Publicly Indecent
or Stinky People Should Know When They're Stinky and Take a Shower

I just came back from a short trip to the post office around the corner, had to get a money order for an auction off Ebay ($17 for an out of print and otherwise unavailable Ibis t-shirt). And there was a short line which was no problem. But the stand out in the crowd was one guy with a big old back pack, North Face fleece and other signs of coming from a position of some income at some point. In other words, he was not, definitely not, a down on his luck homeless dude. He had some wherewithal, or used to.

Anyway, I noticed that people were giving him some space and realized very shortly why. This man smelled, strongly, of piss. Old piss that's fermented and taken on that extra sickly smell that makes stomachs try to jump out of bodies and run away.

How could he not be aware that he stunk badly? How can people be so callous as to inflict their poor hygiene on others? I nearly risked losing my Santa Cruz cool guy status by asking the guy directly but I didn't want him coming anywhere near me. I was more than five feet away and I could smell him waaay to clearly.

It reminds me of Savage Henry's rant on The Fabulous Mint 400 from a few posts ago about people dressing, talking and acting like gangsta's and then getting pissed off when people treat them that way. You don't want to be called a stinky guy? Well then, go take a damned shower and wash your clothes. And in the meantime, stay out of public buildings. Thank goodness its not hot out yet or people would have started to pass out.

It also reminds me of living in Seapoint, in CapeTown in South Africa years ago and watching a Bergie (mountain person, basically anyone without a home who comes into the city every so often to get utterly shit face drunk and pass out anywhere they can) walk down my street WHILE urinating. Walking forward and not caring that he was pissing on himself and all over the sidewalk. It DID make for an interesting pattern on the street but I was still thoroughly disgusted. And then I found an unconscious Bergie sleeping off her binge in my garbage and I thought it was time to go inside and watch TV.

In Other, Let's-Make-Fun-of-Pretty-Celebrities News
Another funny and worthwhile link from the 20/20 Kim Spot
These pics come from The Smoking Gun, big thanks!

Check out Yasmine Bleeth's mug shot! And people think cocaine's a good drug? Look what it did to this hot honey back in September 2001. Or maybe she just had a weeklong case of bedface? Or Bill Gates? Or Nick Nolte, who happened to be busted on my birthday this year! Thanks Nick! Nice shot!



And One More, In I-Want-One News
Apple announced the first ever laptop with a 17 inch screen. And yep, I not only want one, I'm pretty sure I can talk myself into NEEDING one.