Today, while working at my new job at a surgery center, I noticed how odd it was that the room began to smell like fried chicken. I thought it smelt pretty good, until I learned it was actually the smell of someone getting their ear cauterized. I enjoyed the smell of someone's burning ear flesh. 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 noticed a disgusting, cheesy smell and spent all day wondering what it was. I later found out that it wasn't coming from my feet, but from my belly button. My surgery wound got infected. I'm a germaphobe. FML
Today, I discovered that the lovely, hunger-inducing smell that's been lingering around the office lately is from the local animal crematory. I've been wistfully inhaling the stench of burning cats, dogs, and other various animals. FML
Today, I was nervously observing a delicate medical procedure while training at my new job. I tried to stifle a sneeze and instead (as you can probably guess) ripped the biggest, most cartoonishly loud fart of my life. My ass sounded like a tuba and I was asked to leave the room. FML
Today, I had a bacterial infection in my intestines. Doctors suggested I wash my intestines, but apparently forgot to tell me I couldn't eat before the procedure. I don't know what's worse, the fact that the whole room right now smells like rancid fried chicken, or the fact that the doctors were just talking about going to Popeyes. FML
Today, I started work at my new job. I was excited to have been given an office of my own, but shortly after sitting down at my desk, the door across the hall opened and an unspeakably murderous stench that could've curdled milk seeped in. My office is opposite the men's room. Great. FML
Today, I was working the night shift when a guy came in smelling like alcohol. He kept muttering his order, so I leaned over the register to hear him better. My ear now smells of vomit. FML
Today, I spilled boiling water on my legs. A coworker told me that putting mustard on the burn would heal it. I ended up at the emergency room. When people walked by I could hear them say "it smells like hot dogs". FML
Today, at work, a regular started talking to me. Subject of choice? His overwhelming amount of earwax. Apparently he'd like to make a candle out of it once he goes to the doctor to get it removed. FML
Today, I was headed towards the unisex bathroom at physical therapy when another patient looked up at me and quickly looked away. I knew instantly and prepared for the smell, but I wasn't expecting remnants still floating in the toilet. FML
Today, while going to the bathroom, I noticed a smell lingering. It smelled good so I kept sniffing the air. And then it hit me. My poop! My poop smelled good and I'd been sniffing and enjoying it. FML
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RabbitOfAurora 28
If you really think about it people are just very intelligent meat. I guess cooked meat smells good no matter what the species.
WCARlover 35
Well, i suppose if that's a procedure that is done a lot and you're going to have to be smelling it a lot, it's best that you like the smell. It's weird because I've heard that burning flesh smells awful but...to each their own I suppose
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RabbitOfAurora 28
If you really think about it people are just very intelligent meat. I guess cooked meat smells good no matter what the species.
WCARlover 35
Well, i suppose if that's a procedure that is done a lot and you're going to have to be smelling it a lot, it's best that you like the smell. It's weird because I've heard that burning flesh smells awful but...to each their own I suppose
ThunderLightTSV 31
I think it's burning hair that's awful, isn't it?
TheFireEternal 26
I've heard burning flesh smells like bacon.
deathrise007 22
I believe the ear would smell different when burned because it's cartilage
trollcrusher 17
The one occasion I smelled my own flesh burning, it was really unpleasant... the closest similarity I could draw at the time was the scent of a burning rubber eraser.
MetalxSoldier 26
I guess eating fried chicken will never be the same.
slingerslasher 24
I guess eating cauterized ears won't be the same either
anonymoususer070 17
I thought burning flesh was one of the nastiest smells there was? I've never smelt it personally but I know people in the emergency responder business and that's what I've been told... a little odd that it smells like food to you..
shadypalmtree 20
I've never smelt burning flesh, but I think people are over exaggerating it. It's not the flesh they're smelling but burning hair, which is disgusting. If it's just flesh, it should smell just like regular meat but if it has (human) hair on it, it's horrible.
shadypalmtree 20
It's really our brains thinking that because it's human flesh it shouldn't smell good. Your brain is way more powerful than you'd think.
SauceySarah 30
Okay Hannibal Lecter calm down.
WebWarrior4991 9
That's how it begins. The hunger the drives sane people rabid... Will Anonymous fight it or succumb to her more primal urges? Find out on the next episode of FML, entitled FML: The Follow Up! Disclaimer: This comment in no way endorses cannibalism. Now, for the weather...
xx000o 27
You know the old saying "smells like chicken tastes like chicken"
Greycatsister 12
Huh, it must have been an ear-y feeling when you realized what was making you hungry.
zezili 18
Funny I thought we smelt like bacon
blacklightening 11
my dad was a ems. he picked up a person with horrible burns one time. he said they smelled like cooked bacon. I'm guessing that only really bunt people (carcole burnt) smells bad
ashyville 9
Maybe you should see if it tastes like chicken too
BoxFullOfLazy 25
I read that burning human muscle smells like cooking beef. I imagine that if you smelled an entire body burning then it would probably smell bad due to the internal organs, hair, and other things that you'd normally not eat or want to eat.