# Smokers stink. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 26, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378 "2010-04-26T05:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/121 "2010-04-27T21:32:29Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > That’s I’m one of the most entertaining posters in the pit. Hate to break it to you, but . . . ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/122 "2010-04-27T21:32:48Z")
Sorry, **ivn**. You don’t have boobs, so your overabundance of misplaced self-confidence is nowhere near as endearing as you think. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/123 "2010-04-27T21:46:52Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Hate to break it to you, but . . . In fairness, that is the one time he’s ever posted anything genuinely funny. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/124 "2010-04-27T21:48:13Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > He’s smart enough, he’s good enough, and gosh darnit, people like him. I know it’s the Pit, but… Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/125 "2010-04-27T23:18:32Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > TLDR. I read it; you didn’t miss much. Just someone telling us what we should and shouldn’t post in the Pit. You hear that, guys? We have a boney fide _authority_ amongst us. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/126 "2010-04-28T01:31:22Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I know it’s the Pit, but… > > Cite? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fny40Ut_RZA/hqdefault.jpg "Al Franken in "Stuart Saves His Family"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fny40Ut_RZA) ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/127 "2010-04-28T02:16:30Z")
Like I said, keep demonstrating that sparkling wit and proving my point. (BTW, the responses are a veritable “Who’s Who” of the sort of people I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/128 "2010-04-28T02:24:55Z")
Bitching anonymously (safely) on the internet about someone bitching anonymously (safely) on the internet about “unimportant” matters? How refreshingly rare. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/129 "2010-04-28T02:31:36Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > (BTW, the responses are a veritable “Who’s Who” of the sort of people I’m talking about. Non-smelly people? ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/130 "2010-04-28T02:37:39Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > The depth of animosity shown by some on this board towards smokers… I don’t hate smokers, per se; I hate when smokers, and it’s an impressive amount, throw their trash on the ground. You cannot defend that, though I’ve seen many smokers try. Let me see, smoke in my lungs? Sure, I’ll pay money for that. Ashes in the **ash** tray of my car? No way man. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/131 "2010-04-28T03:42:07Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Of course smokers smell. So do people who eat garlic, onions, etc. Lots of things people do occasion an odd smell or two. Live with it. The depth of animosity shown by some on this board towards smokers reminds me of the depth of feeling that gave rise to the vulgar error that Sir Thomas Brown (the Cecil of his day) had to shoot down over three centuries ago. > > [That Jews stink.](http://penelope.uchicago.edu/pseudodoxia/pseudo410.html) Odd has nothing to do with it. Smoke literally hurts to breathe in. My sister’s even worse than me, and will start wheezing. Yeah, Garlic may make you stink. Onions, too. But nowhere near as much as smoking. Most of the time, I have to get right next to someone to notice onions or garlic. To notice you’ve just been smoking? The second you walk into the room. I don’t see why it’s that big a deal to insist that people do what they can not to smell bad. If I get really sweaty, I’m going to put on my deodorant to make sure I don’t start getting smelly. You think I care about how I smell? No. I do it for everyone else. Please afford me the same courtesy. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/132 "2010-04-28T03:59:11Z")
I never get the “But so and so smells/acts/etc. bad, too and no one calls THEM on it!” It’s annoying when you see it in politics (“No one calls out the liberals on this board!”) and it’s annoying when you see five year olds doing it. At least when the five year old does the, “Well Tommy’s also throwing lead balloons off the balcony!” you know it’s because they’re five. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/133 "2010-04-28T04:25:04Z")
I’ll agree to this “statement of fact” only if we can also pit the middle-age to older women who drown themselves in perfume. It’s sickening. And yes, it’s only the middle-age to older women. I work with several. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/134 "2010-04-28T06:56:05Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > I’m one of the most entertaining posters in the pit. Now THAT’S comedy! ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/135 "2010-04-28T11:58:25Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Oh, and I can vouch that \*\*ivn \*\*doesn’t exclusively post in Pit threads to \*bitch about \*the OP. Sometimes he posts to give a thumbs-up and \*hit on \*the OP. And that’s an image one won’t be able to shake easily. Yeesh! ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/136 "2010-04-28T12:02:03Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Wow. > Do you find yourself talking to the mirror a lot? That, and likely masturbating whilst he does so. Just like he does when posting these charming treatises for us other Dopers to parse. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/137 "2010-04-28T12:08:03Z")
> [@GameHat](#): > > I’ll agree to this “statement of fact” only if we can also pit the middle-age to older women who drown themselves in perfume. > > It’s sickening. And yes, it’s only the middle-age to older women. I work with several. No, it’s not only middle age to older women. Sometimes it’s young women. Hell, sometimes it’s men who drown themselves in some sort of scent. Now, you might have only noticed middle-aged and older women, but I have experienced perfume or aftershave marinading in both sexes. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/138 "2010-04-28T13:32:01Z")
Once I entered a crowded bus while I was carrying briefcases in each hand. The woman standing in front of me on the bus was facing me, and was wearing a lot of perfume. Without forewarning, it caused me to sneeze: a great blorty, mucus and goober filled sneeze, directly at her face, from less than two feet away. She apologized for the perfume. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/139 "2010-04-28T13:38:33Z")
But, but, but…you don’t give any clue as to her age! ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378/140 "2010-04-28T13:43:51Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I never get the “But so and so smells/acts/etc. bad, too and no one calls THEM on it!” It’s annoying when you see it in politics (“No one calls out the liberals on this board!”) and it’s annoying when you see five year olds doing it. At least when the five year old does the, “Well Tommy’s also throwing lead balloons off the balcony!” you know it’s because they’re five. No, I don’t see that analogy working. Now, it would work if Billy said to Tommy, “How can complain of me dropping lead balloons when you yourself are dropping anvils?” You see, \*everyone \*has something that offends. Also, I just want to point out again that the OP’s whole deal is the _stench of the smoker._ Not the clouds of smoke that one has to walk through to get to the front door of their place of business. Because I wouldn’t doubt for a moment that a cloud of smoke can cause health issues for those allergic to cigarette smoke. But the stench of the smoker? While I do notice it (especially the ones that put it out and pocket it, like a poster earlier mentioned), I certainly can’t see giving them shit about it. I mean, they have to put up with all my annoyances, and I’ve never had a co-worker give me shit about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-stink/537378.md?page=8)