# The stinky plane passenger has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971 "2018-06-29T02:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/1 "2018-06-29T02:15:16Z")
[https://wowway.net/news/read/article/newser-his\_odor\_grounded\_a\_plane\_a\_month\_later\_he\_died-rnewsersyn/category/news](https://wowway.net/news/read/article/newser-his_odor_grounded_a_plane_a_month_later_he_died-rnewsersyn/category/news) Turns out he had a disease that caused his body tissues to die. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/2 "2018-06-29T03:18:59Z")
There was no way not to click into this thread title. But oh my God, this is so sad. What a terrible thing to happen to this poor guy. Geez, with all that we know about this world and medicine and science, there are still weird little things that can kill us. RIP, Dude. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/3 "2018-06-29T04:25:19Z")
Poor bastard, what a horrid way to die. A relative of a friend passed away last year under similar circumstances. There are no loving farewells when this happens. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/4 "2018-06-29T04:55:19Z")
Reminds me a little bit of “The Toxic Lady” incident: [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death\_of\_Gloria\_Ramirez](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gloria_Ramirez) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/5 "2018-06-29T05:12:05Z")
That stinks. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/6 "2018-06-29T05:18:56Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Reminds me a little bit of “The Toxic Lady” incident: > > [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death\_of\_Gloria\_Ramirez](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gloria_Ramirez) One of the references on that Wiki page is " _Adams, Cecil (22 March 1996). “What’s the story on the “toxic lady”?”. The Straight Dope."_ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stinky-plane-passenger-has-died/816971/7 "2018-06-29T14:56:09Z")
Miss Shields: And, don’t you all feel bad for laughing.