Friends, do you suffer with embarrassing B.O?

[Gothic Sponge]

Real ad from the 1920s.

[SarahB]

1. No

I've actually been told on many occasions, "Wow, you smell great." I'm sure after a morning workout I can be a bit pungent, but that's what showers are for. :D

[Gothic Sponge]

3. Do you shower with Lifebuoy health soap?

;)

[SarahB]

4. Dove for sensitive skin!

:D
Those were funny ads, but it was common for people to bathe once or twice a week 50 years ago. :scared:

[Gothic Sponge]

5. Scary, but true.

I use this:

[progmom]

13. or less.

Seriously - I lived in the Netherlands. Once or twice a week would have been a GREAT improvement for many Europeans. I think most people can still smell just fine if they bathe twice a week.

[Zuni]

16. I remember some French exchange students one of my ex-girlfriends

families had---they never bathed. They used some kind of body deodorant spray in the morning on most days. They were truly very pungent. They could not understand why we bathe daily or even every other day. I found it rather disgusting, because I shower twice a day and personal hygiene is very important to me.

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. Janet, you ignorant slut!

:)

[ET Awful]

6. LOL . . . what was that from, I know it, but can't place it :)

I want to say Chevy Chase on SNL, but I can't place what skit.

[Gothic Sponge]

7. SNL news with Dan Akroyd and Jane Curtain.

[ET Awful]

9. Okay, right era, wrong SNL guy :) n/t

[Zuni]

17. Jane, you ignorant slut is what Ackroyd used to say

Point/Counterpoint

[martinolich]

8. ...Men tended (and still do?) to have B.O

more often than women...For one reason ,they worked - and still do -at manual labor in far greater numbers than women..but typically, even then, they tried to exploit women's "need to please", which was (and is) to a great extant, culturally induced.

[American Tragedy]

11. Men also generally do not shave their underarm hair

which lets bacteria form more easily.

[Gothic Sponge]

12. Yummy!

[Zuni]

19. and it traps heat, causing more sweat

[Zuni]

18. It is also the difference in body chemistry

men tend to have a stronger BO than women simply because of our body chemistry

[MrBenchley]

10. Do you want your love life to bloom?

Then you've got to put a stop to all those fumes...

Do you draw flies
When you exercise?
Then run out and buy some
Hurry up and get some
Go out and try some
You gotta have some
Long lasting
Sweet smelling
Easy to apply
Hours of protection
Keeps you dry
Roll it on
Rub it on
Spray it on
Pat it on
Smea rit on
Get it onnnnnnnnnnnn.....
Your presperation zone
BeeeeeOooooo!

The Coasters used to sing that song (or something like it) when I was a kid....

[flamingyouth]

14. Ads from '20s and '30s magazines are the best

I collect movie mags from that era. I especially love the ones for Lysol, where they advocated using it for "feminine hygiene.":wow:

[SarahB]

15. Ouch!

:scared:

[Zuni]

20. WTF?

:wtf:

[flamingyouth]

22. Here's a site that refers to the ads (and yes, it's the same Lysol)

http://www.mum.org/vagdouch.htm

I'd have to dig my magazines out of the basement to scan them, and that's a project I can't tackle until after Christmas is over.

[Gothic Sponge]

21. I use Lysol on Mr. Happy!

:silly: