One Roommate, Two Roommates, Three--Oh My!

By An Anonymous Cast Member

Let's just say, living with not one, but two roommates in a room only built for two people is rough. Not only did they very rarely do laundry, but they used to leave it all over the floor. 

They drank all of my apple juice. (Which is fine, because I got them back by eating their candy). 

I always got up early, so it was tough going to bed when they'd come back to our room at 3am and turn on all of the lights. They were nice people, but we were NOT meant to be roommates.

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The Curious Case of the Fast Food Bag

By Max Green ("Speed")

During my freshman year of college at Illinois State University, I roomed with a young man named SC on the third floor of Manchester Hall. Even though we were both majoring in Biology, he and I couldn't be more different. He was from a town of around 5,000 people in central Illinois and I was from a large suburb of Chicago. His high school graduating class was 50 and mine was 1,100. He was considerably shorter than me, so he slept on the top bunk and I on the bottom. He would awaken at the drop of a pin and I could sleep through a train wreck. He was more reserved and I was quite gregarious.

Despite our myriad differences, we remained good friends. However, if there was one aspect of our relationship that lacked polish, it was our communication. SC tended to avoid conflict at all cost, so if I was doing something that made him upset, he wouldn't always tell me. It was this very reticence that led to the curious case of The Fast Food Bag.

At the far end of our dorm room, there was a small window and an interior ledge. One evening, I noticed that there was a bag of food from a fast food restaurant sitting on this ledge. I assumed that this bag of food belonged to SC, so I didn't say anything. As it turns out, SC had assumed that the bag of food belonged to me.

About one week passed before I finally asked SC if that bag of food belonged to him. He told me he had thought it belonged to me. As SC scratched his head in bewilderment, I carefully approached the rogue sack. Upon opening the bag to discern its contents I discovered a sight so horrifying that it was forever imprinted within my mind's eye.

The food in the bag looked as if it had just been purchased. The chicken sandwich and fries evoked the quiet serenity of a meditating monk. Nothing had aged at all.

The moral of this story is, do not buy fast food. It is not real food.

Also, you should probably talk to your roommate more often. 

Maybe. 

(NOTE: We at QCT quite enjoy fast food. Please do not mistake Max's sentiments for our own!)

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Roommate Troubles | The Saga Begins

OSCAR: I'd be immensely grateful to you, Felix, if you didn't clean up just now.

FELIX: It's only a few things...

OSCAR: Felix, leave everything alone. I'm not through dirtying up for the night!

Felix and Oscar. Oscar and Felix. Two of the most famous roommates in roommate history—and two of the most opposite people you could ever imagine! Since premiering at the Plymouth Theatre in 1965, The Odd Couple has entertained countless audiences across the world—not just onstage. This staple of the American theatre also is the focus of two hilarious films and several television series, including the recently announced reboot starring Matthew Perry.

And when you think about it, it's not hard to see why.

It's a story we know from experience! Everyone has (or knows someone with) a terrible roommate story. Maybe they gradually stole all of your socks. Maybe they forgot their leftovers in the fridge so long that they changed colors...thrice. Regardless, it's those now laughable combinations of tidy and slovenly that make some of our best tales!

That's why we're going to be telling our OWN horrible roommate stories.. Cast. Crew. Production Staff. We hope you'll start laughing before you ever hit the door!

Keep a lookout for these stories on this blog...and feel free to tell your own roommate horror story!
(Do your horrible roommate a favor—change their name if you want to share!)