# Screw Tackt **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174 "2005-07-12T14:00:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 12, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/21 "2005-07-12T16:51:33Z")
> [@Ludy](#): > > \ > Get off your high horse and out of the dictionary there is a great big world outside of grammar believe it or not In this world, all we have is writing. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/22 "2005-07-12T17:10:31Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > That said, you need a better class of roommates, and a spine with which to confront the current one. Perhaps, as others have suggested, you should examine why you end up with such sorry roommates. Indeed. Beer in the shower? How crass. I prefer Scotch myself. Though this presents dilemmas as well. The shower is a warm place, and one usually drinks Scotch neat, if he is a gentleman. This is the one time I’ve chosen to bow to reality and put ice in the whisky. And, since a single malt would be wasted in such an environment, I go with a higher class blend. Some of the nicer stuff from The Antiquary or Ballentine’s does nicely. I could just start the morning with a gin and tonic, but I like those when I’m shaving and changing for dinner. I’m such a creature of habit. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/23 "2005-07-12T17:12:06Z")
Sorry, that would be Ball **a** ntine’s. Typo’s sneak in when you’re posting tipsy, you know. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/24 "2005-07-12T17:46:43Z")
But my horse _likes_ the dictionary. He’s also a literate horse, of course, of course. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/25 "2005-07-12T19:36:51Z")
Sounds more like a goat. Oops, did I say goat? Never mind. No goats here. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/26 "2005-07-12T19:49:46Z")
**Ludy** , have you considered what might happen if Bad Roomie gets his sorry ass sacked whilst living under your roof? You’re going to end up with an unemployed slob on your hands, and that’s never a good thing. If the shit is slowly but surely starting to hit the fan for him at work, prepare to cut him loose sooner rather than later. Every story I’ve heard that has these elements always has the phrase “borrowed money” in it somewhere. And then the phrase “never paid me back” makes an appearance, mark my words. **featherlou** , the first rule of Goat Club is you do not talk about Goat Club! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/27 "2005-07-12T19:52:19Z")
> [@Ludy](#): > > I am so sorry that in my haste to rant I didn’t do a complete spell and grammar check to please all you literary fanatics. Next time I will make sure that I make poetics out of my bitching > Which brings me to my next point IT WAS A RANT!!! > Generally when people are pissed off about something emotions take over spelling, and excuse me if I don’t proofread a fucking rant!!! That’s not a rant. [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=51270) is a rant, and note that it is, indeed, poetic as a motherfucker. Next time, try harder. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/28 "2005-07-12T20:04:12Z")
I’m confused. Beer caps in the shower are bad? So, I’m in the shower, I open a beer (Opener on a rope-ener), and I’m supposed to risk slipping on the wet bathroom floor to what - throw it away somewhere? Good god woman, next thing you want is for him to scrub the pubes off the soap when he’s done scrubbing the boys I imagine. The beer cap belongs in the shower. It’s like Vegas - what happens in the shower, STAYS in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/29 "2005-07-12T20:10:00Z")
**Ludy** I’d suggest not confronting him about the whole list of stuff all at once but maybe making the occasiona casual suggestion. I know that will be hard since he’s pissed you off ten ways to Sunday but try this: "Hey X, could you do me a favor? When you empty the ashtrays would you mind emptying them into the trash can and not the recycle bin. That would be great. Thanks a bunch. " Most people won’t refuse when asked for a reasonable favor. Alternately you could suddenly become so controlling and bitchy that he’d want to move out. When he complains about you at work you can be so sweet that nobody can understand what he’s going on about. He’ll look like a idiot. Good luck with your situation and I second **Diathi Lacha** ’s concern about being stuck with an unemployed asshole slob roommate. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/30 "2005-07-12T20:18:13Z")
I love when I’m about halfway through an OP and I think to myself, “I can’t wait to read the rest of this thread where everyone mocks the author.” Also, I’ve drank beer in the shower. A lot of my guy friends and roommates have also. Usually it’s when I’m getting ready to go out and I’m having a few drinks beforehand. It only makes sense to combine the two. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/31 "2005-07-12T20:23:11Z")
> [@micahjn](#): > > Also, I’ve drank beer in the shower. A lot of my guy friends and roommates have also. Usually it’s when I’m getting ready to go out and I’m having a few drinks beforehand. It only makes sense to combine the two. Well, it saves trips to the toilet. One thing I have to wonder about is the cigarette butts on the lawn. If he’s truly throwing them there, then he’s a slob. But is it possible that he puts them out in the ashtrays and the wind does the rest? That happens. Not that he’s not responsible for picking them up in that case. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/32 "2005-07-12T20:32:13Z")
I sympathize with the OP. No one should have to put up with a roommate who cuckles. It’s a nasty habit and is illegal in several states. Do not allow the cuckling, or it will only get worse. And lay off the poor girl’s grammar and punctuation, all you failed English majors. By the way, **Moto** , it’s “typos”. No need for polluting the board with excess apostrophes. There’s a recycle bin for those. ---
**Author:** ![SLingshot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@SLingshot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SLingshot)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/33 "2005-07-12T20:53:03Z")
> [@Ludy](#): > > Screw Tackt I was pretty excited to see the thread title in the Pit. Aha! I thought to myself, I’m finally going to hear something bad about Toyota! Is it my fault if I’m getting tired of hearing my prof singing their praises in Operations class? And really, I saw the extraneous C. But there could also have been an extraneous K or T. Minor hijack - Am I also allowed to be tired of Toyota being held up as representative of all Japanese companies (not just manufacturers)? I lived and worked in Tokyo for 2 years and I’d just like to say: No, Toyota is not. ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/34 "2005-07-12T22:48:29Z")
So how does one associate striving for accuracy in spelling and grammar with failed English majors? :rolleyes: Sorry but fighting ignorance includes helping someone out in these matters. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/35 "2005-07-12T23:00:31Z")
I say boot his ass out NOW. Slobs rarely, if ever, change so just get it over with. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/36 "2005-07-12T23:04:30Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > By the way, **Moto** , it’s “typos”. No need for polluting the board with excess apostrophes. There’s a recycle bin for those. Good point. They can be turned into commas for **Scott Plaid**. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/37 "2005-07-12T23:13:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That’s not a rant. [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=51270) is a rant, and note that it is, indeed, poetic as a motherfucker. Next time, try harder. Wow. How did I miss that? Well, maybe I saw it five years ago and just forgot, but you’d think something like that would stay with you. And I’m not a failed English major. I did very well in English until I left university. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/38 "2005-07-12T23:20:06Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=51270) is a rant Heh. I don’t even need to click on it; I recognize it by the thread number in the URL. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/39 "2005-07-12T23:22:24Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That’s not a rant. [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=51270) is a rant, and note that it is, indeed, poetic as a motherfucker. Next time, try harder. That’s probably the single most linked-to post in SDMB history. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174/40 "2005-07-12T23:23:15Z")
A cold beer in a hot shower after a long hard day at work is IMO one of the small pleasures of life that one must indulge in. Much more satifying then having that beer at dinner or watching the tube (or S. dopin’). So I can’t dock him for that, actually he gets a few points. His smoking habbits leave much to be desired however. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-tackt/312174.md?page=3)