# Can't stand the funk!

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-stand-the-funk/175649
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [May 16, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-stand-the-funk/175649 "2003-05-16T09:59:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-stand-the-funk/175649/1 "2003-05-16T09:59:43Z")

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Help, I broke my hand and my cast is starting to smell like an old hockey glove. How can I kill this thing?

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### Author: ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-stand-the-funk/175649/2 "2003-05-16T11:42:37Z")

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Try getting an old turkey baster and squirting some disinfectant down there. Or maybe some cologne…

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### Author: ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-stand-the-funk/175649/3 "2003-05-16T12:38:15Z")

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baby powder and a straw. Takes care of the itch too.