# The last acceptable stereotype **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 17, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321 "2002-07-17T01:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/21 "2002-07-17T14:08:25Z")
Off the subject, but “Daddystoinks” would’ve been a cool username. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/22 "2002-07-17T14:11:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > **Rank** has its privileges. Bwahahahahaha! You know hair really holds the scent. A full body wax would take care of the problem in a jiffy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/23 "2002-07-17T14:12:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*Your problem is simpler than you imagine o’ skunky one. You need to raise the temperature of your shower water to just before scalding and your sweat stink B.O. will go away after a week or so of vigorous (especially pits) scrubbing. Soaps do not matter, the water temperature is the key. The potent bacteria that causes your stink has embedded itself in your pores and needs to be killed with super hot scrub downs. You also need to get rid of your stunk up clothes and underwear as well, as they will re-stinkify at a a moments notice. > > You’re welcome. \*\* I’m no dermatologist (or medical expert of any other kind for that matter) but this sounds like tosh to me; to kill all of the bacteria, the water is going to have to be so hot that it will actually cook **Scylla**. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/24 "2002-07-17T14:23:20Z")
And your point is … ? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/25 "2002-07-17T14:25:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*I’m no dermatologist (or medical expert of any other kind for that matter) but this sounds like tosh to me; to kill all of the bacteria, the water is going to have to be so hot that it will actually cook **Scylla**. \*\* It’s not going to kill all the bacteria (or cook poor Scylla) . It will knock the levels down to the point that the odor is much less potent and more tolerable. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/26 "2002-07-17T14:26:35Z")
I BELIEVE he’s poking fun at another current pit thread. Yes? ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/27 "2002-07-17T14:31:01Z")
**Scylla** , are you trying to make a point regarding [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=125868) thread? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/28 "2002-07-17T14:38:09Z")
Well then there’s nothing left to do but make money off it. You can sell little yellow bottles of **Scylla Musk** , call it an aphrodesiac and tell people it’s good for them. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/29 "2002-07-17T14:45:24Z")
**Scylla Musk** , eh? How’s’bout **Skimmed Scylla Scum** – it could be a chewable vitamin aphrodisiac, like Horny Goat Weed. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/30 "2002-07-17T15:06:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > \*\ ***Scylla** , are you trying to make a point regarding [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=125868) thread? \*\* No. I’m not making a point. It should be pretty clear that this thread is pointless. I’m not even making fun of it. I like that thread. Maybe playful parody, or inspiration, and maybe a little gentle poking fun at it. It just kind of came to me, and I thought about all the people who rant about things like weight, sexual preference, skin color, economic circumstance, etc. and how much they hate to be stereotyped and how angry it makes them. The fact is that as I’ve read those I’ve become a little jealous. I was even thinking “Damn I wish I had some minor disability of life problem so that I could get all pissed at other people and overcome it and become happy with myself.” It’s been right there in front of my nose all along. It’s absolutely true. I really do reek. Now I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/31 "2002-07-17T15:08:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Skimmed Scylla Scum Ah-heh-heh, heh-heh, cool band name… ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/32 "2002-07-17T15:15:36Z")
Well okey dokey then. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/33 "2002-07-17T15:16:20Z")
Oh. So you’re just a cock then. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/34 "2002-07-17T15:18:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*Oh. So you’re just a cock then. \*\* That’s hardly a revelation. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/35 "2002-07-17T15:33:02Z")
On the off chance there is some nugget of truth, and you do, in fact have a BO problem: A friend of my boyfriend has the same issue. He’s a runner as well, so it’s not really helpful, since he’s getting all sweaty all the time anyway. Thankfully, he’s a really great guy, who could probably charm anyone he meets. Anyone who would dismiss him because he stinks is really just missing out on getting to know a really great guy. So maybe those folks that dismiss the smelly people are just missing out. I’d say from what I’ve read of you, you’d be someone worth getting to know, smell be damned. Of course, if there isn’t a nugget of truth to this, and you really DON’T reek… [Gilda Radner]NEVERMIND![/Gilda Radner] ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/36 "2002-07-17T15:38:11Z")
All fun aside, I stink pretty bad. I wasn’t kidding about my wife not being able to smell, and my daughter calling me “Daddystoinks.” It’s not exactly a cross that I bear though, more like a minor, ridiculous and humorous thing. I like being “Daddystoinks.” ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/37 "2002-07-17T15:41:56Z")
And, I want to be really clear that I’m not making fun of anybody or any other thread. If I have a point here, and I’m not sure I do, it’s to have fun with those other threads. They are serious and valid and represent real pain, problems, and difficulties. This does not. I can see how this could be construed as demeaining to them. It’s not. I’m just looking for a smile or a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/38 "2002-07-17T15:44:21Z")
Just for the record, calling someone a cock is bad, right? ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/39 "2002-07-17T15:46:35Z")
well for your sake then, I hope chaucer never sees this thread because “Damn I wish I had some minor disability of life problem so that I could get all pissed at other people and overcome it and become happy with myself.” is pretty dismissive of her problems, callous and dickish. And over in her thread, everyone is exalting you for being so compassionate and helpful. Just a matter of perception I think. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321/40 "2002-07-17T16:06:40Z")
[Here](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/4431700986/qid=1026921588/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/002-2736384-1648836) ya go, Scylla. It got rave reviews from Stanley Kubrick and I bet he’s got a _major_ case of B.O. going right about now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-acceptable-stereotype/119321.md?page=3)