Smelly Readers Banned

[Candy]

Smelly Readers Banned From Calif. Library (http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pri&dt=050307&cat=strange&st=stranged88m953 80&src=ap)
A new county law aims to keep readers from reeking. Libraries in San Luis Obispo County have had their own rules banning offensive body odor since 1994, but the policy became law after the Board of Supervisors last month adopted an ordinance that lets authorities kick out malodorous guests.
"What is bad odor?" Macias asked. "A woman who wears a strong perfume? A person who had a garlicky meal?"
If I could only ban co-workers for wearing strong perfume…

[Nicolas]

We've had a man banned out of the University Library because of the odour of his feet (and the fact that he took off his shoes). There was quite a row about that for weeks.

[Trebuchet]

This sound like something that may be targeting homeless people, who often hang out in libraries. I'd vote for keeping them and getting rid of the excessive perfume, myself.

[Nicolas]

In our case, he wasn't homeless. He was just extremely smelly :)

[Candy]

Visitors to 14 libraries and a bookmobile also could be asked to leave for fighting, eating, drinking, sleeping, playing games, and printing or viewing illegal materials on library computers.

"The point is to make the library a comfortable, safe place for everyone to use," said Moe McGee, assistant director of the San Luis Obispo City-County Library.

A strict code of conduct, officials argue, is needed to ensure one patron's right to use a public library doesn't infringe on the rights of another.
I think the law is loose, because so many things can fall under the category. It does make for a nicer place to do homework, read, or browse. :D

[Trebuchet]

We're getting some "interesting" targeted ads on this one!

[Candy]

I'd vote for keeping them and getting rid of the excessive perfume, myself.
I second this! =D>

Why do people wear so much perfume or cologne? :evil:

[Weird Dave]

We're getting some "interesting" targeted ads on this one!

Bad Breath Guarantee
I don't want guaranteed bad breath!

[Lance]

We should discharge this thread before it gets too intimate. I think keeping it going smells fishy.

[Candy]

We should discharge...
Add this to the list! :lol:

[Lance]

We should discharge...
Add this to the list! :lol:

List? 8-[

[teddyv]

I'd vote for keeping them and getting rid of the excessive perfume, myself.
I second this! =D>

Why do people wear so much perfume or cologne? :evil:

A friend of mine actually asked me if her perfume was to strong, not necessarily for my comfort but because she found after using the same perfume for a while, she didn't smell it anymore because it became part of her immediate environment. Since she could not smell, she'd put more on until it was discernable, thinking that the strength was the same as previous whereas the rest of us start to choke. She didn't intentionally overdo it

[Candy]

We should discharge...
Add this to the list! :lol:

List? 8-[
Bad odor
Fighting
Eating
Drinking
Sleeping
Playing games
Printing or viewing illegal materials on library computers
Discharging (it was a joke) :o

Don't worry, I don't get to Naperville much. :wink:

[Lance]

Don't worry, I don't get to Naperville much. :wink:

Well, next time you do... Caribou coffee?

[Evan]

What targeted ads????

[Candy]

Don't worry, I don't get to Naperville much. :wink:

Well, next time you do... Caribou coffee?
Sounds great. But be forwarned, I don't smell. :D

[Nicolas]

What targeted ads????

The Google adds at the bottom.

They've always been astronomy/logy related for this thread at my pc however.

[Candy]

I see the Legend of the Dragon (purrrrrr), two Apollo ads, and Ten Deadly Health Myths.

Oh God, it just drastical changed to unmentionables. :oops:

[Evan]

I don't see any adverts.

[Superluminal]

Don't know about the rest of you, but I'd rather smell perfume, than BO.

[Nicolas]

Don't know about the rest of you, but I'd rather smell perfume, than BO.

It depends on the kind, amount and source :)

[Candy]

A "first date" came to my house to pick me up, and he had so much cologne on that I made him take a shower before we left the house. He wasn't very happy. Needless to say, there was no second date. :wink:

[Nicolas]

A "first date" came to my house to pick me up, and he had so much cologne on that I made him take a shower before we left the house. He wasn't very happy. Needless to say, there was no second date. :wink:

:D

My s.o. often wears so little perfume that you only notice it when you give a sweet kiss in the neck (hence, that is ...that I only notice it...) I like that kind of use for perfumes much more than people surrounded by a cloud of heavy perfume [-(

[Candy]

My s.o. often wears so little perfume that you only notice it when you give a sweet kiss in the neck (hence, that is ...that I only notice it...) I like that kind of use for perfumes much more than people surrounded by a cloud of heavy perfume [-(
I don't wear perfume at all. When your hair is as long as mine, the Aussie conditioner smell stays in it forever. 8)

I call it my pheromones. :P

[Nicolas]

My s.o. often wears so little perfume that you only notice it when you give a sweet kiss in the neck (hence, that is ...that I only notice it...) I like that kind of use for perfumes much more than people surrounded by a cloud of heavy perfume [-(
I don't wear perfume at all. When your hair is as long as mine, the Aussie conditioner smell stays in it forever. 8)

I call it my pheromones. :P

She's got long hair as well (not as long as yours, but still over her shoulders). I don't think that is the reason she never wears much perfume though (but the soft odour of hair products sometimes is noticable indeed :P ). Most days, she doesn't wear any perfume, and if she does, she uses a soft odour in very small amounts. Using much perfume just wouldn't fit her person.

[Lance]

Don't worry, I don't get to Naperville much. :wink:

Well, next time you do... Caribou coffee?
Sounds great. But be forwarned, I don't smell. :D

Me neither. We'll have to figure out some other way to identify each other.

Hmmm...

Okay, I'll be the guy with the big, 10" Meade and the matted-haired kitten.

[Candy]

Okay, I'll be the guy with the big, 10" Meade and the matted-haired kitten.
Why do you setting me up? Oh wait, what's a Meade? :lol:

[Lance]

Okay, I'll be the guy with the big, 10" Meade and the matted-haired kitten.
Why do you setting me up? Oh wait, what's a Meade? :lol:

If you're nice, I'll let you use it. 8)

[zebo-the-fat]

If you're nice, I'll let you use it.

That's not an offer you get every day! :D

[Nicolas]

Okay, I'll be the guy with the big, 10" Meade and the matted-haired kitten.
Why do you setting me up? Oh wait, what's a Meade? :lol:

If you're nice, I'll let you use it. 8)

It is important to focus though :D


ok OOOOOON TOOOOOOOPIIIIIIIIIC!!!

(we need a "time-out" smiley!)

[Candy]

Okay, I'll be the guy with the big, 10" Meade and the matted-haired kitten.
Why do you setting me up? Oh wait, what's a Meade? :lol:

If you're nice, I'll let you use it. 8)
You guys are so mean... googled... TELESCOPE... I'd love to use your 10"! :D

[Lance]

You guys are so mean... googled... TELESCOPE... I'd love to use your 10"! :D

I'm sorry. I thought you were just kidding when you asked what it was.

Okay, I'll wear one of these instead. Better?

(Just in case anyone else there smells.)

http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/ms_photos/TPaperChindogu.com.jpg

[Candy]

A pink sweater (now, I'm kidding)? :wink:

I don't have a Meade. I used to have a Webco (that's a bike).

You're the first person to allow me permission to touch his telescope. 8)

[Gillianren]

there's a "scent free" policy at the college I attended. apparently, this does not apply to patchouli, pot, or BO. or even cigarettes, which I find a much more offensive odour than a little light perfume.

[Lance]

A pink sweater (now, I'm kidding)? :wink:

Well, yeah. What did you think I meant?

You're the first person to allow me permission to touch his telescope. 8)

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...

[Candy]

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...
I don't drink coffee, but can I touch it anyway? When's the best night? I only have Sunday's and Monday's off.

Boy, are we way off topic. :oops:

[Nicolas]

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...
I don't drink coffee, but can I touch it anyway? When's the best night? I only have Sunday's and Monday's off.

Boy, are we way off topic. :oops:

Yes indeed, we were supposed to discuss how much perfume long haired women should use :)

[Candy]

Yes indeed, we were supposed to discuss how much perfume long haired women should use :)
Oh dear, I sound desperate. Ok, I'll stop. My body is starting to hurt, and I'm getting tired.

Women shouldn't have to wear perfume. We smell good without it. :D

[tmosher]

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...
I don't drink coffee, but can I touch it anyway? When's the best night? I only have Sunday's and Monday's off.

Boy, are we way off topic. :oops:

Yes indeed, we were supposed to discuss how much perfume long haired women should use :)

The key word is "subtle". You know a young lady has way too much perfume on when you can smell it when you're on your motorcycle and the nearest car is 50 feet away (I kid you not, this has happened to me).

Subtle, subtle, subtle - it's not supposed to knock you over the head from ten feet away. Sometimes so subtle that you have to have your nose only a couple of inches away. Perfume shouldn't be used to cover B.O. IMHO. This is not the 1700's when personal hygiene was shall I say "lacking" and the only thing to cover the BO was massive quantities of perfume.

BTW, please keep the Beautiful, Charlie, etc away from me.

Now freshly shampooed long hair is another thing - don't get me going on that.

[Nicolas]

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...
I don't drink coffee, but can I touch it anyway? When's the best night? I only have Sunday's and Monday's off.

Boy, are we way off topic. :oops:

Yes indeed, we were supposed to discuss how much perfume long haired women should use :)

The key word is "subtle". You know a young lady has way too much perfume on when you can smell it when you're on your motorcycle and the nearest car is 50 feet away (I kid you not, this has happened to me).

Subtle, subtle, subtle - it's not supposed to knock you over the head from ten feet away. Sometimes so subtle that you have to have your nose only a couple of inches away. Perfume shouldn't be used to cover B.O. IMHO. This is not the 1700's when personal hygiene was shall I say "lacking" and the only thing to cover the BO was massive quantities of perfume.

BTW, please keep the Beautiful, Charlie, etc away from me.

Now freshly shampooed long hair is another thing - don't get me going on that.

So you agree that my s.o. has it right when she comes out with freshly shampooed long hair, accompanied by a LIGHT kind of perfume, only noticable when giving kisses? 8) It works on me anyway. 8)

BTW, any lady, young or old, has too much perfume when you smell it from meters away. Same counts for men where you have respiratory problems, a cold feeling and irritated eyes when they come closer than 10 meters...

[Candy]

So you agree that my s.o. has it right when she comes out with freshly shampooed long hair, accompanied by a LIGHT kind of perfume, only noticable when giving kisses? 8) It works on me anyway. 8)
I think the answer will be yes. :P

[Off to bed I go, sore and in pain, but smelling great.]

[Nicolas]

I think the answer will be yes. :P

Women say this so often to me. :lol: :roll: :lol:

[Candy]

I think the answer will be yes. :P

Women say this so often to me. :lol: :roll: :lol:
You are lovable, I saw your photo. :D

Goodnight.

[tmosher]

But only if you're nice, remember?

And we won't know that until we meet at Caribou Coffee...

Next time you come to Naperville...

Which you seldom do...

As I understand it...
I don't drink coffee, but can I touch it anyway? When's the best night? I only have Sunday's and Monday's off.

Boy, are we way off topic. :oops:

Yes indeed, we were supposed to discuss how much perfume long haired women should use :)

The key word is "subtle". You know a young lady has way too much perfume on when you can smell it when you're on your motorcycle and the nearest car is 50 feet away (I kid you not, this has happened to me).

Subtle, subtle, subtle - it's not supposed to knock you over the head from ten feet away. Sometimes so subtle that you have to have your nose only a couple of inches away. Perfume shouldn't be used to cover B.O. IMHO. This is not the 1700's when personal hygiene was shall I say "lacking" and the only thing to cover the BO was massive quantities of perfume.

BTW, please keep the Beautiful, Charlie, etc away from me.

Now freshly shampooed long hair is another thing - don't get me going on that.

So you agree that my s.o. has it right when she comes out with freshly shampooed long hair, accompanied by a LIGHT kind of perfume, only noticable when giving kisses? 8) It works on me anyway. 8)

BTW, any lady, young or old, has too much perfume when you smell it from meters away. Same counts for men where you have respiratory problems, a cold feeling and irritated eyes when they come closer than 10 meters...

IMHO she's got it right. Perfume should enhance and not overwhelm. Same thing for men's cologne. If you can smell it from more than a foot (0.3 meters) away, it's way too much.

I've known some ladies over the years whose idea of using perfume was equivalent to a cropduster spraying a field. #-o Those were the days I prayed for my sinuses to clog up.

Freshly shampooed hair and a light spritz of a very good perfume. :D

[Candy]

Freshly shampooed hair and a light spritz of a very good perfume. :D
Here's an idea, they should make a perfume/cologne that has a nice smell and taste to it. :P

[Nicolas]

Freshly shampooed hair and a light spritz of a very good perfume. :D
Here's an idea, they should make a perfume/cologne that has a nice smell and taste to it. :P

Like one that does not smell like ice cold alcohol, and that does not knock you down llike half a liter of Bayley's, tastes as sweet and fresh as it smells, fits the person, stays long but very subtle in both smell and taste etc?

They exist, but I'd have to ask her the brand :D

[Candy]

They exist, but I'd have to ask her the brand :D
You got it bad. I'm happy for you. Now, find me that brand. I still probably won't use perfume, but it's nice to have just incase I ever start dating again. 8-[

[Nicolas]

They exist, but I'd have to ask her the brand :D
You got it bad. I'm happy for you. Now, find me that brand. I still probably won't use perfume, but it's nice to have just incase I ever start dating again. 8-[

"Honey, what perfume is it that you usually wear" "Why?" "Oh, nothing, another woman just asked me"

#-o

[Candy]

They exist, but I'd have to ask her the brand :D
You got it bad. I'm happy for you. Now, find me that brand. I still probably won't use perfume, but it's nice to have just incase I ever start dating again. 8-[

"Honey, what perfume is it that you usually wear" "Why?" "Oh, nothing, another woman just asked me"

#-o
OR

"Honey, what perfume is it that you usually wear" "Why?" "I thought I would buy you some for a special occasion". :wink:

[Nicolas]

They exist, but I'd have to ask her the brand :D
You got it bad. I'm happy for you. Now, find me that brand. I still probably won't use perfume, but it's nice to have just incase I ever start dating again. 8-[

"Honey, what perfume is it that you usually wear" "Why?" "Oh, nothing, another woman just asked me"

#-o
OR

"Honey, what perfume is it that you usually wear" "Why?" "I thought I would buy you some for a special occasion". :wink:

Would be nifty, but she's got quite a reserve in her closet, and as she uses it not often and in very small amounts, there is danger of the perfume going bad before it is used already, so I'll have to come up with something else. I can't look for myself, as I don't know exaclty where she keeps it and I won't be around there for some weeks anyway. Probably I can sneek in the question (no, not THE question :)) this weekend. I'll let you know by monday :).

[tmosher]

Just ask her nicely the next time you notice her wearing that particular perfume.

....dear, what is the name of that delightful fragrance you are wearing?

[Nicolas]

That's what I was planning to do this weekend. It makes little sense to try it that way over the internet, deos it? :D

Just a little patience Candy, and you'll know how you can be the sweetest odour in the library! :)

[tmosher]

That's what I was planning to do this weekend. It makes little sense to try it that way over the internet, deos it? :D

Just a little patience Candy, and you'll know how you can be the sweetest odour in the library! :)

Candy already is although odour isn't the word I would use. Sweetest smelling young lady would be more like it (as if I'll ever met her).

However, based on personal experience, each perfume has a slightly different scent depending on the person using it. Body chemistry alters the tone of the fragrance.

[Doodler]

How do you define strong, though? How do you define unpleasant? Some of it's cut and dried, but other parts are not so. I agree with Trebuchet from page one that this is anti-homeless legislation in a politically correct package, but I'll bet the health nut, jog/bike/powerwalk crowd who wants to hit the library on the way home or after a workout is going to rebel over this.

As far as the strength of cologne/perfume, I swear, some people swim in the stuff. There was a woman a buddy and I saw at a gas station the other night with perfume so strong we smelled her across two islands of pumps with a stiff crosswind.

[tmosher]

How do you define strong, though? How do you define unpleasant? Some of it's cut and dried, but other parts are not so. I agree with Trebuchet from page one that this is anti-homeless legislation in a politically correct package, but I'll bet the health nut, jog/bike/powerwalk crowd who wants to hit the library on the way home or after a workout is going to rebel over this.

As far as the strength of cologne/perfume, I swear, some people swim in the stuff. There was a woman a buddy and I saw at a gas station the other night with perfume so strong we smelled her across two islands of pumps with a stiff crosswind.

Strong is relative. I consider it to be strong if I can smell it from a distance and can easily figure out who is swimming in perfume.

Now was her perfume strong enough to throw down the smell of gasoline and hold it in a head lock?

[Candy]

When I went grocery shopping yesterday, I could smell cologne as I walked in the door. I tried to escape it by going to the vegetable section, but it followed me. I then went down the bread aisle, and it followed me. I looked around to see where it was coming from, because it was strong. There was an employee walking around the store that was the culprit. He just happened to keep going to the sections where I was shopping. :evil:

Due to my allergies, my co-workers (men and women) tone it down. :D

[Lurker]

I'm sorry, but seeing this thread here in the morning, makes the song "Smelly Cat" run through my head over and over... :P

[Nicolas]

I'm sorry, but seeing this thread here in the morning, makes the song "Smelly Cat" run through my head over and over... :P

Post here (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=20164) and here (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=20138) :)

[Lurker]

I'm sorry, but seeing this thread here in the morning, makes the song "Smelly Cat" run through my head over and over... :P

Post here (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=20164) and here (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=20138) :)
We need a cross posting facility on this board... :-?

:wink: