# I pit my over zealous roommate **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 15, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357 "2013-10-15T23:34:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/21 "2013-10-16T01:35:36Z")
Okay if the “withholding sex” comment is out, just hang a necktie on the outside doorknob at all times. And welcome to the Dope. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Almace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Almace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Almace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/22 "2013-10-16T01:45:54Z")
Worth a shot 🙂 and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/23 "2013-10-16T02:22:37Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > If I were in your place, I would certainly make a very strongly worded request for a change of roommate due to the oppressive atmosphere of hate and the irreconcilable clash of ideologies. > > Oh, and let me apparently be the first to welcome you to SDMB. Good luck with this, it would drive me right out of the dorm. > Roddy Agreed to both ideas. > [@Almace](#): > > Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately it is late enough in the semester that a room change is extremely unlikely as the campus is overcrowded as it is and the craziness didn’t start for a month or so after the room swap window closed. But I am definitely going to find other accommodations for my future semesters here. Oh. Too bad. Well, I wish you the best of luck with putting up with him for the next two and a half months. Regardless of how much good he does, his level of intolerance towards anyone who _isn’t_ a fundamentalist Christian would make him someone I couldn’t live with for me, too. ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/24 "2013-10-16T02:35:30Z")
As long as you’re keeping up the facade research Bible verses on tolerance to combat hit excesses. ---
**Author:** ![Almace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Almace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Almace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/25 "2013-10-16T02:47:43Z")
Yeah that’s probably a good plan if it gets brought up. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/26 "2013-10-16T03:00:50Z")
So, I guess no more cross-dressing for you for a while, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Almace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Almace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Almace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/27 "2013-10-16T03:11:45Z")
Something like that, what really bothers me though is that I have several gay friends who might be coming up in a few weeks which could get awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/28 "2013-10-16T03:13:51Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I bet if you told him you’re gay, he’d move out. > [@Almace](#): > > Unfortunately he met my girlfriend when I was moving in. ☹ Then have her tell him _she’s_ gay, and only having sex with you in an effort to make herself straight as Jesus wants. This will probably accomplish very little, except to make the story more entertaining when you’re telling it years from now. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/29 "2013-10-16T03:13:55Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Pro tip: Do not use this guy as your wing man when you’re trying to get laid. No, **do!** He’s **perfect!** Pull the chick aside, act embarrassed, “I’m sorry, he’s always saying things like that but, you know, he’s a friend and I love him anyway, what can I say . . . I’ll make it up to you, what are you drinking?” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/30 "2013-10-16T03:17:29Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I bet if you told him you’re gay, he’d move out. Or in. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/31 "2013-10-16T03:18:48Z")
> [@Almace](#): > > Something like that, what really bothers me though is that I have several gay friends who might be coming up in a few weeks which could get awkward. Or **fun!** All depends on what you do with it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/32 "2013-10-16T03:20:13Z")
> [@Almace](#): > > I recently transferred to university . . . That phrasing – “to university,” not “to **a** university” – suggests you’re a Brit. Merciful Og, you have those types in the UK **too?!** ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Almace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Almace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Almace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/33 "2013-10-16T03:27:26Z")
I’m actually American but I tend to use British English when writing, it just looks better to me and I tend to read more British literature than American. It’s an affectation if you will. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/34 "2013-10-16T03:32:06Z")
How colourful. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/35 "2013-10-16T03:46:09Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > How colourful. :dubious: Damn u. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/36 "2013-10-16T04:03:05Z")
Were you serious about your concerns about him stoning you? I mean, that’s freaking assault. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/37 "2013-10-16T04:13:32Z")
My advice- moving sucks, start worshipping the devil and he’ll do all the work leaving. If that fails, just masterbate a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/38 "2013-10-16T04:19:25Z")
My freshman roommate listened to Van Halen non stop, I think I would’ve traded you roomies. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/39 "2013-10-16T05:40:18Z")
> [@Almace](#): > > That said I would rather end the semester with an acquaintance rather than an enemy so the provocative décor isn’t something I’d do. Why? I mean, I understand the principle of the thing, but why would it bother you to have this guy as an enemy? He’s clearly a bigoted douchebag with no understanding of tolerance or respect for beliefs that aren’t his own. Trying to accommodate him really seems like an exercise in pointlessness, and I don’t see why you should try to not make him your enemy when it’s clear that he’s not worth having as a friend or acquaintance. Bigoted little shits like him need a dose of the real world, badly. [QUOTE=Sitnam] My freshman roommate listened to Van Halen non stop, I think I would’ve traded you roomies. [/QUOTE] HERETIC! ---
**Author:** ![Almace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Almace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Almace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357/40 "2013-10-16T06:06:27Z")
Honestly I am just trying to get through this semester without too much conflict as I am focusing on my studies and I’m trying to minimize drama as much as possible. That said if I could challenge him without having to deal with the aftermath everyday for the rest of the semester. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-over-zealous-roommate/671357.md?page=3)