Have you ever had the perfect roommate? You know, the guy who always pays his share of the rent, does the dishes, cleans up his room, doesn't play video games naked for ANY reason, etc? Of course you didn't. You got the guy that built skyscrapers out of pizza boxes, put Nair in your shampoo and shaved your eyebrows off in your sleep. You were probably that asshole at one in your life, too. Remember when your laundry got so out of control in college you abandoned it like a foreclosed house at the end of the year, or when you used to steal money out of the purse of whichever girl your roommate was banging? Of course you do. But which roommates are you familiar with? The most well-known are:
Lady MacBeth
There's nothing wrong with somebody that's a neat freak. You get sick less and you don't have to worry about being humiliated when you bring company over. However, his incessant bitching about not putting the sponge back in the sponge tray or leaving clothes hanging over the top of your laundry hamper is enough to get on anybody's last nerve after a while. Jesus, man. You just vacuumed 4 hours ago. Relax.
The Exhibitionist
Some guys are just waaaaaaay too comfortable with their sexuality, and often advertise this pride by never wearing clothing at any time unless the law forces them to. There are no boundaries with this guy, and bringing home dates to find him watching action movies nude in your living room is sure to staple a no-sex clause to the end of your evening. We get it, man. You're your "own man". Well, the rest of us have appetites that we'd like to return some day and they won't as long as your testicles have become the third roommate of our home.
The Prankster
Sure, he can be the life of the party. Pranks are only funny when they're NOT happening to you, though. And whether you're nearly breaking your arms falling on the kitchen floor he's buttered or pissing your pants at night because he uses the bowl of water trick, it becomes tiresome when you have to watch your back constantly in your own home. Ditto with getting camera ambushed in the shower or taking a dump.
The Fungus Amongus
Who needs to do laundry when you can just spray your dirty clothes with Right Guard and wear them again and again? Slobs usually aren't bad people at heart, but moguls of old clothes, silverfish infestations and black mould are about as sexy as a death camp tour. Laundry is not a difficult task and putting your dishes in the dishwasher takes all of 10 seconds, you lazy asshole. Also, air freshener isn't a fucking deodorant. You stink, Stinky. Clean up your act.
The Slider
Here is one of the greatest roommate pests: it starts off with a friendly and innocent "mind if I crash on your couch a few days?" You know him, so you can't say no. He promises to chip in during his stay, which never happens. However, the days soon become weeks, and you are supplying 100% of his food, lodging, cigarettes beer and anything else he can welch from you. Soon enough, you basically have a kid you never knew you have. Only revealing the hard truth can get rid of this menace.
Cannonball
It's your first place, you own castle, and for the first time you can treat your home however you want. Why not destroy everything you see? Drop an elbow on the coffee table like Randy Savage used to. You've always wanted to see if you could punch through the wall like
Robocop, why not try it on your roommate while he's studying? Hell, pick him up and throw him into the ceiling fan while you're at it! Wrecking a household item or two is commonplace in college, but it gets tiresome+ quick and nobody's getting laid bringing home a girl to a house with no sheet rock dividing the rooms. Kiss your deposit goodbye, and enjoy taping drywall by yourself, cool dude.
Dude Awesome
He cooks, he cleans, he pays bills on time and he's into the same shit as you. He even floats you if you're having financial woes and he's never in the way. In other words, he does not exist.
The Roommate's Girlfriend
This starts as a few platonic sleepovers and eventually you have a female living amongst you. Naturally, there are different girlfriends for roommates. Some only come over sporadically, always giving you a friendly "hi" when they do rarely see you. The other lives with him a lot, but help cook meals, cleans up and never hogs the washroom or TV because she is aware this isn't truly her home. However, the one that
YOU get stuck with eats all your leftovers without permission, uses all the hot water in the shower as she plugs up the drain with her nappy-ass hair and litters your furniture with her nappy-ass cat (who also moved in with her). Hogging the TV constantly to watch her precious, idiotic reality TV. She leaves her clothes scattered everywhere meanwhile making scornful, passive-aggressive remarks about how messy the place always is, meanwhile she chips in NOTHING on food or rent. It is perfectly fine to call her a cunt at this point.
That is all for now. If you can think of any for me to add, feel free to drop me a line and I'll happily add it.