Should you/Could you tell someone they smell?

[FunkyT]

Originally posted by petrefax
if it were me i'd prefer to be told - sure, i'd feel pretty embarrased but i'd rather that than find out i stink & everyone called me "stinky ben" behind my back!!

Now, funny you should mention that Ben

[floppybootstomp]

Yes, I'd tell them, like:

'You are seriously kicking up'

'You really pen and ink'

'Are you allergic to soap'

'You pong'

'Go and take a shower, you smelly bar-steward'

'My dog's arse smells better than you'

and so on.

But seriously, I have told people who've been a bit whiffy, in a nice sort of way, and they usually take the hint.

[Stewart]

I used to play Warhammer, and other table-top wargames. Lots of very smelly teens there. Never used to say anything though, not in my nature.

[M@rco]

I also used to play Warhammer never encounterd any smelly gamers in the local store , Lincoln.

[floppybootstomp]

Originally posted by M@rco
I also used to play Warhammer never encounterd any smelly gamers in the local store , Lincoln.

Wow. Now that's worth remembering.

If ever I fancy a quick blast of Warhammer table top gaming, I shall speed with all good haste to Lincoln and use the store there as my gaming location of choice.

Guaranteed a pong-free zone.

Amazing

[CocoPops]

I used to work with someone that smelt

I even overheard management saying "oh god ***** has got a pong on again"

Trouble is, what can you say?

[M@rco]

Yeah mate unfortunatly i sold all me Warhammer as i live about 1 hour away from lincoln and couldent get there all the time .

[dizzybird]

bloke at work sits across to me and every day he sink! he's LIFTING especially today! why don't he bath! Dirty B****D! wish someone could tell him - one of the office girls came in my office and said (Phwoarrrrrr theres a terribels stench in here! ) I was laughing but still he sat there with his hed down - and preceded to Phart! not batting an eye lid! Have a word! LOL some people are thick skinned -surely he can smell himself - most bods get up shower/bath Spray the pits/groin area and get dressed followed by Aftershave/perfume? or am I being a bit OTT here? I do anyway!
what do yiou lot do?

Dizzyspell

HELP I AM DESPERATE! I will throw myself out the 3rd floor window otherwise

[TiG]

Stop reviving 2003!! threads or i'll be there to push you out the 3rd floor window oO

[tiggerai]

/joins queue...

it's interesting to know what we were talking about back then though!

[dave87]

I'm sure its not only coincidence this came up - as sitting in a lecture at uni (yes we do occasionally have them) someone it seemed had not washed for a week That intense the smell was, and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it, so I was stuck, with that smell for an entire hour.

Honestly, by the end it was nauseating.

Ah well, walking outside was a nice breath of fresh air, and diesel fumes

[Disturbedguy]

Id personally tell the person..and id be blunt.

Id tell em straight, id say "Look mate, you stink, you need to do summet about it"

Thats what a tutor did to a mate of ours xD.

As for Warhammer, I used to play 40k Imperial Guard ftw!!!! xD

[HSK]

If it someone that's just come in, and you probally won't see again - i wouldn't bother telling.

If it was someone who's around you often, then i would consider telling them.

[dizzybird]

oh er! time of the month?
bread head!

[Destroyer^]

i played warhammer for 9 years BLOOD ANGELS FTW

and yeah we had a guy at a my work, which is a nightclub as im a barman atm and well this guy really stunk and was weird and lked like ww3 had happened to his face so a mate of mine got his number pretended to be a girl who worked with us and text him to meet up as she fancied him and we was all out drinking and he turned up for this date which he thought was with a girl except we was all there like 10 of us....

he quit his job and stopped smelling

[kalniel]

i played warhammer for 9 years BLOOD ANGELS FTW

and yeah we had a guy at a my work, which is a nightclub as im a barman atm and well this guy really stunk and was weird and lked like ww3 had happened to his face so a mate of mine got his number pretended to be a girl who worked with us and text him to meet up as she fancied him and we was all out drinking and he turned up for this date which he thought was with a girl except we was all there like 10 of us....

he quit his job and stopped smelling

1) Eldar Exarches rule.

2) You're lucky he didn't take you to court..

3) It's amazing what signing someone up for a free sample of deodrant can do (then again, that could also breach bullying at work type rules, so be careful )