The Roommate (with apologies to Eddie Poe).(Originated from Knight-Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 11, 1995 ;     546 words ......here I flung the door when, with a feeling...there fell my stupid roommate, wholly lacking...as the dreaded roommate farted, Farted loud...blow me out the door, There I sat me...and licked the door.'' And the roommate, never flitting...

SLAIN NU STUDENT'S ROOMMATE DECLARES KILLERS SOUGHT DRUGS

The Boston Globe;  May 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......apartment, they rapped on the door - so softly that the roommate wasn't sure anyone was there...outside. "When I opened the door, there was a gun in my face...what they were doing, the roommate said. The gunmen rounded...Blood was everywhere, the roommate said. Cassidy looked like...pale. ...

Can This Roommate Take the Baggage?

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 9, 1995 ;     553 words ......and CD players up three flights of stairs, Allison's roommate made the acquaintance of Allison's brothers Jack and...48 hours of moving in, Allison didn't have just one roommate, Allison had two. All of a sudden Allison wasn't just...took to go from strangers to bed-sharers, Allison's roommate and ...

Roommate rules: your first year with a new roommate can be tough--or...

Careers & Colleges;  June 22, 2007 ;     461 words ......plug in your computer, the door swings open. Your new roommate has arrived. Take a deep breath...little flexibility, you and your roommate can end up, if not friends...lived in a dorm has their own Roommate From Hell tale to tell. Jessica...

Alleged victim's roommate, Boston U. student takes stand on rape case

University Wire;  January 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......second," the roommate said of herself and the man. The roommate told the court she had gone to sleep between 12 and...night. "I faced the wall, pulled the covers up," the roommate said. "I wanted to give them privacy, so I pretended...incident earlier in the evening. Minutes later, the roommate ...

Man, 26, is fatally stabbed after bar brawl; Roommate says men harassed...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 31, 1998 ;     581 words ......going to kill me.' The roommate said he tried to talk...bumped into their other roommate. As Moen, his two roommates and a bouncer went out the front door, the other three men...through the back door, the roommate said. One guy threw a...

COLUMN: Bingo and nakedness: My weekend without a roommate

University Wire;  October 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......big. In my case, nothing annoys me more than when my roommate reads in his chair with his headphones on. I know. It...to do all those things that can't be done when your roommate's around. Some people may choose to throw a party while...On Saturday, I started to realize the drawbacks of a roommate going ...

COLUMN: Tips for living with a roommate

University Wire;  August 31, 2005 ;     610 words ......started college four years ago, I have gone through seven roommates. At the risk of incriminating myself and estranging...here are some things I've learned about living with roommates: Tip 1: Respect your roommate's belongings I grew up in a big family, and I was used...Therefore, I could not understand ...

Casually talk to your roommate about privacy

Winnipeg Free Press;  May 30, 2008 ;     209 words ......Raskin DEAR RHONA: One of my roommates came home unexpectedly while...guilty for not locking the door. I feel awkward and paralyzed...probably discuss it with your roommate in a casual fashion. The more...knocking before opening a closed door. The second is that when someone...sure they have ...

Coming to blows over roommate problems

University Wire;  July 19, 2000 ;     642 words ......circumstances can cause some serious conflict. Roommate problems generally fall into three...security, food and cleanliness. Some roommates don't lock the door when they leave, some eat their roommate's food or use their toothpaste, and...about different backgrounds from their roommate and ...

HELLO, ROOMIE | WILL YOUR COLLEGE ROOMMATE BE YOUR BEST FRIEND? OR YOUR...

Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  September 26, 1999 ;     582 words ......months. Upon opening the door, you are greeted by a loud...a girl, apparently your roommate, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Keri Russell's roommate on Felicity. Fear not...will always live alone. A roommate can make or break the college...

Man accused of trying to kill former roommate

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 22, 2003 ;     199 words ......man who allegedly shot at his former roommate has been accused of trying to kill her...and one bullet pierced the driver's door -- entering the seat only two inches...identified the shooter as her former roommate, who was a passenger in another vehicle...shooting, the charges state. The former ...

Roommate attacked in shower, police say: Mesa man held in assault, damage...

Tribune (Mesa, AZ);  December 29, 2006 ;     296 words ......Mesa man is in jail after police said he attacked his roommate while he was in the shower and trashed their apartment...man called 911 around 9:30 a.m. and told dispatchers his roommate had attacked him when he was in the shower. Sgt. Chuck Trapani said that during the attempted attack on the roommate ...

If You Need Roommate, Don't Talk to Strangers

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 6, 1993 ;     607 words ......Avenue: Single White Female, 24, needs roommate, male or female, ASAP. Share 3-bedroom...perhaps dangerous way of searching for a roommate in the 1990s - posting a sign for all...strangers to live in the room next door. I called Single White Female (turns...she works in a clothing store. Her ...

I strive to be a good roommate - to myself.(THE HOME FORUM)

The Christian Science Monitor;  December 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ......she learned that my roommate had moved to a new...walked through the door in the evening to...brownstone's front door, and let myself into...the departure of my roommate, I'm finding that...close the bedroom door, vowing, as I do...that applied when my roommate was here needed to...