Why Are People Immume To Their Own Body Odor?

9 years ago

Olfactory fatigue. The same reason why, when dropping a deuce, it doesn't smell as bad to you as it does your husband when he walks in after you.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Olfactory fatigue. The same reason why, when dropping a deuce, it doesn't smell as bad to you as it does your husband when he walks in after you.

Well, that must be why I'm not aware of olfactory fatigue. That Never happens at my house. It's the other way around, lol!

So are you saying that their olfactory system gets tired of the nasty odor and just shuts down?
Well, what would happen then if someone stunk to high heaven and then their home got a gas leak?

Terra

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Well, what would happen then if someone stunk to high heaven and then their home got a gas leak? Terra

One word - KABOOM!

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- MissTerraK 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by BigFrank
  
  One word - KABOOM!
  
  Cheers. - Frank
  
  LOL!
  So they'd take a hike to high heaven too.
  
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  BigFrank Banned 9 years ago
  
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  So they'd take a hike to high heaven too. Terra
  
  Heaven? Not if they've lived their life as I've lived mine. :-)
  
  The term, 'kaboom' is omnidirectional.
  
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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Well, that must be why I'm not aware of olfactory fatigue. That Never happens at my house. It's the other way around, lol!

Lies. All lies.

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

So are you saying that their olfactory system gets tired of the nasty odor and just shuts down? Well, what would happen then if someone stunk to high heaven and then their home got a gas leak?

Terra

The olfactory system gets fatigued by particular odors. You may have a vase full of roses on your desk. They smell wonderful for the first few minutes, then you realize you no longer notice the aroma. You go off for lunch, come back, huh, there's the smell of roses again.

This isn't to say the olfactory system can't go on full shut down, but that exceeds the question at hand (or at nose?).

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Lies. All lies.

The olfactory system gets fatigued by particular odors. You may have a vase full of roses on your desk. They smell wonderful for the first few minutes, then you realize you no longer notice the aroma. You go off for lunch, come back, huh, there's the smell of roses again.

This isn't to say the olfactory system can't go on full shut down, but that exceeds the question at hand (or at nose?).

Ooooh! That happens with my Christmas tree every year so I buy the evergreen smelly candles.

And why did you take the "k" off my stunk when you quoted me?

As for lies, you're wrong. Mine are every morning when hubby's at work and his are every afternoon when he gets home from work.

See how that works?

Terra

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

And why did you take the "k" off my stunk when you quoted me?

Purely an accident, my dear.

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

As for lies, you're wrong. Mine are every morning when hubby's at work and his are every afternoon when he gets home from work.

See how that works?

Terra

Still not buying it. You've been married 40 years. Hubby's walked in and been gobsmacked at least a few times. It happens. Nothing to be ashamed.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Purely an accident, my dear.

Still not buying it. You've been married 40 years. Hubby's walked in and been gobsmacked at least a few times. It happens. Nothing to be ashamed.

40 years? I didn't get married when I was 13!!!

Uh, you're going to make me say it aren't you?

My sh*t don't stink, or my olfactory is utterly fatigued.

Terra

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Dan Riffle

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

40 years? I didn't get married when I was 13!!!

I thought that's what they did back in your day.

(Not the face! Not the face!)

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

I thought that's what they did back in your day.

(Not the face! Not the face!)

I am so gonna !

Take that you dirty dog!!

Terra

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tagiscom

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Oh Joy!

B.O. and vinegar. Yum!

Terra

Well, we can't ask them to smell up the toilets, by washing and then going berserk with the blue brand vinegar?

But going to the toilets and slapping on something would be a better suggestion.

Best solution is having a "you stink, your out" logo on all the doors.

As long as they don't put "no red meat" on the doors, that would get me worried!

Toilets in shopping centres are bad enough with the dead quiet atmosphere and jet engines in reverse hand dryers!

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

What gets me is when old ladies and old men know they stink like urine and B.O. but rather than bathe, they spritz on some cheap nasty smelling perfume or aftershave instead to try and cover it up, thus creating a stink soup!

Terra

Yes, pre world war 2 clothing, and the strong smell of mothballs isn't a good start.

But thanks to our leaders screwing the pensioners with ever increasing utility bills, this is the least of their worries.

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Claude Whitacre 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

I thought that's what they did back in your day.

(Not the face! Not the face!)

You're just trying to make yourself feel better for dating a 13 year old, when you were in college.
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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

How is it that stinky people don't even realize that they stink horribly? How can they stand to be with that smell for hours or even all day and not be nauseated by their stinky selves? Terra

It's not that we're not aware of it. It more like we actually enjoy it. Stop being so judgmental. :-)

Cheers. - Frank

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tagiscom

9 years ago

Yes, occasionally l run into a few men, that stink to high heaven and need a metre or two clearance, just so people don't get a whiff!

It happens occasionally at shopping centures usually during hot weather, and l feel for women since there since of smell is better than mens.

Usually these individuals are poor and save money by offending others and not buying underarm deodorant!

And some don't realise that they stink?

In Au the best brand is Gilette, but there brand has closed up shop in AU, apart from aftershave, bodywash, etc.

I have to order half a dozen from Amazon in the US, just so l can continue to use my favourite brand.

But true, these individuals need a good slap and for someone to say you stink!

If they are riding a bike on a hot day, at least they could throw some vinegar under their arms, (cheap alternative).

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

Yes, occasionally l run into a few men, that stink to high heaven and need a metre or two clearance, just so people don't get a whiff!

It happens occasionally at shopping centures usually during hot weather, and l feel for women since there since of smell is better than mens.

Usually these individuals are poor and save money by offending others and not buying underarm deodorant!

And some don't realise that they stink?

In Au the best brand is Gilette, but there brand has closed up shop in AU, apart from aftershave, bodywash, etc.

I have to order half a dozen from Amazon in the US, just so l can continue to use my favourite brand.

But true, these individuals need a good slap and for someone to say you stink!

If they are riding a bike on a hot day, at least they could throw some vinegar under their arms, (cheap alternative).

Oh Joy!

B.O. and vinegar. Yum!

Terra

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

B.O. and vinegar. Yum! - Terra

I splash that on my chips!

Cheers. - Frank
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- MissTerraK 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by BigFrank
  
  I splash that on my chips!
  
  Cheers. - Frank
  
  Are you telling me you use vinegar as a deodorant and that you swipe your chips in you armpits before you eat them?
  Are you really a gorilla?
  
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  BigFrank Banned 9 years ago
  
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  Are you really a gorilla? - Terra
  
  More like a chimp - but who's counting???
  
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yukon

Banned 9 years ago

I walked by a guy at the grocery store last week, the smell was gagging. He smelled like an old ashtray in a sweaty gym shoe. He had some serious funk going on.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

I walked by a guy at the grocery store last week, the smell was gagging. He smelled like an old ashtray in a sweaty gym shoe. He had some serious funk going on.

Well, did you tell him or crinkle your nose or just run away? Haha!

Terra

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yukon

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Well, did you tell him or crinkle your nose or just run away? Haha!

Terra

I walked a little faster.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

I walked a little faster.

Nice polite strategy, lol!

Terra

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Kay King

9 years ago

I've always believed your own BO is not as offensive to you as BO of someone else. Sort of like perfume smells different on you than on others....

And then... some people either have a bad sense of smell - or don't care what they smell like.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

I've always believed your own BO is not as offensive to you as BO of someone else. Sort of like perfume smells different on you than on others....

And then... some people either have a bad sense of smell - or don't care what they smell like.

What gets me is when old ladies and old men know they stink like urine and B.O. but rather than bathe, they spritz on some cheap nasty smelling perfume or aftershave instead to try and cover it up, thus creating a stink soup!

Terra

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Kay King 9 years ago

Terra - I used to wonder that one, too. After my mother went into a care facility I realized I was totally ignorant on the subject.

Most of the people in the assisted living home have incontinence problems and a nurse there told me most of them did not use any of the products to prevent/manage this problem until they moved into the care facility.

My mother was one of them and we didn't know she had a urinary problem because she bathed so frequently there was no odor. She knew there was a problem BUT didn't know there were products to manage it. The people in that facility are from a time when you didn't discuss "personal" matters like that.
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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

I've always believed your own BO is not as offensive to you as BO of someone else. Sort of like perfume smells different on you than on others....

And then... some people either have a bad sense of smell - or don't care what they smell like.

For a few decades, I sold vacuums in people's homes. Old people have an odor. Some homes are very musty. A few smelled like pee. And having 6 dogs and 8 cats doesn't help.

These people were completely unaware.

In our home, we have an air purifier that kills organic odors. Because we are getting to the age where "old people smell" may exist in our home, and we would never know it.

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

He smelled like an old ashtray in a sweaty gym shoe.

And you'd be aware of this comparison, how? Just wondering how you dispose of your fags, is all?

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WalkingCarpet

Banned 9 years ago

They have become desensitized by constant exposure to their own smells.
Take me for example. Everyone says I smell like a God.
On the opposite extreme lies Joe. Decades smelling his own flatulence has made him realize that wow even the gutter feels like heaven.

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet

They have become desensitized by constant exposure to their own smells.
Take me for example. Everyone says I smell like a God.
On the opposite extreme lies Joe. Decades smelling his own flatulence has made him realize that wow even the gutter feels like heaven.

"Everyone says I smell like a Dog"

Courtesy of The Sentence Correction Service.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by WalkingCarpet

They have become desensitized by constant exposure to their own smells.
Take me for example. Everyone says I smell like a God.
On the opposite extreme lies Joe. Decades smelling his own flatulence has made him realize that wow even the gutter feels like heaven.

Gunk
Of
Death?

Ewww!

Terra

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tagiscom

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Gunk
Of
Death?

Ewww!

Terra

I am guessing Gods don't send ban worthy PM messages either, but who knows, evil ones might?

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Karen Blundell

9 years ago

weird fact: just before I quit smoking (cold turkey 8 years ago) I started to smell myself - It made me feel ill and ashamed all at once. It was like something in me was telling me it's time to quit -
now I am extremely sensitive to the smell of nicotine/cigarette tobacco -
in fact once I quit smoking my sense of smell has become quite intense and that isn't necessarily a good thing - because smelling other people is not always pleasant as we all know.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Karen Blundell

weird fact: just before I quit smoking (cold turkey 8 years ago) I started to smell myself - It made me feel ill and ashamed all at once. It was like something in me was telling me it's time to quit -
now I am extremely sensitive to the smell of nicotine/cigarette tobacco -
in fact once I quit smoking my sense of smell has become quite intense and that isn't necessarily a good thing - because smelling other people is not always pleasant as we all know.

First of all, Congratulations!

Secondly, isn't it funny when it's time for a change in our lives, we become aware of things that we seem to have missed before?

I don't think that is weird at all. Life's kind of cool like that.

Terra

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Joe Stewart

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Karen Blundell

weird fact: just before I quit smoking (cold turkey 8 years ago) I started to smell myself - It made me feel ill and ashamed all at once. It was like something in me was telling me it's time to quit -
now I am extremely sensitive to the smell of nicotine/cigarette tobacco -
in fact once I quit smoking my sense of smell has become quite intense and that isn't necessarily a good thing - because smelling other people is not always pleasant as we all know.

I'm exactly the same way, Karen. I quit smoking in 2006 and ever since I've been hyper sensitive to certain smells. Body odor, cologne, perfume and cigarette smoke especially.

Oh, and food tastes better. It's starting to show. :-(

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Ace_

9 years ago

You get used to any odor if you spend enough time smelling it. For the same reason you don't feel your clothes being on you.

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MissTerraK 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Ace_

You get used to any odor if you spend enough time smelling it. For the same reason you don't feel your clothes being on you.

Huh?

I always feel my clothes on. It's quite a different feeling than being butt naked, you know what I mean?

Terra
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tine267

9 years ago

They are not aware of their body odor, lols. Until someone will noticed their smell and then that is time they will smell their selves too. Or maybe they just enjoying their new perfume. Lols.

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zapzer0

9 years ago

Because every person's center of attention is himself. It's as easy as that.

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