited rent. Of course I was mad like hell because that was the third time I was moving within a year with lets say less enjoyable roomies and circumstances to cope with. I had finals at school as well and only five weeks to clear the place and find something new, straight out of the roomie season, if you know what Im talking about. First of all I was about to beat the guy up, literally. I was on my way home from school, having achieved nothing, and having slept for what felt like a week, all because of him. On my way my mind told me to be clever instead of violent so I made a plan to do shitty things to his toothbrush. My mood brightened immediately and I had perhaps the most enjoyable dump in the whole world. I posted the picture recently on fugly.com: http://www.fugly.com/images/11826/angry_roommate_toothbrush.html Also I was throwing a goodbye-party that he found out about by accident five hours before it was about to blow (I had handed out leaflets in the subways, on the streets, even told a radio station), because he found the beer in the bathtub when he came home early. And I called people on their cell phones only and didnt pay the bill, and paid the rent about two months late. Told him to his face that I did though for the entirety of the time I had left there. His bf got mad as hell too, which I thought was very very hilarious. Filthy bastard." Yup - if you are gonna seek revenge, this is probably going to make you feel better. Have you ever been the victim of revenge? Perhaps you were the instigator? What went down?

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July 03, 2006

Crazy is as crazy does...

So often I think I might be going a little nuts but then I get a story like this one from Catherine which makes me feel like I'm more than sane!
"My crazy sophmore year roommate would eat canned salmon straight from the can. She would also make rice balls, wrap them in plastic wrap, leave them for a week and then eat it. She also got really mad at us once because we had thrown out a 5 pound bag of potatoes that had gone really bad and were stinking up the whole apartment. She thought that we had been digging through her stuff and taking her stuff. We tried to explain to her that the only reason we looked in her pantry was because we were looking for whatever it was that was so stinky. She also shared a room with a girl that was obsessed with ewan McGregor and had a cardboard cut out of Obi Wan Kanobi and my crazy roommate left a post it note saying your card board cape boy stinks. We thought she meant that it smelled bad, and it took us awhile to realize that she meant that it sucked. My Ewan McGregor obsessed roommate also made the crazy roommate was all of her clothes because they smelled like mold. I could go on, she was the weirdest person I have ever met." I know of a few celebrity obsessed folk out there. Have you ever lived with one? What were they like?

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July 01, 2006

A natural state

Just because we come into the world naked, doesn't mean that we should live the rest of our lives that way - right? Not according to Anna who left me a story proudly proclaiming that being naked is one of life's sweet pleasures...
"Nudity is great man, bring it on, lol! Well I guess Im just saying that as I was the offender. First night in a new place last year and there was a bit of a party. I crashed out in bed without pjs only to wake up at some point in the wee hours practically dying of dehydration due to the alcohol and cranking ducted heating that had been left on. Completely disoriented and totally unaware that about 6 of my new housemates friends were crashed out all in the lounge, I stumbled through the house trying to find a switch for the heating and managed to trip over one of them, waking the others up to the glory of a very bleary eyed naked me! Funny thing is I had to be reminded of the evenings events the following day?! Oh and I have seen one housemate nakey, my current housemate and I went out for drinks at the local and she decided it was a good idea to do a nudie run down the high street Well who was I to say no!! " Great story Anna and my general rule about nakedness is only if you're hot! If you're not - keep your clothes on please! Got something to say about nude flatmates? Let me know below...

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June 29, 2006

Just p*ss off!

I'm surprised that you guys haven't sent in more sordid little tales about your flatmates poor personal hygiene. But this one from Tammy had me p*ssing myself laughing at her dilemma...
"I dont know how this works, but my current male housemate somehow pisses all over the floor near the toilet, and all over the seat as well. He NEVER cleans it up and the worst thing about it is that his piss has this really bad pungent smell! Its like he hasnt been toilet trained? He barely drinks so its not a drunk thing - and Ive brought it up with him on a few occasions to which he gets defensive then walks off! Ive even managed to show him his own piss after he did his wee and still he doesnt get it?? I am sick to death of going to the toilet, having to bring the bleach with me everytime and clean it before I get down to my business! This is driving me nuts - sometimes Ill go across the road to the servo to use their toilets! I dunno what to do - can anyone offer any suggestions?" Anyone else lived with a guy who couldn't seem to aim straight and who got more on the floor than he did in the bowl? What did you do to 'fix' the behaviour? Let Tammy know by posting your comments below.

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Is this the weirdest flatmate yet - Update!

I posted a story about a week or so ago about a guy that I reckon is seriously one of the weirdest that I've come across on this site and those who live with him were asking for our help. They've since sent me another message to update us on their situation....
"UP DATE - got an update on our weird house mate. We all found it funny that it had been put under the title of “could this be the weirdest flat mate yet and thankyou for all of your responses. Saturday just gone (24th June) we had a house party/BBQ for another one of our house mates birthday. our weird flatmate came down for all of about 5 minutes and I was a little drunk and finally asked him straight up what he does in his room all day. He avoided answering the question and disappeared again. About an hour later i was even drunker and me and a crazy Welsh man who was as drunk if not drunker went up and banged on the door insisting he came down and stopped being so anti-social. He snapped at me and told me to fuck off (he did later apologise for this). Dont get the wrong idea, we dont dislike this guy, we just find his behavior a little strange and hard to deal with. Anyway if anyone else has any theories please keep them coming, i dont think were getting any closer to the answer but we are finding it funny reading them. Cheers guys" Well, what do you make of it? Could it be that he just doesn't like his flatmates? Leave me your thoughts below...

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June 28, 2006

Things that go bump in the night...

When we go to bed at night, most of us would prefer to not be woken up at any hour let alone in the middle of the night. But when something goes bang, crash & bump in the wee hours, it's usually cause something weird is going on, like this story from Jodie proves....
"I was recently woken at 2AM by loud music, screaming, a crashing sound and glass breaking. i only investigated because of the glass breaking - and my house mate isnt mentally stable. Some furniture had been pushed and overturned, beer bottles smashed in the kitchen sink. I was about to go back to my room when she took a knife, got her boyfriend into a corner and threatened to cut her wrists, right before she cut her boyfriends hand open instead (he’d tried to stop her from hurting herself). That was a good domestic. " Hmmm, I'm not sure about this one. A good domestic? Is there such a thing? I dunno *shakes head*, what do you think?

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Obsession is a dangerous state of mind

I think we're all capable of a little bit of obsessive behaviour from time to time, but where do you draw the line between keen interest and full on obsessiveness? Judy sends this story that demonstrates the point exactly....
"I cant say this has happened to me, but a girl I was acquaintanced with in late high school once sternly told me off for spending less than five minutes at bands website to check their tour dates, telling me that she couldnt understand how someone could be so obsessed with something and how pathetic it was.
About ten minutes later she told me about how much she loved Dawsons Creek, that she fantasised about living there, and how great it would be if she actually could live there and date Dawson, and proceeded to go into a trance-like state occasionally saying something about Dawsons Creek. She left me dumb-founded. " And you've left me dumbfounded as well Judy. Why would anyone fantasize about living in Dawsons Creek - surely one of the worst teen soaps ever? Got an opinion? Make yourself heard by leaving your comment below.

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June 27, 2006

Some people are just rude

Getting along well with others can be a real skill but especially so when they are as rude as Camilla's flatmate. She (the flatmate) seems to have perfected the art of being the Super Bitch....
"You have no idea. 6 months of a girl i cant stand. To begin with i thought it was me, but when my 14 yr old sister came and stayed, and even she said she didnt know how i put up with it. That was after one night! She told my friends to fuck up when they said hello to her, one night i had the guy i was seeing over and he introduced himself, went to shake her hand, she looked at him in disgust, and then told him that she had better things to do then met new people. He was so offended, and i was so embarassed". I'm not sure I'd have even lasted that 6 months, I have a very low tolerance for super bitches like that. Have you lived with someone you deem to be a super bitch? Share your story with us...

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June 26, 2006

Revenge is sweet...

have you ever lived with someone that made you crazy? Did you ever seek out revenge from them? Kate did and sent me this story about what happened when she got her revenge...
"My flatmate was such a bitch to me. She thought she was a Queen Bee and tried to get in there with the guy I liked just to annoy me So I shagged him, pissed in her shower gel and phoned up the day after to tell her that Id shagged the bloke she liked! ha ha " Ahhh, see now that's just pure class isn't it? Have you ever exacted revenge on your flatmate? What did they do to deserve it and what did you do?

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I think you're crazy

Living abroad comes with a new set of expectations, and delivers experiences that most often times we aren't expecting to have. It can lead to all sorts of of wonderful people, or some that are completely nuts, like this story from Kellie shows...
"my australian house mate, female, whilst in the uk took so much moral offense to me cheating on my boyfriend (who, like her's, was still in australia) that she managed to not speak to me for the remaining 7 months of our stay. and we were sharing a room. and this is almost total, 90% blanking. she was crazy.
and our british house mate (we later discovered) had an over tight sphincter, he'd actually had it opperated on as a child, so that he was permanently so constipated that he would wait for us all to leave the house before taking a dump, apparently it could take hours." Like, I mean, who can't speak to the person they share a room with FOR 7 MONTHS?? That's just stupid. What do you reckon?

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June 24, 2006

Surely you wouldn't eat this?

I've seen and heard so many fights between flatmates centred around food. It's also been a source of many stories to this blog, like this one that was submitted by Charlie, who writes about the strange ingredients in his flatmates sandwiches...
"He eats really weird food...tonight for dinner, he had rice, mustard, lime pickle, bacon, mushy peas, nuts/seeds/raisins - all together in sandwiches - disgusting!" Then there's this one from Brian who says writes that "he used to eat peanut butter sandwiches after every meal, including breakfast." What's with that? Why have them after every meal? Very odd. And Sophie sent me this one about her flattie "He was (a friend) but a total freak - most freaksih being that he ate corned beef and tuna and some Kwik Save korma sauce mushed up together. " Mmmmm, sounds delicious doesn't it? Vile, more like it. Got something to share? Send it in or let me know below.

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Stuff you don't want to hear about...

Often when you share what is usually a reasonably intimate space with others, you end up seeing and hearing stuff that you maybe wish that you didn't. I've written before about the noises you can hear through walls, but what about what you can hear through the floor?
Paul left a tonne of comments overnight including this one that I thought was worth of his own post... "Ha my old flatty muzz used to live directly above me ,thin floor syndrome.His sexual exploits were very audible, all 2 minutes a night, only to tell me how hed made her come several times.sheesh, never had the nerve to tell him i knew different.What sort of wanker tells ya how many times he made her come, as if to to garner some false sense of machoism.Can any one tell me how guys like that hook up with hotties like her and manage to keep them?" i dunno Paul, I dunno. It's one of life's little mysteries I guess. Anyone out there got any ideas? Let me know!

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June 22, 2006

Is this the weirdest flatmate yet?

You guys have sent in some very strange stories to me over the past couple of months about the weird stuff your roomies get up to. I got a submission overnight with a odd tale and a desperate plea for our help...
"We also have a weird housemate who never leaves his room. It’s really starting to bother everyone cos we want to know what hes doing. Its like being in a haunted house, theres just this presence there perminantly. He dosnt have a job, never goes to uni, never goes out except to the supermarket if he REALLY needs to and only comes down to cook food then disapears up to his room to eat it. He also never does anything around the house and when we ran out of binliners and convinced him it WAS his turn to buy them, he put one in the bin and stashed the rest in his room. Everytime he comes down to feed he always gets in everyones business but never gets involved in anything the rest of us are doing. When i first moved in i invited him out everytime i went to the pub or clubbing or a party but he always said no ive got stuff to do BUT WHAT??? No one in our house has seen him go and have a shower or bath, the toilet and the sink are in seperate rooms and he never goes in to wash his hands after using the toilet (unless he washes them in the toilet after flushing) and somehow always manages to piss all over the floor and doesnt clean it up. One weekend he had this equally weird girl over and they sat in his room all weekend. The walls are paper thin and there was no music, no talking and they definatly werent shagging! If anyone has any answers or theorys PLEASE PLEASE let us know as it is driving us up the wall. Thankyou" So can you help? What do you reckon he's doing in there? Does he have some new efficient way of cleaning himself without using water? Let me know what you think?

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June 20, 2006

Sneezy season

With winter hitting us here in Australia, the chances of sharing your home with someone who is affected by a cold are pretty high. If you are lucky, you might just get stuck warming up soup for your sick flatmate, but if you aren't so lucky, you might end up living with someone that Emma calls 'Germalina'!


"I live with germalina!! Blows his nose and leaves the tissues all over the carpet one day there were about 20 - in fact there are remnants of tissues all over the house - drives me mad as he is school teacher and in contact with so many germs. I am not at a neurotically tidy girl, but you know there are limitations!! Eats yoghurt and puts the spoon thats been in his mouth on the carpet, shelf, tv, etc, together with his banana skins, apple cores, etc, rank! Never makes sure the loo's flushed properly, and then puts the seat down - so there's a shock when I lift it up! Oh to have a place of my own!!"

The first golden rule of living with someone else is to clean up after yourself, don't you think? Do you live with someone who is a complete grot? Share your story with the world!

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Sneezy season

With winter hitting us here in Australia, the chances of sharing your home with someone who is affected by a cold are pretty high. If you are lucky, you might just get stuck warming up soup for your sick flatmate, but if you aren't so lucky, you might end up living with someone that Emma calls 'Germalina'!
"I live with germalina!! Blows his nose and leaves the tissues all over the carpet one day there were about 20 - in fact there are remnants of tissues all over the house - drives me mad as he is school teacher and in contact with so many germs. I am not at a neurotically tidy girl, but you know there are limitations!! Eats yoghurt and puts the spoon thats been in his mouth on the carpet, shelf, tv, etc, together with his banana skins, apple cores, etc, rank! Never makes sure the loo's flushed properly, and then puts the seat down - so there's a shock when I lift it up! Oh to have a place of my own!!" The first golden rule of living with someone else is to clean up after yourself, don't you think? Do you live with someone who is a complete grot? Share your story with the world!

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June 18, 2006

Nothing like a good wash!

Cleanliness is next to godliness my Mum used to say and if that's the case, then Craig's flatmate must be a goddess cause she has a serious washing fetish that he needs our help with...


"My housemate seems to have some sort of compulsive washing disorder. She washes her clothes every single day, a few clothes at a time rather than waiting till she has a full load. And she washes everything on the highest possible settings - hot water, deep rinse, megawash, heavy soiling etc. Now, this would be understandable if she worked in a coal mine, but she works in a curry shop. She wears clothes for about 3 hours, and then washes them, and uses a clean towel EVERY time she has a shower.

I'm afraid she's going to wear my washing machine out within a year, and I'm sick of hearing the drone of the washing machine constantly when I'm at home. I've tried to hint that maybe she doesn't need to do everything on the highest settings but seriously, how do you ask someone to do less washing?"

Any hints dearest readers? Let Craig know by leaving him a message here!

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Nothing like a good wash!

Cleanliness is next to godliness my Mum used to say and if that's the case, then Craig's flatmate must be a goddess cause she has a serious washing fetish that he needs our help with...
"My housemate seems to have some sort of compulsive washing disorder. She washes her clothes every single day, a few clothes at a time rather than waiting till she has a full load. And she washes everything on the highest possible settings - hot water, deep rinse, megawash, heavy soiling etc. Now, this would be understandable if she worked in a coal mine, but she works in a curry shop. She wears clothes for about 3 hours, and then washes them, and uses a clean towel EVERY time she has a shower. I'm afraid she's going to wear my washing machine out within a year, and I'm sick of hearing the drone of the washing machine constantly when I'm at home. I've tried to hint that maybe she doesn't need to do everything on the highest settings but seriously, how do you ask someone to do less washing?" Any hints dearest readers? Let Craig know by leaving him a message here!

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The Haunted House?

I love hearing stories of the supernatural. Haunted houses especially. I find that whole thing really fascinating, even though it's without a doubt, completely weird. Those documentaries that are shown on TV about haunted houses usually have the strangest people on them. Maya sent me this story about her haunted house...


"I once lived in a house which i swear was haunted- except our strange little entity took particular pleasure in making my housemates sleepwalk- naked. into my bed. not nice. three seperate people, non of them good actors (So i know it wasn’t some sick joke) tried (and sometimes did) to get into my bed- i was least pleased when i woke to find my female housemate spooning MY boyfriend. They were both horrified (best friends and all) and I thought it was funny. except it kept happening. ick. "

What do you reckon? Is she telling us the truth or is she bending it a little in the name of a good story? Let me know?

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The Haunted House?

I love hearing stories of the supernatural. Haunted houses especially. I find that whole thing really fascinating, even though it's without a doubt, completely weird. Those documentaries that are shown on TV about haunted houses usually have the strangest people on them. Maya sent me this story about her haunted house...
"I once lived in a house which i swear was haunted- except our strange little entity took particular pleasure in making my housemates sleepwalk- naked. into my bed. not nice. three seperate people, non of them good actors (So i know it wasn’t some sick joke) tried (and sometimes did) to get into my bed- i was least pleased when i woke to find my female housemate spooning MY boyfriend. They were both horrified (best friends and all) and I thought it was funny. except it kept happening. ick. " What do you reckon? Is she telling us the truth or is she bending it a little in the name of a good story? Let me know?

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June 15, 2006

You're not dating in this house!

When we share a house with someone, there's often a rule or set of rules that we set down to ensure that we all get along, and that certain things are adhered to. But what if the rule you are asked to obey aren't fair and the other person bends them to suit themselves?


Stacey sent me this snippet overnight about a rule that her housemate was imposing on her...

"when i was 19 i live with a 50 year old who had a rule that i was not allowed to date. The rule wasnt that i wasnt able to have guys in the house it wasnt i MUST NOT under any circumstance date. he also walked around farting and saying woopsy didnt mean it (yet he did it all day) and he also filled my hardrive up with old man young women porn".

Yuk what an old sleaze bag. Does it make any difference to the rules if there is a big age gap? Let me know about your experiences.

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You're not dating in this house!

When we share a house with someone, there's often a rule or set of rules that we set down to ensure that we all get along, and that certain things are adhered to. But what if the rule you are asked to obey aren't fair and the other person bends them to suit themselves?
Stacey sent me this snippet overnight about a rule that her housemate was imposing on her... "when i was 19 i live with a 50 year old who had a rule that i was not allowed to date. The rule wasnt that i wasnt able to have guys in the house it wasnt i MUST NOT under any circumstance date. he also walked around farting and saying woopsy didnt mean it (yet he did it all day) and he also filled my hardrive up with old man young women porn". Yuk what an old sleaze bag. Does it make any difference to the rules if there is a big age gap? Let me know about your experiences.

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June 14, 2006

Don't fall asleep

One of my friends came home after a huge night out and woke up in the morning to find that his flatmate had indeed written his ex's name on his forehead in permanent marker. Does that sound wierd to you? It shouldn't cause in my most recent poll, 9% of you indicated that you would do that to your flatmates. All the results below...



Your flatmate comes home after one too many drinks and falls asleep on the sofa. Do you:

Take a photo and post it up on your blog for all the world to see? ;) = 44%

Help them into bed? = 38%

Shave off their eyebrow? = 9%

Write their name on their forehead? = 9



What's the worst prank that you've inflicted on your flat mate or had inflicted upon you?


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Don't fall asleep

One of my friends came home after a huge night out and woke up in the morning to find that his flatmate had indeed written his ex's name on his forehead in permanent marker. Does that sound wierd to you? It shouldn't cause in my most recent poll, 9% of you indicated that you would do that to your flatmates. All the results below...

Your flatmate comes home after one too many drinks and falls asleep on the sofa. Do you: Take a photo and post it up on your blog for all the world to see? ;) = 44% Help them into bed? = 38% Shave off their eyebrow? = 9% Write their name on their forehead? = 9

What's the worst prank that you've inflicted on your flat mate or had inflicted upon you?

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June 12, 2006

The over-sharing flatmates

Living with people who aren't your family can be wonderful experience, sharing the living costs, chores in running a household, plus the great company that another person can provide to us. But sometimes you can get yourself into a situation where you end up sharing more than just household items...


Sam sent me a short story about her two flatmates..."my two flat mates are a EMO couple of guys with one thinking hes a vampire and the other a depressed weirdo. they both have girlfriends and they have a habbit of swapping them. oh my god help me now".

Is it just me or is this one of the strangest one's that I've ever posted?

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The over-sharing flatmates

Living with people who aren't your family can be wonderful experience, sharing the living costs, chores in running a household, plus the great company that another person can provide to us. But sometimes you can get yourself into a situation where you end up sharing more than just household items...
Sam sent me a short story about her two flatmates..."my two flat mates are a EMO couple of guys with one thinking hes a vampire and the other a depressed weirdo. they both have girlfriends and they have a habbit of swapping them. oh my god help me now". Is it just me or is this one of the strangest one's that I've ever posted?

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Some things should be left in the cupboard

Most of us have a secret stash of stuff that we'd prefer our flatmates, indeed our friends and families, not to see. For some of us it might be a collection of toenail clippings, others might have a private horde of handcuffs. Adam writes that his flatmate proudly displayed his strange collection for all the world to see....


"You think thats weird. I had a flatmate who collected 70’s porn films and displayed them in the living room. Dont get me wrong the porn bit was fine but having them displayed and having my parents just randomly drop by….Well it wasnt a real winner with them.".

Yeaaahhhh, that kind of stuff should be stored in a private place no? Let me know what you think?

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Some things should be left in the cupboard

Most of us have a secret stash of stuff that we'd prefer our flatmates, indeed our friends and families, not to see. For some of us it might be a collection of toenail clippings, others might have a private horde of handcuffs. Adam writes that his flatmate proudly displayed his strange collection for all the world to see....
"You think thats weird. I had a flatmate who collected 70’s porn films and displayed them in the living room. Dont get me wrong the porn bit was fine but having them displayed and having my parents just randomly drop by….Well it wasnt a real winner with them.". Yeaaahhhh, that kind of stuff should be stored in a private place no? Let me know what you think?

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June 11, 2006

Mirror Mirror, on the wall

Who's the vainest of them all? Gareth writes from London that one of his flatmates was a close relative of Narcissus....


"He used to go on a different date every night with people he met from the internet, then after first date thought he was in a relationship, got overly possesive and then go mad at them for whatever reason. He used to tell us every day about how he'd found the one. Total narcicist.   Worst of all he exfoliates and face masks about 3-4 times a day leaving all the residues in the bath, sink, in fact everywhere - then wondered why his skin was so bad!"

Have you ever lived with someone who liked to at themselves more than they should've? Leave me a comment below.

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Mirror Mirror, on the wall

Who's the vainest of them all? Gareth writes from London that one of his flatmates was a close relative of Narcissus....
"He used to go on a different date every night with people he met from the internet, then after first date thought he was in a relationship, got overly possesive and then go mad at them for whatever reason. He used to tell us every day about how he'd found the one. Total narcicist.   Worst of all he exfoliates and face masks about 3-4 times a day leaving all the residues in the bath, sink, in fact everywhere - then wondered why his skin was so bad!" Have you ever lived with someone who liked to at themselves more than they should've? Leave me a comment below.

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Do you attract weirdos?

I'm convinced that after more than a few flatmates over the years that I seem to attract weirdos to live with me. There was the guy who'd play opera arias at all hours of the night, another who thought it was cool to leave his leftovers in the fridge for weeks at a time, and yet another who instead of washing his clothes used to just replace them with new ones and throw the old ones out....


See what I mean about some people attracting weirdos? I now live alone cause I just know that if I try living with someone again, they'll just come out with another weird trait that will drive me nuts. Are you like this? Do you, or have you, attracted weirdos to share your house? Let me know.

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Do you attract weirdos?

I'm convinced that after more than a few flatmates over the years that I seem to attract weirdos to live with me. There was the guy who'd play opera arias at all hours of the night, another who thought it was cool to leave his leftovers in the fridge for weeks at a time, and yet another who instead of washing his clothes used to just replace them with new ones and throw the old ones out....
See what I mean about some people attracting weirdos? I now live alone cause I just know that if I try living with someone again, they'll just come out with another weird trait that will drive me nuts. Are you like this? Do you, or have you, attracted weirdos to share your house? Let me know.

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June 10, 2006

Just what are you doing in there?

Have you ever lived with someone who you rarely see because they always seem to be in their room? Just what is it that they are doing in there? Katie wrote to me and let me know about her flatmate that seems to prefer his room over other parts of the house...


"They used to hide away in their room watching porn all day and night. His room stunk to high heaven, and he only had one set of sheets - so did not change his bedding for the entire year that we lived with him."

Now that's just wrong. Is that what your flatmate gets up to?

Mark writes that his flatmate is "Staying up all night in bed reading the yellow pages". Weirdo!

Are you a bedroom dweller? What do you do in there?

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Just what are you doing in there?

Have you ever lived with someone who you rarely see because they always seem to be in their room? Just what is it that they are doing in there? Katie wrote to me and let me know about her flatmate that seems to prefer his room over other parts of the house...
"They used to hide away in their room watching porn all day and night. His room stunk to high heaven, and he only had one set of sheets - so did not change his bedding for the entire year that we lived with him." Now that's just wrong. Is that what your flatmate gets up to? Mark writes that his flatmate is "Staying up all night in bed reading the yellow pages". Weirdo! Are you a bedroom dweller? What do you do in there?

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June 07, 2006

Surely there's someone better?

Have you often wondered where the weirdos live? Well wonder no more, cause this site uncovers all their hiding homes, hehe! Keith has one, possibly two, strange flatmates that he wrote to me about and it's making me assk the question - why? Why would you live with this guy?


"I have ended up with a generally stable bipolar guy and a young juvenile repentant thief wanting to turn his life around.I feel like the warden in an institution of some sort.I have my own problems to deal with.So I have put the little shit thief on a daily assessment of his behaviour on certain criteria;no smoking inside; no drunk young friends around all the time;etc.Because of his light fingerdness;I have sellotaped a $20 note to the side of a piece of wooden furniture with a note that any removal of this;even if replaced ;or even in an emergency;results in ass out front door immediately .

So I daily assess him and reserve the right to evict him immediately.I hate living like this ;but it was my own stupidity to let him move in initially.So I have learnt my lesson to be more critical and judgemental of people on interview and maybe think for a week about any applicants;but as is pointed;you can present yourself well initially and be an axe murderer;needing flatmates to pay the mortgage sucks…"

God it would suck having to baby-sit someone just tot ensure that they don't knock your stuff at the first opportunity. Have you ever lived with someone who has light fingers (steals from you)?

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Surely there's someone better?

Have you often wondered where the weirdos live? Well wonder no more, cause this site uncovers all their hiding homes, hehe! Keith has one, possibly two, strange flatmates that he wrote to me about and it's making me assk the question - why? Why would you live with this guy?
"I have ended up with a generally stable bipolar guy and a young juvenile repentant thief wanting to turn his life around.I feel like the warden in an institution of some sort.I have my own problems to deal with.So I have put the little shit thief on a daily assessment of his behaviour on certain criteria;no smoking inside; no drunk young friends around all the time;etc.Because of his light fingerdness;I have sellotaped a $20 note to the side of a piece of wooden furniture with a note that any removal of this;even if replaced ;or even in an emergency;results in ass out front door immediately . So I daily assess him and reserve the right to evict him immediately.I hate living like this ;but it was my own stupidity to let him move in initially.So I have learnt my lesson to be more critical and judgemental of people on interview and maybe think for a week about any applicants;but as is pointed;you can present yourself well initially and be an axe murderer;needing flatmates to pay the mortgage sucks…" God it would suck having to baby-sit someone just tot ensure that they don't knock your stuff at the first opportunity. Have you ever lived with someone who has light fingers (steals from you)?

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June 06, 2006

Crazy flatmate alert!

When a story comes through about a crazy flatmate, it's usually for a litany of weirdness and strange behaviour. Seems that the nutty ones are usually completely pushing the envelope of quirky habits and actions in the house. This story submitted by Sue is another charming example of a flatmate out on the edge....


"I used to live in a house share with 6 great house mates- and one complete nutter! She was a young girl from the Czech republic and when she first moved in we invited her out so we could get to know her. On that night out she was flirting with 2 men who then ended up fighting-much to her delight! She thought it was hilarious and said "I can't help it if God made me beautiful" However, that was nothing. One night she went into one of my housemate's room and showed him that she'd cut her wrists. Panic striken he tried to help her and calm her down. However, the wrist cutting became a regular occurence: about once a week.

That was as well as making herself sick after every meal and leaving it in the pan for us to see. It was bad enough that she stole my food, but puking it out 10 minutes later was not just theft but wasteful! Oh, and leaving her used sanny towels on the floor instead of putting them in the bin was another of her charming habits.

Once when I caught her red handed stealing my food I confronted her about it. Instead of apologising or offering to replace it she stood in the doorway screaming. When I ignored her she went into her room and just screamed and screamed for about 15 mins. I eventually moved out cos I got my own place but the fella who took over my room was less tolerant and got the landlord to kick her out. She's still out there somewhere in south Liverpool. Beware!"

Now doesn't she sound like someone you'd like to live with? NOT!!!!!! Thanks for the story Sue!

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Crazy flatmate alert!

When a story comes through about a crazy flatmate, it's usually for a litany of weirdness and strange behaviour. Seems that the nutty ones are usually completely pushing the envelope of quirky habits and actions in the house. This story submitted by Sue is another charming example of a flatmate out on the edge....
"I used to live in a house share with 6 great house mates- and one complete nutter! She was a young girl from the Czech republic and when she first moved in we invited her out so we could get to know her. On that night out she was flirting with 2 men who then ended up fighting-much to her delight! She thought it was hilarious and said "I can't help it if God made me beautiful" However, that was nothing. One night she went into one of my housemate's room and showed him that she'd cut her wrists. Panic striken he tried to help her and calm her down. However, the wrist cutting became a regular occurence: about once a week. That was as well as making herself sick after every meal and leaving it in the pan for us to see. It was bad enough that she stole my food, but puking it out 10 minutes later was not just theft but wasteful! Oh, and leaving her used sanny towels on the floor instead of putting them in the bin was another of her charming habits. Once when I caught her red handed stealing my food I confronted her about it. Instead of apologising or offering to replace it she stood in the doorway screaming. When I ignored her she went into her room and just screamed and screamed for about 15 mins. I eventually moved out cos I got my own place but the fella who took over my room was less tolerant and got the landlord to kick her out. She's still out there somewhere in south Liverpool. Beware!" Now doesn't she sound like someone you'd like to live with? NOT!!!!!! Thanks for the story Sue!

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When TV becomes reality

You know that life with your flatmate is going to be a little strange when they start doing things like talking to the TV. But what would you do if they started a weird obsession with the characters from a popular TV show?


Gina from South London wrote to me about her flatmate....

"She was convinced that East Enders was real life & that one day one of the characters would meet her & fall in love with her. We were not allowed to speak when it was on, she's stop whatever she was doing (resulting in her several pans being burnt through & the sink overflowing) & by the omnibus, she'd mouth the lines along with the cast."

Has this happened to you? Let me know!

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When TV becomes reality

You know that life with your flatmate is going to be a little strange when they start doing things like talking to the TV. But what would you do if they started a weird obsession with the characters from a popular TV show?
Gina from South London wrote to me about her flatmate.... "She was convinced that East Enders was real life & that one day one of the characters would meet her & fall in love with her. We were not allowed to speak when it was on, she's stop whatever she was doing (resulting in her several pans being burnt through & the sink overflowing) & by the omnibus, she'd mouth the lines along with the cast." Has this happened to you? Let me know!

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June 04, 2006

The Macca's incident

I once lived with a guy for a few months until our living situation became very strained. He'd been getting progressively more distant and odd and the last straw came when I caught him moving out....

I knew that he was moving out sometime within a week or two, but he'd been evasive as to the actual date. I had a hunch that he was going to move on a particular work day so I stayed home from work and lo and behold, he came in around lunchtime and much to his surprise, he found me home. On his way home he'd grabbed a Macca's meal and after berating me for being in my own apartment during the day that he wanted to move out, he proceeded to throw the McDonalds food all over me and the house. He moved out entirely later that day owing me money for bills and back rent and without saying another word to me. Talk about wierd.

Had a scary run in with someone moving in or out? Let me know all about it.

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The Macca's incident

I once lived with a guy for a few months until our living situation became very strained. He'd been getting progressively more distant and odd and the last straw came when I caught him moving out....
I knew that he was moving out sometime within a week or two, but he'd been evasive as to the actual date. I had a hunch that he was going to move on a particular work day so I stayed home from work and lo and behold, he came in around lunchtime and much to his surprise, he found me home. On his way home he'd grabbed a Macca's meal and after berating me for being in my own apartment during the day that he wanted to move out, he proceeded to throw the McDonalds food all over me and the house. He moved out entirely later that day owing me money for bills and back rent and without saying another word to me. Talk about wierd. Had a scary run in with someone moving in or out? Let me know all about it.

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June 01, 2006

A royal double

What your flatmate does for a living can often increase the weirdness level about them. Imagine life with a Royal body double....


Peter from London wrote to me about one of his flatmates....

"I once lived with one of the Queen's doubles and an entity who was stalking her. Talk about loony tunes. It was a bat from another universe. Everytime I got her away from him it would roll back time which became very annoying after a while. I would like to tell you about it. I could fill a whole book with stories about what happened to us both."

What's the weirdest occupation that one of your flatmates has had and why was it so weird? Let me know!

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A royal double

What your flatmate does for a living can often increase the weirdness level about them. Imagine life with a Royal body double....
Peter from London wrote to me about one of his flatmates.... "I once lived with one of the Queen's doubles and an entity who was stalking her. Talk about loony tunes. It was a bat from another universe. Everytime I got her away from him it would roll back time which became very annoying after a while. I would like to tell you about it. I could fill a whole book with stories about what happened to us both." What's the weirdest occupation that one of your flatmates has had and why was it so weird? Let me know!

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Flatmates back in Vogue

Woohoo! I've managed to get the blog mentioned in Vogue's Australian forums. There's quite a few cool new stories floating around there too about the wonderful weirdness of flatmates....


Check it out here!

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