Annoy Your Roommate

Sometimes you find yourself with a roommate who bothers you or you just don't like him. Attempt a peaceful resolution before sabotaging your chances of living together. Confront your roommate with the problems you’re having. If that doesn’t work and you’re up for it, you can annoy your roommate.

Steps

Modifying the Room

  1. Leave trash around the room. First of all, this will make your room smell bad. Secondly, it’ll attract flies, ants, and other bugs, which will gross your roommate out. She will now be forced to clean up your mess or will leave it there, and it will annoy her.
    • Avoid leaving anything you might also find gross. Try small things like candy wrappers, pop cans, or receipts.
  2. Cross into their side of the room. Roommates who don’t get along have clear sides of the room. Use this to your advantage by subtly crossing it with your possessions. Leave your textbooks, clothing, or other possessions in their side of the room.
    • Leave your dirty clothes all over the room. The clutter of the clothes will get on her nerves.
  3. Open windows while the heat is on. If you live in a place that gets cold, you’ll know how important it is to keep your house warm. One way to really get on somebody’s nerves is by abusing the heating of your room. Before you leave the house, open a window or two, then your roommate will be greeted by a draft and frustration.[1]
  4. Keep the door unlocked. Certain people are very particular about the keeping the door locked. If you live with someone who is very protective of her stuff, leave the door or even just the back door unlocked.[1] Some people cannot do this because their doors lock when shut.
    • You also risk having your stuff stolen when you leave the door unlocked.
    • It also may not be worth it if something belonging to your roommate actually gets stolen.
  5. Avoid taking the trash out. Nobody likes to live with someone who doesn’t do their share of chores.[1] Even a messy person can become annoyed by a build up in trash. Eventually your place will start to smell.
    • Again this may end up frustrating yourself more than your roommate. It might not be worth it to live uncomfortably.
  6. Leave dishes in the sink. This is another simple chore that everyone can get lazy about doing. A build up in dirty dishes is sure to annoy the most peaceful of roommates.[1] This could potentially backfire if your roommate decides to wash her silverware as she uses it. Then you’re left with all your dirty silverware in the sink, waiting to collect mold.
    • Add an extra supply of plates and silverware for a higher build up in dirty dishes.

Using Her Stuff

  1. Use your roommate’s bathroom supplies. This includes her grooming products, such as make-up, hair products, shampoo, shaving gel, hairbrush, and toothbrush.[2] If your roommate is a girl, try on her make-up and use a lot of it while she's gone. Find the one thing she uses on a daily basis and use it ever so subtly. The best way to annoy a roommate is to let things subtly build up over time.
    • If your roommate is a boy, use up his shaving gel, aftershave, or deodorant.
  2. Eat her food and drink her drinks. Every once in awhile pop open one of her cans of pop and start eating some of her chips. It doesn’t matter if she is home or not. Sooner or later your roommate will start to notice her food and drinks are disappearing.[3]
    • If you do eat her food in front of you, be prepared to be confronted by her.
    • Some roommates are okay with sharing food and wouldn’t be bothered by this.
  3. Wear her clothes. When she is out of the house go through her wardrobe and try on some of her clothes.[3] If they look nice on you, wear them out to class or the park. Don’t deliberately get her clothes dirty or stained. The point is for her to spot you out wearing her clothing.
  4. Rearrange her stuff while she’s gone. Start little by little, just moving some stuff around. Then start to take things and hide them. When she asks if you know where her stuff is just say, "I’m not sure. I haven’t touched it"

Acting Ridiculous

  1. Don't share with your roommate. Say no to sharing cake, a book, or anything. It will really annoy him if he sees you sharing with others but not him. Another way to annoy the is to offer him something once, but never again letting him borrow something.
  2. Abuse the noise rules. While your roommate is sleeping turn the T.V. or music slightly louder than it needs to be. Subtlety is always a better way of getting underneath someone’s skin. This will frustrate your roommate and make him annoyed.
    • Listen to your music loudly in your room while he is trying to study or when he’s in the room. Start singing along to the song.[4]
  3. Ask for help too often. Call him to say you forgot the key to get into the room.[4] Tell him it's an emergency and it won't happen again, but keep doing it. This will take time out of your roommate's day to come and help you. Always make sure to have your key just in case he can't come and let you in.
  4. Have friends over often. Have your friends over all the time and have them stay late. When you have your friends over try to be loud and silly. They can also make the room a mess and not clean it up. On school nights have them stay late when your roommate is trying to study or sleep.
    • Another way to get under his skin is by throwing a party without him knowing.[4]
  5. Avoid meaningful conversations. If your roommate asks you for an opinion, reply, "sorry, no idea" or "I couldn't care less." When your roommate buys something new and shows you, just tell him that the item is okay and leave it at that.
  6. Prank call him. Always use *69 before you dial their number to mask your identity. Try to convince him that this is a legitimate phone call. You could say you are from their work and tell him how he was suppose to come in an hour ago.
    • Try to keep him on the line. The longer you can keep him on, the better the prank.[5]

Tips

  • Don’t be spiteful or hold grudges towards anyone.

Warnings

  • Don't annoy a good roommate. Only do this to a person whom you don't like.
  • Others might think you're mentally ill and avoid you.
  • When your roommate gets too annoyed, he may retaliate.
  • This could make it hard for you to find another roommate in the future.
  • You might find it hard to get a boyfriend or girlfriend if they think you have nasty habits.
  • Other people and friends will see your room and notice your behavior. This could backfire and give you a bad reputation.
  • You will seem immature to your roommate, his friends, and even your friends.
  • Don't take it too far. You have to live in the mess too. And you'll be just as inconvenienced as your roommate.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/accommodation/five-ways-to-really-annoy-your-housemates-8460515.html
  2. Jump up ↑ http://www.thefrisky.com/2014-07-10/make-it-stop-my-roommate-keeps-borrowing-my-stuff-without-asking/
  3. ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 http://www.thefrisky.com/2015-04-03/make-it-stop-my-roommate-wears-my-clothes-eats-my-food-without-asking/
  4. ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.collegetimes.com/college-life/fed-get-roommate-move/99854
  5. Jump up ↑ http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/10/22/black-moth-super-rainbow-prank-phone-calls/
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