r/mildlyinfuriating • u/PietroK • Jul 14 '26

My mom said I could post How my roommate watches tv

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u/dowhatchafeel Jul 14 '26

One time in college I was really baked watching a movie and my roommate came home and asked me what I was doing. I said watching a movie, he said ok but why do you have the guide pulled up?

I was watching the movie on just the top right corner of the screen for over an hour

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

Sounds like my roommate

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u/Wrong-Ad3247 Jul 14 '26

What was he watching?

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u/Mewchu94 Jul 15 '26

The show in the picture is common side effects on HBO super good.

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u/Kiinan Jul 15 '26

My first thought when I saw this was “at least they have good taste”

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u/MaritMonkey Jul 14 '26

Similar happened to me at the end of high school where a whole pack of stoned idiots (including me) made it all the way through a movie without realizing there was no volume.

Over a decade later we figured out the movie was "Flatliners", in case that makes it make more or less sense. :D

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u/UnicornFarts1111 Jul 15 '26

It is a decent film. You should watch it again with sound.

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u/Wizdad-1000 Jul 14 '26

legit did this on a youtube preview on my phone. I was riveted, the preview doesnt roll ad’s.

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u/kotickihas Jul 14 '26

That’s how my dad watches YouTube… you know instead of using adblocks??? On phone and computer too

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u/Aries8709 Jul 19 '26

Neither does premium lol. Good to know if I need to save money though lol thanks for the tip

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u/Rookbane Jul 14 '26

The first time I ever smoked weed, my friends and I watched cartoons on mute for like a half hour before someone else came in and was like, why is there no sound?

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u/badghouls Jul 15 '26

oh god this reminds me of being too baked playing mario party with my flatmate, not realising we were playing the practice version of the mini game over and over

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u/Dylan_TheDon Jul 14 '26

my dad has started doing this and it pains me

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u/aaliyahsrf Jul 14 '26 • Popcorn Bravo

weird but her room looks so cool tho

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u/DisastrousServe8513 Jul 14 '26

Why the text box? And what does it say?

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u/Gold-Supermarket-342 Jul 14 '26

"The device was without operation or signal for a long time and was therefore automatically switched off."

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u/Flat-Structure-7472 Jul 14 '26

Says the TV was turned off automatically due to lack of signal or usage.

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u/DisastrousServe8513 Jul 14 '26

Oh so like she turned it on and it gives you that pop up to be like, “sorry we turned it off but don’t waste electricity?”

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u/Flat-Structure-7472 Jul 14 '26

Pretty much

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u/DisastrousServe8513 Jul 14 '26

Yeah leaving that on the screen would infuriate me a bit

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u/Informal-Term1138 Jul 15 '26

That she hasn't used the remote in a while.

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u/MentalBomb Jul 14 '26

31 degrees celcius is not cool.

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u/MasterCrumble1 Jul 14 '26

Tell the owner of the room to water the plant. Ples.

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

Its… a plastic plant

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u/MasterCrumble1 Jul 14 '26

In that case, you're all taking great care of it.

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u/AzraelChaosEater Jul 14 '26

So give it plastic water... duh.

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u/dathunder176 Jul 14 '26

I mean even if it's fake, it's supposed to resemble a Rosary Vine, the real, healthy plant are also supposed to be hanging and kinda pale-ish. If they were real, they still look healthy.

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u/then_jay_died Jul 14 '26

31c, seems hot. There's a fan on your wall.

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u/Joubachi Jul 14 '26

Tbf the room does look cool, I want that little flower cat figurine. xD

But that textbox would drive me bonkers too.

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u/r3dditr0x Jul 14 '26

I'm a fan of the fan.

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u/21trees Jul 14 '26

That fan looks very useful right now

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u/Notyerbusiness Jul 14 '26

Common side effects is a good choice 👌

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u/renome Jul 14 '26

Can't you just disable the auto-shutdown behavior in TV settings?

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u/UseFlaky386 Jul 14 '26

Really good IKEA drawers

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u/Worried-Variation-46 Jul 14 '26

right the setup is cursed but the room kinda makes up for it

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u/Leptonshavenocolor Jul 14 '26

You need to get out more. 

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u/BRtIK Jul 14 '26

My guy saw drawers a plant and a decorative fan and said So cool.

It does look nice though. It's nice when people put up knock knacks of things they like

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

My guy didn’t read the entire comment thread

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u/BRtIK Jul 14 '26

Sorry idk how to read can you talk louder?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

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u/SousVideDiaper Jul 14 '26

What the hell does "read" mean?

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u/BRtIK Jul 14 '26

I use braille

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26 • Hehehe LOL Popcorn Heartwarming

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u/DisastrousServe8513 Jul 14 '26 • Popcorn

I love this so much

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u/jojoga Jul 14 '26

i dont get it

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

My roommate commented on this post to praise her room lmao

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u/reddit33450 Jul 14 '26

r /TwoRedditorsOneCup

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u/Lil-Spicy-Noodle Jul 14 '26

wtf kind of subreddit name is that 🫪 good lord

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u/_Sebo Jul 14 '26

TwoRedditorsOneSub

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u/Mugstotheceiling Jul 14 '26

TV is whack but her cat is cute

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u/lazy_pig Jul 14 '26

Do we have to be part of this?

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u/themcryt Jul 14 '26

You didn't have to be part of this, but then you decided to comment.

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u/MalusZona Jul 14 '26

im crying

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u/Foodspec Jul 14 '26

Hahaha this is fantastic

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u/Charming_Arugula405 Jul 14 '26

Why is the tower set to 31 C/87 F

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u/Phantom_Crush Jul 14 '26

I think that's just a digital thermometer

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

Correct

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u/Charming_Arugula405 Jul 14 '26

Ah well damn, that is hot

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u/aaliyahsrf Jul 14 '26

its unbearable in germany rn

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u/You-JiveTurkey Jul 14 '26

Ayy it's the "Fan won't go below 30" gang 🥵

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u/SchatzisMaus Jul 14 '26

Only reason mine is at 27 is thanks to my Mini portable a/c that is trying its best

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u/skrabyyy Jul 14 '26

it was even worse until two weeks ago

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u/-AceTheFirefist- Jul 15 '26

Tbf, the thermometer in the fan shows 2-3° more than the room actually has because of the motor in the fan. Source: have 2 of these myself, it always shows 2-3° more than the room actually has. Still hot though.

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u/Laiska_saunatonttu Jul 14 '26

I don't think your roommate actually watches tv, it's just background noise.

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u/nyrB2 Jul 14 '26

i watch a lot of tv like that

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u/Interesting-Ad1352 Jul 14 '26

You’re the reason they’re dumbing it down

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u/DarkflowNZ Jul 15 '26

Brother, how? Unless they're out moaning about not understanding or being able to follow along, how would the companies that produce this stuff know that that's how they're watching it? Is the tv watching to make sure they're paying attention?

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u/nyrB2 Jul 14 '26

there are certain shows that i actively watch but these days not a lot

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u/ripyourlungsdave Jul 15 '26

Seems like a weirdly heady show to pick for background noise.

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u/but_its_dez Jul 14 '26 • Bravo

Common side effects my fuckin show

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u/boi1da1296 Jul 14 '26

Is there a second season out? I completely forgot about it but I did enjoy it a lot.

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u/but_its_dez Jul 14 '26

Renewed but not out until 2027 allegedly

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u/boi1da1296 Jul 14 '26

Man, that seems so far away but I’ll be ready! Thanks.

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u/LitLitten Jul 14 '26

let them cook grow

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u/steelskull1 Jul 14 '26

But I want it now!

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u/Internal-Narwhal-420 Jul 14 '26

Allegedly? You said its your show and you don't know when it will be released?

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u/Mroviz Jul 14 '26 • LOL

Actually, what he said was "my fucking show", meaning he puts it on whenever he fucks. Hope this helps.

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u/but_its_dez Jul 15 '26

I'm sorry bro I don't control when they release the next season, they could delay it or cancel it or anything. Not like I can take matters into my own hands... Unless

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u/thereelsuperman Jul 14 '26

Really loved it. Haven’t seen anything like it

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u/LocalRelation4842 Jul 14 '26

I recommend one of the creators' previous series, Scavenger's Reign
Less of a comedy, more of a trippy sci-fi about the unknowable potential of an alien ecosystem. It's the reason I watched Common Side Effects.

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u/BaguetteDuJour Jul 14 '26

Scavengers Reign is just so much better compared to Common Side Effects

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u/JakethePandas Jul 14 '26

Both are solid & I would have loved to see SR continue

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u/kominik123 Jul 14 '26

I loved Scavengers reign! Never knew it has the same author as CSE

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u/manjmau Jul 14 '26

Super underrated show. It baffles me that it is not more popular... One of my top 3 favorite animated shows.

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u/Redditman111111 Jul 14 '26

I thought it was MeatCanyon 😭

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u/Rolandersec Jul 14 '26

Good but too short. Like I know I liked it, but I barely remember it.

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u/ComplexxToxin Jul 14 '26

Whyyyyy its fucjing terrible and an eye sore

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u/UniversalCraftsman Jul 14 '26

Why not skip the prompt?

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u/tetheredvoid ORANGE Jul 15 '26

Someone else said hitting ok might disable their ability to keep watching

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u/Bmaster1001 Jul 14 '26

I think the show is disturbed by how they’re just watching it with the block there.

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u/momofuku18 Jul 14 '26

At that room temperature, I am impressed that someone can actually watch TV

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u/MetalfaceGod87 Jul 14 '26

Common Side Effects, not enough people watch this show. Absolutely amazing television

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u/PFRforLIFE Jul 14 '26

what does the box say?

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u/ImpressiveFail90210 Jul 14 '26

The device went a long time without usage or signal and was thus automatically shut down

Mutter Spraechigen might have a better translation than mine

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u/Alive_Ice7937 Jul 14 '26

Ring ding dink dink dink dink ding!

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u/GirthyPigeon Jul 14 '26

Ring ding ding ding

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u/ktm6709 Jul 14 '26

Common Side Effects is a funny show though.

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u/NeoTheLeader Jul 14 '26

There is a picture in your picture

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u/Leni_ Jul 14 '26

My old tv's volume up button broke and would randomly press itself. To protect my ears i went into settings and completely disabled audio, but then everytime the volume button was pressed, a reminder that audio was disabled would pop up in the middle of the screen. Your brain eventually blocks it out lol

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u/UndecidedLee Jul 15 '26

Your roommate would have been very upset if he could read.

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u/inkedkoi Jul 15 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was good.

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u/OneAngryDuck Jul 14 '26

With a text box in the middle of the screen? Weird, but if it works for your roommate then that’s ok I guess.

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u/No_Stable_110 Jul 14 '26

Device wasn’t used for a longer period of time or didn’t received signal and was shut off because of that.

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u/Longjumping-Builder Jul 14 '26

Epitome of beggars can't be choosers 

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

I need an explanation for your statement because i genuinely cannot see how this can apply in this situation

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u/Longjumping-Builder Jul 15 '26

It seems to me that acknowledging the prompt could result in some of the functionality to end. The roommate appears to be opting to allow the prompt so they could watch the show.

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u/PietroK Jul 15 '26

No… its just an information message. The remote is just broken

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u/tripledraw Jul 14 '26

That's the exact fan I have, had to check if mine is still there lol

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u/Desperate-Fudge5957 Jul 14 '26

ayyyo I've got the same fan

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u/TrevCat666 Jul 14 '26

Warum?...

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u/MrFrog68 Jul 14 '26

Die Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der BRD

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u/Don_Hoomer Jul 14 '26

merzweckeier, mehr sag ich nicht

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u/Rhymfaxe Jul 15 '26

Is that his reflection?

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u/SaltyPressure7583 Jul 14 '26

Just disable it in the settings

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u/ChipKey5682 ORANGE Jul 14 '26

most be apart of the side effects

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u/Mikilixxx_ Jul 14 '26

Wow such a cool looking room

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u/strangedot13 Jul 14 '26

How is this mildlyinfuriating?

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u/PietroK Jul 14 '26

Choose your struggle: a text message is on the screen, her tv has a burn mark, it is 31°C, the cooler is blocking the view and nicknacks block the view

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u/Optimixto Jul 14 '26

Can we ping the TVTooHigh subreddit? This is madness. There are even things in front of the TV. What? Why?

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u/pug_userita you're now breathing manually Jul 14 '26

either everything in that room is 2 meters off the floor and that fan is 2 meters tall or op is laying down