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DtheP47 19-09-2013 10:51

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 1076074)
Let's be honest, back then that was the early version of deodorant or antiperspirant.

God! when you consider hygiene, bathing once a week, wearing the same clothes, several days on the trot, it's a wonder that we could stand near each other!
:eek:

Visit the Reference section at Accy library Less, you will be transported back in time with the people pongs in there. ;)

For me carbolic soap.. reminds me of the old Accy baths.

cashman 19-09-2013 11:17

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1076158)
Visit the Reference section at Accy library Less, you will be transported back in time with the people pongs in there. ;)

Agreed,some real honking gits go in yon, in fact i only go in on very odd occasions fer that reason.:eek: Perhaps they are too involved fer a wash n brush up.?:D

davemac 19-09-2013 11:53

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1076156)
At least your gusset gets a regular clean Dave.:D

There is a difference between moistening and cleaning.

DtheP47 19-09-2013 11:55

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1076162)
Agreed,some real honking gits go in yon, in fact i only go in on very odd occasions fer that reason.:eek: Perhaps they are too involved fer a wash n brush up.?:D

Was in there a couple of months ago Ol and a lady of advancing years (not that I am any spring chicken as you know) fell down. Myself and another guy rushed across to help her. Well I can tell you we both recoiled with the pong..strewth.... and holding our breath we lifted her up and sat her on a chair to recover. I couldn't get home quick enough to shower and change.

jaysay 19-09-2013 17:46

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1076167)
Was in there a couple of months ago Ol and a lady of advancing years (not that I am any spring chicken as you know) fell down. Myself and another guy rushed across to help her. Well I can tell you we both recoiled with the pong..strewth.... and holding our breath we lifted her up and sat her on a chair to recover. I couldn't get home quick enough to shower and change.

I think BO is one of the worst smells you can come across Dave, a few years ago (over 30) a woman used to come in the con club in ossy, in those days there was quite a big group of use and this woman decided to latch onto our company, the only problem was she stank to high heaven, we're talking about a woman in her 30s here, saw it was decided she had to be told. One of the other women was a bit gobby to say the least and she volunteered, so the next time the toilet run was on she followed her and delivered the message "You Stink" :D She had a way with words.:rolleyes: Anyway it had the effect required, the next time she came in she smelled like an English rose garden sorted :D

Mog 19-09-2013 20:10

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Funny thing though is that the people who stink of BO are not aware that they do. I was in the Kings arms pub in Soho with a mate of mine last year. We got talking to a very well known news reader from the tv. Hell of a nice guy but you would have thought he hadn't washed for a month. Stunk like a pox doctors clerk. Nevertheless, didn't stay in his company for long. By the way nobody else did either.

Sunflower49 19-09-2013 21:21

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I began a thread on this very subject a few months ago!Had been experiencing many people who were a stranger to a bar of soap, and their own odour , recently!
And Marg P that whole post is hilarious! :D

entwisi 20-09-2013 06:17

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not only smells, sounds as well, this morning leaving my hotel in Pune there was a group of security guys all hanging around one lad and his motorbike( 150cc two stroke yamaha thing), they were jabbering away in Hindii but gesticulations were towards the exhaust, soon as he started it up I went back nearly 30 years as I knew exactly what they were chattering about, he'd done what I had done back then and sawn off the tip of the exhaust baffle giving it a much more throaty warble.. the days of messing with two stroke exhausts to remove restrictors to make them go faster... halcyon days indeed...

( and to be on topic, the lovely smell of a two stroke is something I miss in todays Euro emissions based world the Uk is stuck in)

Margaret Pilkington 20-09-2013 06:31

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Originally Posted by sugarmouse0707 (Post 1076212)
I began a thread on this very subject a few months ago!Had been experiencing many people who were a stranger to a bar of soap, and their own odour , recently!
And Marg P that whole post is hilarious! :D

there is a blog about it somewhere, but glad it made you smile.

DaveinGermany 20-09-2013 08:49

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 1076240)
( and to be on topic, the lovely smell of a two stroke is something I miss in todays Euro emissions based world the Uk is stuck in)

Get yourself an old petrol mower & sniff to your hearts content. :)

MargaretR 20-09-2013 09:18

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This thread set me off googling, so I will tell you what I found.

Your personal smell, and how you perceive the smells of others, is a complicated combination of genetics, diet, medication and environmental factors (includes self neglect).

I have heard that oriental races perceive 'westerners' as 'smelling sour', due to our heavy consumption of dairy products. So as well as 'you are what you eat', you also 'smell of what you eat'. This is strongly evident when a person eats garlic.

Genetic factors cause some people to sweat more than others and some don't sweat at all.

An 'old person smell' can be due to self neglect, caused by difficulties in bathing, but can be made more pungent by the medications that the old get inundated with.

I think society places too much emphasis on 'smelling nice' by promoting deodorants, air fresheners, and perfumes. They contain toxins which when absorbed can cause you to need them more.

So as not to offend some people it is wise to aim to be totally odour free, since what you consider to be fragrant may be totally obnoxious to others.

DtheP47 20-09-2013 11:28

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:D
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Originally Posted by Mog (Post 1076202)
Funny thing though is that the people who stink of BO are not aware that they do. I was in the Kings arms pub in Soho with a mate of mine last year. We got talking to a very well known news reader from the tv. Hell of a nice guy but you would have thought he hadn't washed for a month. Stunk like a pox doctors clerk. Nevertheless, didn't stay in his company for long. By the way nobody else did either.

Just a bit worried Mog, that you know what a pox doctors clerk smells like
*grin*

Margaret Pilkington 20-09-2013 13:02

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Why should you be worried...you aren't thinking of having some sort of relationship with him are you?
Anyway you can't catch it just by having your post next to his.

gpick24 20-09-2013 13:33

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1076293)
Anyway you can't catch it just by having your post next to his.

It`s a good job, cos with Mog above him, and you below, he might get a miner case of Pilkingtons disease.:D
Whoops, off topic again, my bad.http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...mackBottom.gif

Margaret Pilkington 20-09-2013 14:17

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He'd be alright in the end though.....at least he would have one person who knew how to dig a hole......!


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