Fed-Up College Student Teams Up With His Second Roommate To Teach Their Truant Housemate A Lesson About Courtesy By Blocking His Internet Access

They took a page from his Star Wars addiction and embraced the dark side

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• October 19, 2023

He was in his junior year of college when a Redditor had the misfortune of living with a terrible roommate. OP lived off-campus with two roommates.

Roommate #1 was a great guy. He respected his roommates and their shared space and attended his classes — he and OP are still friends.

The opposite was true for Roommate #2. The 26-year-old was unpleasant to be around, didn't clean, and failed to attend most, if not all, of his classes.

Roommate #2 slept in while OP and Roommate #1 went to campus. He played Star Wars or blasted loud music when he wasn't asleep.

He wasn't a big believer in good hygiene either. Imagine his mood when OP got home to a dirty and loud house caused by a stinky slacker roommate.

He also had a knack for interrupting OP while he was studying. He treated OP like a grammar guide who taught him about homonyms.

He played his online game well into the night. He yelled at virtual stormtroopers while his roommates crammed for upcoming exams.

OP took refuge in his girlfriend's apartment to avoid dealing with his terrible roommate. He and Roommate #1 tried to have reasonable discussions with Roommate #2 about his disruptive habits to no avail.

OP's patience ran out when Roommate #2 pulled his usual antics the night before OP's important exam

OP asked Roommate #2 to be more courteous while playing his game because he had a big exam the following morning

OP fell asleep and was woken by the sound of virtual light sabers. He texted his roommate to keep it down. Nothing changed.

OP gave up any hope of sleeping at 4 a.m. He confronted his roommate who made excuses. He decided to just prepare for his exams.

OP failed his test. He returned home to his roommate still playing and stinky in their house that was just as dirty. He was done babying another adult.

OP found the username and password for their Wi-Fi router. He restricted Roommate #2's access to the internet.

He included Roommate #1 in his petty revenge. Together, they took turns messing up Roommate #2's ability to play his games.

Roommate #2 went to the library to play his game. He finally learned how to clean at home. Living with him was more bearable. He never figured out his roommates were behind the fluctuating internet connection.

He was determined to behave like a child. OP just followed his lead.

Count your lucky stars you didn't have to go beyond restricting his access, OP

He certainly didn't help OP's chances of passing, that's for sure

Roommate #2 deserved what he got after what he put OP and Roommate #1 through

Unlike Roommate #2, OP is a decent person capable of making friends who aren't suspicious of him. At that point, they had a common enemy to destroy.

OP had to embrace the dark side to defeat the monster they created

Good to know that modern solutions also work on neanderthals

The fact that Roommate #2 wasn't banned from playing his games at the library, a place where you are expected to observe silence, meant he was capable of keeping his noise levels down the entire time. He just didn't care about the two people he lived with.

The question is, did Roommate #2 ever graduate from college? Is he still plaguing their college town, looking for roommates to recruit to the dark side?

Chelsi