tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post3371559261631358387..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Olfactory uh oh'sPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-11380390710816256822007-09-18T02:17:00.000+10:002007-09-18T02:17:00.000+10:00I have come to believe that some people honestly b...I have come to believe that some people honestly become so used to their smell that they can no longer tell how bad they do smell. Kind of like a cigarette smoker not smelling it on their clothes but everyone else within a 20 foot radius can.<BR/><BR/>I worked with a guy that showered once a week. Not because he told me but because every Friday morning he had no smell. By Monday he was ripe Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-37556101380772058282007-09-16T22:13:00.000+10:002007-09-16T22:13:00.000+10:00Amadeo, the Pacer was definitely not a compact and...Amadeo, the Pacer was definitely not a compact and certainly not a subcompact. The Gremlin was as unique in form as the Pacer except the Gremlin had a small V-8 engine which made it quite a screamer. Sucker could move.<BR/><BR/>As long as its not armpit BO I got no problem with people smells. Ever got a whiff of a drunken street bum? Pheww! Its a mixture of kaka, vomit, and piss. I think if PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-35684810840686040112007-09-16T04:43:00.000+10:002007-09-16T04:43:00.000+10:00Wasn't the Pacer the sub-compact version of anothe...Wasn't the Pacer the sub-compact version of another AMC car, the Gremlin?<BR/><BR/>When I got here in 1980, had wanted to purchase a used Pacer from a used car dealership situated right in front of the apartment we were staying.<BR/><BR/>At that time, AMC had stopped coming out with new cars. So decided to purchase a real sub-compact 4cyl Chevy, the Chevette. That 2-door hatchback lasted 14 Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-82072777481944435562007-09-15T20:41:00.000+10:002007-09-15T20:41:00.000+10:00I got my Pacer after I got married, the only woman...I got my Pacer after I got married, the only woman I had to pick up in it was my wife and daughter. You and picking up chicks, eh? You card!<BR/><BR/>They had a tried and true engine, a straight six 258 with 3 on the column, and you're right, that car would have run forever if I'd kept it. Just change the oil and drive it into eternity. I loved that car. Lots of room too.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-8530370679121371752007-09-15T20:28:00.000+10:002007-09-15T20:28:00.000+10:00Hiya Opass! I think the best way to compliment the...Hiya Opass! I think the best way to compliment the corpulent is to say something like, "Geez sir/maam, you sure don't sweat much for a fatty!" versus saying something mean like, "Fatty fatty two by four, can't fit through the bathroom door..."PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-22410454876872390152007-09-15T20:27:00.000+10:002007-09-15T20:27:00.000+10:00Oh yeah, AMC Pacer. I had one of them. Definitely ...Oh yeah, AMC Pacer. I had one of them. Definitely not a car to pick up women. AMCs were designed for little old ladies to drive to church on Sunday and to Safeway on Tuesdays, accumulating 10,000 miles in ten years. But the darned cars last forever. My previous car died and I needed another fast. A buddy drove me to a parking lot and I bought the best of what was available, an AMC. I was really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-65072587397985843922007-09-15T20:20:00.000+10:002007-09-15T20:20:00.000+10:00Katana said: "Sweat seems to be a genetic thing - ...Katana said: "Sweat seems to be a genetic thing - a woman of the same weight,body type, age etc doing the same workout as me seems to sweat infinitely more... why is that?"<BR/><BR/>Ugh! Reminds me one time when I lived in San Antonio. My wife and I were riding the city bus, the ones with the plastic cup seats without a drain hole. We were standing in the aisle and a woman got up leaving a vacantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-52738261643854457982007-09-15T01:04:00.000+10:002007-09-15T01:04:00.000+10:00Wat, I had a short talk today with one of the Pino...Wat, I had a short talk today with one of the Pinoy gym workers and we were laughing about the latest of his own run-ins with smelly white people. In the interest of good form I won't say what nationalities he said are more prone to BO, but he got very animated. He mentioned that one fellow was so sickening that the staff went through an entire can of freshener in less than 10 minutes.<BR/><BR/>IPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-50893951182605157202007-09-15T00:49:00.000+10:002007-09-15T00:49:00.000+10:00Sweat seems to be a genetic thing - a woman of the...Sweat seems to be a genetic thing - a woman of the same weight,body type, age etc doing the same workout as me seems to sweat infinitely more... why is that? Especially since Americans and europeans seem tohave a huge perfume fetish, I'm surprised they can't smell themselves!KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-75735128018653578002007-09-14T15:29:00.000+10:002007-09-14T15:29:00.000+10:00What can I say, Phil... thanks for the compliments...What can I say, Phil... thanks for the compliments!<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your post. It reminded me also of our office building. We have people from other countries who are into spices coming in regularly because an embassy is situated in one of the upper floors. When you enter a vacated elevator, you would know know the previous occupant from the smell.Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-84992772892313979462007-09-14T12:08:00.000+10:002007-09-14T12:08:00.000+10:00Yah, I've heard that Filipino phrase too. Means "s...Yah, I've heard that Filipino phrase too. Means "smells like a dead mouse." ..grin..<BR/><BR/>Its true, a lot of the tourists here do smell. Many of them drink all night and then don't seem to care about wearing the same shirt for more than one day. Even deodorant won't mask that stench.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the other meaning of diddy-bop. When I wrote my Dad's memoirs, he mentioned the "PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-31601601323205452022007-09-14T10:35:00.000+10:002007-09-14T10:35:00.000+10:00I guess I'm "lucky" in that my sense of smell is n...I guess I'm "lucky" in that my sense of smell is not that great; but because of that I'm extra careful about my own. I speak/understand quite a bit of Tagalog and Pampangan though, and a great deal of local commentary vis-a-vis foreigners concerns their particular odor. "Amoy patay na daga" is one that comes to mind...<BR/>I like your descriptions of Air Force tech school, sounds so familiar. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com