I used to work a blue-collar job. The smell of work meant that I showered pretty much first thing upon getting home. Then I got a sit down job and the smell of work pretty much went away… and I started showering before I went to work.
I bought a house in PA with a toilet and sink in the basement. Out in the open, not in a separate room. They’re called “Pittsburgh Potties” and they were for guys who worked in the mills. Their wives made them come in through the basement and strip their filthy clothes off before being allowed upstairs to shower.To me it looked like a hostage setup.
My father had a room he would sleep in when working graveyard shift. For years I could open the door a crack and tell if he was in there by the smell. Later in life, I could tell if he had been in there. I never knew if that was a peculiarity of working at the paper mill or of our personal biochemistry and microbiota. Sometimes I think I smell that smell again coming from me.
allen@home over 4 years ago
That’s ok Earl. Roscoe doesn’t care how you smell.
iggyman over 4 years ago
Good idea, Earl!
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
I’d better do that (bottling the smell) when working my tail off at the grocery store.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
I used to work a blue-collar job. The smell of work meant that I showered pretty much first thing upon getting home. Then I got a sit down job and the smell of work pretty much went away… and I started showering before I went to work.
wiatr over 4 years ago
I guess Opal wanted to make sure Earl didn’t get that way being up to no good.
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
I used to work in a dog kennel. You wouldn’t want to smell me when I got off work. I didn’t want to smell myself!
jagedlo over 4 years ago
And how exactly would Opal know about the smell of work?
Breadboard over 4 years ago
When I worked at a restaurant as a cook if I didn’t take a shower after work , folks would tell me I smelled like a French fry :-)
ERBEN2 over 4 years ago
I love the puppy .
wirepunchr over 4 years ago
Next on the list is bottled sweat.
wse945 over 4 years ago
Two thousand pounds of work? A lot is much bigger. Things have only been happening in “tons” since generation whatever took over the language.
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
I bought a house in PA with a toilet and sink in the basement. Out in the open, not in a separate room. They’re called “Pittsburgh Potties” and they were for guys who worked in the mills. Their wives made them come in through the basement and strip their filthy clothes off before being allowed upstairs to shower.To me it looked like a hostage setup.
kab2rb over 4 years ago
I am surprised Earl did the work on the yard.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
LOL! Just the smell of a wet dog….ewwww
zeexenon over 4 years ago
My thoughts, it should be Banned.
cosman over 4 years ago
Cologne Eau de Labor.
ChessPirate over 4 years ago
“What have you been doing?”
“Watching ‘The Usual Suspects’.”
“Hmm, yes, you do smell Spacey…” ☺
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
My father had a room he would sleep in when working graveyard shift. For years I could open the door a crack and tell if he was in there by the smell. Later in life, I could tell if he had been in there. I never knew if that was a peculiarity of working at the paper mill or of our personal biochemistry and microbiota. Sometimes I think I smell that smell again coming from me.
Ukko wilko over 4 years ago
Could we please stop with the Far Side promo pop ups already?
kf6rro over 4 years ago
It would also make you a billionaire. Think of how many husbands would pay for that scent!
Lightpainter over 4 years ago
When I worked in a pizza parlor, my hands would smell incredible..in a good way….from the meats we put on pizza.