Spare a thought for Jorge

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Also in Kandy I wandered into the grounds of an Anglican church and encountered the chap who looks after the graves of our brave colonial administrators, many gathered unto God at a young age. Now this chap performs sterling work tendin the cemetary, speaks excellent English and was delighted to show us around and let us look into the burial record books and so on. He even made us tea. What was mildly disconcerting was that he was about 108 years old, had o9ne single tooth in his head, and wore nothing but a dhoti. It was like talking to an incredibly ancient baby.

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Did he smell like a badger? :-\

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Originally Posted by Burney

Did he smell like a badger? :-\

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I suppose a lack of sanitation, constant 30+ degree heat and 90-odd percent humidity takes its toll on ones body odour.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Did he smell like a badger? :-\

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He didn't. Actually I wonder if i will back me up here... in the Temple of the Tooth there were about 600 million Sri Lankans jammed into a room the size of a large cupboard, with the temperature about 900 degrees, and as I stood jammed absolutely immobile amidst this mass of humanity, it struck me that there was absolutely no overwhelming reek of sweaty armpits, which one would expect ina lmost any other 'developing country'. Perhaps Sri Lankans don't sweat so bad.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

He didn't. Actually I wonder if i will back me up here... in the Temple of the Tooth there were about 600 million Sri Lankans jammed into a room the size of a large cupboard, with the temperature about 900 degrees, and as I stood jammed absolutely immobile amidst this mass of humanity, it struck me that there was absolutely no overwhelming reek of sweaty armpits, which one would expect ina lmost any other 'developing country'. Perhaps Sri Lankans don't sweat so bad.

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wd Lankans imo. Now I think about it, the ones I've played cricket with have been reasonably fragrant, too.

Some of the Indian lads, though. :yikes:

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Originally Posted by IUFG

I suppose a lack of sanitation, constant 30+ degree heat and 90-odd percent humidity takes its toll on ones body odour.

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That has certainly been my experience of the Tube this summer.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

He didn't. Actually I wonder if i will back me up here... in the Temple of the Tooth there were about 600 million Sri Lankans jammed into a room the size of a large cupboard, with the temperature about 900 degrees, and as I stood jammed absolutely immobile amidst this mass of humanity, it struck me that there was absolutely no overwhelming reek of sweaty armpits, which one would expect ina lmost any other 'developing country'. Perhaps Sri Lankans don't sweat so bad.

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When you don't notice it, you don't notice. But there were some that ****ing reeked. Usually those doing the manual labour stuff.

Still not as bad as a bloke who cycled past me in Dubai. I could smell his vapour trail for a good 100 yards...

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Originally Posted by IUFG

When you don't notice it, you don't notice. But there were some that ****ing reeked. Usually those doing the manual labour stuff.

Still not as bad as a bloke who cycled past me in Dubai. I could smell his vapour trail for a good 100 yards...

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Yes, I remember a chap in Kenya during the rains. His chosen outfit of shorts, wellies and mac must have been in situ for a long, long time, for he exuded a smell which quite boggled the mind. And that was before my nosejob!

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Originally Posted by Sir C

Yes, I remember a chap in Kenya during the rains. His chosen outfit of shorts, wellies and mac must have been in situ for a long, long time, for he exuded a smell which quite boggled the mind. And that was before my nosejob!

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The worst I've encountered was a tramp on the Paris Metro. You could literally smell him 30 seconds before you saw him. He just lurched out of the shadows with his hand out and you immediately gave him whatever was in your pocket to stop yourself gagging.

He's probably a millionaire.

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Originally Posted by PSRB

Reparations, FFS.

My stupid* Great, Great Grandfather sold of 7/8ths of Farnham for pretty much sod all, I'd like that back

*he wasn't at all

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****in right, where's my reparations for the firm I did printing for that never paid?

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood," was it? :-(

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Originally Posted by Tony C

It’s his birthday and he’s spending it with one twitter rant after the other

Outstanding :clap:

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