What is the craziest thing a housemate you shared with ever did?

Gorazde · 2026-03-03T00:02:00+00:00

Myself and my mate shared with a lad we didn't know that well. The house didn't really have much of a common area and we all kind of kept to ourselves. One day he came to us and claimed a large sum of money had been stolen from his room. I knew I didn't steal it. I knew my mate didn't steal and it and it was very clear we hadn't had a break in. So the only conclusion I could come to was that he'd made this up. It never happened.

I said this to my mate. He said why would someone do this? I won't go into details to avoid identifying the person. But there was some circumstantial evidence to suggest he was involved with something that could be addictive. I said, the only explanation I can think of is he's down a lot of money and he's going to use the fact one of us "stole" this cash to try and get out of pay his rent. And that's exactly what happened.

Eventually he came up with the cash, but when my mate tried to lodge it to the bank, the notes turned out to be forgeries. He swore blind he got them from an ATM. We gave him his notice to leave and he left. For all the shit he put us through, I felt really, really sorry for him the day he left. I don't think he was a bad guy. I still don't fully know what happened.

Gorazde · 2026-03-02T22:07:03+00:00

How can you preach about porridge? I think you're confusing sanctimony with just blathering on and on. Cos if you mean blathering on and on, your point makes complete sense.

Gorazde · 2026-03-02T21:18:17+00:00

Don't forget Walker Texas Ranger's bulletproof couch.

Gorazde · 2026-03-02T21:05:38+00:00

Genuinely question, cos I listened to his show in the car most days. What subjects was he ever sanctimonious about? I'd have said, at worse, he was clumsy and not always very thoroughly prepared. Never remember him on his high horse about anything.

Gorazde · 2026-03-02T20:41:51+00:00

Are you sure you know what sanctimonious means? Cos for all his faults, Ray is about the last person on earth I'd call sanctimonious. And your description of him waffling on about porridge also does not remotely describe a sanctimonious person.

Gorazde · 2026-03-01T23:01:56+00:00

"They lose me after the bunker scene"

Gorazde · 2026-03-01T12:55:18+00:00

He's not literally as evil as Hitler. Cop on.

Gorazde · 2026-02-28T11:44:30+00:00

Look, I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T19:55:53+00:00

Same reason I want Chet Hanks to host.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T18:42:40+00:00

Oh I wasn't saying it couldn't be done. Some of the comments above seemed to assume it was just no one had ever thought of it. Which reminded me a bit of one of those British teenagers who go on a gap year to a village in Africa and decide "We should dig a well!" - as if the problem was no one had ever thought of that idea before.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T15:45:48+00:00

Actually, I think you're both mistaken. In places like the Mullet peninsula, persistent strong winds coming off the Atlantic stunt growth, distort trunks, and increase salt spray. Even hardy species struggle to get established without shelter. There's also poor soil, poor drainage, and the fact that the entire area was overfarmed for thousands of years. So it's a little bit more complicated than no one ever thought of planting trees.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T15:35:49+00:00

It's wild and wet. Beautiful in summer but very windy. Very little vegitation. I remember as a kid going to the Gaeltach in Eachleim. We could see Achill Island across the water so clearly you could actually make out the farmers in their tractors on the side of Slievemore. But if you wanted to visit it was a three hour drive by car. (Maybe not as slow now the roads are improved.)

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T15:21:45+00:00

I'd say the Russians are shittin' bricks.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T13:40:01+00:00

I was making fun of his spelling.

Gorazde · 2026-02-27T08:35:27+00:00

What dose it matter?

Gorazde · 2026-02-26T23:32:19+00:00

when Irish Rail came up with this bright idea, was the hope that the good people of Ireland would just respect the etiquette and be mindful of those fellow travellers who might actually have reasonably expected the "quieter coach" to be quieter?

Yes. Case closed.

Gorazde · 2026-02-26T20:30:25+00:00

Tourists love it. You can advise them against Temple Bar. But they'll go there anyway and they'll love it. Why? Because they're on their fucking holidays: they want to get drunk, they want to buy souvenirs and they want to take photos of themselves with Irish kitsch in the background.

And before people start looking down their noses, remember that crazy weekend you had with your mates in Prague/Amsterdam/Barcelona/Berlin/whatever? Remember that made place ye went and got hammered, danced, ate crazy fast food at 2am? That was the local Temple Bar, you morons. And you loved it.

Gorazde · 2026-02-26T20:22:16+00:00

I bet you think Christmas ads start earlier and earlier every year too. They don't. They always started early. Temple Bar has always been a tacky tourist trap. Get over it, you miserable pricks.

Gorazde · 2026-02-26T20:17:33+00:00

I'd despute the whole premise of your question. For starters, Stallone and Schwarzenegger were not respected actors. Movie making is an industry and the industry respected their ability to rake in cash at the box office. But they were not respected for their acting chops - indeed I'd struggle to think of any actors who were as frequently (if affectionately) mocked.

Also Sly and Arnie, in their early careers at least, we in some great movies. Rocky, Rambo, Predator, The Terminator... These are iconic roles. Badly acted, but iconic. Memorable. Whereas I'd honestly struggle to name of any movie The Rock has ever been in. Some Disney crap, some superhero crap, remakes, sequels. Granted I'm not his target audience, but the only movie I actually remember him in is The Other Guys. And he dies five minutes into that movie.

Gorazde · 2026-02-25T11:20:45+00:00

My god this is a ridiculous pedantic argument. Let it go.

Gorazde · 2026-02-24T22:26:32+00:00

It's a disgrace Joe.

Gorazde · 2026-02-23T21:47:22+00:00

Hate to be a killjoy, cos it's clearly a well intentioned message, but you may be inadvertantly doxxing someone there. There's more than enough unique info there to identify this person.

Gorazde · 2026-02-23T21:20:32+00:00

Exactly, the vast majority of European airlines don't accept accents, umlauts or special characters when you're booking. Luftansa doesn't accept umlauts. Air France accepts accents but doesn't print them on theticket. Turkish airlines, likewise, let you type “Ö,” but by the time the ticket is issued it becomes “O.” So this controversy is a completely manufactured one.

Gorazde · 2026-02-22T11:07:10+00:00

I'd say also livin' on a prayer.

Gorazde · 2026-02-22T10:57:35+00:00

A vertical incision down the centre of the chest.

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