Friday, March 20, 2009

Shouldn't This Go Without Saying?

Please, for the love of all that is holy in this world, TAKE A SHOWER EVERY DAY, preferably in the morning.

Most of the normal, self-aware individuals in society understand that this rule of showering every day reflects, very simply, a basic aspect of personal hygiene: If you haven’t showered in a given day, you stink. Period.

Those who don’t understand this basic concept, those who refuse to shower every day, are apparently oblivious to the stench that emanates from their body.

There are a couple of important facts that you disgusting non-conformists should keep in mind. First, whether you believe it or not, your skin sweats and secretes YUCKY STUFF while you sleep. Dry sweat and bacteria build up on your skin until, voila!, a foul odor results.

Second, for the most part, you can’t smell your own body odor. Don’t think that you’re safe just because you don’t smell anything. And don’t think that there’s nothing wrong just because nobody mentions your odor to you. People can be very inconveniently polite sometimes.

Trust the millions of us who know and who are serious about not offending people with icky odors: You really do stink if you haven't showered today.