- Created a rift of tension for the next 40 years
- You were an hour late for it
- You went into it with the intent of imposing your ideology upon them
- There was an implied “no takesies backsies” policy
- Your mom is a little too excited about it
- It’s a proxy battle between two superpowers that eventually ends in a detente about who gets to use the kitchenette sink
- You read a lot of articles from “Seventeen” in advance for advice
- You had been spying on your roommate with a U2 plane for months before it happened
- Once again it’s because of those damn commies
- If this goes on much longer you’d rather be waterboarded
- The neighbors just don’t want to get involved
- Leads to the dissolution of Yugoslavia
- Not much, but your roommate does have a pretty sick beard
- Cuba really isn’t the ideal location for this meeting
- A lot of hype but ultimately no fallout
Top Fifteen Similarities Between Meeting Your Roommates and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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