One roomate bludgeoned another so badly the victim's fingerprints were needed to make an identification.   Franklin Paul Crow was charged with the murder of Kenneth Matthews in Marion County Florida yesterday.   The men began fighting over toilet paper and Matthews allegedly pulled a gun.   The accused then beat him to death with two hammers.   read story

Anyone who doesn't understand the severity of the argument simply has never had roomates.   As one who has awoken on an exceptionally cold February day (5 above) with no heat in the house and forced to take a cold shower in order to make it to work, I can tell you roommate battles over necessities are no laughing matter.   Had I been able to control my shivering enough to hold a weapon steadily, I might have found myself in similar circumstances as Mr. Crow.

But this incident proves the two men were pure novices when it comes to sharing an abode.   There is an easy answer to the toilet paper fiasco.   Buy your own, keep it hidden and then charge by the sheet.   $5 was the going rate in our apartment.