Five things you look for in a flatmate...

not really bothered about anything else. These two are U&K tho.

I quite liked one, but he ruled her out owing to her being a quite obvious "psycho girlfriend" type. It'd have been entertaining, but then I wasn't living with her/him/etc...

this is not as good as it sounds... you want to be friends with your flatmate and have them continually inviting you off to ker-azzzzy parties at the weekend.

That said I do like living with foreigners though they rarely go away at the weekend. I think it's because they cook/buy wine more often than us.

Oh, and cooking skills--trading meals is a nice way to make eating at home easier.

See original question...

Unfortunately by the time you reel off a series of questions to a stranger to determine their home economics aptitude it's you that comes off as the uptight o/c housemate. Just go with your gut, make sure they can pay the rent and they seem affable.

pick me!

Date: 2006-02-02, 8:09PM PST

Snatch up this deal.
Totally sick pad located in great part of Cow Hollow/Marina. It is a four bedroom flat with two full baths, nice hardwood floors, a big kitchen with top of the line modern appliances, 500 lb grill (you can cook for a fuckin' army on this thing), an extra refrigerator stocked full of beer, a huge living room-20'x 25', with 42 inch plasma TV, surround sound, and nice couches. It is an old house with modern appliances and is newly refurbished-bro it is so sweet! We are the top flat and our downstairs neighbors are tech dorks so we do what we want, including indoor drunken wrestling and pounding the shit out of...ah don't want to get kicked off of Craigslist.

The room is huge (15'x 16') with a walk-in closet, new carpeting, and two big windows.

We are three old friends, mid 20's, looking for a fourth roommate. All of us are pretty tight, we were in the same fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, at UCLA. I am in PR and my bros are brokers, one is an exchange and the other insurance. We work hard and play even harder. We usually go out three to four nights a week. Always, I mean always, on Friday and Saturday. We have our favorite clubs and bars and are straight up players. Our interests are sports, nice shit, beer, and hot women (but sometimes you get what you can take). Send us a bio. about yourself and answer these questions:

1.) Where are you from and where did you go to college?
2.) What did you major in and were you in a frat?
3.) What do you do for a living?
4.) Do you like to party and how many beers can you drink in a night?
5.) What sports did you/do you play?
6.) What kind of a car do you drive?
7.) How many girls have you crushed (we posted a similar ad days ago and people dodged this question, DON'T DO THAT, we want numbers)?
8.) How long have you lived in the city and how many sluts do you know (for booty calls)?
9.) What could you add to this household and why should we pick you?

These questions are no joke, we are serious. This is what we do and who we are-so don't be offended, we are just being honest. We will send pics. after we get your email and if we like you. We didn't say this before but our buddy's dad owns this shit and that is why the rent is so cheap, I mean we could charge like $1300 for the room.

Rent is $950
Utilities are around 100 a month, includes wireless, 500 channels, and lots of porn.
Deposit is $1250
No lease, month to month.
No pets

You want someone who is prepared to talk about things that are annoying in the flat in a reasonable manner, and who is either prepared to do their share of the chores or trade off in some other way.

(And why wasn't I vaguely surprised to see the 'head bro' is in PR?)

Yeah, the ad is really skilfully put. But no, why shouldn't this be genuine? They'll probably get exactly the flatmate they want. I mean, do you think they'd take me? It seems they're having fun all the time, which is an enviable situation, so I have to answer.

1.) Where are you from and where did you go to college?
Norway. We don't have your mysterious "colleges". My place of higher education was Trondheim.
2.) What did you major in and were you in a frat?
I have performed my National Service, during which I never became a Major. (What did you do in your National Service btw?) We don't have your mysterious "frats". On occasion, we sung rowdy songs about waking the town's populace and wooing the local girls. Does that count?
3.) What do you do for a living?
Analysing big amounts of quantitative data. For big amounts of cash, suckers.
4.) Do you like to party and how many beers can you drink in a night?
Yes, and Many. Not just Many, but Many More than you.
5.) What sports did you/do you play?
Darts and Pub Quiz. Also I like watching football (= soccer).
6.) What kind of a car do you drive?
I do not drive a car. I do not have a licence.
7.) How many girls have you crushed (we posted a similar ad days ago and people dodged this question, DON'T DO THAT, we want numbers)?
7) While I've put on body weight the past few years, I don't think my weight is yet sufficient to crush females, at least past the infant stage. I have had crushes on some though, oh lord yes, I would say about 35.
8.) How long have you lived in the city and how many sluts do you know (for booty calls)?
I have lived in this city for 12 years. I would estimate the number of your mysterious "sluts" among my acquaintances at about 4. My wife may know of 2 or 3 more.
9.) What could you add to this household and why should we pick you?
9) Nerdiness, geitost, exoticism, tolerance, befuddlement, and pointers to some porn you didn't know about.