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Top Ten ways to freak out your roommate

Molly Gillam

10. Sit balled up in a corner of your room saying “red rum, red rum” until your roommate asks you what’s going on. Then act normal and tell him/her of your split personality episodes. Then recreate more famous movie scenes. (Star Wars anyone?)

9. Steal all of their Mountain Dew. When they ask about it, claim you’ve never heard of Mountain Dew. For added fun, have the entire floor also deny that Mountain Dew exists. Bonus points if they’re a CPE.

8. Anytime your roommate asks about your past life, stare them dead in the eye and say “I’d tell you, but then they’d come for us.”

7. Brainstorm crazy stunts, such as rolling down the stairs in the Triplets while sitting your roommate’s computer desk chair…while it’s on fire…

6. Bring a girl into your room…a real, live girl. (This is Molly’s, I swear!)

5. Every couple of days, rotate all your stuff 90 degrees. Then act as if nothing’s changed.

4. After your roommate has entered the room, pick-up the phone, say “The package has been delivered,” and walk out of the room saying “Nice meeting you!”

3. Stalk your roommate…every minute of every day (then deny that, too…)

2. Buy “Halo 3”. Then refuse to play it.

1. Wake him/her up in the middle of the night with an ice shower while screaming “Beware! The MuMu’s are coming!” Then fall back asleep. (I think you know what to do next...)