Suggest me a polite way to inform my housemate that him strumming his guitar along to The Stereophonics isn't really what I need to hear right now.

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"Mr Writer" at the moment. He's humming with it as well.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, now he's slapping the side of the guitar in a weird attempt at getting a beat going.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

He's switched to "Handbags and Gladrags". I'm horribly drawn to the pain of all this.

A few minutes ago he asked me if I wanted a cup of tea in a comedy voice. He's a twat.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Do Stereophonics songs have seven or eight tempo changes in each track or is he just useless?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I now know what I hate most in music. Chords.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dvdanswers.com/images/screenshots/national_lampoons_animal_house_03.jpg

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Merzbow.

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

A word from our sponsors there.

He's now switched into some sort of one man band deal, where he plays the song, then intersperses it with a Roger Whittaker-esque two minute whistle interlude while he tunes up.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Throw a typewriter at his head.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Complement him on his ass.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

That's a good idea, except I don't have any typewriters to hand.

He's singing now. He sounds like Annie Lennox.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Grab it by the neck and smash it over his head.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

And then say 'pardon me.'

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Get a pair of kitchen scissors or shears, walk up to him very calmly, cut through all six strings at once. Sit down again. Say nothing.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Rub poo gently on the strings of his guitar.

― 57 7th (calstars), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

This all begs the question why you have a roommate, actually.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you have a keyboard handy? Preferably one of those early 80s Casio jobs, the cheaper the better. Whip it out and start jamming along, whilst adding really bad vocal harmonies.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Start singing along

― Øystein (Øystein), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

This all begs the question why you have a roommate, actually.

Student house, we're all on various media post-grad courses. He's on the radio presenting course. I can safely say that he'll be manning the Radio 1 drivetime slot within five years.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

You can say you knew him when.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"knew"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't mean biblically.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

As musician roommates go, it seems you could do worse than one who sings like Annie Lennox!

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 14 February 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought for sure this would be a Ken C thread.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Do Stereophonics deserve the contempt shown them by music people? I don't think I've ever heard them, but I've heard lots of folks say they blow.

― andy --, Monday, 14 February 2005 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

take off your shirt and slather mayonnaise on your stomach. Give him a lingering stare and coo that, "I need some meat for this sandwich."

(trust me, this works)

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

why don't you get in a battle and start playing a rival guitar solo -- maybe some marcy playground!

― gunther heartymeal, Monday, 14 February 2005 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought for sure this would be a Ken C thread.

"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 February 2005 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"Please stop doing that"

I mean, seriously, come on.

Alternately, point out that you've started a thread on the internet about how to get him to stop being annoying. He'll realise just how much cooler you are and then bow to your will.

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 01:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.animationusa.com/picts/hbpict/kabong.jpg
KABONG!

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

wire cutters

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

kill him then sell his guitar, double result.

― lucifer, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Grab it by the neck and smash it over his head.
-- luna

bah, luna beat me to it :(

i must say their new song is the least annoying thing they've done since their first single...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

xxpost with carsmile and luna but come on Dom, you of all people should know exactly what to do in this situation

http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingGalleryImages/99feb_jarrett.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

whether you actually want to emulate Jeff Jarrett is another matter.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I know what would work for me: singing background vocals. I screetch like a cat so usually most people stop as my singing renders everyone braindead.

take off your shirt and slather mayonnaise on your stomach. Give him a lingering stare and coo that, "I need some meat for this sandwich."

THe problem (?) could be he actually takes up on the offer. :-)

― stevie nixed (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Do Stereophonics deserve the contempt shown them by music people?

omg hell fucking shit goddamn YES!!!!!!

― charleston charge (chaki), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 11:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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