Stinky People

[inkkognito]

Out of all the pet peeves I see here frequently, like line jumpers or pool hoppers or parade spot stealers, one that I don't recall seeing is stinky people. I'm not talking about those whose deodorant has finally failed after a long day in the Florida sun. I mean the ones who probably never heard of deodorant (and possibly not bathing) in their lifetimes. There is a noticable difference in odor intensity between deodorant failure and unabated vicious body odor. I thought of this today as I was getting in a ride and caught a whiff of my seat's previous occupant...phew! I was very glad I hadn't been stuck next to him in line. At least with line jumpers, you can tell them to get their butts back to where they belong. What do you do with the stinkers, other than drop back a few places to get our of their odor aura? It's not like you can whip out a handy dandy deodorant can!

[princess&her4princes]

:lmao:

[AmberHeartsDisney]

They always say a fox cant smell is own hole. LOL after years of the stink maybe there used to it? LOL

[PIRATEGIRL007]

:rotfl2:

I have an extremly sensitive nose, I can literally tell you what someone is eating about 10 cubicles away at work (my co workers think its hilarious and test me), so for me that is a big problem. I just slow down or speed up to get away in crowds. I don't think I've encountered it in lines, but I can remember getting stuck next to someone w/ an obnoxious amount of perfume during ITTBAB once, so I had my nose (descretley) plugged the whole time, which is convient since I hate the stink bug part anyway.

[mom2taylorandemily]

:rotfl2: First let me say that I L'dMAO at your post. I carry Bath & Body works hand sanitizer lotion in my bag, and when I get around a smell that I find offensive, I take it out and use some on my hands and rub some under my nose, so I smell the scent of the lotion instead of the stinker!!!! :lmao:

[Amy&Dan]

I am not kidding, at Sea World last June (during a very intense heat wave in Orlando) the man sitting next to me at the Believe Show stunk so bad I really thought I would puke. It was just awful. And he was so close to me I literally felt heady from the fumes! Dd kept looking at me with this pained look on her face but what could we do? And he was such a nice man which just made me feel bad for wanting to pick him up and throw him into the tank!

[D. Crockett]

To the OP. How dare you suggest that we have to bathe just so you can enjoy your trip to a themepark. I find this very offensive! And expensive, considering the cost of running water these days.
((Kidding)) ;)

In all seriousness, I have a horrible sense of smell. It has to be right in my face in order to even tell *slightly* what odor it is. This is a good and bad thing. I miss out on good smells, but don't have to worry about if the person sitting next to me on a bus took a shower that morning.

[KellyNY]

:rotfl2: First let me say that I L'dMAO at your post. I carry Bath & Body works hand sanitizer lotion in my bag, and when I get around a smell that I find offensive, I take it out and use some on my hands and rub some under my nose, so I smell the scent of the lotion instead of the stinker!!!! :lmao:

I do the same thing, hand sanitizer is very useful in those situations. I thought I was only one to do that.

[Fairiebee]

Out of all the pet peeves I see here frequently, like line jumpers or pool hoppers or parade spot stealers, one that I don't recall seeing is stinky people. I'm not talking about those whose deodorant has finally failed after a long day in the Florida sun. I mean the ones who probably never heard of deodorant (and possibly not bathing) in their lifetimes. There is a noticable difference in odor intensity between deodorant failure and unabated vicious body odor. I thought of this today as I was getting in a ride and caught a whiff of my seat's previous occupant...phew! I was very glad I hadn't been stuck next to him in line. At least with line jumpers, you can tell them to get their butts back to where they belong. What do you do with the stinkers, other than drop back a few places to get our of their odor aura? It's not like you can whip out a handy dandy deodorant can!

:rotfl2: OMGaGa

That is horrible!! I suppose ya just do what ya do in elevators and try not to breathe until the ride starts and hopefully airs out. :confused3

[Tap0033]

I once was behind a guy who didn't have the best odor in line at the Haunted Mansion. Although it was pretty funny to the people in my group, we did not make him feel embrassed. We did try to avoid him as much as possible. One thing we did was walked slowly in line and made sure he was a good distance away.

[ScrapperBelle]

A few years ago we had some stinkers on the bus one morning! We caught the bus at POFQ and headed to the MK. There weren't seats for us all together, so DH and I sat about middle ways and our 2 DSs went all the way to the back. About 1/2 way through the trip, I turned around to check on them and they were practically sitting in each other's laps (very strange for a 12 and 17 y/o!) and the little one had turned an interesting shade of green.

I was concerned that he had gotten carsick and was praying that we would make it to the MK without an incident. When we got there, they literally raced off the bus and of course I was right behind them yelling, "what's wrong?" They were both laughing at this point, but the lady that had sat next to them smelled so bad, that I could still smell it around them. They were both thankful that it was a bus ride to the MK and not the long ride out to AK!! They said they honestly thought they would have puked if they had to spend another few minutes back there.

At least in the parks you can get away from it, but being trapped on a bus next to it is not pleasant. The sad thing is it was 1st thing in the morning...not someone who's deodorant had failed after a long day in the parks. It made me sick to think of that person sleeping in the hotel bed at night smelling like that! I felt sorry for the person who would be getting that room next!

[SheenaXena21]

Stinky people don't bother me as bad as kids and/or adults that sneeze or pick their nose and then touch the queue railing. And I've also read in other threads that they've seen kids LICKING the railings too!!!!

So needless to say, I now carry hand sanitizer with me and use it everytime I accidently touch the rails. :)

Some people choose not to wear deoderant because of the aluminum in it. My dad works with a guy who doesn't just for that exact reason. It makes sense, but at least be nice and wash your pits in the restroom multiple times a day!!! For the sake of others.

[letthewookiewin]

:rotfl2: First let me say that I L'dMAO at your post. I carry Bath & Body works hand sanitizer lotion in my bag, and when I get around a smell that I find offensive, I take it out and use some on my hands and rub some under my nose, so I smell the scent of the lotion instead of the stinker!!!! :lmao:

That is such a good idea. My youngest DS has recently become obsessed with B&B hand sanitizer. I was planning on stocking up on the little bottle before out trip next year, but never thought to use it for that.

[brenda1966]

Oh my! Once while in Disneyland, DD and I rode Space Mountain sitting behind some guy who just reeked of BO. He was riding with his hands up in the air and I was getting a fresh blast of BO from his pits on the entire ride. DD must not have a sensitive nose because she was riding with her hands in the air too. Me -- I had my hands over my face, plugging my nose and trying to keep the BO from flying into my mouth. I wanted to laugh and I wanted to cry. Horrible!

[Jillpie]

Oh my! Once while in Disneyland, DD and I rode Space Mountain sitting behind some guy who just reeked of BO. He was riding with his hands up in the air and I was getting a fresh blast of BO from his pits on the entire ride. DD must not have a sensitive nose because she was riding with her hands in the air too. Me -- I had my hands over my face, plugging my nose and trying to keep the BO from flying into my mouth. I wanted to laugh and I wanted to cry. Horrible!

omg, keep the BO from flying into your mouth!!:rotfl::rotfl::lmao::lmao: laughed right out loud with that one, I seriously can just imagine how you must have felt.

[captaindavidhook]

last summer while on line in splash mountain there was a man passing gas in front of me and my brother. the wait was like 40 mins but every 5-10 mins u could smell him breaking wind. it was horrendous lol :rotfl2:

[DanMedix]

When you're theme park afficionados like we at the DIS are, you tend to run into certain individuals whose odiferous eminations are similar to the hind quarters of a rabid buffalo after consuming mass quantities of sour milk and bratwurst. We must remember, however, that unpleasantly smelling people can come from all areas of the globe.

With them all in mind, this card was created. Please feel free to present this next time you're faced with this noxious situation..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1210/buttocks.jpg

[LockShockBarrel]

This has me thinking about what's worse, bad BO or gassy people. I've experienced both..and bad breath for that matter.

At a job a few years ago I was cashing a customer out and literally had to keep my head turned away from her because she was rambling on about something and had the worst breath I've ever smelled! I leaned down like I was getting something and said "have a good night" because I could not bring myself to turn and face her and turn back into the cloud of stink.

Speaking of clouds of stink, I now work at a grocery store in the specialty cheese department. Let me tell you we have some RANK smelling cheeses in there, but that's nothing compared to the (and I really don't mean to be offensive) elderly people who toot along their merry way. This happens all the time, and last weekend I was helping a customer by a particular case, when an old woman (80's at least) slowly walked by and left the most noxious trail of gas behind her. The customer and I smelled it at the same time and had to move because we couldn't stand there in it.

[inkkognito]

OMG, I'm so glad I started this thread! It has me ROFL and LMAO. I am going to start bringing nicely scented sanitizer; I usually bring moist towels instead, but the sanitizer can have a double purpose. I own a horse (appropriately named Figment), and honestly the things that come out of his butt, both solid and gaseous, don't smell near as bad as that dude did.

[Dr. M]

When you're theme park afficionados like we at the DIS are, you tend to run into certain individuals whose odiferous eminations are similar to the hind quarters of a rabid buffalo after consuming mass quantities of sour milk and bratwurst. We must remember, however, that unpleasantly smelling people can come from all areas of the globe.

With them all in mind, this card was created. Please feel free to present this next time you're faced with this noxious situation..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1210/buttocks.jpg

:lmao::lmao::lmao::rotfl::lmao::lmao::lmao::rotfl:

[luvthemouse71]

When you're theme park afficionados like we at the DIS are, you tend to run into certain individuals whose odiferous eminations are similar to the hind quarters of a rabid buffalo after consuming mass quantities of sour milk and bratwurst. We must remember, however, that unpleasantly smelling people can come from all areas of the globe.

With them all in mind, this card was created. Please feel free to present this next time you're faced with this noxious situation..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1210/buttocks.jpg:rotfl::lmao::rotfl2::worship: That's awesome!!.

FWIW, I think they've proven that the aluminum in deodorants does not cause health issues..I knew a guy once that started using one of the "natural" crystal things under his arms. Didn't work! Another one would try to rub his armpits with rubbing alcohol. WTH? Jeez, just buy a stick of Degree already.:sad2:

[Luisa]

This reminds me of the time I was on the tram going to work feeling a bit under the weather when one of the most horrendous smells ever got on the tram followed by its owner. Lucky me had the pleasure of sitting in front of her and her offensive smell - unwashed, seriously unwashed, greasy dreadlocked (not gone out and got them purposefully!) hair, filthy clothes etc etc. Not only did she stink in body, she sat the whole time staring at me then let out the most vile halitosis and cigarette laden belch I have ever experienced:sick:. I considered contributing to her stench by vomiting on her but chose to get off early and walk the rest of the way in the fresh air!

[The Hendies]

Last week we had a 7.5 hour flight and there was a group of immigrants, 15 - 20 people boarding that collectively could have stopped a freight train, they smelled so bad! Boy was I grateful that they were not anywhere near us. We used the lavatory at the front of the plane so we didn't have to even walk past. Poor flight attendants!

[AJKMOM]

I guess this is yet one more reason to avoid Orlando from May to October! :rotfl:

Thanks, I think, because now I lost my appetite, and I need to lose weight before our trip in NOVEMBER, when people aren't so stinky.

[TimandTanya]

My poor DW got on EE and a single rider sat next to her. She was miserable the whole ride. He had really bad BO! I mean REEAALLYYY:scared1: bad BO!! You all know the kind, smells like fresh cut rotten onions, with a little bit of staleness and musty ole beach towel thrown in. He must have smoked about 10 cigarettes too just before you got in line. It was horrendous!!!

I did a science experiment when i got home ( i really did:banana:) to see if i recreate that wonderful bouquet. I took an onion, a wet dirty facecloth, a banana peel, cigarette butts, and a bay leaf (for some earthiness) and put them in a zip lock bag and sat them in my trunk for 2 weeks.

My DW actually said that the guy actually smelled worse. :eek: Turkey Leg anyone?

[DisneyBarlans]

Oh my! Once while in Disneyland, DD and I rode Space Mountain sitting behind some guy who just reeked of BO. He was riding with his hands up in the air and I was getting a fresh blast of BO from his pits on the entire ride. DD must not have a sensitive nose because she was riding with her hands in the air too. Me -- I had my hands over my face, plugging my nose and trying to keep the BO from flying into my mouth. I wanted to laugh and I wanted to cry. Horrible!

That is SO funny and GROSS!!!!!!:scared1::lmao:
I have a super sniffer too and I know what you mean about STINKY PEOPLE at Disney!!!:sick: I think my worst stink experience was last year when we were at Fantasmic. We were sitting in front of one of those large tour groups of teenagers. Now, I have a teenager and I'm constantly reminding him to put on deodorant but several of these kids did not have any on (no parents to remind them) and of course they decided to start THE WAVE!!!!!:lmao:

[DisneyBarlans]

When you're theme park afficionados like we at the DIS are, you tend to run into certain individuals whose odiferous eminations are similar to the hind quarters of a rabid buffalo after consuming mass quantities of sour milk and bratwurst. We must remember, however, that unpleasantly smelling people can come from all areas of the globe.

With them all in mind, this card was created. Please feel free to present this next time you're faced with this noxious situation..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1210/buttocks.jpg

Thanks! I have a super sniffer and I NEEDED this card!!!:lmao::rotfl2:

[RadioFanatic]

It's funny you should mention this. Just last night, after we got off the Snow White ride, DH turned to me and said that the breath of the woman standing behind him was so bad he thought something had died.

[TLinden16]

This type of discussion would fit better on the theme parks community board, so I'm going to move it there now

[bevgray]

Just a gentle reminder that there are those of us who find perfume even more offensive than "natural" stink. I was in line at Soarin' on the last trip and the lady ahead of me evidently felt that half a bottle of Chanel was imperative for the day. Bad enough but the lady with her had overdosed on some other fragrance and the marriage of the two scents was not a happy one. So please ladies (and gents who favor the stronger aftershaves), leave your lovely scents off when milling in the heavy, heated lines at Disney.

For those with sensitive noses, you could always adopt the historical practice of carrying a scented handkerchief (remember, a little bit goes a long way). This is what Europeans did when immersive bathing was considered dangerous to the health.

[GBBTomorrow]

We actually walked out of the Indiana Jones show for this reason once. It was a ridiculously hot and crowded day, and as usual CM's kept instructing us to move closer and closer together. The gentleman next to me had such a strong odor, and between that and the heat, DH and I were both on the verge of throwing up. I've never experienced anything like it.

At risk of being *too* gross, another problem I've experienced is when you walk into a restroom stall right after a sweaty woman who doesn't have the best hygiene. Goodness, will that knock you over!

[jennyraye]

I think part of the problem is the wicking or dry/fit material used in a lot of athletic wear now. Yeah, the garments are great for not feeling wet when sweating and dry really quickly, but it is next to impossible to get the smell out of the material. Think wet beach towel rolled up in a bag for several weeks. We followed a guy through Soarin' last week wearing one of those shirts. It got worse and worse the closer we got to the ride. I have issues with height anyway and knew if I had to ride close to him it would be all over--literally. So, I took the chicken's way out and left the queue right before it got to the loader.

[Running_Bell]

ugh... add to the BO the smell of cigerettes and it's a combination of gross. Someone said it right a few posts back.. that people aren't aware of their own smell... honestly if smokers knew how bad they smelled they would never smoke. I have a relative that sweats alot... and smokes (which is probably why he sweats alot). It's like the smoke smell comes out of his pores. It makes everyone want to puke and noone ever wants to get stuck next to him.... how do you tell someone without hurting his feelings? I got stuck beside a woman on Everest when my DS and DH wanted to ride together.. I volunteered to ride with a stranger... which I never mind. She turned to me to talk and her breath was so bad from cigerettes that it made me feel sick. I couldn't be rude..... so I just grinned and bared it.

[aidtrismommy]

Just a gentle reminder that there are those of us who find perfume even more offensive than "natural" stink. I was in line at Soarin' on the last trip and the lady ahead of me evidently felt that half a bottle of Chanel was imperative for the day. Bad enough but the lady with her had overdosed on some other fragrance and the marriage of the two scents was not a happy one. So please ladies (and gents who favor the stronger aftershaves), leave your lovely scents off when milling in the heavy, heated lines at Disney.

For those with sensitive noses, you could always adopt the historical practice of carrying a scented handkerchief (remember, a little bit goes a long way). This is what Europeans did when immersive bathing was considered dangerous to the health.

Exactly. I can't stand perfume and cologne. I can tolerate very faint smells, but so many people bathe in it and it gives me migraines. I think the point of perfume is to put a dab on, or so I thought. If I can smell it hours after the person has left, than there is a problem. I much ppefer the smell of clean. Which is nothing I guess.

[marymac123]

I have a real sensitive nose too- thanks for all the tips. I wish I had them earlier this month...we were at the Nemo show & an entire family was just soo stinky & not just from 1 day at the parks stinky! They were split up in the row in front of us & the row behind us. They kept passing food back & forth to each other, reaching over us. Ugh! The seats filled up soo quickly we never had a chance to move. It was bad.:sad1:

[NonScents]

Just a gentle reminder that there are those of us who find perfume even more offensive than "natural" stink.


I second this, and would like to add, the reek of cigarettes is pretty gross, too.

[JLVermillion]

Stinky people don't bother me as bad as kids and/or adults that sneeze or pick their nose and then touch the queue railing. And I've also read in other threads that they've seen kids LICKING the railings too!!!!

So needless to say, I now carry hand sanitizer with me and use it everytime I accidently touch the rails. :)

Some people choose not to wear deoderant because of the aluminum in it. My dad works with a guy who doesn't just for that exact reason. It makes sense, but at least be nice and wash your pits in the restroom multiple times a day!!! For the sake of others.
OMG! I have never seen licking the railings thank goodness,but this past may in Epcot DH and I were walking alond WS and happen to look at the queue for Beauty and The Beast character great where a young man (who from appearance alone was probably a 22 year old STINKER) proceeded to pick his nose, I should say did for hidden treasure.What is worse however is he was looking at the horrified looks of DH and myself and kept on with the historic digg. Needless to say did not have the cheese plate after that.
As far as stinky people the B&B sanitizer does work, and have been using that for some time.:flower3:

[livndisney]

OMG! I have never seen licking the railings thank goodness,but this past may in Epcot DH and I were walking alond WS and happen to look at the queue for Beauty and The Beast character great where a young man (who from appearance alone was probably a 22 year old STINKER) proceeded to pick his nose, I should say did for hidden treasure.What is worse however is he was looking at the horrified looks of DH and myself and kept on with the historic digg. Needless to say did not have the cheese plate after that.
As far as stinky people the B&B sanitizer does work, and have been using that for some time.:flower3:

This made me laugh-we were recently at TSM and the guy (30-40) behind us was picking his nose (won't go into detail but he was mining LOL). When it was our turn to ride- the CM put "the picker" in the car with my friend:scared1:.

[Stitchnut]

Here's a slight spin. My family and I were at Epcot and wanted to use a snack coupon and get a french pastry. We got in line behind a woman and began to climb the little steps into the pastry shop. I looked up for some reason and noticed that her hair was teeming with lice! I immediately turned around and gave my family the "eye" that means don't ask, just follow me NOW! We waited for awhile until the coast was clear to get our treat. I didn't know what to think.

[sah95]

:lmao: If I laugh any louder, my bossing is going to want to know what the heck I'm doing!! :rotfl2:

I've smelled my fair share of BO at the World, but the worst was at POTC Jan.09. A couple and their daughter (in a diaper I hope) were in front of us while walking through the que. The daughter poops along the way and they do nothing! My family stopped and stepped to the side. The smell was horrendous :sick: There was no way in HEDouble Hockey Sticks I could have gotten into a boat with them. I couldn't believe they didn't go change her :confused3 The ride was about a 10 min wait.

[sah95]

Here's a slight spin. My family and I were at Epcot and wanted to use a snack coupon and get a french pastry. We got in line behind a woman and began to climb the little steps into the pastry shop. I looked up for some reason and noticed that her hair was teeming with lice! I immediately turned around and gave my family the "eye" that means don't ask, just follow me NOW! We waited for awhile until the coast was clear to get our treat. I didn't know what to think.

Double OMG! Lice is one thing I'd never thought about getting at WDW. :eek:

[JLVermillion]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:That would been it for DH and I, The CM should have offered the Booger Pirate a kleenex and sanitizer, especially with all the flu stuuf around. It is sick for kids to do it but ADULTS in PUBLIC:confused3:scared1: that is just wrong on so many levels I do know where to begin.

[JLVermillion]

Double OMG! Lice is one thing I'd never thought about getting at WDW. :eek:

DITO that, the question is how do you function comfortably like that in the heat. Lets hope they were not trying on any character hats.pirate::scared1:

[jennyraye]

DITO that, the question is how do you function comfortably like that in the heat. Lets hope they were not trying on any character hats.pirate::scared1:

Shudder.

I can't eat from midnight until after my surgery tomorrow. But that lice post made me lose my appetite, so it shouldn't be such an issue now. BO I can live with, but lice teeming hair :scared1:

[JLVermillion]

We actually walked out of the Indiana Jones show for this reason once. It was a ridiculously hot and crowded day, and as usual CM's kept instructing us to move closer and closer together. The gentleman next to me had such a strong odor, and between that and the heat, DH and I were both on the verge of throwing up. I've never experienced anything like it.

At risk of being *too* gross, another problem I've experienced is when you walk into a restroom stall right after a sweaty woman who doesn't have the best hygiene. Goodness, will that knock you over!

I know how you feel, hence the mini can of Lysol I keep in my purse.;)

[JLVermillion]

When you're theme park afficionados like we at the DIS are, you tend to run into certain individuals whose odiferous eminations are similar to the hind quarters of a rabid buffalo after consuming mass quantities of sour milk and bratwurst. We must remember, however, that unpleasantly smelling people can come from all areas of the globe.

With them all in mind, this card was created. Please feel free to present this next time you're faced with this noxious situation..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1210/buttocks.jpg

:rotfl2::rotfl2:That is great....now here is a way to make people think about their hygiene , make a t-shirt with this card and above it print "does this describe you?":confused3. Just a subtle way to make the Stinkers aware.:idea:

[scousemouse09]

Oh my! Once while in Disneyland, DD and I rode Space Mountain sitting behind some guy who just reeked of BO. He was riding with his hands up in the air and I was getting a fresh blast of BO from his pits on the entire ride. DD must not have a sensitive nose because she was riding with her hands in the air too. Me -- I had my hands over my face, plugging my nose and trying to keep the BO from flying into my mouth. I wanted to laugh and I wanted to cry. Horrible!

I read on the internet that Thorpe Park (theme park in the UK) actually banned people from lifting their hands in the air on rides during the summer so their BO didn't cause offence!

[STEAMBOAT209]

At work this week the company past out personal hand sanitizer's to help with the H1N1 flu, now I have another use for the sanitizer, putting it under my nose to ward off those bad smells.

[Debbie-TN]

Sounds like RAMPANT MUTANT BO.:lmao: Remember that from Seinfield. That was one of my favorite episodes. The valet driver's bo was so bad that it left the smell in Jerry's car and it rubbed off on him and Elaine. :rotfl2:

[MacFam4]

I too have a super sniffer. BO/bad breath makes me nauseous, and the overly perfumed/cologned folks give me a headache :sad2:

Once we were at NASA in Texas on the tram, and there were some super duper BO smellin guys on there with us. Now we're on an open air tram OUTSIDE, thank goodness we weren't indoors with them. I could only imagine how bad they smelled when they weren't "airing out".

Our BO Disney experience was in Restaurant Marrakesh. We were just starting to finish up our meal when some people came in and sat down behind us. I kept catching a whiff of something smelly and was hoping it wasn't their food (our food was good). On our way out, my hubby went to use the restroom. When he came out, he said one of the stinkers was in the restroom with him...and he was definitely a BO stinker :sick:

We've always visited Disney in Nov when the weather is nice and cool. Now I'm scared for our trip in May when it will be hot :scared1:

[Spacepest]

One thing I've learned from living in a city that is a world famous tourist destination:

There are alot of foreign guests and immigrants from countries where deodorant is not used, or not available. Some of these guests may use perfume instead of deodorant. They may also come from cultures where bathing the entire body daily is not normally done (example: bidet use).

Most of the immigrants catch on and learn about deodorant and daily bathing after awhile.

But OMG...there is nothing worse than seeing (and smelling) a richly dressed tourist, obviously with money who reeks to high heaven of B.O., often laid over with a heavy perfume.

And for those of you suffering from deodorant failures...you know, you can buy mini travel sized versions of roll and spray on deodorant and take then with you to the parks. (I know I do, I pack it along with my sunscreen. In my family, deodorant failure is not an option).

What I don't understand is why anyone living in this country wouldn't at least bathe every couple of days.

And that bunny shirt...LMAO. I would kill for a shirt that said something like this, in multiple languages (you can include the bunny too):
"Your armpits smell bad. In this country, we have a product called 'deodorant' to fix that." (Also include a diagram of various packages of deodorant, with illustrations on how to apply it to your armpits).

[dmccarty]

Let me say I am not that sensitive to smell.

Back in the mid/late 90's the DW and I were looking to buy land in the country. We found a place for sale so went to check it out. The county has quite a few poultry farms. If the barns are really dirty or if they are being clean the smell can be very bad. And you can smell the barns quite a distance away if the wind is right. Or wrong depending on ones point of view. :lmao:

The place we were interested was being sold by a man in his 80s. The house on the land had a floor that leaned quite steeply. :scared1: Even after it had been fixed. :eek: The house was built around 1900 and the man was born in the house. He was a chicken farmer.

He SMELLED liked a chicken house. :scared1::sad2::rolleyes1 We could keep our distance so it was not bad. But then we heard some rabbit hunters on his land. :rolleyes1 Said rabbit hunters were not supposed to be on Chicken Mans land...

So I agreed to go with him to tell the men to get off the man's land.

Sitting in that truck which reeked of chickens with a man who smelled like chicken litter was VERY hard. I rolled down the window and leaned my head out. :rotfl:

Which reminds me of a guy I worked with in the early 80s who was a severe alcoholic. He would buy the cheapest work truck he could get. One with a vinyl floor. :scared1: The vinyl floor made cleaning up his puke easier! :scared1::rolleyes::sad2: The SMELL in Vomit Man's truck was unreal.

Then there was The Smell at Sea World back in the early 90s.

I was sitting waiting for Shamu with a friend. We were chatting away and this smell hit us. Shamu does not smell great but this other smell hit us up side the head. We turned around to see where this stench was from and there was a family whom I assume was from Africa and mostly likely from an area that did not have alot of water.

They smelled SOOO bad it was indescribable. It was just aweful. I have smelled animals that have been dead for days that smelled better. Chicken Man and Vomit Man had better smelling trucks. :scared1::eek: It was unreal. This poor family came into the stadium and sat down.

MULTIPLE rows of people around them would get up and move. All at once. :scared1:

It was that bad.

We moved. :confused3:rotfl:

To be on a ride with them would be unbearable.:rotfl2:

I really felt bad for them and us because they likely thought that Americans were a bunch of racists. But the crowd had every color of the human rainbow and they all just got up and moved. There was a space 3-4 rows around these people.

I would love to know who these people where and how they got to Sea World. I am assuming someone sponsored them on their visit and that in their home country water was scarce for bathing.

Then there was they guy I used to work with from Germany. He would go out at lunch and play soccer.....

In Tampa, Florida.... Tampa is the most hot and humid place I have every lived....

In the summer time!

And return to work without a shower....

The AC would kick in and it was like a kick in the head when his "perfume" wafted through the office. :scared1::rotfl2:

So, far, knock on wood, we have been pretty lucky at WDW.

Later,
Dan

[MacFam4]

dmccarty- HOLY COW you've been around some stinkers :scared1: The whole chicken/vomit man story was funny yet nauseating :sick:

We lived in Germany for 3 years and there are alot of other nationalities that live there too....who happen not to wear deodorant.

When the packers came to deliver my furniture, in June, on the 4th floor of our apartment building, I had to air that sucker out the rest of the night!!!

[loveWDWalways]

My poor DW got on EE and a single rider sat next to her. She was miserable the whole ride. He had really bad BO! I mean REEAALLYYY:scared1: bad BO!! You all know the kind, smells like fresh cut rotten onions, with a little bit of staleness and musty ole beach towel thrown in. He must have smoked about 10 cigarettes too just before you got in line. It was horrendous!!!

I did a science experiment when i got home ( i really did:banana:) to see if i recreate that wonderful bouquet. I took an onion, a wet dirty facecloth, a banana peel, cigarette butts, and a bay leaf (for some earthiness) and put them in a zip lock bag and sat them in my trunk for 2 weeks.

My DW actually said that the guy actually smelled worse. :eek: Turkey Leg anyone?

The part I bolded = :rotfl2::rotfl2:

[FmrCastMembr]

Referring to the Seinfeld episode, which was the first thing I thought of when reading this thread, George referred to it as "BBO." "Beyond BO." :lmao:

As a Cast Member in '87, I heard stories of Cast Members from other countries being given explicit instructions that if they were to work at Epcot, in World Showcase, they had to bathe regularly AND use deodorant.

[TimandTanya]

I worked in the motorcycle industry for many years, and you can get away with saying things to bikers in the bike shop, that you normally could not get away with saying to regular customers. I have used these exact words more than once to a fresh smelling biker, "Dude, You Stink!!"