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Sleeping is gay. Why do my roommates have to be better at sleeping than I am?

Woke up at 5:30am and didn't want to make any noise so I just states in bed until 6 and then made breakfast. How smart am I? In my attempt to be quiet, I made espresso. So smart.

And then I put ice in it and that was fucking loud.

And now the spoon in my blueberry muffing wheeties is being loud.

Stupd loudness.

Are you loud?

How I hate bastards who get up early and make noise.

There's no spoon. Having said that, you should wake up your roomies and start a big Spoon Concerto, beating at the tables with massive spoons. Hillarity ensues.

How I hate bastards who get up early and make noise.Yes! It's not even 12 and those damn bastard neighbours have started work on building their conservatory. Why won't they let me sleep?!

But I'm normally a heavy sleeper. Takes a lot to wake me when I'm not yet ready -- like shaking me by the shoulders and then beating the shit out a snare drum.

Graaaaah. Kill mah naow.

I live by myself, so it doesn't really matter. :D

I once slept through an entire episode of people removing a big tree.
With chainsaws, trucks ,the tree hitting the ground, etc.
And all that just 10 meters away.

However, I also wake up to the sounds of my cellphone ringing, door knocking and various IM sounds.

i slept through the big storm of 1980....something. the "hurricane" in britain. i was about 3

this morning though there were some people cutting their lawn on the dot of 7 in the morning.... all the way through till 9. that's just assholey

I just turned on the washing machine in my flat... with everyone else asleep.

To be fair, it is 2 in the afternoon.

I just got home from work and are typing loud near the sleeping dog

...I'm such a bad person though not nearly as bad as bin men

Yes! It's not even 12 and those damn bastard neighbours have started work on building their conservatory. Why won't they let me sleep?!

But I'm normally a heavy sleeper. Takes a lot to wake me when I'm not yet ready -- like shaking me by the shoulders and then beating the shit out a snare drum.

Why do builders work really noisily from 7 to 9 in the morning then do bugger all for the rest of the day?

Why do builders work really noisily from 7 to 9 in the morning then do bugger all for the rest of the day?

Something to do with the heat of the day, so they start work early, so they can finish early as well they still work about 8 hours a day but when working they are out of the sun and of the heat.

Which I find convenient for them as I know a builder who during the summer months chucks his surfboard in the back of the ute and when he finishes at 2 he can go straight down to the beach, for the afternoon it's alright for some.

Something to do with the heat of the day, so they start work early, so they can finish early as well they still work about 8 hours a day but when working they are out of the sun and of the heat.

Which I find convenient for them as I know a builder who during the summer months chucks his surfboard in the back of the ute and when he finishes at 2 he can go straight down to the beach, for the afternoon it's alright for some.

I am pretty certain "the heat of the day" theory doesn't work in Britain. Mind you they do knock off early - mainly to go to the pub.

I am pretty certain "the heat of the day" theory doesn't work in Britain. Mind you they do knock off early - mainly to go to the pub.

Well yes quite, but then again I have seen British people complain about the heat when it is 20 degrees Celsius. But yeah that's what I've been told maybe they just use it as an excuse so they can get to the pub quicker.

Why do builders work really noisily from 7 to 9 in the morning then do bugger all for the rest of the day?

What confuses me is drilling. It goes on for hours.

I live in an apartment block and they're not that big, what are they drilling?

I can't imagine what it is, I'd hope for oil given the amount of time they spend. It just goes on and on, then stops for 3 minutes, then again, what are they drilling?

On and on and on all day. There's not enough walls, chairs, wardrobes or whatever, it's mathematically impossible for them not to have drilled the entire apartment down.

I just don't get it.

My spoon is only loud because it's too big.

I try to be quiet, but I'm so not. I can wake people up just by typing.:S

Why do builders work really noisily from 7 to 9 in the morning then do bugger all for the rest of the day?

Well, during the morning they are warming up and programming their special robots that will proceed to actually do the building work. All the builders have to do is then stand around and distract any passers-by with inappropriate and/or flirtatious comments to prevent anyone discovering their secret.


OP: I'm actually incredibly quiet as I find it annoying when others are loud so I don't do it myself.

Wait, you have blueberry wheaties?

Nah, I'm not loud, but then I don't count the spoon as loud. If I can learn to sleep through the World Cup matches at 2 AM, my husband can learn to sleep through NPR and Cheerios. Your roommates are obviously not that good at sleeping if ice wakes them up -- they need to sign up for advanced courses.

cocoa krispies > blueberry wheaties

Do you have a new address, Ruffy?

You woke up at 5:30? I went to bed at 5:30 for a while. This was also the month where it was downright uncomfortable to be in the sun for prolonged periods of time, no doubt as a result of said behavior.

But hey, there was plenty of time for drinking.

Try to avoid being awakened by a strike to the groin. Of course, it's pretty hard to avoid which is the whole point.

When I'm at home I live by myself, but I'm such a light sleeper than I'm sometimes woken up by the neighbors opening the front door or getting into their car. For almost an entire week a couple of summers ago a construction crew was digging up the water main to do repairs, and they worked all morning when civilized people were sleeping, and I cursed those damned laws that prevented me from firing warning shots out my window.

Over here (Kuwait) I usually get up around 3:00pm or 4:00pm, depending on when I have mission but my platoon sergeant and my section sergeant talk loudly around 2:00pm and wake me up sometimes, after which I threaten to stab them and express regret that I'd left my rifle locked up in the storage container.

Well yes quite, but then again I have seen British people complain about the heat when it is 20 degrees Celsius. But yeah that's what I've been told maybe they just use it as an excuse so they can get to the pub quicker.

Since when do my beloved fellow Europeans from the glorious United Kingdom need an excuse to go to the pub, get totally pissed on pints of lager and/or cider and end another exciting evening of binge drinking with rather uncoordinated street violence?

By the way, am I stereotyping here? It has been a while since I last visited Britain, after all.

Since when do my beloved fellow Europeans from the glorious United Kingdom need an excuse to go to the pub, get totally pissed on pints of lager and/or cider and end another exciting evening of binge drinking with rather uncoordinated street violence?

By the way, am I stereotyping here? It has been a while since I last visited Britain, after all.

I don't know if the last sentance was directed at me or not, but I do know a few Brits who talk about how hot it is when it is only 20 degrees.

Since when do my beloved fellow Europeans from the glorious United Kingdom need an excuse to go to the pub, get totally pissed on pints of lager and/or cider and end another exciting evening of binge drinking with rather uncoordinated street violence?

By the way, am I stereotyping here? It has been a while since I last visited Britain, after all.You misunderstand Britain. You ALWAYS need an excuse to go to the pub. It's just that there is always an excuse to go to the pub. Always.

You misunderstand Britain. You ALWAYS need an excuse to go to the pub. It's just that there is always an excuse to go to the pub. Always.

We don't need an excuse at all in America.

Since when do my beloved fellow Europeans from the glorious United Kingdom need an excuse to go to the pub, get totally pissed on pints of lager and/or cider and end another exciting evening of binge drinking with rather uncoordinated street violence?

By the way, am I stereotyping here? It has been a while since I last visited Britain, after all.

Evening? You're not English until you've waited outside a pub from 10.30am until it opens at 11am, eaten a kebab by 3pm and been found asleep in a park with you face in the remains of said kebab at 4pm.

That is real English drinking.

*note that I leave out the fight and vomiting as the are simply par for the course in any true drinking session.*

You misunderstand Britain. You ALWAYS need an excuse to go to the pub. It's just that there is always an excuse to go to the pub. Always.

"It's Tuesday!!!!"

*Goes to pub.*

We don't need an excuse at all in America.Now you see, that's the problem with America and why your society is such a picture of dysfunction. That and you have bars instead of pubs. o_6;

Evening? You're not English until you've waited outside a pub from 10.30am until it opens at 11am, eaten a kebab by 3pm and been found asleep in a park with you face in the remains of said kebab at 4pm.

That is real English drinking.

*note that I leave out the fight and vomiting as the are simply par for the course in any true drinking session.*That's the great thing about our Student Union. It opens early so you don't have to wait in the cold wet. But also there's an off-license in building, so you can start drinking as soon as you want (read need) to. :D

Now you see, that's the problem with America and why your society is such a picture of dysfunction. That and you have bars instead of pubs. o_6;

I thought the biggest problem was Budweiser.

I thought the biggest problem was Budweiser.Fine, there are many reasons. Many more than the number of pints you could down in a night.

I'm relatively quiet :)

And there is no too big spoon!

And now the spoon in my blueberry muffing wheeties is being loud.

Stupd loudness.

Are you loud?

Blueberry wheaties? Why do I never get any decent breakfast cereal like that?

In answer to the question no, not with spoons anyway. Self closing doors and ridiculously loud creaky floorboards hate me though.

I usually turn the volume on my radio up as loud as I can.

I can't sleep without noise.

Blueberry wheaties? Why do I never get any decent breakfast cereal like that?

Until I get independent confirmation they exist, I'm going to assume that Ruffy is just making it up about the Blueberry Wheaties.

I like to spoon and sometimes it does get loud

My spoon is only loud because it's too big.

Curse you Ifreann and stealing my punchline that I wante dto use! :mad:

I can sleep through about anything. Fireworks, sure. Drilling, sure. But I don't care how tired I am, I can't sleep if it's light out, I need darkness!
And yes, I'm loud.

How I hate bastards who get up early and make noise.

Does illegitimacy make them louder?

I can be vewwy quiet. Of course, this would only matter if I got up before other people do.

Speaking of illegitimate noise, my neighbours have a kid who likes to go berserkbefore going to kindergarten (or whatever). And her fuckin' mother shouts at her... I hate both of them, but most of all, this bad joke of a mother.

Oh, and their balcony is just below my bedroom window. That kid LOVES to shout down to the street on Sundays.

Sleeping is gay.
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Are you loud?
Sleeping is gay?

WTF are you on about? Are you suggesting that only gay people sleep? that sleeping in some way leads one into homosexual behaviour?

Are you honestly using 'gay' as a derogatory modifier to an activity that everyone participates in, or are you simply one of the mass of near-illiterates whose limited vocabulary forces them to give short words multiple meanings, so that they can express themselves without having to resort to properly descriptive terminology?

OT: I'm not particularly loud, unless something gets me riled. Use of 'gay' in this manner is one of those things.

No, IL Ruffino is saying that everybody is gay, because everybody needs sleep. You see, if you don't sleep at all, sooner or later you simply die. Since everybody on this forum seems to be more or less alive, we're all gay according the warped logic of IL Ruffino. And yes, that also means that IL Ruffino himself is utterly gay. Ah, the gayety!

Sleeping is gay?

WTF are you on about? Are you suggesting that only gay people sleep? that sleeping in some way leads one into homosexual behaviour?

Are you honestly using 'gay' as a derogatory modifier to an activity that everyone participates in, or are you simply one of the mass of near-illiterates whose limited vocabulary forces them to give short words multiple meanings, so that they can express themselves without having to resort to properly descriptive terminology?

You take the Internet, especially that part of it that is Ruffy, far too seriously.

Does illegitimacy make them louder?

Yes, and scientists have proved it.

I usually turn the volume on my radio up as loud as I can.

I can't sleep without noise.

I fall asleep to old time radio plays. Makes for some interesting dreams some times.

If it's silent it freaks me out and I'll wake up repeatedly.

I fall asleep to old time radio plays. Makes for some interesting dreams some times.

If it's silent it freaks me out and I'll wake up repeatedly.
Same here. Except for the plays part. I prefer listening to hard rock. It's weird, I just can't get to sleep without noise... Maybe it has something to do with me living right next to a busy street that was filled with cars honking all day and all night long for most of my childhood...

Same here. Except for the plays part. I prefer listening to hard rock. It's weird, I just can't get to sleep without noise... Maybe it has something to do with me living right next to a busy street that was filled with cars honking all day and all night long for most of my childhood...

Most likely. I grew up on a small farm where the nearest neighbors were over half a mile away. There was a very small bridge on the far end of our section that had been out of commission since the late 70s so no one came down our road without coming to visit us or the neighbors, so cars always woke me up going down the road. When I moved to France (the first time I lived on a street with constant traffic) I didn't sleep for 2 days because of the car noises.

Never considered earplugs?

Sleeping is gay?

WTF are you on about? Are you suggesting that only gay people sleep? that sleeping in some way leads one into homosexual behaviour?

Are you honestly using 'gay' as a derogatory modifier to an activity that everyone participates in, or are you simply one of the mass of near-illiterates whose limited vocabulary forces them to give short words multiple meanings, so that they can express themselves without having to resort to properly descriptive terminology?

OT: I'm not particularly loud, unless something gets me riled. Use of 'gay' in this manner is one of those things.

Calm down, mate.

Sleeping is gay?

WTF are you on about? Are you suggesting that only gay people sleep? that sleeping in some way leads one into homosexual behaviour?

Are you honestly using 'gay' as a derogatory modifier to an activity that everyone participates in, or are you simply one of the mass of near-illiterates whose limited vocabulary forces them to give short words multiple meanings, so that they can express themselves without having to resort to properly descriptive terminology?

OT: I'm not particularly loud, unless something gets me riled. Use of 'gay' in this manner is one of those things.

If you use gay in a gay way, you are gay.

Hurrah for Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms!

what a gay day!

Never considered earplugs?

I did, but I'm a bit odd in that I have to be able to hear what's going on around me. If I can't hear I'm always looking around the room every few minutes. It probably has something to do with the time I spent as a scout in the military because I don't recall being like that before I joined the military.

Most likely. I grew up on a small farm where the nearest neighbors were over half a mile away. There was a very small bridge on the far end of our section that had been out of commission since the late 70s so no one came down our road without coming to visit us or the neighbors, so cars always woke me up going down the road. When I moved to France (the first time I lived on a street with constant traffic) I didn't sleep for 2 days because of the car noises.And vice versa. I have trouble getting to sleep when there isn't any sounds of the city around. It makes me feel like something is wrong. The calm before the storm perhaps.

And vice versa. I have trouble getting to sleep when there isn't any sounds of the city around. It makes me feel like something is wrong. The calm before the storm perhaps.

If I go and stay with my mum, who lives in the countryside in the middle of nowhere, I find the silence and the fact it goes completely dark at night a little eerie. I start thinking sheep are plotting against me.

I'm a fairly quiet individual, except when I'm lecturing... What wakes me up and pisses me off is when all the undergrads move back into my apartment complex for the regular school year... They're so loud sometimes they'd put a Metallica concert to shame.

But Rambhutan, it's a common fact that the sheep are plotting against you. Didn't you get the memo?

If I go and stay with my mum, who lives in the countryside in the middle of nowhere, I find the silence and the fact it goes completely dark at night a little eerie. I start thinking sheep are plotting against me.
Aren't they?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/53/Blacksheep-poster.jpg/200px-Blacksheep-poster.jpg

But Rambhutan, it's a common fact that the sheep are plotting against you. Didn't you get the memo?

I have recently found the following incontrovertible evidence of sheep plotting:

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/HairSheepWorkshop/Graphs/wildeus1.jpg

I have recently found the following incontrovertible evidence of sheep plotting:

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/HairSheepWorkshop/Graphs/wildeus1.jpgSource?! How on Earth do you know a Sheep drew that?

What confuses me is drilling. It goes on for hours.

I live in an apartment block and they're not that big, what are they drilling?

I can't imagine what it is, I'd hope for oil given the amount of time they spend. It just goes on and on, then stops for 3 minutes, then again, what are they drilling?

On and on and on all day. There's not enough walls, chairs, wardrobes or whatever, it's mathematically impossible for them not to have drilled the entire apartment down.

I just don't get it.
I once lived in an apartment like that. All I could do to stop myself going totally spare was play this song repeatedly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLjwSpZ6Cs

I have recently found the following incontrovertible evidence of sheep plotting:

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/HairSheepWorkshop/Graphs/wildeus1.jpg
Why do the % of ewes ovulating drop so dramatically in the Summer months in Utah?
Is because all the farmboys have finished school and are back on the ranch?
Do they dose them with Depo Provera cause they're worried about human-sheep hybrids?

Do they dose them with Depo Provera cause they're worried about human-sheep hybrids?

Now that would be a furry's wet dream come through.

Until I get independent confirmation they exist, I'm going to assume that Ruffy is just making it up about the Blueberry Wheaties.

Oh, they exist.

I am a very light sleeper. Outside noises always wake me, as do doors closing, dogs barking, even cats walking across a floor. However certain sounds like ringing phones, washer/dryer machines, and people walking through the same room I'm in don't wake me up.

I DO NOT for the life of me understand how ANYONE can sleep through an alarm clock.

Have you ever considered using earplugs?

SPOONGUARD! There, that takes care of another spoon-related joke.

Also, I was once woken up by someone farting in another room.

Just be glad that you didn't awaken because of the stench of said fart.

I thought you had neighbors to two sides and below, Wilgrove?

I once lived in an apartment like that. All I could do to stop myself going totally spare was play this song repeatedly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLjwSpZ6Cs

That...was weird. But sort of hilarious...

In my house everybody is coming and going at various hours, day and night. I think we've developed the ability to zone one another out. My personal motto is, "If you can't sleep through it, you're not tired enough." Backfires with the whole alarm clock thing though.

The worst is when you're visiting people with babies. I had a friend who would get upset if I sneezed while her baby was sleeping. I learned from her and made sure I kept the radio on and vacuumed while my son was sleeping.

If you sneezed?! You can hardly control that...and not to mention I don't know if that'd wake a baby up...but I wake up really early, and so everyone yells at me for going downstairs and waking everyone up...

If I'm properly asleep, I can sleep through most things. I once slept through a car crash on the field outside my house (it looks like a regular field, but there's a brook running through the middle, which is where the car ended up), and all the police cars, ambulances, fire engines, and the police helicopter that followed.

I'm often woken up by other people in my house though. I work later than them, so my sleeping hours are different. I get revenge by being as noisy as possible when I get in from work.

Your mom is loud.

And now the spoon in my blueberry muffing wheeties is being loud.
There is no spoon ;).

I agree. Playing those freakin' spoons on one's knee can get very loud, and very annoying if people are trying to get to sleep.

Have you ever considered using earplugs?

Uncomfortable, keep me awake.

Alcohol, then?