The dorm room poster is a hallmark of the college experience, like midday napping and road trips to nowhere. Unfortunately, it's all too easy to follow the pack and decorate your walls with the same clichéd artwork that's been used for years (sometimes generations). Dorm decor is a chance to express your tastes and sensibilities, not to show how closely you can mimic those around you. If you want to add some humor and personality to your room — even if it's just the work space you use for your online college degree — stay away from the posters on this list. Your roommates will thank you.

1. "College": Yes, Animal House is a classic comedy that's one of the best university-set movies of all time, as well as the best thing to come out of the National Lampoon factory. But, dude, let's be honest. No one needs to see the black and white poster of John Belushi in that classic "College"-branded sweater. It's so overdone that it doesn't even feel funny, just lazy. Love the movie, toss the poster.
2. Scarface: Another ubiquitous movie poster (and this time the movie's not even that good). Beloved by frat bros nationwide, and just as uninspired. If you want to stick with Al Pacino, go for Serpico.
3. Periodic Table of Mixology: We get it: You like booze. You like it so much that you bought a poster about it. However, your money would be better spent on a bartender's guide or recipe book for cocktails. That way, instead of bragging about how much you like to drink, you can prove it with a killer mix of your own.
4. The Starry Night: There's something about the Impressionist movement that sucks in college students by the boatload. As a result, the gorgeous art from the era winds up feeling trite and overdone. The solution? Don't go to that well. If you find yourself itching for Van Gogh's The Starry Night, just download it and use as desktop wallpaper.
5. Water Lilies: Same as above. It's another beautiful piece of Impressionist work that's been diluted in dorms nationwide. Remember: Just say no!
6. Anything involving Bob Marley: The worst thing about the trend of Bob Marley posters is that they override the man's real musical talent and legendary career. When you see a Marley poster, it's usually not because the student digs reggae; he or she just likes to get high, and this is the easiest way to convey that.
7. Anything by Salvador Dali: Salvador Dali was a full-on genius, and no one denies that. But his surrealist works made this list for the same reason everything else did: They're so widely used that they've ceased to be interesting or even entertaining. They're just the standard "slightly edgy" artwork that students buy to look advanced. Don't be fooled.
8. The Great Wave off Kanagawa: Look familiar? That's because every student with a penchant for Japanese culture has this in their room, guaranteed. The country's got a rich history of art, so dig into that instead of recycling this.
9. Abbey Road: The Beatles are arguably the best band of the 20th century, which means they're often forced to live in infamy in this highly reproduced poster of the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road. If you want something fun featuring the band, dig up art from their earlier releases, especially the American packaging.
10. Anything from Swingers: This 1996 comedy starring Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn is, rightly, a cult classic. But the potentially obnoxious quotes ("You're so money!") and multiple posters are just plain done. Own the DVD, but don't put this on your wall.
11. Trainspotting: If you've seen Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, you know it's a pretty weird flick to celebrate with a dorm room poster. This one-sheet with dialogue from the movie conveniently ends before the speaker talks about how he's choosing heroin over life, anyway.
12. Rolling Stones' Tongue: Art designer John Pasche created this tongue and lip logo for the Rolling Stones, and it was first used on their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. It's since become more popular than the band itself, and a distraction from the fact that, back in their primes, the Stones were flat-out awesome. Instead of putting up this unoriginal poster, invest in, well, your own copy of Sticky Fingers. Play it loud.
13. Breakfast at Tiffany's: It feels like undergrad women are issued this when they apply for housing. Seen everywhere, remembered nowhere.
14. "V–J day in Times Square": Alfred Eisenstadt's iconic photo of a sailor kissing a nurse during a parade celebrating V-J Day in 1945 is one of the most well-known images Life magazine ever put out. Unfortunately, that makes it one of the most overrepresented in our nation's halls of higher learning, where the poster is on display in so many dorms that the image's romance is sapped. Do yourself a favor and pass this one up.
15. Albert Einstein's Tongue: Taken in 1951 on Einstein's 72nd birthday, this image of the renowned scientist sticking his tongue out at a cameraman is one of the most popular images of Einstein ever taken. It's everywhere: offices, labs, and especially dorm rooms. Do the right thing here: Don't buy this poster.
16. The Dark Side of the Moon: There are legitimate Pink Floyd fans out there, it's true. They don't just like "Money"; they celebrate the band's entire catalog. But unless you're one of those people, you really don't need a poster featuring the cover art from The Dark Side of the Moon. (And while we're at it, you should know that any links between the album and The Wizard of Oz are purely coincidental.)
17. Che Guevara: There's a photo of Che Guevara titled "Guerrillero Heroico" that's become the most popular representation of the man, and you should avoid it at all costs. On one hand, you're not a Cuban revolutionary, and many people with this poster just don't know the history they're referencing. On an aesthetic level, it's also tacky and clichéd. Don't go there.
18. Le Chat Noir: Oh come on. They sell this at Target. Unless you are buying this for your mom, move along.
19. Anything involving a Playmate: Fellas: You will be tempted to adorn your walls with posters of bronzed, airbrushed women. But if you ever want to get a real one in the room with you, don't display this poster. They're lazy, uninspired, and boring.
20. "Beer: Helping Ugly People Have Sex Since 1862!": Man, this thing is everywhere. It's been around for years and shows no signs of going away. Plus, it's not terribly funny. If you want hilarious uses of old-school art with modern phrasing, check out someecards.