People that stink
Discussion
BO is one thing. Anyone can have a s
t day, or forget to apply deodorant or have a short term medical issue etc. It's the fetid, rotting stench of a bloke who can't be bothered to either wash themselves or their clothes and then thinks it is remotely acceptable to step outside into public which is contemptible and intolerable.
t day, or forget to apply deodorant or have a short term medical issue etc. It's the fetid, rotting stench of a bloke who can't be bothered to either wash themselves or their clothes and then thinks it is remotely acceptable to step outside into public which is contemptible and intolerable. Jarcy said:
Air travel: My pet fear is being stuck next to mr stinky.
It rarely seems to happen, but I remember one occasion when there was a stinker 3 rows in front of me.
I'd only get the occasional waft, but felt very sorry for those in front in closer proximity.
A flight from Houston to Singapore, via Moscow, 2 x 12 hour legs on the same plane, there was an absolute stinker in the boarding lounge. I was terrified he'd be next to me on the plane but luckily was a good few rows behind. Lord knows how the folk next to him tolerated it! It was truly disgusting.It rarely seems to happen, but I remember one occasion when there was a stinker 3 rows in front of me.
I'd only get the occasional waft, but felt very sorry for those in front in closer proximity.
DonkeyApple said:
That would be a conundrum. Luckily in the City the stinky tramp people seem to never be in fine muscular fettle. But in my book it's the job of HR to deal with the situation. They are the ones whose job it is to tell someone to have a bath and change their clothes and they have certainly made it clear that it's no one else's job.
Our vessel manager was a big fat redneck, all mouth and trousers, but essentially spineless.Marvtec said:
Used to work with an Indian chap who absolutely hummed. Permanently stunk of stale curry scented BO. Almost like his clothes had been washed in madras juice. On a hot day you'd see the sweat flooding from his armpits and you'd know to keep well away.
I sat on a cattle class flight to Dallas with this guy. He was fat too, I mean proper fat like his body draped over the armrest so we couldn't avoid physical contact. Worst flight of my life.I could smell him for days afterwards even after several showers and clothes changes.
I was actually going to start a thread on this very thing.
There is BO, I understand that. It's hideous but if you're in an uber in summer it's unavoidable. Worse than the tube usually. There is the smell of the various foods that various ethnic groups are associated with, whilst it's noticeable, it's rarely very unpleasant.
But then there is that smell that seems to go hand in hand with poor and or just dirty people. It's not BO, it's not food, it's just a smell of dirt. And it's the exact same smell with each one. And typically their houses smell the same and for some reason, this particular smell has an amazing capacity to linger long after the perpetrator has left the area. What it is it? How does it develop? What is the common factor that makes them all smell alike? I'm subject to it regularly with two of the cashiers at my local sainsbury and one of the guys at the off license. Usually greasy hair, greasy skin, dirty looking clothes. It's by far the worst of all the smells.
There is BO, I understand that. It's hideous but if you're in an uber in summer it's unavoidable. Worse than the tube usually. There is the smell of the various foods that various ethnic groups are associated with, whilst it's noticeable, it's rarely very unpleasant.
But then there is that smell that seems to go hand in hand with poor and or just dirty people. It's not BO, it's not food, it's just a smell of dirt. And it's the exact same smell with each one. And typically their houses smell the same and for some reason, this particular smell has an amazing capacity to linger long after the perpetrator has left the area. What it is it? How does it develop? What is the common factor that makes them all smell alike? I'm subject to it regularly with two of the cashiers at my local sainsbury and one of the guys at the off license. Usually greasy hair, greasy skin, dirty looking clothes. It's by far the worst of all the smells.
AVV EM said:
spikeyhead said:
I was at uni with a lad who, on the first day of each month would buy a new pair of socks, then throw away his old pair.
Would he wash the old pair at all? 
It's a bit odd but I absolutely love putting on a pair of brand new socks. If I were rich I would do that every morning.
AVV EM said:
spikeyhead said:
I was at uni with a lad who, on the first day of each month would buy a new pair of socks, then throw away his old pair.
Would he wash the old pair at all? spikeyhead said:
AVV EM said:
spikeyhead said:
I was at uni with a lad who, on the first day of each month would buy a new pair of socks, then throw away his old pair.
Would he wash the old pair at all? 
what a vile creature. pity the poor sod that has to live with him. if any. 
Some won't be able to help it as its trimethylaminuria though it can be treated
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?art...
Alternatively it's a partly diet related regular Chips, sausage and eggs cooked in grease, coffee, fags and sprouts!
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?art...
Alternatively it's a partly diet related regular Chips, sausage and eggs cooked in grease, coffee, fags and sprouts!
King Herald said:
Jarcy said:
Air travel: My pet fear is being stuck next to mr stinky.
It rarely seems to happen, but I remember one occasion when there was a stinker 3 rows in front of me.
I'd only get the occasional waft, but felt very sorry for those in front in closer proximity.
A flight from Houston to Singapore, via Moscow, 2 x 12 hour legs on the same plane, there was an absolute stinker in the boarding lounge. I was terrified he'd be next to me on the plane but luckily was a good few rows behind. Lord knows how the folk next to him tolerated it! It was truly disgusting.It rarely seems to happen, but I remember one occasion when there was a stinker 3 rows in front of me.
I'd only get the occasional waft, but felt very sorry for those in front in closer proximity.
- he was a joker, so not 100% the first class one is true
in the end we realised that the plastic chairs that were used as extra seating on the patio, 2 of them smelt of BO on the seat part. we ended up scrubbing them with domestos, and they still smelt (less but it was there).
how do you make a plastic chair smell of BO ffs?
Many years ago my sister used to have a part time job in the local newsagent. There used to be a well known group of locals from a certain part of the village who'd come in on a regular basis and would absolutely stink. The only way to cope with the smell was to wedge the front door open and then open the back entrance to the storeroom to get some air flowing through the shop, and then empty a can of air freshener once they'd gone.
All the shops and the local pub would end up having to do this. Felt sorry for the owners of the pub, it would usually empty pretty quickly if any of them came in.
All the shops and the local pub would end up having to do this. Felt sorry for the owners of the pub, it would usually empty pretty quickly if any of them came in.
The sad thing is, those that do stink, often don't know it. They are immune to their own airborne rancidness.
I've just been on a road trip across the US - 26 days living out of a suitcase staying in hotels. I felt dirty wearing the same T-Shirt twice, even though it had be aired in between. Had to stop several times at Laundermats to give all my clothes a freshen up. Always wore fresh boxers and socks, and again if going out in the evenings.
I've just been on a road trip across the US - 26 days living out of a suitcase staying in hotels. I felt dirty wearing the same T-Shirt twice, even though it had be aired in between. Had to stop several times at Laundermats to give all my clothes a freshen up. Always wore fresh boxers and socks, and again if going out in the evenings.
There is a chap who frequents our local cinema who is a proper filthy stinker, and yet still gets let in all the time.
I had the misfortune of sitting next to him once, and to make matters worse, I had let my wife choose the film for whatever reason so had to sit through some godawful crap AND put up with Mr Stinky next to me. He was terribly out of place, I believe, a single man in I assume his 40s-50s, who stank and wore tatty clothes, sat in the cinema on his own, playing on his Nintendo DS until the film started and then sat watching girly rom-com "How To Be Single" in a packed cinema.
Maybe he was hoping to pick up some lady film attendees afterwards having just sat through the film.. after all, everyone knows that the ladies love a stinky man on a Sunday afternoon at the cinema!
I've seen him a few other times as well but never yet had to sit next to him again, thankfully.
I had the misfortune of sitting next to him once, and to make matters worse, I had let my wife choose the film for whatever reason so had to sit through some godawful crap AND put up with Mr Stinky next to me. He was terribly out of place, I believe, a single man in I assume his 40s-50s, who stank and wore tatty clothes, sat in the cinema on his own, playing on his Nintendo DS until the film started and then sat watching girly rom-com "How To Be Single" in a packed cinema.
Maybe he was hoping to pick up some lady film attendees afterwards having just sat through the film.. after all, everyone knows that the ladies love a stinky man on a Sunday afternoon at the cinema!
I've seen him a few other times as well but never yet had to sit next to him again, thankfully.
Shakermaker said:
There is a chap who frequents our local cinema who is a proper filthy stinker, and yet still gets let in all the time.
I had the misfortune of sitting next to him once, and to make matters worse, I had let my wife choose the film for whatever reason so had to sit through some godawful crap AND put up with Mr Stinky next to me. He was terribly out of place, I believe, a single man in I assume his 40s-50s, who stank and wore tatty clothes, sat in the cinema on his own, playing on his Nintendo DS until the film started and then sat watching girly rom-com "How To Be Single" in a packed cinema.
Maybe he was hoping to pick up some lady film attendees afterwards having just sat through the film.. after all, everyone knows that the ladies love a stinky man on a Sunday afternoon at the cinema!
I've seen him a few other times as well but never yet had to sit next to him again, thankfully.
Thats not something you should have to put up with, tell him how disgustingly rancid he smells and then report him to staff. I had the misfortune of sitting next to him once, and to make matters worse, I had let my wife choose the film for whatever reason so had to sit through some godawful crap AND put up with Mr Stinky next to me. He was terribly out of place, I believe, a single man in I assume his 40s-50s, who stank and wore tatty clothes, sat in the cinema on his own, playing on his Nintendo DS until the film started and then sat watching girly rom-com "How To Be Single" in a packed cinema.
Maybe he was hoping to pick up some lady film attendees afterwards having just sat through the film.. after all, everyone knows that the ladies love a stinky man on a Sunday afternoon at the cinema!
I've seen him a few other times as well but never yet had to sit next to him again, thankfully.
Being brought up in rural kent we had our fair share off stinky farm folk, but none quite as bad as old piss boots, now old piss boots was from the traveling community and obviously had a serious bladder problem and refused to go to hospital. He would literally piss himself and fill up his wellies then just carry on as normal. Even the village post office made him stand outside to take his orders, when he finally did pass away no one went inside his property for 4 years due to the smell that bad.
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