My Shampoo

[Bo Hart]

The toothpaste? He assuredly won't be stealing that -- he doesn't brush his teeth.

Where do you find these people?

No kidding, he doesn't brush his teeth? Why on earth did you pick this dude as a roommate?

His parents own the duplex we live in, and so we get a three bedroom place for $500 a month. For here (anywhere, probably), that's probably $200 cheaper than anywhere else... at least based on our search during the summer.

[ThatGuy]

Not brushing your teeth is just a nasty habit. If I ever feel like my breath reeks, I immediately brush and use mouthwash.

It'll probably be a costly habit later in life, too.

[cardinalkarp]

The toothpaste? He assuredly won't be stealing that -- he doesn't brush his teeth.

Where do you find these people?

No kidding, he doesn't brush his teeth? Why on earth did you pick this dude as a roommate?

His parents own the duplex we live in, and so we get a three bedroom place for $500 a month. For here (anywhere, probably), that's probably $200 cheaper than anywhere else... at least based on our search during the summer.

Yeah, I knew you guys lived next door to his parents but how did you know this guy before? Were you friends or did you just happen to run into this guy that was looking to rent the place next door to his parents?

[Fat_Bulldog]

I don't like brushing my teeth because I don't want to intake any unnecessary calories from toothpaste.

[Bo Hart]

The toothpaste? He assuredly won't be stealing that -- he doesn't brush his teeth.

Where do you find these people?

No kidding, he doesn't brush his teeth? Why on earth did you pick this dude as a roommate?

His parents own the duplex we live in, and so we get a three bedroom place for $500 a month. For here (anywhere, probably), that's probably $200 cheaper than anywhere else... at least based on our search during the summer.

Yeah, I knew you guys lived next door to his parents but how did you know this guy before? Were you friends or did you just happen to run into this guy that was looking to rent the place next door to his parents?

I've known him since childhood.

But yeah, most of us were predicting that he would suck to live with. I get along with him just fine and he's a cool guy, but... man, he's got some horrible habits.

[cardinalkarp]

In my unfortunate experience, there's no quicker
way to end a friendship than becoming roomies.

Typical agreement: you alternate doing dishes.
Heck, I *like* doing dishes. But rooms would
cheat his ass off. He'd dirty every dish in the
flat when it was my turn. And, after I'd done
them all, he'd have a meal while I was gone,
do his dishes, and declare it was my turn again.

I wanted to break a chair over his head.

Dishes have led to more disagreements between roommates than I can remember. I never could understand why it was so hard to at least rinse off your dishes when you were done eating. I could tolerate doing dishes when they didn't stink like rotten caked on food.

edit : not to take away from your shampoo rant but I believe you've ranted about this same roommate and his dish washing skills as well

[Bo Hart]

Ah, what the hell, I'll explain the toothbrushing story.

One day, my normal roommate (we'll call him Karl) and I were talking when the mystery bottle of toothpaste came up in our conversation. We had no idea who it belonged to. It had just been sitting there in the exact same position for like a month, and it didn't appear that it was going down in size at all (eg: it wasn't being used). We concluded that it must be Mike's (aka slob), and so we asked him about it.

Karl: "Hey, is that your toothpaste in there?"
Mike: "Yep."
Karl: "It hasn't moved in like a month, though... what's up with that?"
Mike: "Yeah, I don't brush my teeth."
Me: "What!?"
Mike: "Yeah, I just use mouthwash." (referring to some Tartar control stuff he had)
Me: "You can't possibly think that using mouthwash is a viable alternative to brushing your teeth, can you?"
Mike: "Hey, works for me -- I don't get cavities."
Me: *eye roll*

There are a couple of funny side-stories to that, too.

For starters, that bottle of mouthwash he uses? Uh, yeah, it's about 25% gone. He's had it since we started living here, though, four months ago. So even if he thinks mouthwash is an adequate substitute, it still doesn't do it with regularity.

And the other thing -- he buys whitening strips. The first time I heard about this I think I laughed until my stomach hurt. Whitening strips!? How about you just ****ing brush your teeth!? I'm not saying there's anything wrong with whitening your teeth. But if the reason you do it is because you don't clean your teeth in any way, shape or form, then you're probably demented.

Oh, and that tube of of toothpaste? Still there, untouched.

[cardinalkarp]

My next question. Does his breath stink like #$#%? I can't imagine the horrible stench that comes from someones mouth that doesn't brush or floss their teeth.

[planet planet]

The whitening strips is classic. I'd leave ol' trench mouth in the dust, Kyle.

[Bo Hart]

My next question. Does his breath stink like #$#%? I can't imagine the horrible stench that comes from someones mouth that doesn't brush or floss their teeth.

You know, I don't really notice it. I guess I'm never in close enough proximity with him to smell it.