Tommy Metz III

And then the other way that I can mitigate it is just say, Hey, just so you know, if there's anything that would make you feel more comfortable or anything that you need.

Yeah.

Don't feel self.

Whatever.

Yeah, because you're just an Uber away from getting the hell away from my place.

So yes, Pete, next time you're in town, I promise you can come stay on my horrible couch and I promise I will watch you sleep.

And then there's the tale of the two authors whose friendship was brought to a bitter end after one of them became famously one of the most harrowing houseguests in history.

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen met English novelist Charles Dickens at a literary soiree in London 1847.

Dickens had already published Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, and he was greatly admired by Andersen, whose fairy tales including The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, and The Emperor Has No Clothes were starting to be translated into English to great acclaim.

both authors took a liking to each other and after corresponding over the next few years Dickens finally invited Anderson to come stay with him and his family for a short visit in Kent unfortunately for Dickens he was about to learn that not only was Anderson a wonderful writer but he was also a real basic bitch

Upon arrival, Hans Christian Andersen immediately remarked that the Dickens' household was too cold, an opinion he reportedly repeated throughout his stay.

And he announced that it was Danish tradition to have the eldest son of the family shave houseguests every morning.

As this was decided to be the suggestion of an insane person, Dickens compromised by hiring a horse-drawn carriage to bring Anderson to a barber in town every day.

And Anderson also managed to weird out Dickens' friends during the stay.

At one point, Dickens apologized in a letter he wrote to an upcoming dinner guest, quote, Hans Christian Anderson may perhaps be with us, but you won't mind him, especially as he speaks no language but his own Danish and is suspected of not even knowing that, end quote.

What did he mean by this?

Well, for instance, it was recorded that Anderson was unable to correctly pronounce the name of the book, The Improvisatory, which is only surprising because he wrote it.

And at at least three different times during the trip, he would throw a tantrum about people not liking him and lie face down on the Dickens front lawn, sobbing loudly.

This behavior, surprisingly, did not further endear him to his hosts.

The trip was originally supposed to last a fortnight, which is just a fancy-pants way to say two weeks.