The Stain

[Mr. Crow]

Not a Sucky Customers, just a gross one.

Way back, many winters ago...

A customer came into the motor shop. He was well mannered and friendly, but had BO that could rust metal and peel paing at a hundred paces. Well, our dog gave him a good smell, then marked him. We apologized, but he said dogs do that from time to time, so it was no big deal.

Some weeks later he comes back to puck up the motor. The stain was still there. In fact he was wearing the same clothes. I want to say something cruel about hygine, but he was too nice to deserve it.

[DesignFox]

Ugh, I don't care how nice you are. Take a bath!!!

[chainedbarista]

in this case, i think a power washer is needed; no shower will even touch that level of funk.

[XCashier]

in this case, i think a power washer is needed; no shower will even touch that level of funk.

Someone needs to invent a power washer for people, something that will get through clothes and layers of crusted-on filth without seriously injuring or killing the person. There are just way too many people around who either don't know or don't care about proper hygiene.

[Sofar]

At a certain point funk is all that's holding the clothes together. Any attempt to remove the funk will cause the garment to fall to pieces. Sometimes the cloth completely rots away out from underneath the funk, like when you cover a balloon in paper maché and pop the balloon, and you end up with what is essentially a suit of funk. Try to wash it and it just dissolves and washes down the drain.

People aren't kidding when they speak of stench that can rust metal, I've seen it happen.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, I kind of laughed at the title of this...I'm sure some of you remember my tales of Funkstain.

Well, this could be him. No lie.

[Demonoid Phenomenon]

(Don't) Give Us The Funk...

"...he said dogs do that from time to time..."



To quote Meg Ryan in JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO:
"I have no response for that."

[Becks]

Well, our dog gave him a good smell, then marked him. We apologized, but he said dogs do that from time to time, so it was no big deal.

Well, I'm deeply disturbed.

[Cia]

What I find creepy is that he seems to have no problem with the fact that dogs pee on him.

[CanadaGirl]

*gets out the hose and a bucket of industrial-strength soap*

[karma_gypsy]

Some weeks later he comes back to puck up the motor. The stain was still there. In fact he was wearing the same clothes. I want to say something cruel about hygine, but he was too nice to deserve it.

That's kind of sad . . . in a gross way . . . Maybe he doesn't have running water or lives in the vicinity of water. I'd hate to see his home . . .

[Becks]

Reading this again, I feel the need for a small dose of

Ah, feel the burn.

[Seanette]

What I find creepy is that he seems to have no problem with the fact that dogs pee on him.

That bothers me too. Sure, I've been nailed by various pet excretions and body fluids (canine, feline, assorted rodents, one bird) in my life, but I promptly clean myself up! (After, of course, attending to any animal cleanup or care needed.)

I've housebroken puppies and kittens, cared for sick pets, done poop-scoop patrol and litterbox patrol, and clean up birdie bombs on a regular basis, and am not squeamish about it happening, but I'm not going to continue to wear whatever some animal got on me any longer than it takes for me to find cleanup facilities (and clean clothes if necessary).

[Rahmota]

karma gypsy wrote:Maybe he doesn't have running water or lives in the vicinity of water. I'd hate to see his home . . .

I am sorry but I have for one reason or another been without the joys of modern plumbing for an extended time. But I would put a bucket out for rain or buy, beg ,borrow, or even steal water before I allowed myself to get that disgusting. And the whole oh its ok dogs pee on me attitude was just wrong. Does this guy have no self worth or self esteem? There is just somethign wrong with this person that I fear and pity. I am not sure which more though.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

That's what I'm saying. I had a friend take a shower during a rainstorm in the runnoff from the tarp over my tent once. You do what you have to do! You don't walk around crusted with funk!