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I hate the way when Italian guys come on to you ...
they lick their teeth.
And, by "you" I meant "me" ... obviously.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 21, 2006 at 12:02 PM
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MPO--- Hot, sweaty Italians, with their goats, in a crowded bus ranks
right up there for me.
posted by
Jazwolf
on March 21, 2006 at 11:59 AM
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Yes, AC, I obviously meant to write "Bulldogs".
I really need to start laying off the weed.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 21, 2006 at 11:20 AM
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Well, I'm certainly glad I ate lunch before reading that, Billy.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 21, 2006 at 11:18 AM
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MPO ~
Did you mean "bull dogs?" The thought of a bull frog fart just made me laugh out loud...
posted by
AC_Allyn
on March 21, 2006 at 9:38 AM
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M.P.O. - about 20 years ago I had to drag a dead bloated cat out from under
the house (it had asphixiated basking in the warmth of the furnace). I still remember the rotten smell...my dad threatening, "If I have to crwal up under that house..."
posted by
FreeManWalking
on March 21, 2006 at 7:28 AM
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It's understandable, Krystal ...
Oh, and one must always be very careful when using a curling iron ... those things are dangerous.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:49 PM
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Fortunately, AC, I haven't spent very much time around bullfrogs ...
thus, I'm unfamiliar with that particular "fragrance".
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:46 PM
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Shouldn't Ben be doing that, Ann?
Is that really an issue that arises all that often, btw?
I remember one time, we found a dead rat lying on my best friend's kitchen floor. She was absolutely mortified. So, I said, "How do you know it's dead? Maybe it's just sleeping."
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:44 PM
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Thanks for the clarification, Marshall ...
I was pretty sure it was, just not 100% positive.
I mean, after all, there are two "Dr. Dre"s, so ...
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:40 PM
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ethyl mercaptan and butyl seleno mercaptan huh? WOW! I definitely agree with the burnt hair. I've done that, too. eewww. Sorry I haven't been around. Medical stuff ya know?
posted by
KrystalDMonroe
on March 20, 2006 at 4:35 PM
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MPO ~
Bulldog farts should be added to the list.
posted by
AC_Allyn
on March 20, 2006 at 2:34 PM
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I hate those odors too. The worst part is when I have to locate a dead animal and dispose of it properly.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on March 20, 2006 at 2:21 PM
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yea Xzibit...
hosts pimp my ride:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on March 20, 2006 at 1:44 PM
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Editor's note:
Ethyl mercaptan (artificial) and butyl seleno-mercaptan (found in skunk spray) both contain extremely high amounts of sulfur and smell like a combination of rotten eggs, sewer gas and dead rat.
In fact, ethyl mercaptan's odor is actually so intense that it can cause potentially fatal kidney damage.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 9:15 AM
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What the heck is number 1?
Also, yes--the president of the U.S. came to tiny little Canandaigua, New York near Rochester and Buffalo on a fingerlake. Didn't really want to see kids, though.
posted by
brettnik
on March 20, 2006 at 9:02 AM
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Probably ...
seeing as I already described it in detail, a few comments below.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 9:00 AM
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was I the only one who had to Google "ethyl mercaptan
and butyl seleno mercaptan" to learn exactly what it was?
posted by
Captain_Gulliver
on March 20, 2006 at 8:50 AM
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Oh, that's what it is, sassyass?
I was actually imagining something much worse.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:55 AM
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It's cool, Nanaroo ...
I tend to be a very
visually-oriented person and thus, I react similarly whenever I read any graphic descriptions.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:54 AM
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Thanks, SteelerFan ...
This list
was exhaustively researched.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:50 AM
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According to the Discovery Channel, Mason:
Ethyl mercaptan (artificial) and butyl seleno-mercaptan (found in skunk spray) both contain extremely high amounts of sulfur and smell like a combination of rotten eggs, sewer gas and dead rat.
In fact, ethyl mercaptan's odor is actually so intense that it can actually cause potentially fatal kidney damage.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:48 AM
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That would be tied for #11, Dave.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 20, 2006 at 7:41 AM
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I am surprised that you don't know
what grandparent taint is. That is that God awful smell of Ben Gay, and sometimes you can throw in a dose of mothballs, depending on the grandparents. As for the smells listed, I totally agree.
posted by
Sherri_G
on March 20, 2006 at 7:12 AM
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M.P.O.
I am such a smell-oriented person that my nose is really sorry I read this... (no offense meant!)
posted by
Nanaroo
on March 20, 2006 at 6:52 AM
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I agree with all ten...lol
posted by
steeler_fan
on March 20, 2006 at 3:48 AM
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I know you will know...
what is ethyl mercaptan and butyl seleno captan... and what are they used for?
posted by
MasonGarrett
on March 20, 2006 at 1:21 AM
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Flatulent students in a small classroom
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on March 20, 2006 at 12:35 AM
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I've long since stopped worrying/caring, Quirky ...
about what anyone else actually wants to read.
Roofing tar never really crossed my mind at all ... not sure I've ever even smelled it.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 19, 2006 at 11:03 PM
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This is funny,
because recently I had entertained the idea of writing a post describing my own top ten bad smells, but decided that no one would want to read it...lol...however, SKUNK is by far one of the most sickening odors to me, as is vomit and roofing tar. TMI?? Sorry.
posted by
Julia.
on March 19, 2006 at 10:50 PM
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I actually don't mind the skunk smell ...
Nor do I mind underarm odor, btw ... though, primarily because I often have it myself (I use it as a "defense mechanism"), which is almost certainly waaay more information than anyone wanted to know.
Meanwhile, my mother is extremely allergic to sulphur.
P.S. Everything I write is based in fact ... sort of.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 19, 2006 at 9:54 PM
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I was surprised to find that there really are experts in this
I saw a story on tv about them just recently. The world's worst smell according to them - combining the chemicals that give rotting flesh and skunk odor their bad smell results in a concoction that Saddam would have been reluctant to use in his torture chambers.
My own personal favorite - my family's old dog once came across something that looked like rotten oysters and just chowed down before we could stop her. Her breath could have stunned a charging bull.
Bonus useless trivia - roads in some parts of the world are made out of dolemite, which contains sulpher, which is the key ingredient of skunk scent. If you chip the surface of the road, you can get a whiff of that nasty skunk smell.
posted by
AaronB
on March 19, 2006 at 9:32 PM
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