HELP ME: my roommate stinks and I dunno what to do about it

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bigd480

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damn Bleep...... LMAO..... i got tears in my eyes now (and it's not the smell behind me)....

Yamaha, i really can't peg the scent, i think BO would be the closest description.... sometimes it's so strong though it doesn't seem like it.... smells like really strong pepper....

Divine, i don't think he wears a belt, but i wouldn't rule out an article of clothing since the smell follows him....

The sprays and stuff work temporarily, but i need a more permanent solution.... like the bigass box of baking soda.... i was even thinking about one of those sharper image type things that cleanses the air....

any thoughts?
 

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<< I would just move, the hell with the address and phone number, They're not worth it. >>

Ditto!

Some of the suggestions in here = hahahaha!!
 

bigd480

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maybe if i act like a total jerk he'll want to move out before end of semester?

his last roommate was a pothead, that's why he moved out of his previous room.....

maybe i should act like a crackhead?
 

Lvis

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Well if you're shy just give us his AIM name and we can tell him for ya ;)
 

Namuna

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2 things come to mind as to ways to handle this...

1:
Buy a stack (like 6) cans of deodorant and just leave it on his desk. Only a MORON or JERK wouldn't get the hint.

2:
You've got a few smartass friends don't you? You know, the ones that don't give a crap about people's feelings and just come right out and tell'em stuff? Invite some of THOSE friends over and let them have a FIELD DAY with this guy (This is ESPECIALLY effective if they're girls!)

This is WAR! He's the enemy. Are you going to DO something? or just admit defeat and move out of YOUR Dorm room?
 

Walk up to him, hand him a bar of soap and a stick of deodorant.
Tell him that he smells bad, and if he doesnt clean up his act, your going to start smoking pot ;)

Just be staight up with him.
 

Hanpan

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Tell him that he smells bad, and if he doesnt clean up his act, your going to start smoking pot

LOL
 

Mister T

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sounds like he hates smoke.
Start burning an insane amount of incense.
Opium Flavor is good :)
 

Scabilian

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My mom says if you eat lots of garlic it will make your BO smell awful. Tell him to lay of the GARLIC!
 

Barrak

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Sammy has the right idea, get some nice looking girls to stop by and have THEM tell him he stinks, keep doing this untill he breaks
 

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Lifer
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<< Tell him that he smells bad, and if he doesnt clean up his act, your going to start smoking pot >>

ROFL!!
 

bigd480

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thanks a lot for your help guys....

lately the situation has been improving.... he's been spending lots of time out of the room so the stench has subsided greatly...

next time it starts back up I think I will try the hot-girl-insult thing.... what sucks is whenever he's in the room he has headphones on so I hope he hears what they say....

btw, what does ozone smell like?
 

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Lifer
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Ozone is a very fresh smell, if you go outside in the summer after a thunder &amp; rainstorm you can smell it.
 

bigd480

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haven't got the heart to do it yet.... he's a nice guy.... puts my mail on my keyboard when i'm away.... isn't annoying, doesn't have people over.... just that ONE thing....
 

jaylek55

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Damn this thread is funny. :D But seriously, I know what you're going through. My youngest brother's room used to stink really bad. My mother, brother, and I figured it was him, but no such luck. We then discovered it was something in the room and viola it was his comforter. The boy used that thing to do practically everything. And eventually some bacteria decided to colonize it. Nasty smell. If we didn't air out his room on a daily basis, people died.

Perhaps the same thing applies to your roommate. I wish you luck though.
 

Missus

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Throw a bucket of sudsy ice water on him and a scrub brush and tell him to take a hint...

:)
 

willawake

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either move or tell him &quot;dude you f**kin stink, sort it out or no girl will go near you&quot;










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bigd480

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that's another thing i didn't get - he has a g/f!

i think she's in another city because he's always on AIM and i've never seen him on the phone or with a girl...

i've seen pics, she's a decent-lookin asian chick...
 

ignorus

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He probably never met the girl face to face ? Or if so, it was in a swift breeze that blew his stench away from her ?

Anyways, just give us his aim name and we will send him a link to this thread :).