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Peter · Nov 1, 2005, 11:14 AM

One of my housemates is constantly leaving dishes all over our kitchen </bitch>
We (my and a few other guys i live with) have decided to write a note asking everyone to clean there own dishes etc.
But hell if we can think fo a polite, non-bitching but humorous note to write.
Any ideas?

dcmacdaddy · Nov 1, 2005, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

One of my housemates is constantly leaving dishes all over our kitchen </bitch>
We (my and a few other guys i live with) have decided to write a note asking everyone to clean there own dishes etc.
But hell if we can think fo a polite, non-bitching but humorous note to write.
Any ideas?

"Stop leaving your feckin' dirty dishes all over the place, wankers!"

Diggory Laycock · Nov 1, 2005, 11:19 AM

Just put them in his bed.

El Gato · Nov 1, 2005, 11:22 AM

Notes from roommates are passive-aggressive and annoying. What happens if, in their mind, they believe that they are being clean or they simply ignore your written request and their actions do not change? Write another note?

Grow a set and talk to the person.

KeriVit · Nov 1, 2005, 11:23 AM

Notes just annoy and cause pent-up anger. Have a house meeting.

KeriVit · Nov 1, 2005, 11:24 AM

Notes just annoy and cause pent-up anger. Have a house meeting.

BlueSky · Nov 1, 2005, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

One of my housemates is constantly leaving dishes all over our kitchen </bitch>
We (my and a few other guys i live with) have decided to write a note asking everyone to clean there own dishes etc.
But hell if we can think fo a polite, non-bitching but humorous note to write.
Any ideas?

Dear Mates,

Well, we gave it our best, but after much trial and error, we have decided to discontinue the One for All/All for One Dirty Dish Policy that has been in place for so long. Not only have the All not shown up for the One, but the One has consistently given his all to the All, which is at best a misconception of the Policy and at worst a possible case of dyslexia.

Henceforth, please dispatch your dirty dishes to the proper area of the kitchen for immediate soil relief. Thank you so veddy much.

Ratm · Nov 1, 2005, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by El Gato

Notes from roommates are passive-aggressive

I agree... be aggressive to his face and his ribcage and his liver...mid section-mid-section-combos-duck and weave.... then take his head and do one of these

Fred_Cokebottle · Nov 1, 2005, 03:22 PM

Wash and give them away to salvation army.

sek929 · Nov 1, 2005, 03:29 PM

Screw the passive-aggressive notes, sit down and talk face to face about the situation.

Me and my roomies switch off whoever has to clean the living room and do the dishes. We even made a list.

Doofy · Nov 1, 2005, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

Any ideas?

Yes. Move out to your own place. That way, you can walk around starkers if you want to.

Or get female housemates. That works quite well.

Or move out to your own place and get some female housemates in to walk around starkers for you. This is the best option.

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Nov 1, 2005, 03:49 PM

Put fake plastic Cockroaches all over them.

Peter · Nov 1, 2005, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Screw the passive-aggressive notes, sit down and talk face to face about the situation.

Me and my roomies switch off whoever has to clean the living room and do the dishes. We even made a list.

we've 'talked' about it tons
he just agrees with us and says he will, then doesnt bother doing anything about it the next day.
Oh and i live with girls too, who are equally pissed off.

iLikebeer · Nov 1, 2005, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Yes. Move out to your own place. That way, you can walk around starkers if you want to.

Or get female housemates. That works quite well.

Or move out to your own place and get some female housemates in to walk around starkers for you. This is the best option.

++

Some people never get it. Either make it clear it's not working or get a different roomie.
Next time he comes in the kitchen when you're doing dishes, pick up his dishes and say, "Dammit, you're junk is always sitting in the sink," then throw it in the trash.

sek929 · Nov 1, 2005, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

we've 'talked' about it tons
he just agrees with us and says he will, then doesnt bother doing anything about it the next day.
Oh and i live with girls too, who are equally pissed off.

Get a better roomate then.

d0ubled0wn · Nov 1, 2005, 07:31 PM

Put the dirty dishes on his bed. Face down.

ShotgunEd · Nov 2, 2005, 05:43 AM

yeah, house meeting.

Failing that, poop in his bed.

production_coordinator · Nov 2, 2005, 07:50 AM

1) Ask nicely
2) Ask firmly
3) Warn
4) Implement evil trickery (plates in bed, place a lock on the closet, only permit him to use paper plates and plastic cups, etc. etc.)

If you are very evil... bring it up in conversations at inappropriate times.

wdlove · Nov 2, 2005, 10:34 AM

Please cleanup after yourself.

Peter · Nov 2, 2005, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Ratm

I agree... be aggressive to his face and his ribcage and his liver...mid section-mid-section-combos-duck and weave.... then take his head and do one of these

the problem is that this guy is a sport scientist and hes built like a tank.
Compared to myself, a lowly Computer Scientist.

tooki · Nov 3, 2005, 05:02 PM

How about you tell him that for every dish he leaves undone, you take one bottle of his beer?

tooki

DeathToWindows · Nov 3, 2005, 06:00 PM

Now where is that roommate retribution thread from a year or so back...

olePigeon · Nov 3, 2005, 07:42 PM

Reduce your dishes to only 1 plate per person, 1 cup, 1 bowl, and one of each silverware. If you like, you can keep your dishes in your room and lock the door (that's what I did with my housemates.)

At most there's only a couple dishes in the sink or whatever and the offender has no choice but to wash his own sh*t and use it cuz there isn't any other.

Sealobo · Nov 5, 2005, 01:52 PM

be nice and clean his dishes, only break them all accidentally.

- - e r i k - - · Nov 5, 2005, 09:20 PM

I had this on my fridge when I lived with other people a while ago. Living with your girlfriend alone is heaven compared to it! Oh, and there's actually a real guide too.

Peter · Nov 6, 2005, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by tooki

How about you tell him that for every dish he leaves undone, you take one bottle of his beer?

tooki

he doesnt drink, and he scowls at me when i leave alcohol in the kitchen.
:/

Cody Dawg · Nov 6, 2005, 07:27 AM

"ATTENTION: DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED BUGS (E.G., COCKROACHES) IN RECENT DAYS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PICK UP AND CLEAN *ALL* DIRTY DISHES OR THE PROBLEM WILL BECOME MUCH WORSE AND THEN WE WILL BE LIVING WITH A LOT OF LARGE BLACK CRAWLING COCKROACHES THAT WE CAN ALL STEP ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH."

Trust me, it works - especially on women.

Stradlater · Nov 6, 2005, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

he doesnt drink, and he scowls at me when i leave alcohol in the kitchen.
:/

Why do you live with this child?

OldManMac · Nov 6, 2005, 08:15 AM

Either move out, find another roomy, or live with it.

Peter · Nov 6, 2005, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

Why do you live with this child?

Uni halls.

rozwado1 · Nov 6, 2005, 12:27 PM

Tell him that every dish of his in the sink equals one shot to the nuts for a roommate. Applies to everybody in the house. The offender must be warned with a "hey, when are you going to clean your dishes?" This starts the clock for 8 hours. After 8 hours and if the dishes are still dirty, the warning roommate gets one shot. These nutshots are to be carried out when and where the deliverer chooses: could be years after the fact, at their wedding perhaps.

My roommates and I used to do this and it was a ton of fun. Worse case was when I had midterms and left my dishes all over for 2 days. We were at the bar like a week later and my buddy gets up to go the bathroom. Soon I find out that he took a bottle of mustard with him and it ended up getting thrown at my crotch a half a second later. As I was keeling over, another one of my roommates took a handful of salt and tossed it in my eyes. I forgot I had gotten two warnings... (2nd warning gets a less severe shot, eg. salt to eyes)

This works for other situations as well, like returning beer cans for deposit, cleaning the living room. All in all, I still have 2 shots to dish out, and revenge is best served cold.

ajprice · Nov 6, 2005, 12:39 PM

Hello room mate,

I am a cockroach, and I would just like to say thankyou for not washing up and for leaving your crap all over the kitchen, you have made me feel right at home recently, and I have invited all 362 of my immediate family to live in your cupboards. I'm sure they will all like it here, as it is a great place for us to bring up our new families, we look forward to making an acquaintance with you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr C. Roach

besson3c · Nov 6, 2005, 03:49 PM

Poop in the kitchen and be done with it!

*sigh* I feel like a broken record.

besson3c · Nov 6, 2005, 04:12 PM

Poop in the kitchen and be done with it!

*sigh* I feel like a broken record.

besson3c · Nov 6, 2005, 04:22 PM

Poop in the kitchen and be done with it!

*sigh* I feel like a broken record.

The Internet · Nov 6, 2005, 06:41 PM

Hehehhe...you sure do.

Kevin · Nov 6, 2005, 07:39 PM

rozwado1 · Nov 6, 2005, 08:49 PM

^^ That writing looks like mine...

turtle777 · Nov 7, 2005, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by tooki

How about you tell him that for every dish he leaves undone, you take one bottle of his beer?

I doubt that guy has beer that he owns...

-t

turtle777 · Nov 7, 2005, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin

cumnote.jpg

-t

Stradlater · Nov 7, 2005, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

Uni halls.

If he was assigned to live with you, then maybe friendship isn't an issue. Be firm with him, and seriously consider one of the "threat" methods already listed:

"Look, we've brought this up time and again, if you leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen for more than [insert time here], the dishes are going in your bed."