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Paladin

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81. Yup.

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 11:36 AM

Jul 2014

It's not that hard or expensive to maintain basic personal hygiene. Failure to do so can alter a person's opinion of you, forever.

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Do we really need to use deodorant? [View all] raccoon Jul 2014 OP

Yes BKH70041 Jul 2014 #1

I shower a few times a day most days madokie Jul 2014 #2

I've read that a slight smell of male sweat is erotic to women... DetlefK Jul 2014 #3

How's that working for you? tanyev Jul 2014 #4

I'm up to my chin stuck in a crowd of women... DetlefK Jul 2014 #14

Ding Ding Ding! AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #94

emphasis on slight smell dembotoz Jul 2014 #8

Yuck! blueamy66 Jul 2014 #84

To some it is, yes AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #97

um, actually, that's true . . . . in moderation zazen Jul 2014 #100

I am in a theater production right now. mindem Jul 2014 #5

People in theatre don't use deodorant? 6000eliot Jul 2014 #59

Some don't and I don't know why. mindem Jul 2014 #104

Many people don't spend "almost all of your time in an air-conditioned building"...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #6

I realize that. Hence my second paragraph. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #17

if they live in florida they do. eom ellenfl Jul 2014 #21

Well Raccoons are very clean creatures, by all accounts. Cleaning their food and all. el_bryanto Jul 2014 #7

Clean? Raccoon poop can kill humans. Human poop will just make you sick. FSogol Jul 2014 #13

Human feces can kill, too - E. coli REP Jul 2014 #106

Spend a day teaching in middle school then get back to me n/t teenagebambam Jul 2014 #9

Axe Body Spray! Our national nightmare! FSogol Jul 2014 #12

LOL femmocrat Jul 2014 #24

You're not the raccoon that bit DU member, Aerows are you? FSogol Jul 2014 #10

Getting up off the floor malaise Jul 2014 #23

Yes, and this is not open for debate. herding cats Jul 2014 #11

+a million nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #114

Maybe I should've tried this in Seniors....(sigh) nt raccoon Jul 2014 #15

Yes Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #16

If you eat nothing but tofu and water, possibly no. onehandle Jul 2014 #18

removing armpit hair helps eShirl Jul 2014 #19

Yes, and some of us also need to eat mints or carry around LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #20

until the sulfates, phthalates and parabens kill you. eom ellenfl Jul 2014 #22

I believe in better living through chemistry. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #34

In more good news, truebluegreen Jul 2014 #43

They help us have a more varied diet and build bigger cities! LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #52

Um, I'm confused. truebluegreen Jul 2014 #53

Not really. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #55

Mostly that's because people don't brush after a meal. randome Jul 2014 #25

I think some people I work with barely brush at all, like maybe 30 seconds a day. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #36

If her breath is that bad... ljm2002 Jul 2014 #78

Yes! laundry_queen Jul 2014 #115

Yes, and regular showers. People get funky. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #26

Everyone MUST wear deorderant for the sake of humanity yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #27

Trust me when I sit next to you on the bus after a 12 hour shift in the kitchen you want me to have Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #28

It's not even a matter of sweat, but a matter of smell. merrily Jul 2014 #29

I used to post online with a lady who said she showered once a week or so... Phentex Jul 2014 #73

I have gone through all varieties. merrily Jul 2014 #80

That's when Axe hit the scene... Phentex Jul 2014 #82

Ah, boys. Pits and feet. 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #105

I hate plugging up my pit-pores with powdered aluminum, but it is expected in society. tridim Jul 2014 #30

Don't hold your breath for MgCl2 CincyDem Jul 2014 #54

Buy deodorant only, not anti-perspirant. roody Jul 2014 #108

Tom's. I can't use any aluminum based products. It is the only one I've found. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #123

If you do not smell bad then fine. If you do then you need it. But one thing is certain CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #31

It takes 10 seconds to put on. Do it. JaneyVee Jul 2014 #32

In a word, yes. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #33

I work in the public so I spray my clothes with a bit of cologne. nilesobek Jul 2014 #35

I spray Right Guard on my clothes under the arm area.Slash of cologne lunasun Jul 2014 #49

I know that smell -- BO combined with cologne. pnwmom Jul 2014 #111

Yes, to prevent accusations of farting. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #37

I do nt d_r Jul 2014 #38

Oh god yes. Codeine Jul 2014 #39

! Kali Jul 2014 #65

LOL! Exactly. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #116

i use a non-anti-perspirant deodorant unblock Jul 2014 #40

In General Discussion? Gman Jul 2014 #41

Especially in GD. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #44

With all due respect to the poster Gman Jul 2014 #91

Yeah, I know. Just having some fun. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #98

Are you kidding? LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #46

You may question the need for it because everyone around you is using it. pnwmom Jul 2014 #42

I don't. But I work outside all day with horses. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #45

yep Kali Jul 2014 #66

Ha! The LAST thing anyone would complain about when meeting me is my sweat smell riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #68

I am STILL waiting for my woundvac Kali Jul 2014 #74

Damn that sucks but you're right to stay away from the ranch until its closed. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #88

heh Kali Jul 2014 #90

I don't know about "we"... pipi_k Jul 2014 #47

I'm allergic to many of them. hunter Jul 2014 #48

no not at all, what you have to do is suffer through the first two weeks snooper2 Jul 2014 #50

I only use deodorant that doesn't have aluminum. reflection Jul 2014 #51

Not if you're Eastern European. closeupready Jul 2014 #56

You don't have many friends, do you? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #57

I sure as hell do. Throd Jul 2014 #58

Do we really need to stop? sammythecat Jul 2014 #60

Yes! Hot flashes! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #61

please wear deodorant or better still anti-perspirants if you're a male samsingh Jul 2014 #62

Did your grandparents smell? Ron Obvious Jul 2014 #63

Yes, sometimes they did. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #64

no. it's not. go travel in india if you want to know what happens when a large mass of people La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #71

You never know what might happen during the day ecstatic Jul 2014 #67

yes. please. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #69

lol, do you remember that news story about closeupready Jul 2014 #103

I have used deodorant and/or antiperspirant since I was ten year old Silver Swan Jul 2014 #70

If you could smell me right now... Phentex Jul 2014 #72

As someone who sweats profusely, yes... conservaphobe Jul 2014 #75

Yes! I use a "natural" one sans senseandsensibility Jul 2014 #76

I'm sure some times you can get away with it Warpy Jul 2014 #77

I'm glad the Internet wasn't around when I pondered questions like this. randome Jul 2014 #79

Yup. Paladin Jul 2014 #81

YES blueamy66 Jul 2014 #83

Reminds me of a George Carlin joke edbermac Jul 2014 #85

How are we supposed to keep the cancer industry going if... polichick Jul 2014 #86

Yes we do. 840high Jul 2014 #87

Yes rollin74 Jul 2014 #89

I wish my neighbor would use it! B Calm Jul 2014 #92

Do you only smell your neighbor's stench when they come over? Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #96

When he comes over. Last week we went camping B Calm Jul 2014 #99

Me, no. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #93

Yes Catherine Vincent Jul 2014 #95

A wise man once told me "We all have a smell, make sure yours is pleasant". bluesbassman Jul 2014 #101

Yes we do. We need the anti-stinky SummerSnow Jul 2014 #102

Need? No more than we need air conditioning, cars, internet connections and books. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #107

Deodorant yes! Anti-perspirant maybe, maybe not. Quantess Jul 2014 #109

My husband goes to a dentist... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #110

The woman who did our website is the same. No shampoo or soap either riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #118

YES. n/t devils chaplain Jul 2014 #112

I almost never do. Neoma Jul 2014 #113

It isn't really the sweat that smells libodem Jul 2014 #117

Yes bigwillq Jul 2014 #119

Indeed. MountainMama Jul 2014 #120

I guess it all depends on how much activity you exhert every day. dilby Jul 2014 #121

No, the deodorant industry has just convinced people to be offended by their own humanity n/t Taitertots Jul 2014 #122