Internet Roasts This Old Baby Boomer for Her Ridiculous House Rules

Some house rules are harmless, and others make a place feel less like a home and more like a test. This one falls firmly into the second category.

A baby boomer landlord has gone viral for a long list of restrictions in her house listing, and people online are not holding back. From the way she talks about guests to the rules around everyday living, the whole thing has sparked plenty of disbelief.

By the time the screenshots started circulating, the internet had already decided this listing was a mess.

This all began when a Facebook user posted a listing for a room in her house in a local group. It seems pretty reasonable—until you review her rules for living in her house. Some of her rules are reasonable (like her rule of no smoking), some are strange but not a horrible ask (like the rule to only do laundry on weekends), and then there are her rules on guests and drinking that truly are a head-scratcher for everyone who reads her listing. The further you look into the listing, the more concerning it gets.

What a shame! It actually looks like a nice house.

What a shame! It actually looks like a nice house.

Buy a tent!

Buy a tent!

The rules on drinking didn't make sense to many Facebook users reading the listing, so an initial inquiry was made to clarify the poster's rule on drinking. The user who posted the listing confirmed that not a single bit of alcohol was to be consumed in the room they would be paying to rent. This is where the comments section took a turn for the weird, as the poster stated that if people didn't like her rules, they could "buy a tent."

We know what you really mean, Jade ;).

It also echoes the roommate who refused to sign an absurd TV-style agreement.

If you had to choose between this house or prison, which would you choose?

We know what you really mean, Jade ;).

At this point, other users weighed in to give their opinions on the listing, the rules, and the poster's unusual remarks. This even included someone who lived in the same neighborhood as the house that was being listed.

Not even one beer?

If you had to choose between this house or prison, which would you choose?

More people weighed in on the listing. One user remarked that her rules made it seem like a prison. This is when the poster made remarks that were unintentional comedy gold. From the woman who brought you "buy a tent" comes remarks like "prison is free, and they wear the same pajamas" and "crayon activities are fun." After the clarifications the poster provided, I agree with one of the commenters: prison does, in fact, sound better and ironically more freeing.

Definitely doing this when I can.

The poster finally fully explained her reasoning for not wanting people to drink in her house. You'd think that after being given a full explanation, the users on Facebook would let the poster go in peace despite disagreeing. No, in fact, this was the moment the internet hazing and trolling really ramped up. One user commented on how dumb the explanation sounded, as it suffered from massive jumps in logic. The user took this remark well, as she reiterated her catchphrase about crayons.

Want the same kind of tension, see the AITA fight over strict weekend house rules.