Health: Today, I cleaned my entire apartment hoping to find the source... - FML

By John - 13/01/2011 21:12 - United States

Today, I cleaned my entire apartment hoping to find the source of the terrible odor I've been smelling for the past week. It's me. FML

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By Michael - 05/06/2009 21:42 - United States

Today, I found the source of the bad smell that has been plaguing me for the past two weeks in my apartment. The police knocked on my door asking if I've seen my neighbor recently. I haven't. The smell has been that of a dead person. It's a smell that even Febreze can't remove. FML

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By Where is it coming from?! - 10/06/2014 02:46 - United States - Brightwood

Today, I returned home after a four day weekend at my parents' house. Upon entering by the front door, a horrid stench assaulted my nose. Hours later I still cannot find the source of the foul odor. I'm starting to wonder if this is how it's always smelled without my knowing. FML

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By Dear God Why - 05/12/2016 13:07

Today, I finally determined the source of the horrible smell that periodically invades my apartment: there's nothing wrong with the plumbing as I previously thought, I can just smell my neighbors pooping in their bathroom on the other side of the wall. FML

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By thatstinks - 07/04/2011 03:12 - Iceland

Today, I finally found out what the weird sour smell that's been in my dorm room for a while is. My roommate's sweat. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/08/2018 22:00

Today, I learned that the "nasty smell" in my room, which I cannot detect, does not exist. It was just my stepmother trying to make me go insane deep-cleaning my room for her personal amusement. FML

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By cooploops - 31/01/2015 15:13 - United States - Memphis

Today, I went to the mall with some friends. We all kept smelling this god awful B.O. smell and had no idea where it was coming from. On the car ride home, we all figured out it was actually me. FML

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Parting shit

By smellymcgee - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United States - Farmington

Today, I came home to the vilest stench I've ever smelled. I had to open a floor vent and scoop up the turd that was inside. Funnily enough, today was the day my scumbag roommate moved out, but I'm sure he had absolutely nothing to do with it. FML

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Bad boy

By Anonymous - 31/01/2017 10:13 - United States - Gladewater

Today, after weeks of looking for the source of an awful smell in our house, I found out our dog has been climbing over our loft banister, into the attic, and shitting. There were over twenty mounds. It took me almost four hours to clean up, and it still stinks. FML

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Smells like victory

By Gagging - 15/06/2015 11:57 - United Kingdom - Glasgow

Today, I opened my front door to be greeted by what I can only describe as the stink of death. After moving furniture and lifting floorboards, frantically searching for whatever had died, I finally discovered the actual source of the stench - my girlfriend's feet. FML

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Roommate from hell

By Anonymous - 13/10/2020 10:57 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, after I had the place to myself for a while and it was easy to clean, my roommate returned and I woke up to trash piling up, dishes everywhere, and luggage full of sweaty laundry. Oh, and it smells like poo again, because he doesn't regularly shower. I want to scream. FML

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Top comments

candy29 10

Friday 14 January 2011 1:39

haha ewwwww... you should shower then..

mea_iloveskiing 26

Friday 14 January 2011 1:38

hahah I wanted to write maybe it's you but.. you did it :D

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mea_iloveskiing 26

Friday 14 January 2011 1:38

hahah I wanted to write maybe it's you but.. you did it :D

PuppiesFTW 5

Friday 14 January 2011 1:57

How do you not know you smell bad. First thing a person does if they smell something bad is by smelling themselves first. You can take a shower. The FMLs are starting to be little problems.

babyyappld 7

Friday 14 January 2011 3:17

(you + water + soap)NOW = no smell

EatnBeef 7

Friday 14 January 2011 3:49

you know you smell like complete ass when you can small yourself without trying. ever heard of soap? it'll change your life.

bfflrhea 0

Friday 14 January 2011 4:48

lmao

aliadnan708 6

Friday 14 January 2011 9:02

well if the OP is a black person they can't shower cuz they probably don't wanna mess up their hair

Alienkiller 0

Friday 14 January 2011 9:20

and water

candy29 10

Friday 14 January 2011 1:39

haha ewwwww... you should shower then..

Snowjob 0

Saturday 15 January 2011 11:16

ikr ewwww

heyheywaddup 7

Friday 14 January 2011 1:41

yah obviously u look like shit too lmao jk but still...

freakinglaugher 10

Friday 14 January 2011 1:41

shower much?

akd1v 0

Friday 14 January 2011 15:24

apparently shower none

MarineWifey88 3

Friday 14 January 2011 1:45

There's this new invention called soap . . .

randiZ25 0

Friday 14 January 2011 14:47

o.. o.. how does it work I wanna know!

dandawg69 0

Friday 14 January 2011 1:45

Your a big kid now, it's time to use a thing called deodorant.

Wizardroxx 3

Friday 14 January 2011 3:42

You're a big kid too! I think it's time you spot the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE.

JessieMongoose 11

Friday 14 January 2011 4:25

Owned.

v1kt4r 13

Friday 14 January 2011 5:23

WIN!!!

weissesengel 0

Sunday 16 January 2011 16:01

haha right on

sweet_candy_ 17

Friday 14 January 2011 1:47

How could you not tell the smell was coming from you?

sirdolittle 0

Friday 14 January 2011 20:18

Because the smell of his place was worse at the time !

Doortje 29

Friday 14 January 2011 1:52

You'd been smelling it for a whole week? Didn't it seem strange to you that if you went somewhere else you still smelled the same horrible odor? YDI YDI YDI. Take a shower for God's sake.

Alienkiller 0

Friday 14 January 2011 9:24

it could have been his upper lip for all that we know

Buchitoo 4

Friday 14 January 2011 18:00

Lmao @73 I agree with you 9. Also, for a whole week!!! Don't you shower everyday OP? Or at least every other day if you're not into showering?!?!?

Brittneyyyy 7

Friday 14 January 2011 2:04

So you've been smelling this smell for a week... didn't you notice the same smell was in your car, in class, at work, or wherever you go all day? These BO fml's always confuse me :/

nicesprites 4

Friday 14 January 2011 9:37

haha the same thing happened to me a few days ago. I use deodorant and shower but then I realized it was my feet.

mrstzeed 1

Friday 14 January 2011 2:08

that is absolutely disgusting!!!! DUDE TAKE A DAMN SHOWER!!

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