Memento-Style Reminder Tattoos But For Navigating Dirty Dishes

Luke Roloff
Slackjaw
Published in
2 min readMar 23, 2022
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HOMECOOKED FOOD IS NICE TO EAT

YOU DON’T CARE FOR DOING DISHES

WARNING: LADY ROOMATE PERSON WANTS YOU TO DO DISHES

DO NOT GET IN ARGUMENT WITH LADY ROOMATE ABOUT DISHES: DANGEROUS!

SPEND FOUR HOURS FIGHTING OVER FOUR-MINUTE TASK

FACT 1: BRUSH WITH BUILT-IN SOAP NEVER HAS SOAP

FACT 2: HIDE DISHWARE IN CRAZY RANDOM PLACES — DRIVES LADY ROOMATE MAD

FACT 3: BUY YOURSELF SOME TIME BY LETTING DISHES “SOAK” OVERNIGHT

FACT 4: PAPER PLATES ARE YOUR FRIEND

FACT 5: PROCRASTINATION IS YOUR SOULMATE

FACT 6: DOORDASH IS YOUR SALVATION

GOD, GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT TABLEWARE I CANNOT EVADE, COURAGE TO DELAY THE INEVITABLE UNTIL FUMING LADY ROOMATE GIVES ULTIMATUM, AND WIDSOM TO HATCH AN ELABORATE PLAN WHERE I EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF A THOUSAND ANGELS BECAUSE MY DAYS OF DOING DISHES ARE GONE FOR GOOD.

IF IN DOUBT, REFERENCE SELF-PUBLISHED 1001 EXCUSES NOT TO DO DISHES

SOURCE OF PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LADY ROOMATE, DEFINITELY NOT YOUR UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP OUT

GO TO ANY LENGTH TO NOT DO DISHES, INCLUDING FAKING HAVING ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA AND HAND-TATTOOING BODY WITH SEWING NEEDLES

STICK WITH AMNESIA STORY IF CHALLENGED AND POINT OUT HOW ABSURD IT WOULD BE TO GO TO THE LENGTHS OF TATTOOING YOUR BODY IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF DOING DISHES, SAY TO LADY ROOMATE “LISTEN TO YOURSELF, HAVE YOU GONE MENTAL? HOW FAR GONE ARE YOU? SERIOUSLY, YOU BELONG IN A LOONEY BIN FOR THE WAY YOU’RE BEHAVING.”

BEWARE: RUNNING OUT OF SKIN FOR TATTOOS, CONSIDER BREVITY MOVING FORWARD

LADY ROOMATE WANTS TO KILL YOU

UH OH, YOU HAD TO KILL LADY ROOMATE

YOU ARE IN PRISON NOW

UPSIDE: TATTOOS ARE WELL-LIKED BY CELLMATE

DOWNSIDE: WARDEN ASSIGNED YOU TO DISHES DUTY IN MESSHALL

YOU ARE GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT WASHING DISHES

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Luke Roloff
Slackjaw

Luke is currently one of the people in LA. His writing has appeared in Sports Illustrated, McSweeney’s and The American Bystander. More at Lukeroloff.com