# My fingernail smells like Dorito's. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587 "2003-11-21T22:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/1 "2003-11-21T22:48:39Z")
Not really much else to say. I smashed the tip of my finger in my car door about a month and half ago. The pain ceased awhile ago, but I still have this black fingernail that smells like Dorito’s. And, no, I didn’t eat Dorito’s recently. -Shaggarito- ---
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/2 "2003-11-21T22:54:21Z")
Oops! I forgot to specify which flavor it smelled like. Nacho Cheese Dorito’s ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/3 "2003-11-21T22:56:40Z")
My finger is peeling away after burning it ummm 12 weeks ago Maybe I should see a doctor So should you ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/4 "2003-11-22T00:24:55Z")
I smashed my finger in a car door way back when I was but a ponyflesh. It (the fingernail) fell off after a while and it felt (and looked) really strange not to have one there. It got better, btw. I never really thought to smell it and try to identify what junk food it resembled. I hesitate to ask what your other fingernails smell like. ---
**Author:** ![stormchaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@stormchaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stormchaser)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/5 "2003-11-22T04:48:20Z")
I once knew a girl named Dorito. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/6 "2003-11-22T04:53:08Z")
Thanks for sharing that, **Shaggarito**. I’m never gonna eat one of those friggin’ chips again. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/7 "2003-11-22T04:53:13Z")
At least it doesn’t smell like ass… Go see a doctor! ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/8 "2003-11-22T05:07:13Z")
My dog’s paws tend to smell of Fritos from time to time. Just thought I’d share that with you. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/9 "2003-11-22T06:28:14Z")
Just wanted to point out the sequential threads: My fingernail smells like Dorito’s & But I wanted it _now_ Make of that what you will. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/10 "2003-11-22T11:22:14Z")
Hmmm… You say Dorito’s as opposed to Doritos but you don’t say what object belong to Dorito your finger smells like. I would assume that it must be Dorito’s finger, but since I don’t know what Dorito’s finger smells like, it doesn’t help. [ralph wiggum]My cat’s breath smells like cat food [/ralph] ---
**Author:** ![Mumboo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mumboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumboo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/11 "2003-11-23T02:37:12Z")
My dog’s paws smell like popcorn…could be Doritos… ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/12 "2003-11-23T02:50:44Z")
It’s fritos, I tells you. Dog paws smell of fritos. Next time you buy a bag of fritos and you get a wiff of them, you’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/13 "2003-11-23T04:59:16Z")
Long ago on the Australian Shepherd email list, there was a thread on what dogs’ paws smelled like. The consensus? Doritos (or Fritos) –OR– vacuum cleaner bags. Make of it what you will. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fingernail-smells-like-doritos/214587/14 "2003-11-23T05:06:28Z")
Long ago on the Australian Shepherd email list, there was a thread on what dogs’ paws smelled like. The consensus? Doritos (or Fritos) –OR– vacuum cleaner bags. Make of it what you will.