Funny guy decides he's had enough of overly-tidy roommate's remarks, annoyingly mimics his every move to make a point: ‘Wanted to see if he’d flinch. And He did.’

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jun 21, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Living with a roommate can either make or break you. You'll either have the best time of your life and never want to live without each other, or you will have the worst time of your life and yearn for the day you can afford your own place. Either way, you learn a valuable lesson: How to live with someone else. It's not easy, even if it's a good roomie! Adjusting your lifestyle can be exhausting. Maybe you're not used to doing your laundry every week, but your roommate can't stand the pile of clothes piling out from your room. Or maybe you're used to washing the dishes right away, but your roommate doesn't mind leaving them sit in the sink for a couple of days. What do you do? It's about communication and patients and not being stubborn, etc. 

 

Sometimes, however, you have to get creative. Like this guy who moved in with his polar opposite bestie after college… 

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  • You see, this guy was a little messy and his roommate was very very extremely tidy. I think you can see where this is going… Long story short, this guy came up with a hilarious way to make a point about allowing him to live his life. 

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  • "Turns out living like someone else is the best way to get under their skin"

    I moved in with my best friend immediately after college. We've known each other since middle school and we're total opposites. He's the kind of person who typically organizes his closet by color and folds his socks into little cubes. His room looked like an ad. And mine? A little messy, a little lived-in, perfect and comfortable. He hated that.
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  • For weeks, he kept hinting that I should set up my space like his. "You'd sleep better and be more productive. Just copy mine exactly. Eventually, I said sure and that weekend, I went all in. Not just similar but totally identical. Same lamp, same blanket, same shelf placement.
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  • I print the exact wall quote he had, crooked angle and all. It was oddly satisfying, like completing a weird, personal puzzle. When he saw it, he didn't say much. I think he was flattered at first. Then I started syncing my routine to his. Same wake-up time, same breakfast, same grocery trips.
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  • Nothing too dramatic but enough to be noticed. Things got awkward fast. His body language said it all, I could tell he was wondering how far I'd take it.
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  • Then I bought the same shoes as him. Didn't need them mine were fine but it felt like the right final touch. That night, he kept his door shut. A few days later, he rearranged his room but I didn't follow, I'd made my point. We stayed friends, and he never brought up my setup again. About a year later, he changed his room again. New layout. Moved the bed.
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  • Switched shelves. I didn't think much of it, until I caught him watching me walk past his door, like he was waiting to see if I'd start copying again which was hilarious. So one morning, while we were in the kitchen, I casually said, "Nice new setup
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  • Should I take notes?" He laughed and said "Kind of" but there was a note of nervousness in his voice. After that, he started keeping his door closed more often. I never touched my room. Still the same mess it's always been. Just wanted to see if he'd flinch. And He did.
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  • DreamyMelonBaby He forgot that sometimes clones come with glitches.
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  • Atworkwasalreadytake Identity theft is not a joke Jim! Compulawyer Millions of Americans suffer every year!
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  • JCtheWanderingCrow This is psychotic and I bet the guy thought he was gonna be murdered omg. Funny to read about but absofreakinglutely unhinged.
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