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9 Graphs that Sum Up Life with Roommates — The Bold Italic — San Francisco

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By Jessica Saia

I’ve had 16 roommates in my lifetime. And as great as 90% (maybe more like 80%) of them have been, there are certain, classic issues that inevitably arise when you share living space. Not that I’m faultless, (I was straight-up DELUSIONAL about how often I did the dishes, circa 2009), but I’ve summed up a few of those bits and pieces of roommate life in a set of made-up, crappily-drawn graphs.


Do you own a pen and have an idea for some made up graphs? Email jessica@thebolditalic.com.

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