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By Michael - 05/06/2009 21:42 - United States

Today, I found the source of the bad smell that has been plaguing me for the past two weeks in my apartment. The police knocked on my door asking if I've seen my neighbor recently. I haven't. The smell has been that of a dead person. It's a smell that even Febreze can't remove. FML

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Same thing different taste

By John - 13/01/2011 21:12 - United States

Today, I cleaned my entire apartment hoping to find the source of the terrible odor I've been smelling for the past week. It's me. FML

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By Dear God Why - 05/12/2016 13:07

Today, I finally determined the source of the horrible smell that periodically invades my apartment: there's nothing wrong with the plumbing as I previously thought, I can just smell my neighbors pooping in their bathroom on the other side of the wall. FML

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By Gagging - 15/06/2015 11:57 - United Kingdom - Glasgow

Today, I opened my front door to be greeted by what I can only describe as the stink of death. After moving furniture and lifting floorboards, frantically searching for whatever had died, I finally discovered the actual source of the stench - my girlfriend's feet. FML

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By Where is it coming from?! - 10/06/2014 02:46 - United States - Brightwood

Today, I returned home after a four day weekend at my parents' house. Upon entering by the front door, a horrid stench assaulted my nose. Hours later I still cannot find the source of the foul odor. I'm starting to wonder if this is how it's always smelled without my knowing. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/02/2012 10:38 - United States

Today, my downstairs neighbor died. I knew because the smell wafted up to my apartment. FML

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By broomrape - 29/04/2009 04:52 - United States

Today, I found out that the horrible stench haunting my apartment for the past week was the decomposing corpse of my freedom loving gerbil underneath the bed that I've been sleeping on. FML

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By thatstinks - 07/04/2011 03:12 - Iceland

Today, I finally found out what the weird sour smell that's been in my dorm room for a while is. My roommate's sweat. FML

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Stinky neighborhood

By Anonymous - 11/08/2021 22:01

Today, I came home to a terrible smell in the apartment. Three hours, and a scoured kitchen later, I took the trash out. The smell was not my apartment, but from just across the alley; a neighbor had moved and emptied their fridge. Six more days of sunned milk until pickup. FML

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OK sweaty, time for a bath

By Anonymous - 22/06/2020 17:01

Today, I realized my morbidly obese, sweaty sibling is the source of a strange waft I've been smelling when I get home. He'll only shower once a week, so the apartment and furniture smell like sweat and sometimes poo, especially on hot days. I didn't notice until I went outside and stepped back in to follow my nose. FML

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By thiswouldonlyhappentome - 31/05/2011 00:33 - Aruba

Today, I finally found out what that weird smell in my apartment was. My ex-boyfriend had been breaking into my apartment and hiding rotting fruit all over the place. I found this out when a ceiling panel fell and a swarm of fruit flies attacked me. FML

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Saturday 6 June 2009 1:20

Oh dear me o_o RIP.

Will09 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 1:22

Gotta love the smell of dead people in the mornin!

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NeverMind4Now 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 3:58

i keep smelling that same smell down in my basement.. hmm.

richie314 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 3:58

if you live in an apartment building, you probably won't bump into your neighbor much

butteredtoast25 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:00

He died in your apartment?!?

scooterrr 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:01

man...i hate it when that happens..

dlogan93 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:04

wow that seems illegal?

nikkirito 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:07

F YOUR life? I'm thinking f your neighbor's life.

Shy88 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:07

That's f**ked up.. rip to the person next door

veop 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:09

That is awesome, I am so happy for you.

peeeacceandlovve 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:12

ewwwwww

SlyCooper601 0

Saturday 6 June 2009 4:15

I say dis is more of a fml for da dead guy ((even though he technically has no life))

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Same thing different taste

Smells like victory

Stinky neighborhood

OK sweaty, time for a bath

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