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While 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' wasn't written about co-living with a flatmate, we think the phrase captures the essence of living with one just perfectly.
Living with a roommate certainly has its benefits. You'll never feel lonely (even if you want to), you'll always have somebody to talk to (even if they don't want to), and you get to share the chores (even though there are usually at least twice as many of them). But as you can see from this hilarious list of roommate pranks compiled by Bored Panda, cohousing can also have its downside. From such insidiously funny pranks as clowns in the toilet and sharks in the bath to tinfoil wrapped beds and gift-wrapped bedrooms, the best pranks you can find below will remind you that living with people can result in some of the best - or the worst - years of your life. Don't forget to vote for these funny stories!
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#1
My Housemate Said He Was Going Out To Buy A Mouse Trap... This Is What He Returned With
Flora Polvado 8 years ago
Did they name it Yoda? That would be an awesome kitty name!
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Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
Your house mate is brilliant.... unless it's lazy like my 2 fat fuzzy kids who see a mouse and meow till I get it.
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#2
Left A Romantic Surprise For My Roommate
#3
Went To Defrost The Freezer. Seems My Roommate Has Been Having Some Fun
#4
Woke Up, Half Asleep, Opened The Door To The Bathroom And My Heart Dropped Down To My Balls. Well Played, Roommate
ChubbySquid 8 years ago
Is that... is that a life-size Gollum cut out from LoTR... taking a dump in your bathroom sink?
Tina Browne 8 years ago
Excellent he she could've cut the bottom out a bit to make it look like it was actually hanging on the bathroom sink, saying that i don't think i would have noticed that first either lol
#5
Friends Pranked Me By Converting My Bedroom Into A Utility Closet While I Was Out Of Town
jetmastergames 8 years ago
I'd just make a door in one of the walls, and shut the hallway-side door every time I went in.
#6
My Housemate Has To Get Up At 4am For A Train. I'll Just Leave This Snowman Here
Stille20 8 years ago
right!? I'm a little freaked out just looking at the photo
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#7
My Friend Works At A Movie Theater And Can Take The Cardboard Cutouts. I Have An Irreconcilable Fear Of Sharks. She Decided To Use Her Spare Key Privileges To Terrify Me Beyond Repair
Lara B. 8 years ago
When i returned from a home visit once i took my mannequin "Bruce" with me. He is huge and black (no offence). I placed him right behind the entrance door and when my housemate returned in the middle of the night it scared the s**t out of him. I woke up from him screaming like a lunatic. For a second i felt really bad but then we laughed both so hard. Good times...
Pilar Covington 8 years ago
How is describing your mannequin "Bruce" as black offensive? :/
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Hans 8 years ago
There are two ramifications: Either you are cured for life, or will stop bathing for life now.
ItsPam Duh 8 years ago
Not sure why you were down voted, I enjoyed your comment lol
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moonsong23 8 years ago
I know right?! Of course, I have enough stuff I don't use as it is, but still, that would be awesome!!!
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DancingToMyself 8 years ago
Or doesn't understand what damage she could caused. :/
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My Roommate Is A Asshole, After Setting Off Security Alarms At The Doors Of Almost Every Store I Went To For 6 Months I Finally Found This Hidden In My Wallet
Lara B. 8 years ago
Hahahahaha. Nothing more awkward than setting off security alarms but setting off every single one must have been so embarrassing :D
John Doe 8 years ago
just had moved to europe. set off everywhere- groceries, retailers, book stores! all because of my old bank rfid card
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Fred Burrows 8 years ago
I used to put them behind coworkers name tags and in front of the heel of the floor crews shoes while they where watching television instead of working . Once I tossed on in a snotty customers cart and she had stolen items tucked under the pad of her baby carrier .
frederic eeckman 8 years ago
As a revenge you could stuck this very dirty nail right into his mouth.
#9
Lost My Keys, Room Mate Offers To Replace Them And I Get These
Brian Bates 8 years ago
Well, I still have it - it can be yours. It's sitting in my car. It's a little dirty, and fuzzier than it once was, but it's still a unicorn god damnit.
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Conner Richard 8 years ago
Excuse me! Where can I buy this unicorn? amazon?ebay?
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#10
My Roommate Went To Australia For A Few Months, So We Walled Off His Room
Porto DaMartinica 8 years ago
people willing to invest their time and resources just to prank each other THAT good deserve the utmost respect . this is a quality work , just plain awesome
#11
I Told My Roommate He Was Putting The TP On Backwards And Then I Find This
I Am Stabby 8 years ago
Serves you right for being one of those people who nitpick about something so unimportant. :P
#12
My Roommate Is Afraid Of Clowns
LizzyM 8 years ago
OH SWEET JESUS! I'd pee my pants seeing that. On the upside, since I pees my pants I wont need to use that toilet anymore
Daria B 8 years ago
Next thing you know, the clown is in the laundry machine. ^_-
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#13
My Roommate's A B*tch. I Thought I Was Being Shot At
Flora Polvado 8 years ago
I love walking on bubble wrap in my socks, it has a massaging effect.
#14
I Got A Mannequin. My Roommates Are Going To Love It
HauntedForests 8 years ago
Well, from this angle, it does look like the grim reaper :D
Load More Replies... Luna Kittenwarrior 8 years ago
If I see this, I would probably stab it with the butcher knife before I realize it's just a mannequin.
Izzy's Maid 8 years ago
Why is it that all I see is"strech-tite"? I just think this guy is looking forward to a cup of coffee.
#15
My Roommate Gave Me The Rent Money Today
HauntedForests 8 years ago
Is this the roommate that received the roses leading to their room?
M. M 8 years ago
$630 ... assuming there's 2 or 3 of them total, rent is like $1260-1890.
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#16
My Roommate's Pranks Are Subtle, But Powerful
Luna Kittenwarrior 8 years ago
Use the kitchen scissors to cut it off. Anyone else have kitchen scissors...? Anyone? Only me? Ok...
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
I just love a person with cutting edge humor! They can just cut through all the crafts!!
3ke 8 years ago
This is a reason to own a knife. Not for stabbing roommates, for cutting things in place of scissors
Hamlets twin 8 years ago
Then stab them with the scissors... Excellent plan, I approve
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#17
Made For My Roommate
#18
Just Got This Key Cut For My 6'6", 250 Pound, Black Male Roommate
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Only a strong man with a tender heart can carry a pink princess key! Love it!
Katherine Durkee 7 years ago
Aw, I’m sure the guy’s a big softie. Big tough looking guys tend to be in my experience. I’m sure he at least has a good sense of humor.
Prince-Nux 8 years ago
The unnecessary gendering of everything is really quite aggravating and closed/small minded.
#19
Thought My Roommate Was Bringing A Girl Home Tonight, So Naturally I Did This To His Bedroom
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
ROTFLMAO!!!! Sorry! My sister visited and left her studlies, I mean stuffies!
#20
A Random Number Sent Me A Pic Of My Roommate Wasted With His Pants Pissed So I Turned It Into A Coffee Cup So He Has To See It Every Day
David Cobb 8 years ago
No! No! NO! Don't give it to him. Box it and gift wrap it as a Christmas gift for his Mom.
#21
Roommate Passed Out Early At A Party
Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
That is indeed a feat of design and engineering! Props to the roommate for being such a reliable foundation.
sumit kumar dey 8 years ago
he may have passed out, but he surely is rock solid and dependable.
Izzy's Maid 8 years ago
That's set up. that guy is NOT that drunk. I see tensed muscles...argue?
Porto DaMartinica 8 years ago
it may or may not, how do you know.. i passed out sitting like that countless times and i guess plenty of others
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Thanks For The Idea. Roommate Comes Home From Vacation Tomorrow
Hamlets twin 8 years ago
Adding this one to my personal dictionary! Thanks Kim
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#23
My Roommate Is 27 Years Old And This Is How I Find Out We're Out Of Toilet Paper
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Use the fun size.. less detectable as candy, and fits better in the roll!
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Pay back... new roll, and on the inside of the roll, a baby Ruth bar, hand molded to look like a poo, and he must put it on the roller wand, and the "poo" falls out!
#24
My Roommate Moved Out Five Months Ago; Only Today Did We Discover His "Surprise." After Sending Him A Confused Text, He Replied By Saying "You Found It! My Secret 'Stache'! "
Hamlets twin 8 years ago
My favorite version of this kind of thing was the Jackson Cheese. Andrew Jackson was given a 1400 pound wheel of cheese. Its a bit hard to get a sense of scale for this. That is a wheel 4 feet in diameter and 2 feet thick! anyway, once he left office Martin Van Buren just couldn't get the smell of cheese out of the White House. After a major gutting Van Buren found another 700 pound wheel! The Dollop has an excellent retelling of the story. thedollop.libsyn.com/the-jackson-cheese
#25
This Guy Turns His Roommate’s Mess Into A “passive-Aggressive Art Gallery”
Kim Lorton 8 years ago
You need to go find work at an art gallery! You could sell pretty much any piece of art, and are good money! Your mind is keen!
#26
My Roommate Went Away For The Week. He Now Has A Hello Kitty Computer
Josh Ritter 8 years ago
The real fun begins when he finds out that you accidentally fried his Core i7 with ESD.
#27
Roommates
Mr. Bojangles 8 years ago
It probably took more work to print this off than to do the few dishes in the sink ... but if they were smart and laminated it then it could be used again and again
Sarah Lennie 8 years ago
It must be so draining to live with roommates like that.
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#28
Bought A Creepy Mask Recently. Friend Wanted To Borrow It To Scare His Roommate. He Put This Together Before He Left For Spring Break For His Roommate To Find
Maureen Zappellini 8 years ago
Yeah, the po po would be coming after all my screaming! The poo poo too...
#29
The Prank War
Cat Meow 8 years ago
Imagine they would all be partially filled with water. Pure evil!
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#30
Live With 2 Girls Who Are Afraid Of Their Own Shadows, Left This In Their Bathroom With The Door Shut
Zori the degu 8 years ago
No need, they might get a heart attack and also, the most important reason actually, why wasting money for tomato juice? :D
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Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Mix tomato juice and cornstarch and it will gel up nicely, and look like blood clots! ( former nurses know how to make body fake fluids!)
#31
Made This Guy Out Of Our Housemates Clothes And Set Him Up In His Bathroom. I've Never Heard A Grown Man Scream So Much
Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
I live with my bf and I fear that if I was to EVER pull a prank on him like this the retaliation would be 10x worse than anything I could do
Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
He's just much more patient and way more creative than I am. I realized my comment sounded bad he's not like gonna beat me or anything.....
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My Roommate Is An Asshole
Weim Central 8 years ago
Yup, it's like that washcloth draped over the spout - no one wants to touch it! ;)
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#33
My Roommate Doesn't Realize That I, Too, Can Print To His Wireless Printer
Luck Yeah 8 years ago
When I see an irrational spree of downvotes, I go through and upvote. Helps some.
Load More Replies... DancingToMyself 8 years ago
Enugh with those downvoting thing! Who and why is constantly doing that? Jealousy is so unattractive thing. So as cowardnes. I bet that Hans wouldn't be so much downvoted, if it's visible who exactly doing that.
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#34
My Roommate Asked Me To Make Signs For Her Garage Sale Tomorrow
Josh Kimmel-Clayton 8 years ago
Betht garage thale thign ever! Only typo I see is the day Sun. should be Thunday. lol!
#35
So A Housemate Left Without Saying Bye, I Found This In His Room
Izzy's Maid 8 years ago
Except that he is fat and self-centered. Yet. he is strangely aware...unlike his fat and self centered counter-parts
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John Baker 8 years ago
If some of these clowns put half as much effort into doing something constructive as they do into pranking their roomies, they'd be millionaires.
Pamala Vela 8 years ago
I could have used the fridge locker. I had a roommate that worked at Safeway and ate my food continually. Right before I moved out I made a pie with ipecac and exlax in it and left it for her. Payback for the $200 bottle of wine my boss gave me as a wedding present - that she stole and drank.
Zori the degu 8 years ago
Lesson I learned today: Roommates' short life span is only redeemed by their creativity when revenge/new prank is needed.
Anwyn Davies 8 years ago
Repetitive and unoriginal in the main. A few were funny, most were lame and wasteful and a couple were pretty much simple bullying.
Madison Brown 8 years ago
This gave me some good ideas on what I am going to do to my roommate
John Baker 8 years ago
If some of these clowns put half as much effort into doing something constructive as they do into pranking their roomies, they'd be millionaires.
Pamala Vela 8 years ago
I could have used the fridge locker. I had a roommate that worked at Safeway and ate my food continually. Right before I moved out I made a pie with ipecac and exlax in it and left it for her. Payback for the $200 bottle of wine my boss gave me as a wedding present - that she stole and drank.
Zori the degu 8 years ago
Lesson I learned today: Roommates' short life span is only redeemed by their creativity when revenge/new prank is needed.
Anwyn Davies 8 years ago
Repetitive and unoriginal in the main. A few were funny, most were lame and wasteful and a couple were pretty much simple bullying.
Madison Brown 8 years ago
This gave me some good ideas on what I am going to do to my roommate
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