(Old People Smell)

I have heard that a strict vegetarian can smell a meat eater
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Before I got sinus trouble? absolutely...in fact going vegan amped my sense of smell tremendously, such that I could generally smell what most people ate, and/or fear sweat, and/or booze sweat, and certainly drugs, pot makes you funky.
And pheromones...oy, don't get me started...The aroma of ripe, freshly-sweaty human has actually made me gently beat my head against a wall in frustration in my single days...gently.

Joking aside, I miss having that. I doubt I'm going to be able to get it back; even if I clear the infection finally, the surgeon said my nose is full of scar tissue now.:(
 
KilljoyKlown said:
I might take you up on that challenge. Can you mix the various types of grape juice, I mean like white for a few days then dark or purple grape juice for a few days,...etc.?
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You can , but it is said that concord grapes give you best results for health . It will regulate your bowls too . Don't get excited and quite if you get the runs . You will be able to smell the difference in your poop too . At first it will be more fowl. I believe this is the cleansing part . Getting the bad shit out as the shit goes in . That might not be good science , I don't know . I do know your smell will change for what is considered better smelling or low smell of grapes . Try it . You will feel better too . Some say if you are diabetic you can't do it cause of the sugar . Others have told me it could lead to diabetes. I been doing it about 2 and a half years now . Hey maybe that is why I hallucinate primitive languages. Na ! Fuck I feel good and I don't get sick anymore . Concord grape is said to slow down the aging process . Backed by some science . That is the claim anyway . I am good with it just from the low stink quality of my own existence . Plus I feel fucking great
 
Me-Ki-Gal said:
Some of the house smell is old wood . Pine typically . It can be other wood too. I know the smell well from remodeling . Some times it is furniture sometimes it is the wood work it self in an old house . Old pine as a real distinct smell and it is associated to old people . Then you mix in the diarrhea puke and blood then you got a real nasty smell going for ya . Not as bad as a dairy farm though. The worst smell I ever encountered was a sewer line at the corner of Fair Oaks boulevard and ? Close to the American river . A restaurant we were doing a tenant improvement to . The bathrooms had to be brought up to Handy cap accessibility codes , so we had taken off the toilets and urinals, then It can time to work in there . Shit doggy dog it must have vented a main line . I have smelt some big dead animals plenty of times that would make you puke , but this was beyond . Junior the killer I told some of you about finally made it far enough to plug the holes and stop the venting of sewer gas . Junior was the guy that got out of prison 2 times for murdering people . 7 years per murder. Good thing we had him and he was not in prison that day . I could not do it and I thought I could do anything for buck
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That sounds kind of rough. I know ripening dead bodies smell pretty bad, so that ruled out a couple of job opportunities like being a coroner or mortician. Also I didn't take a lot of time wondering if I should become a plumber. I'm not very big on shitty smells. Have you ever opened a very ripe refrigerator? Nothing like a bad tenet getting revenge for needing to be evicted for non payment. But I suppose if you worked in one of those professions, old people smell would be the least of your concerns.
 
chimpkin said:
Before I got sinus trouble? absolutely...in fact going vegan amped my sense of smell tremendously, such that I could generally smell what most people ate, and/or fear sweat, and/or booze sweat, and certainly drugs, pot makes you funky.
And pheromones...oy, don't get me started...The aroma of ripe, freshly-sweaty human has actually made me gently beat my head against a wall in frustration in my single days...gently.

Joking aside, I miss having that. I doubt I'm going to be able to get it back; even if I clear the infection finally, the surgeon said my nose is full of scar tissue now.:(
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The sense of smell and taste would be very difficult to live with out Chimpkin . People take the sensation for granted . I feel your pain being allergic to most grass and all trees except cedar . In California I would get 2 foot buggers hanging out Me nose from allergy attacks. I would sneeze 30 times in a row and be so drained of energy I would be able to hardly move. No fun . I lived on Actifed until pollen counts dropped to bearable levels . When I moved to Montana it all changed . No more problem . I know it has to be the change in fauna from one state to the other . Thank God it was for the better
 
KilljoyKlown said:
That sounds kind of rough. I know ripening dead bodies smell pretty bad, so that ruled out a couple of job opportunities like being a coroner or mortician. Also I didn't take a lot of time wondering if I should become a plumber. I'm not very big on shitty smells. Have you ever opened a very ripe refrigerator? Nothing like a bad tenet getting revenge for needing to be evicted for non payment. But I suppose if you worked in one of those professions, old people smell would be the least of your concerns.
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Oh M.G. Bacon . A tenant left Bacon in the frig turned off . It was my suspected drug runner that would go to Mexico with his big boat . He stiff Me for the last months rent and left bacon to rot . When the frig defrosted the tray filled up with water. I opened the frig and yeah it was bad . He must of done it on purpose . God I am naive. Why would he do that ? I hear that about people . Like people that don't pay there bills blame the people they took the goods from. Fuck if I can't pay my bills I am Johny on the spot making a plan with the business owner on how I can get caught up . The owners like it and will give you a little slack . Local Businesses that is. Corporation probably would tell you to suck an egg
 
The sense of smell and taste would be very difficult to live with out Chimpkin .
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I'm a vietnamese hot sauce addict.
Why? if it ain't volcanic enough to make my eyes water and be smelled across the room(by the average person) I can't taste it at all!

On a good day I can actually smell...something.
Last night I could smell it when my wife baked an entire garlic bulb...just barely.
 
Me-Ki-Gal said:
Oh M.G. Bacon . A tenant left Bacon in the frig turned off . It was my suspected drug runner that would go to Mexico with his big boat . He stiff Me for the last months rent and left bacon to rot . When the frig defrosted the tray filled up with water. I opened the frig and yeah it was bad . He must of done it on purpose . God I am naive. Why would he do that ? I hear that about people . Like people that don't pay there bills blame the people they took the goods from. Fuck if I can't pay my bills I am Johny on the spot making a plan with the business owner on how I can get caught up . The owners like it and will give you a little slack . Local Businesses that is. Corporation probably would tell you to suck an egg
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Sounds like your talking about being a landlord in California. They definitely favor the tenets in the rental agreements. It's been awhile sense I was a landlord in California, but I bet the laws haven't survived the Meth epidemic. I know that Arizona laws favor the property owners now. But, just in case never use anything called last months rent. Always call it a security deposit, that way you don't have to wait the extra month before you serve the eviction notice.
 
chimpkin said:
I'm a vietnamese hot sauce addict.
Why? if it ain't volcanic enough to make my eyes water and be smelled across the room(by the average person) I can't taste it at all!

On a good day I can actually smell...something.
Last night I could smell it when my wife baked an entire garlic bulb...just barely.
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Does that mean you can win bets by eating century eggs without throwing up?:D
 
Does that mean you can win bets by eating century eggs without throwing up?
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If I were not vegan.

I could probably eat stinky tofu.

I know I've accidentally eaten bad beans from the fridge several times, because unless I can actually see the bacterial colonies...I can't tell.
 
chimpkin said:
If I were not vegan.

I could probably eat stinky tofu.

I know I've accidentally eaten bad beans from the fridge several times, because unless I can actually see the bacterial colonies...I can't tell.
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I can't relate to stinky tofu (no reference), and if you keep track of how long something is in the refrigerator, 3 maybe 4 days it's time to throw it out whether you can smell it or not.
 
I think it's skin- from two sources. Skin flakes from elderly people which fall off onto everything in the house giving the "old person smell" and their actual skin itself, which is dying faster than it regenerates. Living in the same house for 25 years you got all kinds of funky smells going on in that house, especially if they are shut-ins which most are. This house I live in when I bought it had all the windows caulked shut.

My parents are in their 70's. My dad smells the same he always did- his natural smell plus Old Spice and my mother smells neutral. I suppose regular showering (and removing the dead skin) helps.

Also worked in old folks homes and noticed they had the old person smell but their rooms did not, which underscores my original point.
 
Not all old people smell. I know a few who are very clean and pleasant to be around.
 
jmpet said:
I think it's skin- from two sources. Skin flakes from elderly people which fall off onto everything in the house giving the "old person smell" and their actual skin itself, which is dying faster than it regenerates. Living in the same house for 25 years you got all kinds of funky smells going on in that house, especially if they are shut-ins which most are. This house I live in when I bought it had all the windows caulked shut.

My parents are in their 70's. My dad smells the same he always did- his natural smell plus Old Spice and my mother smells neutral. I suppose regular showering (and removing the dead skin) helps.

Also worked in old folks homes and noticed they had the old person smell but their rooms did not, which underscores my original point.
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I think your idea has merit. I wonder if any scientific studies have been done on this subject?
 
KilljoyKlown said:
Well that's good news as it means one can mitigate the problem with good hygiene habits.
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Just so we're not lumping all old people into one stinky category, I'm fine. I have a lot of respect for the older generation that I know. I like old people.
 
NMSquirrel said:
does 50 count as old?
<sniff,sniff,cough>
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Not if your looking for the SS check or medicare. You still have a substantial wait . Then you have to consider your life expectancy based on how long people live in your family. Are your parents still living? How about your grandparents? If they live into their 80”s or 90's consider yourself still young.
 
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