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Try living in an Oberon Class Diesel Electric Sub for 3 years lads - then you will appreciate the idea. I was in the R.A.N from '88-92. I cannot smell cooking fish without gagging a bit - truly awful - to this day! BO to me is just a minor annoyance if I smell it lol. This Gaming store needs an EXALT for such forthright social policing

 akira5665 wrote:
Try living in an Oberon Class Diesel Electric Sub for 3 years lads - then you will appreciate the idea. I was in the R.A.N from '88-92. I cannot smell cooking fish without gagging a bit - truly awful - to this day! BO to me is just a minor annoyance if I smell it lol. This Gaming store needs an EXALT for such forthright social policing

Again, there's a difference to being in this situation, and being in your own home with access to a laundry and bathroom. If someone walks into the store and says 'Sorry, just got off my Oberon, haven't had time to go home' then sure. If they just didn't bother showering for the last 3 days because they were too busy playing CoD, and threw on week old clothes from their hamper because they're their favorite clothes, they need to go home and, you know, bathe.

It's simple common courtesy. If someone does stink on a consistent basis, I'd just pull them aside away from everyone else and let them know. Some people honestly might not be aware of it, or have thought about others in terms of their stink.

I've always been the sweaty guy. I sweat standing, no matter the temperature unless it is obviously cold, and sometimes even then. I've always been pretty aware of the possibility of my stinking, sometimes I'll take two showers a day. I use anti-antiperspirant regularly as well.

No excuse except ignorance. I can't believe that someone would just be stinky on purpose, but then it takes all kinds I suppose.

Some folk just dont know they smell so taking the time to nicely and discreetly let them know is doing them a favor.

If you know anyone who is a sweater recommend them a an antibacterial deodorant like Roll On Silver Protect Nivea its kills sweat odours dead and has a nice neutral smell.

Also make sure they are actually using deodorant and not a body spray that may be nothing more then spray on cologne and will just make them smell like hot garbage with a hint of colonge around the sides.

Another problem I find is some folk shower alot but for some reason never bother to soap themselves up just standing under hot water aint gunna get your ass clean.

I really really try to help folk with BO problems because it WILL effect the quality of there life no woman is going to want to go near a smelly man and no employer is going to want to hire a stinky applicant (outside of IT)

Also recreational drugs, bad food will make the problem worse so if you know you sweat allot try to eat healthy.

Source: I smell fething great

Topic reminded me of this:

 Jubear wrote:
I really really try to help folk with BO problems because it WILL effect the quality of there life no woman is going to want to go near a smelly man and no employer is going to want to hire a stinky applicant (outside of IT)

Guess what, not even IT departments want smelly people... Because, get this... you're still working in close proximity to people

Source: I work in IT and we had a smelly guy... We no longer have a smelly guy.

I knew a guy who got sacked for stench related issues.

He was on agency - they sent him home to shower twice in one week, the third time they just said don't come back.

I have never choked because someone else stood too near me before.

The worst guy I've known was when I did an a-level at nightschool. You could smell him 15-20m after he had been somewhere (he was about 45 too)
I was in the local library and I realised I could smell him. I hadn't seen him in there. I stuck my head round the aisle and saw he'd come in after me - but I smelt him before I ever saw him.
Smelled like a dead cat, marinated in ammonia.

I've never smelt someone that bad in a gw (or anywhere else) so I'm thankful.

Serious question for the group: has anybody had the idea that smelly gamers are being smelly on purpose?

We all know how uber competitive wargamers are at tournaments. Maybe some people are deliberately not washing in order to put their opponents off

Back in the old days of English Rugby Union, players in the scrum would eat garlic before a match so they could breath it into the faces of their opposite number in the scrum. This was known as the black arts!

But yeah, it's about time somebody took a stand!

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Jubear wrote:
I really really try to help folk with BO problems because it WILL effect the quality of there life no woman is going to want to go near a smelly man and no employer is going to want to hire a stinky applicant (outside of IT)

Guess what, not even IT departments want smelly people... Because, get this... you're still working in close proximity to people

Source: I work in IT and we had a smelly guy... We no longer have a smelly guy.

I was more relating it to code monkeys =)

 Jubear wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Jubear wrote:
I really really try to help folk with BO problems because it WILL effect the quality of there life no woman is going to want to go near a smelly man and no employer is going to want to hire a stinky applicant (outside of IT)

Guess what, not even IT departments want smelly people... Because, get this... you're still working in close proximity to people

Source: I work in IT and we had a smelly guy... We no longer have a smelly guy.

I was more relating it to code monkeys =)

Hahaha, my post still stands . I work for an EH&S company that develops a program that manages and authors Safety Data Sheets, we're all fething code monkeys

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Jubear wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Jubear wrote:
I really really try to help folk with BO problems because it WILL effect the quality of there life no woman is going to want to go near a smelly man and no employer is going to want to hire a stinky applicant (outside of IT)

Guess what, not even IT departments want smelly people... Because, get this... you're still working in close proximity to people

Source: I work in IT and we had a smelly guy... We no longer have a smelly guy.

I was more relating it to code monkeys =)

Hahaha, my post still stands . I work for an EH&S company that develops a program that manages and authors Safety Data Sheets, we're all fething code monkeys

Hehe fair enough I am retraining as a systems admin at the moment and I have nothing but respect for my code monkey brothers (my code is a clusterfeth at best)

I tend to get Diet Coke breath while playing and so bring along some gum or Altoids. On the days I forget, I check my breath after leaving and "whew!"

I am not familiar with the phenomenon of "Deit Coke breath."

Eric

 MagickalMemories wrote:
I am not familiar with the phenomenon of "Deit Coke breath."

Eric

I suspect it is a less severe variant of this:

I can attest that low carb breath is the worst of all

Taco breath is the worst guys.

I suppose we can't all have heroic levels of tolerance as Ciaphas Cain when it comes to others' body odor.

I've never really encountered this smelly gamer that people talk about. If there was one at the store I assume people would be pretty bummed out.

One thing though I don't understand is people bitching over peoples beards? Excluding people over their smell is fine in my opinion. Excluding people over their looks is pushing it.

A gaming store not allowing ugly dudes in is an empty gaming store.

 angel of ecstasy wrote:
I've never really encountered this smelly gamer that people talk about. If there was one at the store I assume people would be pretty bummed out.

One thing though I don't understand is people bitching over peoples beards? Excluding people over their smell is fine in my opinion. Excluding people over their looks is pushing it.

A gaming store not allowing ugly dudes in is an empty gaming store.

It's the neckbeard aspect, not the beard aspect. A neckbeard goes back to the whole thing about taking personal care of oneself. If you can't take the time to shave your facial hair, and you can't take the time to shape and shave the beard to keep it looking nice, then you also probably don't shower as well... It's hygiene.

LOL and people wonder why there are not more women that play table top miniature games. This thread is kind of a testament to when single males fail at life and why many gamers need to prioritize finding a girl friend over some other activities.

Males in groups left to their own devices usually means that the lowest common denomiator type behavior will occur. When a lot of public universities went to more co-ed dorms in the seventies they found that vandalism went down sometimes by more than 90%.

Everyone knows that female gamers smell of sugar and spice and all things nice.

To me, (and pardon this, it's going to be a little disgusting) the worst part is "second day con farts". Day one at a convention, you likely eat some crappy fast food, and then go to the pub for a heap of beer afterwards. If you're like me, you probably end up drinking a lot of dark, thick stout and eating another burger afterwards.

On the second day, your body decides to punish you for this behaviour by producing enough gas to float the shield helicarrier. If the room is not well ventilated, people may well die before the days gaming is over.

While I always make a point of showering or bathing before I go anywhere, and I do wear deodourant, shave and wear clean clothes, I have to admit, some of the things I've read have been a bit unfair to me.

I am a fat guy, yes. I'll get that out of the w(eigh) first. I keep deodourant on me and I do my best to avoid situations where I'll be sweating a lot, but I live in Brisbane, Australia. We get very Humid summers and sometimes, no matter how much I try, I will sweat quite profusely. It's probably not as bad as the natural stink that some gamers come around with, but I definitely do sweat. (though, not as much when playing 40k - most of the places I play at are airconditioned.)

I'd just like to point out that it isn't necessarily that fat people are just lazy when it comes to grooming, it is the case that we can't help it. (I'll be the first to admit though, I have smelt some particularly off people.)

I'm not trying to guilt trip anyone here. I just think that you should take a step back and just think about what you're saying. If they stink of ungrooming, sure. Be disgusted. But if they stink of sweat, and you can smell the sweat, give them some leniency. It isn't always because we don't groom ourselves properly.

Having read through this thread there are some real horror stories out there! My job practically demands that I shower twice a day. Once before work and once after. It's a habit that I carry into my rare days off as well. Having used anti-perspirant for years I've never really had a problem with bad smells about my person.

Other people though? Holy gak on a cracker....As far as I'm concerned there is no excuse for smelling like week old sweaty pits and stale Stilton. None. I have taken my wife with me once to my local GW's games night. And only once, she had a hissy-fit at the total funk that emanated from the store. It was disgusting...

Now, I use cologne and I smoke. But, only one squirt of cologne should do it, if it's good quality cologne. I'm talking Armani, Hermes or Issy Miyake. If its cheap cologne don't bother. Spend the money on a solid anti-perspirant instead.

Unless You have a medical condition and the side effects are odious odors coming their pores (seen this with terminally ill and those going through cancer treatment, etc), There is no Excuse. None. Zero. For those people who work hard and are sweaty and then come to a closed confined area, without cleaning up first? That is just feething laziness. It is called extra clothing and a G.I. Shower. No freaking excuses. None.

I have out right fired people with bad grooming habits. If you are coming to work with the Funk, (unless a medical condition certified by a physician) you have no disregard for your peers, or the public in general. You will not work for me regardless of your qualifications.

When I had my storefront in Oregon my business partners got upset at me for asking several people to leave due to their odor. If my dogs are trying to hide their noses in trash because of the smell you know its bad.

Fair points, but I'm still wondering if uber-competitive players use bad hygiene at tournaments to unsettle the opposition!

 jason1977 wrote:
I have never had a problem with a person's hygiene as far as their body.

However, at my FLGS, there are some players who smoke pot. Lots of pot. That....makes me sick.

I used to install cable with a fella that chewed. A lot. And he smelled terrible just for that reason only. Blech.

 jason1977 wrote:
I have never had a problem with a person's hygiene as far as their body.

However, at my FLGS, there are some players who smoke pot. Lots of pot. That....makes me sick.

I remember going to my first concert and SURPRISE it smelled like weed, I knew it would so i soldiered through it, But my friend didnt so he whined the whole way through, 7 times we had move because he didnt like it.

 Da Boss wrote:


On the second day, your body decides to punish you for this behaviour by producing enough gas to float the shield helicarrier. If the room is not well ventilated, people may well die before the days gaming is over.

That's when you go crop dusting around the con...