The best of the Freshers’ Facebook posts
The offer holders are back, and they’re less funny than ever
If you’re about to move into halls, you’ve probably been scrolling the Facebook timelines of your future flatmates.
And if you’re not, you should – they’re comedy gold.
As Freshers’ Week approaches, the excitement and trepidation is too much for some to bear.
It spills out across the incoming freshers’ pages on Facebook, revealing everything from outbursts of stomach churning brown-nosing, breathtaking arrogance and tragic insecurity.
Can you sort me out with some of that “party gear” mate?
Please help me make a friend
Just another quiet night in the library, not
Anyone here like jokes?
Please stop
Latest
Selena Gomez opens up about health struggles and impact on her relationship with Benny Blanco
‘I have a lot of medical issues’
Love Island’s Luca has been flashing the life of a millionaire but his business is actually flopping
He bought Grace a Chanel bag for her birthday
Livestreamer’s family plead for help after saying she was kidnapped for ransom in Thailand
They’ve allegedly raised the ransom
The Glee stars who want to return, as Ryan Murphy confirms the reboot script is done
10 original cast members are ‘enthusiastic’ about coming back
Alfie Deyes just confirmed he and Zoe Sugg will be returning to YouTube at some point
They’re not gone forever!
University of Bath addresses claims of rugby club’s ‘disturbing and unacceptable behaviour’
Students have raised concerns about ‘spiking risks’
Meta is releasing a new AI charm device for your keys and it looks just like a Tamagotchi
You can customise your character
American Horror Story season 13 still feels ages away as people complain it’s ‘nowhere to be seen’
It’s out different at times across the world
The Lizzie Borden Story cast next to the real people show how accurate Netflix’s Monster is
At least it got one thing right
Aileen Wuornos had a husband and a child in further backstory Netflix’s Monster didn’t mention
Her husband was 49 years her senior
Emma Borden’s confused argument with a lawyer at Lizzie’s trial was very different in real life
She suddenly forgot what she’d earlier said
Footage of real Aileen Wuornos next to Monster on Netflix shows just how accurate scenes were
Monster gets a lot wrong, but Sarah Paulson gets everything right
Lizzie Borden’s sister gave a single interview 20 years later, saying the house was ‘unbearable’
‘As for her being guilty, I say no, and decidedly, no’
Aileen Wuornos’ tragic childhood explained, from her absent parents to life on the streets
Her past is explored in Monster
The healing power of housemates in eating disorder recovery
Friendships at university have more healing powers than initially perceived
40 years later, one of the Unsolved Mysteries cold cases has just been solved
Police thought they’d never have answers
Hudson Williams’ girlfriend condemns people going to her workplace and crossing ‘huge’ boundary
‘I didn’t ever want to have to say anything about this’
Family not informed of missing Lancaster student because ‘it was a weekend’, inquest told
The dad of Henry Shields called it ‘shocking’ the family was not contacted despite his son missing ‘three exams’
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