# Why do my eyes smell like ass? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 12, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152 "2003-09-12T06:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/1 "2003-09-12T06:21:00Z")
Smell your fingers. Go on, smell 'em. Now rub your eyes for a few seconds. Smell 'em again. Notice the vaguely fecal odor?[sup]\*[/sup] What is that? I can understand the concept of the liquid in your eyes having a distinct odor, but I can’t figure out WHY. Is there any particular value to having your eyes stink, such as a survival-type thing? Or is it just a coincidence? [sup]\*[/sup]Someone else PLEASE tell me that they smell the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/2 "2003-09-12T06:32:44Z")
No fecal smell here. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/3 "2003-09-12T06:34:43Z")
Me either. I think you have the creeping rot. Careful. It’s contagious. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/4 "2003-09-12T06:54:47Z")
Sorry, nothing here either. I’ll refrain from asking what you’ve been looking at… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/5 "2003-09-12T07:28:02Z")
Sorry, no fecal smell here. Perhaps a visit to the doctor…? ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/6 "2003-09-12T07:33:31Z")
Eye doo? Eye don’t. Get thee to a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/7 "2003-09-12T07:49:41Z")
Nope, no eye-stink here. Sounds like you might have an infection or something. ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/8 "2003-09-12T08:17:08Z")
Just don’t try to put your eyes on a girl. It wouldn’t be very polite. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/9 "2003-09-12T09:45:06Z")
Now now Superdude. Maybe it’s not your eyes that smell like poo. Maybe your poo smells like your eyes. In other words, maybe your poo don’t stink. Hmm…Are olfactory hallucinations a sign of schizophrenia? Maybe a psychiatrist will be around this thread shortly… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/10 "2003-09-12T10:08:43Z")
You’ve got an infection, either bacterial or fungal. If it annoys you, go see the doc. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/11 "2003-09-12T10:14:24Z")
Maybe you’re just so full of … No, I can’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![greandog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@greandog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greandog)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/12 "2003-09-12T10:29:29Z")
If it smells of poo, what happens when you cry? it must stink! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/13 "2003-09-12T10:35:17Z")
Maybe it’s your fingers, exacerbated by moisture. What have you been doing with them? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/14 "2003-09-12T10:52:45Z")
Sounds like it might be pus or something. Go see a doctor. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/15 "2003-09-12T11:26:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cardinal \* > \*\*Maybe you’re just so full of … > > No, I can’t do it. \*\* It is a ready-made insult though, isn’t it?.. “You’re so full of shit that your eyes stink!” ---
**Author:** ![gluteus\_maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@gluteus\_maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluteus_maximus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/16 "2003-09-12T12:16:30Z")
What color are your eyes? 😉 Did _ **you** _ smell your fingers before you rubbed your eyes? Are you sure there was no pre-existing fecal odor on your fingertips? There are a lot of nooks and crannies under and around fingernails. Immediate cure: Stop sniffing your fingers. … and don’t sniff your keyboard, either! ---
**Author:** ![frookah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@frookah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frookah)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/17 "2003-09-12T12:21:52Z")
Sometimes peoples’ belly buttons smell like arse. 😃 'S true. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/18 "2003-09-12T12:56:23Z")
No smell here. You may want to have that looked at. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/19 "2003-09-12T13:02:04Z")
Nope. Nada. I like your thread title, though. ---
**Author:** ![tikiman420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@tikiman420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tikiman420)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/20 "2003-09-12T13:49:59Z")
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