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Creepy season is over

By Michael - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - 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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You deserved it 5 260

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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

I agree, your life sucks 9 128

You deserved it 39 783

Bathroom blues

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

I agree, your life sucks 11 426

You deserved it 724

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

I agree, your life sucks 30 480

You deserved it 2 790

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

I agree, your life sucks 43 002

You deserved it 6 943

By Anonymous - 06/02/2012 10:38 - United States

Today, my downstairs neighbor died. I knew because the smell wafted up to my apartment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 087

You deserved it 2 654

By broomrape - 29/04/2009 04:52 - United States

Today, I found out that the horrible stench haunting my apartment for the past week was the decomposing corpse of my freedom loving gerbil underneath the bed that I've been sleeping on. FML

I agree, your life sucks 48 166

You deserved it 11 688

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

I agree, your life sucks 30 521

You deserved it 2 970

Stinky neighborhood

By Anonymous - 11/08/2021 22:01

Today, I came home to a terrible smell in the apartment. Three hours, and a scoured kitchen later, I took the trash out. The smell was not my apartment, but from just across the alley; a neighbor had moved and emptied their fridge. Six more days of sunned milk until pickup. FML

I agree, your life sucks 979

You deserved it 68

Dank

By Anonymous - 19/02/2025 15:00 - Canada

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

I agree, your life sucks 76

You deserved it 617

OK sweaty, time for a bath

By Anonymous - 22/06/2020 17:01

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

I agree, your life sucks 1 979

You deserved it 151

Curtieeeez 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 1:20

Oh dear me o_o RIP.

Will09 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 1:22

Gotta love the smell of dead people in the mornin!

Comments

MCofpwnage 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:55

I'm sorry(they tested it on mythbusters) That scent will never go away.

unlucky009 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:57

Lol

Stephai 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:58

Must suck. Human noses can detect rotting flesh really easily..

ilikeu12 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:59

Wow really

ISCxGUYI 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:00

Wow. That's wow!

krisFrAnHeehar 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:02

yup, mythbusters dont lie! your stuck! Poor neighbor, RIP

loveletters 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:04

eww

Boh3m34 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:04

R.I.P That must suck

marjannnx 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:06

that's sad! nobody called him and got worried and maybe went to visit and realized he was dead before 2 weeks? that's even more sad...

miaumiau 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 5:07

when I lived in an apt. i could easily go weeks without seeing my neighbors. it's not that weird to not notice they're gone. also, you guys sound like it's so insane that a guy died. people tend to do that. i agree, it must be weird to be the OP, but seriously. not everyone is BFF with their neighbors and yeah, sometimes eternal life just doesn't work out.