Comments on: Who’s got the funk?

By: PhDork

PhDork — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:28:45 +0000

Ratinski, I nominate you to study just what cheese men smell like, and then draw some wild, obnoxious conclusion therefrom. While I await your results, I will be cooking Steak-Umms in my armpits.

By: Aftercancer

Aftercancer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:29:35 +0000

You know I wrote a blog piece a couple of weeks ago about a similar kind of garbage report. This one reporting how higher estrogen levels could lead to infidelity. Same small sample size, non replication, etc.

I don’t care if I smell like onions or cheese. What I do care about is “research” that smells like shit.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:25:53 +0000

“Independent smell assessor”? Really? Smell is such a subjective thing – like taste. I adore the smell of coffee, but a good friend of mine can’t stand it. Same with cinnamon.

Besides, to me there is little that is more delicious than the smell of frying onions.

And @ ratinski – no, you weren’t. My dad is a huge cheese fanatic, and I LOVE cheese.

By: ratinski

ratinski — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:50:41 +0000

Am I the only one who upon learning that, apparently, men smell like cheese went: What KIND of cheese? Aged cheddar? Romano? Bleu? Goat cheese? Havarti? Smoked Gouda?

I am slightly obsessed with cheese; I went to school in Wisconsin, it’s allowed.

Also, like most people, I smell like human.

By: haguenite

haguenite — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:36:04 +0000

This reminds me of the episode in Prep where the protagonist is told boys divide up the girls they have sex with in either “fish” or “cheese”. I am still scarred.

Also, hello new Jezzie spin-off blog! With all the crazy-interesting women doing this, I’ll run out of time to read blogs very very soon!

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:31:06 +0000

How does one go about becoming an “independent smell assessor”? I would like to apply for this job so that I can smell the researchers and inform them that they stink of bullshit. The sample pool is so negligible and the other factors glossed over all in the name of broadcasting these dubious and highly stinky results. Great job, scientific community. How does anyone take this seriously?