A coworker sent me this link and this blog was a good read. Keep posting and I'll keep reading. :)
nathan
· 5 months ago
youre court case will be shaky since youre a bipolar queer from fermilab.
nathan
· 5 months ago
your
/i lose
gdunn02
· 5 months ago
Oh man, you have no idea the hell you have unleashed upon yourself by using improper grammar. Even with the correction, expect some irate bloggers. Best of luck.
JT
· 5 months ago
Go Gabe! Thanks for keeping all interested parties updated.
Midas
· 5 months ago
Listen man, I wish you the best of luck getting your security deposit back. And please, keep posting until you do! I've enjoyed reading this (in a non-hilarious way), mainly because it's nice to know that there are people out there that experience the wierdo's in life just like myself and my friend who has been a landlord and has had the tenants from hell that were a bit like your landlord.
Mildly Amusing
· 5 months ago
As I posted earlier... I said I stand corrected and I do, but I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only dissenting voice on your blog.
gdunn02
· 5 months ago
I'm still working on you Mildly Amusing. You're really proving to be a tough nut to crack. From other dissenters, I've at least heard, "Probably troll... but funny either way."
Now seriously, when Gary said, "Remember.... well you don't remember because you're queer." That didn't make you a little more than MILDLY amused?
Gary's Green Marker
· 5 months ago
Gabe -- I love that you're engaging with the negative posters on the blog, and trying to convert them. I would expect nothing else. Also cool that your sister protected you (by posting), then you protected her (by pulling her post). Thanks for the laughs -- your sister's karaoke friend from Avenue A
Mildly Amusing
· 5 months ago
I'm a negative poster?
gdunn02
· 5 months ago
I would consider you a mildly negative poster.
DuBBle
· 5 months ago
Gabe didn't pull his sister's post, he pulled the replies. I thought this was a bit unfair since the replies were relatively mild and both made valid points - although I would say that since I was one of the commenters pulled ;) I continue to enjoy the blog but I've lost some respect for Gabe.
I'm certain Gabe will reconsider his decision in the light of a random internet person's criticism, and expect an apology letter any day.
Brianch
· 5 months ago
I love your blog. Please keep it up, and rattle Gary's cage to get him pissed of so we can see more notes and emails and especially listen to more drunken phone messages.
Rebel105
· 5 months ago
After having a boring day at work a co-worker suggested that i should follow ur blog. I want to thank u so much for the amusment or maybe the thanks should go to Gary. I hope u get ur refund.
gar4ett
· 5 months ago
You know how I know you're bipolar??? Because you're queer.
Matt Algren
· 5 months ago
As a citizen of the internet, I feel obliged to tell you that your comments section is...uncommonly abusive. Don't let them get you down.
Can't wait to read more, especially if you get another phone call. That was superb.
fitz
· 4 months ago
Uncommonly abusive, as if! No-one has threatened to rape him yet, he's being handled with kid gloves.
esm
· 5 months ago
More FNAL representation over here. :-) I don't know about the bipolar and queer bits, though; at the very least, my memory seems fine...
Good luck with the claim. Bring a video camera on your day in court; hopefully Gary will actually show up and give you some great footage for the youtubes. :-)
Jeremy
· 5 months ago
Thank you for not bloating your lawsuit! I think the judge will give you credit for that. Court is designed to right the wrong, not to hand out lottery payments!
jonnybutter
· 5 months ago
cool you aren't trying to soak the guy in court. He probably doesn't have much left anyway, and he'll need whatever that is.
Sorry to dwell on the greatest hits, but...there's a kind of poetry in late stage alcoholism: I find 'squirrelly dick' oddly evocative. See also 'Monkey Dick' (btw a great song and album by Fishbone); also, the 'hot curly weenie' a piglet is purported to have.
I guess you can plumb the depths of your unconscious by either coaxing and training your imagination....or just pickling your brain. Results may vary.
kellogg
· 5 months ago
With the notes and the audio..who would believe that you're a troll? That's way too much effort and evidence for it to be trolling. And even so, people do make semi-fictive blogs (such as Where's Bob: Tales of an Absentee Manager) but Gary is too real to make up.
I sincerely hope you get your security deposit back and I have no reason to think that you won't considering that HE broke the contract (immediate eviction? harrassment? denying deposit?) while you didn't, in any way.
Also, I think you should claim harassment. While late night phone calls and shaky, misspelled notes, and other crack-head like behavior is amusing to us, on some level it has annoying, if not mildly frustrating. And you don't deserve to put up with that. All you guys from the house should file a harassment suit against him for sure.
Taz
· 5 months ago
I read the whole thing and listened to the voicemail and I have to say that you have the patience of a saint, Gabe. I like to think myself a pretty even-tempered guy but I don't think I'd be able to take all of that in stride like you have been doing. Have fun with your $500.
BattleAngel
· 5 months ago
Does Gary by chance look or sound like Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force? 'Cause that's totally how I see him in my head. This is as good as Judge Judy! Go Gabe!
Crystal
· 5 months ago
What??? Some jerks thought this was fake??? hahaha! NO! I totally believe you... having had some other horrible roommate situations myself. There are just some things you can't make up.
MT
· 5 months ago
Just epic, all around. My cousin forwarded this over to me yesterday, and since then I've passed it along to probably a half dozen people. Hilarious, and, FWIW, I totally but that it happened. The fact that so many people don't believe you just reinforces how insane Gary is, really.
Paul Crik
· 5 months ago
Wow, only $500. It would seem that you might be able to get more based on the amount of indecent human treatment you've had to endure. It does provide some humor though, and your blog has really taken off like magic, which is real cool. If either yourself or Gary needs some inspiration to get you through the crisis, you can find it here and learn to start Killin' It.
Just to add my 2 cents on the troll topic...if Gabe is indeed a troll, then does he not deserve more credit for being creative than if this entire scenario just fell into his lap by chance?
gretchen
· 5 months ago
dude, using blog comments to promote your own blog is douchey.
too funny
· 5 months ago
All you have to do is call the 800 number for any of the court shows....they will put this case on 100% for sure. Plus you get to fly to wherever they are, and they pay for it. You should totally call please....I'll give you $100 for souvenirs. :D
evildonald
· 5 months ago
There are idiots on the internet who think it's cool to say things are fake. Ignore them and keep blogging the good fight!
brina1980
· 5 months ago
Shouldn't you get your first months rent back as well?
Vik
· 5 months ago
The cool thing about the information age is that EVERYTHING is online. To the folks who think it's fake: Check out the Kane County Court Clerk's website. You can search the records for court cases. Hmm, Gabe, you had mentioned you wanted to hide Gary's identity (for some insane reason [on second thought, just Google Lori Drew]) so I'll not post the case number.
Definitely keep us posted.
chrisfs
· 5 months ago
uh, you can't troll your own blog. a troll is someone who says outrageous and false thing son someone else's blog with the intention of shocking or getting attention. I believe you because the landlord is too stupid to not be true. A made up landlord would be different.
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/i lose
Now seriously, when Gary said, "Remember.... well you don't remember because you're queer." That didn't make you a little more than MILDLY amused?
I'm certain Gabe will reconsider his decision in the light of a random internet person's criticism, and expect an apology letter any day.
Can't wait to read more, especially if you get another phone call. That was superb.
Good luck with the claim. Bring a video camera on your day in court; hopefully Gary will actually show up and give you some great footage for the youtubes. :-)
Sorry to dwell on the greatest hits, but...there's a kind of poetry in late stage alcoholism: I find 'squirrelly dick' oddly evocative. See also 'Monkey Dick' (btw a great song and album by Fishbone); also, the 'hot curly weenie' a piglet is purported to have.
I guess you can plumb the depths of your unconscious by either coaxing and training your imagination....or just pickling your brain. Results may vary.
I sincerely hope you get your security deposit back and I have no reason to think that you won't considering that HE broke the contract (immediate eviction? harrassment? denying deposit?) while you didn't, in any way.
Also, I think you should claim harassment. While late night phone calls and shaky, misspelled notes, and other crack-head like behavior is amusing to us, on some level it has annoying, if not mildly frustrating. And you don't deserve to put up with that. All you guys from the house should file a harassment suit against him for sure.
http://www.paulcrik.com
Definitely keep us posted.
I believe you because the landlord is too stupid to not be true. A made up landlord would be different.