This guy I work with smells so bad, evertime he walks by its like ... whoa! I thought about leaving him
an annoynomous letter, but I really don't want to ruin his day and make him feel horrible.

Any suggestions...

???

I guess you could always bring up the subject of which deodorant you use,or have you tried such and such a product???

If that fails just mention that they smell

Much love Pochacco

why worry about ruining his day??

he doesn't seem to be too concerned with ruining
yours every time he walks by>>>


just kill him...


...thought ya knew!!...

i have wondered how you approach something like this as well...

i work 12 hour (compressed) shifts, there are a couple guys that seem to show up smelling...it's not a manual labor job either...so really there wouldn't be a reason for it aside from just poor hygene...

i was talkin to a friend & i could literally smell this one guy coming..that was first break..two hours into the shift...

i said 'two hours into the shift and already stank..there's no excuse for that...'
my friend says 'you don't understand there's never a time when he ain't..'

fortunately i don't work in the same area as either of them...but just passing them in the hall is a nauseating...

Artist: De La Soul
Album: 3 Feet High and Rising
Song: A Little Bit of Soap

Please listen to this simple De La style I'm gonna sing
It's strongly directed to all the misery you're bringing
Now I'm not all about dissing someone else personnel
But there's no quota on your odor
That's right, you smell
Now you might feel a little embarassed, don't take it too hard
And don't make it worse by covering it up with some Right Guard
Before you even put on your silk shirt and fat gold rope
Please take your big ass to the bathroom
And please use
(A little bit of soap...)

'if you must' (del the funky homo-sapien)

It's important to practice good hygiene,
At least if you want to run with my team.
I'm ‘bout to get into some shit that I've seen.
This fool's breath forments so bad it'll melt your ice cream.
They say don't say nothing if you cant say nice things
Sittin' too close and hear my boy like my eye sting
I tired to be subtle, hand him a stick of gum
I was a victim of breath on hum
Running his yap about what sets he from
Gotta get some gum, gotta gets him some
He turned it down, his teeth was brown
excruciating, foreign, it was a new sensation
I had to ask the dope to pass the soap
Cuz his toe had the stench of crustaceans
Or bathrooms in the bus station
He had a can of O.E. and some raisins
Amazin'
Head to toe BO, he didn't know
Used to the fragrance
Just as the days went without bathin'
He felt manly and not like a maiden
He had one dread and fungus
Said he worked on people's toilets with plungers
Girls, not a guy who you'd want ta tounge ya
So guys take your queue from this little number

You gotta wash your ass, if you must
You gotta wash your hair, if you must
You gotta brush your teeth, if you must
Or else you'll be funk-ay
To wash up
You gotta wash your ass, if you must
You gotta wash your hair, if you must
You gotta brush your teeth, if you must
Or else you'll be funk-ay
To wash up
To, to, to wash up
To, to, to, to wash up
To, to, to wash up
To, to, to, to wash up

Now in class you need total concentration,
But there's kids in the back holding conversations
Crackin' on each other and neither were poster boys
Both of ‘em smelled like the type that soap avoid
Coast enjoyed a leave of absence
One fool's feet smelled like it struck some matchsticks
Brimstone
Girls would never bring him home
I was laughin' and his friend raised his tone and said:
[different voice] Bud, you rolled all over yourself
Yeah, I'll go so deep on your ass you'd be submerged
Like you need to do in water cuz you smell like a turd
Want a cap, get some courage your feet smell lurid
But look it up and while you at it get a cup
And squeeze the sweat out your sweatshirt and drink it or gargle
You get our vote for most stinkiest
That nigger started thinking the shit
Said I was frail, I said he was stale
Under arms is right, undergarments might
Bout the leap out your holy sweats
Then we hold him messin’ after this I'm gonna collect
Nigger check yourself, respect yourself
And watch your motherfuckin' body ‘fore your sweatshirt melt
You're radioactive no lady find you attractive
The funk got you captive
You don't need a map, bitch

You gotta wash your ass, if you must
You gotta wash your hair, if you must
You gotta brush your teeth, if you must
Or else you'll be funk-ay
To wash up
You gotta wash your ass, if you must
You gotta wash your hair, if you must
You gotta brush your teeth, if you must
Or else you'll be funk-ay
To wash up
To, to wash up
To, to, to wash up
To, to, to, to wash up
To, to, to wash up

‘ave some , ‘ave some, ‘ave some soap for my face
a- a- ‘ave some soap for my face
a- a- a- a- ‘ave some soap for my face
a- a- ‘ave some soap for my face [fading away]

I TOO HAD THIS PROLLUM AT SONY,
I COULD AVOID THIS PERSON SO IT WASN'T AN ISSUE.
ONE DAY I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH HIM AND I SAID "NO... I REFUSE TO WORK UNDER SUCH STRESSFUL CONDITIONS AS THE ONE YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT ME IN AT THIS TIME. IF YOU SAY I MUST, I WILL LEAVE AND YOU WILL
HEAR FROM MY LAWYER IN THE MORNING.
YOU EITHER HAVE THE MAN BATHE, OR I WALK"

00769BAD said:

LEARN HOW 2 SPELL!!! :ROLL: Jeeze!

leave a gift for him... a nicely rapped cake of soap... he'll get the message... i'm serious

MrBliss said:

Is it u?

MrBliss said:

But what if he gives it to his partner/girlfriend?

"Somebody at work gave me this gift soap, I think you would like it"

no. i've encountered this before, and it was bad bad bad. the secretaries actually used to avoid using the restroom after so and so had used it.

somebody has to be courageous enough to speak directly to him about it. he will NOT get it otherwise. it's part of his problem

I worked at kinko's a long time ago, and there was one skater guy who had the BO that's in vogue with a lot of the youngsters... (pheremone)

Me and this lady coworker stopped at the store when we went out for lunch and picked up some deoderant and anonymously put it in his box.

He never stunk again!

Actually he was fired soon after for missing too many days...

Keep a can of lysol spray. When he walks by accidentally spray some on him. Do this everyday, he will get the message.

I think you should send him an email! Tell him he tinks! But in a nice way. I mean tell him in a nice way..not that he smells nice..!



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[This message was edited Wed Apr 23 17:22:51 PDT 2003 by Lleena]

Just go up and tell him he stinks like a fucking sweaty jock strap when we walks by.

Who cares about his feelings...isn't he offending YOU by smelling like a skunks ass?

I actually told a co-worker what I just typed above. He laughed it off...but sure enough, he never stunk up the joint again.

PURPLEJACKSON9 said:

YOU GOT NERVES!!!

00769BAD said:

That's telling them! Good for you!

the way i see it, is that either u yourself tell the dude that he smells vomitrocious (but be nice about it!), or somebody else will (and they might not be so nice)...


that, or get back-up, cuz i know u ain't the only one sufferin from the guy's b.o. problem.

sorta off-topic: i had a friend in high school...he wuz a punkee guy, and rarely bathed. his b.o. sorta smelled like chicken noodle soup (i kid u not!), so it wuz actually pretty cool.

Theres a guy like that in my office too...sometimes mild stank sometimes beyond foul...I trip how some peeps aren't aware of their own hygene.

gabeez said:

give him some random gifts soap,deodorant,mouthwash,and free day at carwash down at the chevron.

You could put something in his office or yours to counter the smell. Arm and Hammer baking powder might work, or incense or some roadkill. Good Luck.

well it's another day and he smells again. Its kind of the norm, I have to pass his desk to use the xerox, so I usually hold my breath. It pisses me off, cause its an office and everyone acts like they don't notice. Except for this one cool older lady, so yesterday I talked to her and she said she was going to talk to him today, come at it like from a motherly perpective. But she said she was gonna tell it to him straight, and I said like how. She said I'm gonna say Paul, you fonky. I laughed, see what happens...

thanks for the advice-


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gabeez said:

Oh man let us know how he takes the news.

There's just no easy way to do this, no matter the option. The trick is to sound sincere, but to not hurt his feelings or make him feel he's a rumor around the office (that would crush his morale).

I think it might be best for you to just pull him aside and say something like, "Hey, do you hit the gym before you come in, or something? I'm only asking because a couple times I got a whiff of perspiration or something and I wanted to tell you before someone else starts acting like a jerk about it. I just wanted you to know."

Maybe even laugh with him a little as you tell him. He should get he picture and not feel too hurt.

Lammastide said:

I have thought about it a lot and never could figure out a proper way to approach him and say something but after reading your post I now have the courage to do so without thinking that I am hurting his feelings! Great post Lammastide!

pejman said:

Thanks. Always glad to humanely rid the world of stank.

you are probably the source of the stench in your office and odn't know how to deal with the reality that you stink.
Take a shower, you smelly ass.

shellhell said:

Take a shower? sometimes in France refered to as douche.

Tell your boss/supervisor and get them to have a word or failing that club together with some colleagues and buy him some deoderant and a card signed by the rest of the office telling him how offensive he smells.

The Second option works! (meaning he'll probably leave but net result's the same!)