What Smells Repell You No Without Perfumes

I reckon there are few smells worse in the world than dead fox that's been rotting for a few days in the sun.

Unless it's the smell of a dog that has gleefully rolled around on the corpse. Yes, they will do that.

Rotten eggs
Fish emulsion liquid
Dead mice/rats = worst of all
Turtle tanks
Chitterlings

Yes, to that one. I hold my breath when mixing up a batch for my ferns. Thank goodness I don't use it often.

I'm going with pig poop as being particularly nasty (they eat just about anything, so you can imagine how nasty thier poop is!)

Stink bugs.

Ginkgo fruit. We used to call it "vomit balls" when we were kids. It's a shame, because the tree is so beautiful with the fan-shaped leaves.

Just plant males trees, the fall foliage is stunning.

How do you know which is which though? They certainly are beautiful in the fall. The only thing I like better is a deep red maple.

D, I've never had a dog pull that one, thankfully. Getting skunked is bad enough.

These are repeats of some other members but mine are:

Stale sweat & other stale body odors
Dirty Hair
My chihuahua when he decides to roll in cat sh*t
Pus from an infection

Had an emergency so I've been away for several days....hope this is not too late.

Skunk stink is alkaline, so the acid in the tomato juice tends to neutralize it and get rid of it. It works.

My vet, many years ago, recommended a vinegar and water disposable douche for the same purpose. Haven't had a pet skunked since, so I have no idea how it works, but it should be okay.

Na Plam (fish sauce).

A young, beautiful, very professional and talented woman I work with often has awful BO. She interacts with clients, so I've been hoping one of her superiors would address it, but so far, no such luck.

I am much older than her, so theoretically I could get away with giving her advice in a motherly or big sisterly way, but that could go horribly wrong, even if done with tact and sensitivity. I only interact with her in passing, so her stench is not really my problem, I mainly just feel bad for her. My conscience is begging me to speak up. But the potential fallout to our working relationship prevents me.

What would you do in my place?

Natto beans (Japanese fermented soybeans) - smells like dirty feet

Vegemite, Marmite, anything in the mite family. - why do they exist?

I've never come across a Gingko fruit tree that i know of. Are they common in the Northeast?

Does she know you are a fragrance addict? Give her a gift basket with scented soap, shampoo, a scented candle, nail polish, lotion, and a mini fragrance or two.

Someone once told me that if I'm ever offered a stick of gum to accept because chances are, I need it but maybe I didn't realize it.

I'd pass the buck to HR, the office manager or whoever deals with personnel issues in your workplace. I agree with you about potential fallout. My inclination would be to let someone else handle it.

Dlane and Cryptic,
I agree, this is HR terrain, as much as I'd like to help her, it's not my place. Btw, today she smelled pleasant, albeit of a strong perfume that I don't like, but beggars can't be choosers.

Digindirt,
I would love to shower her with scented gifts, but we're not buddies like that. I like the way you think, though.

The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. Some people regard the durian as pleasantly fragrant; others find the aroma overpowering and revolting. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine, raw sewage. The persistence of its odor has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia.

Yeah....ugh the smell. But it makes things taste so darned good!