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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
Today, I realized my morbidly obese, sweaty sibling is the source of a strange waft I've been smelling when I get home. He'll only shower once a week, so the apartment and furniture smell like sweat and sometimes poo, especially on hot days. I didn't notice until I went outside and stepped back in to follow my nose. FML
Today, I walked into the house only to be greeted by the strongest smell of dung. I asked my mom about it, and it turns out she's been airing these strange herbs throughout the house, most of which are in my bedroom. She won't let me open the window. FML
Today, I found a mysterious container in the back of my fridge. I opened it to try and figure out what it was. I still don't know what it was, but now my entire flat smells like it. FML
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
Today, I woke up to a weird smell in my apartment. I checked everywhere but couldn’t find the source. After a while, I discovered the smell was coming from the pile of laundry I'd left in the corner, laundry that I thought was clean. It was the gym clothes I'd thrown in there three weeks ago. FML
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
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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DonPandon 15
Maybe you should leave the windows open more often...
benkubie 2
Fabreeze bro
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DonPandon 15
Maybe you should leave the windows open more often...
curlytop101 23
Or put an air freshener in the wall for a few days, pull it out, and see if it smells any different
fortune789 17
Most likely the stench is new because the mind only "resets" it's smells after about 5 minutes of no contact with the odors. Unless OP never left his house ever before that point, the stench is fresh.
AlaskanG 27
22, not necessarily. Every house has a different smell to it, but you don't usually notice the smell of your own house. You leave in the morning for work, then come home 9 hours later, you will still most likely not smell it.
jamescrazy96 17
The only time I noticed my house smell, is when I went to the beach and came home a week later!
incoherentrmblr 22
Hopefully there aren't any dead animals/bodies in the house...
benkubie 2
Fabreeze bro
1dvs_bstd 41
febreze* and i love the scent so ******* much..
incoherentrmblr 22
Febreze Clean Linen...
zZLightZz 13
Scented candles
Adam5858 17
Ask a few more people you know to come in and judge aswell where the smell is strongest
brettrb 18
This is the best advice. I have one friend whose house smells like Asian food and one whose house has an overpowering aroma of burning wood and bacon - neither of them notice that they smell like their house 24/7, much less the fact that their house has a 'smell'
amisenho 11
Dude, I would love to have a house that smells like burning wood and bacon, let alone having that smell on my clothes all the time.
living_in_chaos 8
Maybe your just gross
shudson186 17
You're* just gross, but good point.
hulopro 16
maybe there's a dead body in the wall...
rugener92 11
Someone has planted a corpse in your home trying to frame you for a murder? Did you forget about a pet?
ktmla 14
Who NOSE, could be either. The random appearance of the terrible smell doesn't make any SCENTS..
weveallbeenthere 30
could be a "friend" messing with you, leaving raw shrimp pieces hidden around house. not that I would ever have done such a thing.
Anonie248 10
Is it just me or do all houses have their own smell... ? Except your own house of course
Adam5858 17
Yea i found that aswell.I suppose we're just used to our own home smell
Omniprism 15
I bet something died in the walls. I would open windows, take out all trash that you can find, check the kitchen cupboards and see if the smell is still there. Maybe invite a friend to help investigate. Good luck.
buckerado 19
Don't forget the vents! I have found so many dead rats in my vents over years, it's crazy...
OysterPearls 33
And the fridge, too. My house smelled horrible after a week away because I forgot to clean all the perishables out!
weveallbeenthere 30
could be you were used to it for so long. open the Windows and clean the house, problem solved.
illegalbeagle69 23
Why would you have to turn on the computer before you clean?
Bluebl4ze 16
:D :P
weveallbeenthere 30
I was smart phoned again.
ihaveasushicat 24
All houses have their own smell. So maybe you need to burn some candles, melt some wax, spray something...? If you're a clean person then perhaps something died, like a mouse or something, under the fridge, or under the stove or maybe inside the walls.