Comments on: “Are You a Good Roommate?” Quiz from 1947 Men’s Magazine

By: HansGJ

HansGJ — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:34 +0000

I like how it always refers to girl friends in the plural (12, 40, 43).

By: icecycle66

icecycle66 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:08:30 +0000

25 “no”
14 “yes”

I don’t do it, but I hate when my roommate keeps his phonograph turning all through the evening; particularly when I am trying to court a lady.

By: John

John — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:30 +0000

33 no’s. This was fun and amusing. Very nice find.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:18:46 +0000

Heh, it’s actually funnier if both you and your roommate *do* smoke, Jeff. Kinda makes it feel like this is a completely relevant, timely quiz, targeted right at you.

Except for the “Morning newspaper” bit. What the heck is a morning newspaper?

By: jcard21

jcard21 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:15:35 +0000

It looks like the bottom of the graphic got chopped off.

Where is #25?

By: Jeff!

Jeff! — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:41:18 +0000

It’s amusing how relevant some of these questions are, yet out out of touch others are. There’s a quiet assumption that everyone smokes, for example.

I think my favorite part is how “Dating his girls” is right before “Wearing his shirts.”

By: Parker Shore

Parker Shore — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:55:07 +0000

Took this quiz from my roommate’s perspective.

Only 5 no’s. Glad I’m moving out soon.