With more and more people going to colleges and universities these days, we tend to come into contact with some really aggravating types of people during our scholarly travels. Sadly, most of them can be categorized - and while it'd be nice for every student to be totally unique, it's way more fun to just lump them all together.
Mr. Pajamas 24/7: There's always one or two people in any given class that look like they've just rolled out of bed. They've got on a pair of of loose fitting pajama pants with dinosaurs printed all over the sides, a pair of flip flops on, and if you're lucky, a sweatshirt (to cover up their Teen Wolf-esque amount of chest hair) and some severe bed head.
Why do they do it? Simple. They just don't care. No one's opinion means anything to them, because now that they're living in a dorm on their own (spending Mommy and Daddy's money) they've suddenly developed a severe independent streak. And let's not forget the good impression this leaves on the professor, who can plainly see how difficult simple tasks are for them (i.e. - brushing teeth, using deodorant, shaving).
The Prankster: In dorm room culture, there is no title more coveted than that of the master practical joker. They're the ones who throw Tang powder on you while you're showering or open up your custom computer case and place post-it notes all over the inside with a short, sweet, but somehow threatening message on each one. Everyone thinks he's the funniest bro-dude ever - until it happens to them.
The Nervous Guy: At least throughout my four years as an undergrad, I considered myself a pretty conscientious student. I didn't miss class, I did my work, I got stressed out, though never to the point of a nervous breakdown. Yet there was always that one guy in class who made my efforts seem underwhelming.
See, he's worried about the final paper during the second week of class. You walk in, sit down, mulling over the questions at the end of last night's reading, and this guy asks you how many sources you've got for the paper, because he's already chosen seven. He may just be the reason migraine headaches exist.
The Thursday to Sunday Drunk: For so many of the university bound, there's not much of importance on the agenda besides beer, sex, and rockin' tunes. They've scheduled their classes in such a compact fashion that their week ends on Thursday at noon, so the party can get started early. And for the next several evenings, the debauchery persists. Thursday night is beer pong and Bon Jovi, Friday is Irish Car Bombs and Motley Crue, you get the idea.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm all for a good time, but four days on, three days off seems like the kind of ratio that'll eventually land you with an acute case of death.
The [Insert Band Name Here] Fanatic: Now and then you'll meet someone who sings the praises of one artist and one artist only, like Bruce Springsteen or, oh, I don't know - Pearl Jam. They insist on bringing their iPod to the party and playing the latest bootleg. They try and get everyone to sing along, except it's always some obscure song no one knows but he swears by. He's generally a good guy, so you tolerate him. But if he plays 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' one more time, his iPod goes in the trash.
Have you ever had an unfortunate run-in with one of these guys? Or are you ONE OF THEM?
-Special thanks to my 'Bass Slappin' Friend' for this idea.
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Why do I feel like... these 5 guys are generically in me?
It's college. Freshman year is always fun.
Haha, the closest one to me is the Pajama one because I've been tempted to wear my PJ bottoms to class, but haven't yet. And I don't live in the dorms; I go to community college...
The ones that piss me off are the ones that are drunk/talk about getting drunk all the time. It's annoying.
I'm guilty of being Ms. Pajamas lol. Less so now that school is a half-hour's drive away, but when it was only 5 mins, heck yes I rolled out of bed, threw on a hoodie and left! I'm doing it on my own dime, not my parents', so when I've had a late night at work or whatever, jammies the next day does happen on occasion still.
My 3 roommates last year were drunk pretty much anytime. It was completely random. They even had names for the days, just for an excuse to drink. Whacked-out Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, F**ked-up Friday, S**t-faced Saturday, Smashed Sunday, and Miserable Monday (for the hangover). There was no name for Tuesday, that was for homework, but that didn't mean they couldn't still break out the Goldshlagers or whatever it's called. So annoying.
@RoastedMarshmallow@xanga - I agree with almost everyone, the only behaviour I don't tolerate is substance abuse-induced ones.
thankfully, i am not any of these stereotypes. i do, however, have a band of "thursday to sunday drunks" living right across the hall from me, and it's annoying as hell.
I won't lie, I work my college schedule so I have as little class as possible. I schedule classes based on times rather than professors (I'm willing to put up with a crappy professor if it means I get a 2 PM class instead of an 8 AM class), I won't take morning classes, my weekends have begun on Thursday for the last three years, and I will not take a class if it meets on Fridays, regardless of how interesting it looks. However that doesn't make me a blackout menace from Thurs-Monday; in fact I actually do a lot of reading and surprisingly can keep up with my schoolwork.
I'm also guilty of being the pajamas guy on several occasions, although that's primarily because as a fifth-year, I no longer care about what people think when I go to class, and since I have a girlfriend, I have no reason to impress the opposite sex. Grungy and casual requires a lot less maintenance.
I never dormed so I never met "The Prankster." The nervous guy types annoy the shit out of me though.
Lame.
My friends drink from thursday til saturday and then sleep all day sunday.
actually, i'm pretty sure that's what my whole campus does. haha.
it only gets annoying when someone is COMPLETELY shitfaced and being a total idiot and pissing everyone else off.
I've found the nervous types make decent study buddies because they actually know when the exams are and what will be on them at least 3 weeks in advance (i.e. 2 weeks and 5 days before I would have started thinking about that).
I do have tendencies of being That music fanatic...
Prankster. Guilty. :D
I lived in a fraternity for four years with a pack of Thursday to Sunday Drunks. On a Sunday with their "Sunday Funday" red-T shirts eating Champagne brunch to nurse the hangover they had from Sat. before they hit the bars or house parties for another great time with the sororitutes. These were the same guys who would be on the front porch drinking cheap beer on Tuesday Boozeday as I came back from the library at 10 p.m.
All of them eventually flunked out and enrolled in the local Community College for another year of partying before they flunked out of there too and were forced to go home.
The same guys who had a final at 8 a.m and came back at 10 a.m. with a thirty pack of Coors because they didn't have a final the next day. But damn if it was'nt a good times and good memories.
I went to community college and I was Miss Pajamas a couple days..until they busted me and made me dress up since I was a business student. I wanted to be a medical assistant after that so I could wear scrubs.
haha i like this post :)
starting uni next year :)
cant wait ^^
x
Hah, this is awesome.
Is it bad though that I wish the people I go to school with knew who Motley Crue and Bon Jovi are? We just have a sea of indie kids at every rare party trying to put in some obscure art-noise music, all the while refusing drinks because "they're not trying to escape from anything through drugs and alcohol", which is okay, until they start talking about how great they are for being straight-edge and the like...
I think I hate college.
LOL. love this post. so true. i think you notice these people more when you LIVE on res, because you're constantly on school campus, so you would, naturally, notice these people more.
Contributing to the list: Party ClichesÂ
- Guitar douche. I know, cliche, but it still holds true. House party, some dude comes with...HIS GUITAR! Awesome! Naturally, this guy craves attention so he brings something that will surely grab get it. He knows a few songs, mostly songs that people can sing along with, and tries to sit in the center of groups. First you hear a few chords being strummed (hopefully not the even more annoying time spent tuning) then he begins singing; growing louder of course, if no one is listening.
- The Bro Lite (Beer pun - get it?). Again, hacky sounding, but again, still stands true. This guy wears tight fitting shirts from Holister, Abercrombie, American Eagle, etc. I picture him looking like this: White hat (turned that slightly rebellious, 30 degrees to the side), a salmon (UGH) pink :Insert company: shirt, those terrible "plaid" shorts, and white "skater" shoes that match his hat. He's all about 'pong' and other card games. If anyone has any bud, he's more than down. He's all around everyone's favorite person: loves everything, and appeals to all because he doesn't seem to dislike anything. Perfection!... Boring.
- The dude who came with a friend...guy. Often introduces himself, then mere moments later...he becomes "that guy" or "who's friend is that?" person. If he's social adjusted he'll make friends and enjoy his time there. If he isn't, magically, he morphs into 'constantly checking his cell phone guy.'
Each is a cringe inducing favorite. The last cliche, I admit to being.
Hahaa! I'm probably the (insert band name) fanatic. I'm an audiophile. I have a core group of bands that I absolutely love. However, I listen to pretty obscure bands that nobody ever knows about, so I keep them to myself. but I AM known for my music, and loving specific bands, and when people get me started.....
Last year, I dormed, and I lived next door to the pranksters... that was kind of lame. I also had an asian exchange roommate, who would yell in japanese in his sleep.
@MiaJoyTheWriter@xanga - Hi Mia!!
I'm Ms. Pajamas, haha. Half the time, I'm up late studying and doing other projects anyways, so I just throw on a hoodie and I'm good to go. I lived in dorms at the time and only did it for 8AM classes
Now that I'm going to a community college temporarily, that habit may or may not die
as a university student, nope, don't know any one of them.
I certainly was the drunk from Thirsty Thursday-Shitfaced Saturdays. That was my freshman year, now, I can't do that so much. I get fucked up once a week, then I have one or two days of recovery, then I won't drink for awhile. Ironically, I'm joining a fraternity. Haha. Goodbye relative sobriety, hello liver transplant.
I don't fit into any of those :P
@FairyTalesAndWhiskey@xanga - I hate the indie/scene kids. My college is full of them too, I don't understand that trend at all...
Also, the gangster rappers. At my school they walk around by themselves, freestyling. You have no idea how creepy and annoying it is to be the only person in a hallway with some gangster dude walking toward you just rapping....to himself.
Creeps.
I have class 4 days a week. hahahah!
..I have done the PJ's.. I took classes from 10-3.. that way i had the evenings off.. and i could sleep in.. i would wake up and go to my 10 class in pjs sometime.. but that class was a business class so .. only a few times did i show up in pjs. lol.
Fridays would end early.. and I did live in the dorms.. I was that guy that u never see bc a.) i was gone to class b.) gone out with friends c.) slept over at friends apts. I slept in my apt.. maybe once a week.. and that was sundays.. and i would sleep in..
I was friends with a few jokers.. and that party kids..