How often do you take a bath or shower?

PH01 · 09-01-2003 12:30pm #1

Gaz · 09-01-2003 12:41pm

what an odd thing to ask

Daily .... if it means that much to you.

Bard · 09-01-2003 12:42pm

Originally posted by Darth Homer
what an odd thing to ask

Agreed!!!

Daily here too. Twice some days.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-01-2003 12:45pm

i usually showever every day, if I have college or something, and i wash my hair every 2.3 days.

sometimes though if I'm on holiday from college, and I'm just going to be lazing around the house online or reading, I wont shower for a few days, don't see the point... *I* don't care how I smelll

Beruthiel · 09-01-2003 12:55pm

daily ya weirdo
do you have some sort of water fetish we should know about??

JohnK · 09-01-2003 12:55pm

Originally posted by Mordeth
sometimes though if I'm on holiday from college, and I'm just going to be lazing around the house online or reading, I wont shower for a few days, don't see the point... *I* don't care how I smelll

Same as me. Usually daily but sometimes not.

Beruthiel · 09-01-2003 1:03pm

Originally posted by Mordeth
sometimes though if I'm on holiday from college, and I'm just going to be lazing around the house online or reading, I wont shower for a few days, don't see the point... *I* don't care how I smelll

yuk! so the rule is NEVER to go round to Mordies gaf after he's been in for a few days, otherwise one could find themselves stuck to his sofa

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-01-2003 1:06pm

nah, the sofa seems to soak it all up pretty well

I *do* wear clothes like

^CwAzY^ · 09-01-2003 1:06pm

Every morning I guess..

hedgetrimmer · 09-01-2003 1:14pm

in the interest of sharing information...

every day...

twice if i am going out that evening

oeNeo · 09-01-2003 1:19pm

gach lá

PH01 · 09-01-2003 4:47pm

Originally posted by Bard
Agreed!!!

Daily here too. Twice some days.

I know. It's not like I like asking this question. It's not something I would ask anyone to their faces, except of a good friend and I would ask them out of concern.

What prompt this query was when I went to pay for petrol yesterday. The young fella (late teens early twenties I reckon) behind the counter stank the place out (not naming the particular Texaco station on the old airport road). I couldn't get out of there fast enough after paying - it was really unpleasant.
This place also has a sandwich counter, but would you buy your lunch from this guy? I also noticed while I was in the shop that he was reading the jobs page from the Evening Herald - he must be wondering why he keeps losing his job and not being able to find another?

A friend of mine smelt like that for a while in college. He said he heard from someone that if you don't wash for a couple of weeks, or months, your body and hair will clean itself! Well he tried it for 6 weeks - and we were sharing a bed-sit at the time - and of course it didn't work! He looked dirty and smelt like death.

So if you're someone who only washes once a month, have some consideration for others and wash regularly.

Gordon · 09-01-2003 4:50pm

That not washing your body thing is true apparently but you'll need to not wash for about 2 or 3 months believe it or not! The smell apparently gets so boke-inducingly bad (until the self cleaning point) people generally don't get that far.

Some people have genuine problems that make BO happen - gland problems, constipation... But a lot of people don't actually know they have it so you would be doing them a favour by telling them "YOU STINK!"

/me double checks underarm smell and does the obligatory Mr. Bean fish gulp to check for my breath...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-01-2003 4:51pm

afaik the hair will clean itself after a while, not sure how long though

your body and sweat however.. won't

you really should have kicked his ass

thedrowner · 09-01-2003 4:57pm

i work with a guy who had dreads and doesnt/cant wash his hair, and its not so bad. yeah some people do have a stinky smell of sweat that never seems to go away. i dont think id be able to say anything to these people though.

Runfree · 09-01-2003 4:58pm

Daily for me as I workout most days and get all sweaty. Sumtimes I miss a day but have a shower in the morning and usually I have a workout in the evening so one in the evening aswell

Enygma · 09-01-2003 5:42pm

Twice most days actually, once in the morning and once after swim/surf/workout/before meeting the bird (to get extra clean

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Typedef · 09-01-2003 6:37pm

Everyday.... but more frequently if I can get away with it.

Jeez, tell me there aren't people out there who shower < once per day.

I can't believe I even dignified this thread with a response.
/shame on me

Acidflash · 09-01-2003 7:52pm

daily, can't go out anywhere without showering.

Seraphina · 09-01-2003 8:44pm

daily, sometimes more...
does anyone not in fairness?

Chowmein · 10-01-2003 12:26am

Once a day, tho rarely more.

Sposs · 10-01-2003 12:28pm

When the Binmen tell me i stink!

Thanx 4 The Fish · 10-01-2003 12:46pm

Once a day, or whenever I need to, depends on the circumstances, if I am on holiday in a hot climate it could be anywhere between 3 & 6 times a day.

Cabaal · 13-01-2003 1:09pm

daily for me,
if I did'ent, I'd feel like crap for the rest of the day
just look I gota bed,
Mainly it wakes me up, whihc is always good

Yavvy · 13-01-2003 1:22pm

I try to shower everyday..but im very lazy and I dont shower till im leaving the house. So if I dont go out on a weekend day then no shower for me.

but In fairness even my farts smell like roses.

but I am concerened that im a but Queer cause I wont have bath unless I have my favourite music on and one of those musle rexaling "bath bombs"...bit of a girl arent I !!!

AND BESIDES.....LYNX can cover up a day or two of non showering !

Beëlzebooze · 13-01-2003 1:35pm

never have understood that lynx business......why wash off all yer manly muskiness...just so you can spray it on again?????

JohnK · 13-01-2003 2:01pm

On a slightly related note, I just saw this on Yahoo! News

City Bans Smelly People From Buses

Yavvy · 13-01-2003 2:13pm

ah you see... its like when people decorate their house and
paint on an exposed wall look.

Its only an illusion ...the Lynx stuff is usually more acceptable than a day of arm pit festering sweat

Kalina · 13-01-2003 2:22pm

Once a day, sometimes twice if I've been doing something strenuous like horse-riding or a lot of cycling.

po0k · 13-01-2003 5:16pm

again, once a day.
If i have a busy day or two (being out on the tear/at peoples' houses etc.) I might not get a chance of a shower for maybe a day and a half/2 days.
I hate taht though, feeling all stink.
Usually try and clean myself up somehow.

Another question:

Do you wear the same T-shirt next to your skin for several days in a row?

Lads: boxers?

I've heard some people do.

Makaveli · 13-01-2003 9:48pm

Every day.

There's one guy I work with that has old man smell. He wears the same clothes everyday and it's quite nasty.

As for t-shirts and boxers well I change them everyday, sometimes more than once a day.

LoGiE · 14-01-2003 1:12am

Daily of course! As for T-Shirts it's a new one everyday:) Boxers...EVERYDAY:eek:

thedrowner · 14-01-2003 1:34pm

if i wasnt wearing a t shirt for more than a few hours i might wear it again the next day (especially if im out of work t shirts....), but its a rare occurance

eth0_ · 14-01-2003 1:42pm

I shower daily sometimes twice....if you don't shower at least every 2 days then there's something wrong with you!

fisty · 14-01-2003 2:00pm

Why bother washing?
you're only gonna get smelly again.
and i don't have a girlfriend, so why bother changing yer boxers.
the smell of Bo is attractive to women - pheremones and all that.
i shower about once every two weeks, when the hair under my arms goes yellow

Macker · 15-01-2003 1:34am

Once a year weather I need it or not.

macker

JustHalf · 15-01-2003 12:51pm

Originally posted by SyxPak
Do you wear the same T-shirt next to your skin for several days in a row?

Lads: boxers?

I've heard some people do.

Not really. Particularly not if I've had an accident.

Caesar_Bojangle · 15-01-2003 7:24pm

I wash myself with a rag on a stick. I'd say i took over 400 showers last year, that would be an accurate enough estimate. I have friends who i reckon would be lucky to see the inside of a shower once a week, the actual smell of pure dirt is worse that fresh sweat, think about that kids. Hair would be a totally different situation i'd say i wash it every 2nd or 3rd day because too much over washing is bad, i.e all those chemicals seep into your brain and turn you into something from resident evil.

l3rian · 15-01-2003 8:28pm

probally 5 times a week, my shower is terrible, and stinky pits can be covered up by an italian shower

DriftingRain · 30-01-2003 7:38pm

At least daily. If i am going out with the gal on weekends it is usually twice.

Karl Hungus · 30-01-2003 8:15pm

Jesus, some of you people are freaks!

For me, I think it varies...
Sometimes every second or third day.
Sometimes daily.

But I think for certain events...
I can go for a few days without showering.
Festivals, and suchlike...

Although, one time, in Spain...
Jesus, I never left the shower!!!!!
2, 3 times a day.

Usually, in summer, I find I shower more often.
But in winter, I go... Ah, why bother!?

Drunk pirate · 30-01-2003 8:20pm

Every day. But if I can't I just spray deoderant hither and thither.

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