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I'm seeking advice on how to passive-aggressively get revenge on my roommate.

Over the past three weeks, I've noticed small quantities of my stuff disappearing. Some of it he isn't even subtle about taking, leaving a ramen container, a popcorn bag, or a water bottle in his trash bin in plain sight. While I know that I could talk to him about it, I'm feeling more like doing something to hinder him. If worst comes to worst, the next time the cops come for a weed call, I could, with such finesse, throw open the bathroom door where he has smoked the stuff before and let the smell out for all to bathe in.

He is hardly ever here. The longest he is here awake is late at night when I'm already asleep.

Any little ideas would be grand. Otherwise, I could try to make do with what I've been thinking of.
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Just talk to the guy about your concerns.
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Just talk to the guy about your concerns.
The reasonable answer is very seldom a fun answer.

Obviously OP should do the cup thing.

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This seemed as good of a spot as any to place this topic.

I'm seeking advice on how to passive-aggressively get revenge on my roommate.

Over the past three weeks, I've noticed small quantities of my stuff disappearing. Some of it he isn't even subtle about taking, leaving a ramen container, a popcorn bag, or a water bottle in his trash bin in plain sight. While I know that I could talk to him about it, I'm feeling more like doing something to hinder him. If worst comes to worst, the next time the cops come for a weed call, I could, with such finesse, throw open the bathroom door where he has smoked the stuff before and let the smell out for all to bathe in.

He is hardly ever here. The longest he is here awake is late at night when I'm already asleep.

Any little ideas would be grand. Otherwise, I could try to make do with what I've been thinking of.
The pot thing is very poor judgement on your part, as you would most likely get arrested, too. If he's eating your stuff, and it bothers you, talk to him. Seeking "revenge" may just make things worse.
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Wait until he's asleep, and pull off prank No. 8

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Wait until he's asleep, and pull off prank No. 8
I would have pressed charges against number 5.


EDIT: And #1 shows that he should not be in a relationship if his first reaction is violent.
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This seemed as good of a spot as any to place this topic.

I'm seeking advice on how to passive-aggressively get revenge on my roommate.

Over the past three weeks, I've noticed small quantities of my stuff disappearing. Some of it he isn't even subtle about taking, leaving a ramen container, a popcorn bag, or a water bottle in his trash bin in plain sight. While I know that I could talk to him about it, I'm feeling more like doing something to hinder him. If worst comes to worst, the next time the cops come for a weed call, I could, with such finesse, throw open the bathroom door where he has smoked the stuff before and let the smell out for all to bathe in.

He is hardly ever here. The longest he is here awake is late at night when I'm already asleep.

Any little ideas would be grand. Otherwise, I could try to make do with what I've been thinking of.
Waitwaitwaitwait, hold it, he stole some popcorn and a packet of noodles from you, and you're planning on grassing (Pun unintended) on him to the cops and getting him busted for possession? Seriously? :bored:
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Waitwaitwaitwait, hold it, he stole some popcorn and a packet of noodles from you, and you're planning on grassing (Pun unintended) on him to the cops and getting him busted for possession? Seriously? :bored:
That does seem pretty harsh...
Buy some stock cube wrap it up in tin foil to look like a drug and leave it around where he can find.
This will be him when after he's smoked it:


Trust me, it works. My dad got hassled by a druggy once and he sold stock cube to him and then guy ended up doing a puking merry-go-round around a lamp post.
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Leave some food or drinks as bait, lacing them with laxatives or excess spice the stronger the better!
Putting laxatives in food is legally considered "poisoning food" and you could face charges for that, especially depending on how you "set the bait."
Mom charged over Ex-Lax cookies - US news - Weird news | NBC News

Court Worker Fired After Ex-lax Prank - Orlando Sentinel

That even includes food that is stolen. If you leave food out that you have "adulterated," that you could still be found guilty, especially in a place where some food is shared.



Here's another idea...

Office Theft: Why Employees May Steal At Work
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Putting laxatives in food is legally considered "poisoning food" and you could face charges for that, especially depending on how you "set the bait."
Mom charged over Ex-Lax cookies - US news - Weird news | NBC News

Court Worker Fired After Ex-lax Prank - Orlando Sentinel

That even includes food that is stolen. If you leave food out that you have "adulterated," that you could still be found guilty, especially in a place where some food is shared.

Here's another idea...

Office Theft: Why Employees May Steal At Work

Good point, seems most pranks could go wrong or be charge grounds if extreme enough... seems the humble note, labelling food or 'hard line' chat is advisable.
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Welcome to roommates. Been here two weeks, currently listening to my two roommates threaten each other because the house owner "only" gave the guy in the basement a one month notice, guy thinks "three years of rent" entitles him to live here as long as possible. That's a great one, gonna tell that to my landlord one of these days and tell them I'm entitled to no rent because I technically own part of the property by then. Yet he "wants to move out more than he knows; it's impossible to find a place this late in the year though."

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I can't find it. But I saw this prank that involved connecting everything together loosely (so they don't look like they're connected) and then setting a tripwire and everything goes flying onto the floor. Scared the poop out of the guy it happened to.
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This one is kind of weak haha, but I've tried it on my brother. Buy some doughnuts with filling like boston cream or jelly doughnuts. Suck out the filling with a straw. Then get the hottest pepper sauce you can find (I had pure habanero paste) and fill the doughnut back up with it, making sure you can't see it from the outside, or save a little extra of the filling to put back in at the very end. Then leave it around as bait. Worked like a charm for me XD
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This one is kind of weak haha, but I've tried it on my brother. Buy some doughnuts with filling like boston cream or jelly doughnuts. Suck out the filling with a straw. Then get the hottest pepper sauce you can find (I had pure habanero paste) and fill the doughnut back up with it, making sure you can't see it from the outside, or save a little extra of the filling to put back in at the very end. Then leave it around as bait. Worked like a charm for me XD
She could fill it with pudding of raw chicken breasts. use the blender and a little bit of mayo.
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She could fill it with pudding of raw chicken breasts. use the blender and a little bit of mayo.
Haha, I think that's a little far since that could end up fatally, but you get the idea XD
Haha, I think that's a little far since that could end up fatally, but you get the idea XD
Not really. Only if he swallows it... Which he will not. :p
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Buy some stock cube wrap it up in tin foil to look like a drug and leave it around where he can find.
This will be him when after he's smoked it:


Trust me, it works. My dad got hassled by a druggy once and he sold stock cube to him and then guy ended up doing a puking merry-go-round around a lamp post.
I'd say this is pretty good.

Will show him not to steal shit anymore.
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Putting laxatives in food is legally considered "poisoning food" and you could face charges for that, especially depending on how you "set the bait."
Mom charged over Ex-Lax cookies - US news - Weird news | NBC News

Court Worker Fired After Ex-lax Prank - Orlando Sentinel

That even includes food that is stolen. If you leave food out that you have "adulterated," that you could still be found guilty, especially in a place where some food is shared.



Here's another idea...

Office Theft: Why Employees May Steal At Work
You could put a sign on it that says "Do not touch, contains laxatives" even if it didn't... If they steal it, set out another with the same sign and this time with laxatives.

Boom.

How you gonna get found guilty when you put a blatant sign up with a warning?
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