OT: A Buckeye Answers a Craigslist Ad (True Story)

Submitted by MattisonMan on
So, last weekend I put up an ad on craigslist to find a roommate. Little did I know I would be presented with a nice little chance at retribution: An OSU grad and Columbus native inquired about the post. ***HIS EMAIL (edited for brevity): On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Bryan xxx wrote: CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY Hello, I am interested in finding out more about your apartment. My name is Bryan and I currently live in Columbus, OH. A little bit about me: I graduated from Ohio State last spring. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me or give me a call. Take care, Bryan xxxxx ***MY RESPONSE: On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM, MGoBloom wrote: Bryan, Sorry, I probably should've mentioned it in the ad, but Ohio State fans will not be considered for the apartment vacancy. Good luck with your search. -D
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NHWolverine

February 2nd, 2010 at 11:33 AM ^

I've heard the concept "Michigan arrogance" explained in a lot of ways, but the most common scenario seems to be that a M grad will tell you in the first 5 minutes they meet you where they went to college. Notice how this guy does the same with OSU, but doesn't follow up with anything else (unless you edited it out)? No mention of a job, political leanings, hobbies, nothing. Good decision in not considering this guy. My guess is he's unemployed/ unemployable.

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Lutha

February 2nd, 2010 at 4:42 PM ^

People who went to MIT, Tufts, BU, etc. usually just say they went to so-and-so school and don't dance around the subject. Answering "I went to school in Boston" when someone asks where you went to school is being purposely vague for a reason.

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HermosaBlue

February 2nd, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^

They say "I went to school in Boston" because they want you to ask them which school. That way, they can pretend to be humble while still getting to drop the H-bomb. I tend to respond to Harvard folk who employ this strategy with something to the effect of: "I've heard of it - it's a small school near MIT, right?"

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ChiliDog

February 2nd, 2010 at 8:16 PM ^

A fellow worker would constantly brag about attending school in Phoenix, especially to the ladies at happy hour. They were under the impression he went to ASU. The truth was he attended the University of Phoenix from home while living in Phoenix. We never held it against him because it was funnier than hell.

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JD_UofM_90

February 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 AM ^

My wife went to a conference in Columbus a few weeks ago. See called me on the cell to see how the kids were doing during one of their formal diner parties (which she noted that she happend to get seated at a table with a bunch of buckeye fans). During our phone conversation, she said she was starting to feel a little sick. I told her to tell everone at the table, "Columbus will do that to you...." and she did.... Love taking shots at the buckeyes... ;-)

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Dan Man

February 2nd, 2010 at 12:32 PM ^

I'm with Boutros on this. If the guy wasn't a dick, it could be fun to have a roommate who cheers for a rival team. It's just SPORTS, for chrissake. Anyway, I think that karma dictates that you will end up with a roommate who doesn't clean up, is late with rent, and loudly screws his girlfriend all hours of the night.

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MattisonMan

February 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^

Fair point, but I lived with several OSU fans in college and it was horrible in that respect. We basically had seasonal hatred disorder (level of dislike was a bell-curve centered right over late november). OSU fans have a reputation for a reason, I've seen it firsthand. Basically, I know it would only cause friction, so why not be up-front and polite about it and not waste everyone's time?

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aawolve

February 4th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^

He's probably laying in a gutter with a needle in his arm, another life-exploding craigslist denial tragedy for the books. It's clearly time for mgobloggers to look in the mirror, and to ask themselves a question. Do you want to be applauded for being a jerk? I'm starting a page for this OSU grad on caringbridge.com, please be sure to sign it, and share any thoughts or well-wishes you may have for him and his loved ones.

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marat0044

February 2nd, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^

This was a few years ago.. So I live in Juneau Alaska and we get tons of tourists here each day in the summer. One afternoon in late August my wife and I were going to go to the mendenhall glacier (google it) to see if we could see the bears by the river. I was wearing a Michigan hoodie and we took off walking from the parking lot. It was already starting to get dark out (good bear time) and right away we saw two tourists walking back up the trail. We kinda nodded and laughed at each other and I said something like, "ugh,, even HERE" to him. They were husband and wife (or maybe cousins) that were both wearing ohio state sweatshirts. They were matching too, I hate that. Now, the tourists come and go on busses and it appeared that these tourists had stayed a bit too long taking pictures as the last bus seemed to have already left. He quickly realized this and turned to me thinking we might be in the same situation. He asked if we came in a rental car. Already knowing he was a bit screwed, I pointed to the parking lot and said, "No, we came in MY car." He had a phone and asked if I knew the number to any cab places. I told him the only business I memorized was the pizza place. I told him it'd probably be a while and like $40 for a cab back downtown. Knowing I was pretty much his last option, he ate all his buckeye pride and told me he'd give me money equal to cab fare if I'd take them back to the ship. Thinking quickly here is what I came up with: Me: I'll take you downtown if you sing "The Victors" Him laughing: I don't know the words. Me: Bullshit. Him: Ok. Me (to his wife): Her too. Him: Ok. My wife (rolls eyes): WTF. My wife and I were already planning to go back downtown anyway for dinner so it didn't really matter to us. I'm not sure if they thought I was joking or not, but being the great UM fan that I am, I had a copy of FIRE UP from the MMB on my IPOD in the car. So, before we got out of the parking lot it was, "LADIES AAAAAND GENTLEMEN, PRESENTING THE TWO-HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE MEMBER,,MICHIGAN MARCHING BAND..... BAAAAAAAAANNND TAKE THE FIELD!" I played the victors about 4 times on the trip downtown watching them pump their fists via the rearview each time. We got downtown and he gives me fifty dollars. I told him I was sorry I had to take his retirement fund. He said I wasn't such a bad guy for someone from "UP NORTH" My wife gets annoyed every time I tell this story to someone, but I figure you guys will appreciate it.

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ebbtide

February 2nd, 2010 at 12:33 PM ^

That's understandable. I'd have tried to force the money on ya, and apparently they weren't *too* embarrassed :) Off Topic: I *loved* juno. Stopped there on a cruise and it was definitely my favorite stop. We rode bikes thru the rain forest, stopped at mendenhall glacier, and finished up at the Alaskan Brewing Company.. AMAZING beer (I had two cases of oatmeal stout and smoked porter shipped back to MI).

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CRex

February 2nd, 2010 at 12:29 PM ^

Agreed. It would have 10x better if you didn't take the money. As a Michigan alum you should be above hitting up Bucknuts for petty cash. Since you were already making the driving you had no real extra gas costs, just do the Victors and leave it at that.

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