Roommates can play some annoying gags and still stay good friends.
Practical jokes and humorous annoyances are a rite of passage in the roommate experience. When seeking out a humorous method of annoyance, make sure that you do not limit yourself to any one kind. Use your imagination and if necessary, do some research. Just make sure that the joke does not go too far or become offense to others. Keep in the mind the kind of humor to which your roommate will respond and keep it safe as nothing kills a good joke like someone getting hurt.
Be a Mime for the Day
When in doubt, practice the art of miming. Constantly try to get out of the invisible box and request help with hand gestures and sad faces. When the roommate speaks, copy all body language and gestures made. When asked a question, always strike a long, thinking pose and respond with a shrug of the shoulders or try to answer as if it were charades. Another option to annoy any roommate is to pretend to be reading an invisible book and when the roommate comments, give an annoyed look and press a finger against the lips to signify to be quiet.
Annoy With Objects
Announce excitedly, days in advance, about a special item that will be added to the dresser. After a couple days announce with pride the display of 13 multi-colored toothbrushes and then refuse to talk about them. An additional method of annoying with objects is to place all the books with the spine facing the wall and then constantly complain how difficult it is to find a book. When the roommate suggests correcting the books, pause for a moment as if in thought and then dismiss his suggestion.
Annoy With Actions
When the room can afford a little mess, consider annoying with eggs. Boil some eggs and place them in a bowl with one raw egg still in its shell. Start eating the hard-boiled egg and thoughtfully ask the roommate if he wants one too. After the unknowing victim has thankfully agreed, give him the raw egg and watch him crack it open. Alternatively, start the morning with confusion by switching cereals. Take the plastic bag full of cereal from within the cardboard cereal box and switch it with another. When the roommate goes to make their preferred breakfast, they will be stunned and confused.
The Almighty Television
To annoy a roommate who is constantly glued to the television, cover up the sensor on the remote or on the cable box with a black piece of tape. Make the piece of tape inconspicuous by cutting it to the same size as the dark sensor area. Turn on the television set to a low volume and leave the remote out for the roommate. He will sit back to watch and be unable to change the channel or adjust the volume. If the roommate is already watching television, wait until he leaves the room for a moment, set the channel to a static channel and hide the remote.
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