The Grossest Thing Ever!

[morefutility]

As a mother of two, and owner of multiple pets, I would like to consider myself immune to squeamishness. This is not really the case. I have a large trash bin that, due to Indiana winds, had lost its lid sometime last fall. This didn't bother me much in the cold weather, but today I went to bring my trash to the curb, removed the topmost bag, and I could HEAR the maggots. I swear to any and all unnamed gods, they were swarming. I tipped the whole container, and did a dance of disgust I am sure the neighbors will be telling their grandchildren about. Pardon me for loathing the greatest clean-up crew out there, but if a thing doesn't have a spine, or at least an exoskeleton, it totally grosses me out. As an aside, I have recently been leaving my Shepherd pup out at night. Last night I awoke in the early hours, and neglected to shut the bathroom door, or flush the toilet. Woke up to find bits of chewed up urine smelling globs throughout the upstairs hallway. Yuck. So what turns your stomach?

[smjohn]

As a mother of two, and owner of multiple pets, I would like to consider myself immune to squeamishness. This is not really the case. I have a large trash bin that, due to Indiana winds, had lost its lid sometime last fall. This didn't bother me much in the cold weather, but today I went to bring my trash to the curb, removed the topmost bag, and I could HEAR the maggots. I swear to any and all unnamed gods, they were swarming. I tipped the whole container, and did a dance of disgust I am sure the neighbors will be telling their grandchildren about. Pardon me for loathing the greatest clean-up crew out there, but if a thing doesn't have a spine, or at least an exoskeleton, it totally grosses me out. As an aside, I have recently been leaving my Shepherd pup out at night. Last night I awoke in the early hours, and neglected to shut the bathroom door, or flush the toilet. Woke up to find bits of chewed up urine smelling globs throughout the upstairs hallway. Yuck. So what turns your stomach?

All of those things you just described would pretty much do it:laugh:

[SusanNorton]

You and I are kindred spirits on the maggot thing. There is nothing, NOTHING, more disgusting than maggots, followed somewhat closely by earthworms, snails and slugs, and caterpillars. I would rather inhale dozens of large spiders than be in the same room with one maggot.

:oo:

[CorbinKale]

Maggots never bothered me. I was taught early on that if it weren't for bacteria, scavengers and maggots, everything that died would just stack up and cover the surface of the planet!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/10/1024_031024_maggotmedicine.html

The smell of burning human flesh is about the grossest thing I can imagine.

[arista]

EWW...Just the word maggot makes me ill.

[Srbo]

The smell of burning human flesh is about the grossest thing I can imagine.

You actually ever smelled that ?

Believe it or not, as disgusting as it sounds, it smells no different than when you roast a pig.

Now, rotting corpses are an entirely different story...

[JohnK]

My 12 year old sons feet. The smell creates an almost visible cloud that smells like strong dog poop. I love my son, but I will be glad when the new teen hormones are in balance.

Long days and pleasant (smell free) nights

[hipmamajen]

Slugs really bother me. That's all I can say about that without getting all gaggy...

[arista]

What about people who have offensive body odor..OH my goodness..that is so gross.

[beachnutt]

Maggots, cockroaches and for some reason - Ants! I have nightmares about ants. I am not a writer (just an avid reader), but I have plenty of ant nightmares that would probably make a good book for any horror writer. I gave the ideas to my son, who does write, but he thought they were too tame! Not for me!

[Brian - Metro]

About ten years ago, we were renovating our house. One of the garbage cans was so nasty with food, rain water, construction debris, dead mice and bats, trash *and* kitty litter that I thought i would need to call the EPA when I dumped out the water in the bottom.

Indeed maggots were involved, but the smell. My god the smell. To this day, it ranks as the most disgusting thing i have ever experienced. We named it the "unholy stench." I swear the fumes filled the entire yard. I needed to run to the next yard to get away. Trying to clean it up was almost impossible. I must have gagged 100 times. :barf:

If anyone from the town or county drove by, they would have arrested me for sure. (if they could stop laughing.) It was beyond reality!

Judy says they only thing that comes close to the unholy stench is the smell from a chicken transport truck. She says its a close second.

[mizzonijoy]

Poo. Plain and simple. Poo.

[SKfan2006]

how about a run over skunk left out in the heat for a few days. the smell is strong even in the car.

[Damaris]

Smells affect me more than anything else. I have a hard time with the internal smells of an animal. It's worse the more decomposed it is, of course, but even freshly done, when the body cavity opens and that smell comes out ... ugh. I have to just breathe through my mouth and concentrate on the task at hand. Somehow it's worse than just rot. But I honestly think the worst is the smell of ground bone. Use an electric bone saw on a big job and that dust fills the air, sinks into your clothes, your pores ... god I hate that smell. I'll take maggots and slugs and spiders any day of the week.

[scratchesass]

You and I are kindred spirits on the maggot thing. There is nothing, NOTHING, more disgusting than maggots, followed somewhat closely by earthworms, snails and slugs, and caterpillars. I would rather inhale dozens of large spiders than be in the same room with one maggot.

:oo:

Girl, you gotta chop 'em up real good or they'll get stuck in your sinuses though!

[scratchesass]

Rotten chicken. Or swelled up bloated corpses of any kind.....

[LadyPain]

Don't forget driving behind the 'honey wagon' on a hot day. We've got the guy in town who goes around and empties the porta potties.

Oh, or perhaps the gut wagon from the local pork plant. Driving behind that in summer is extra special too.

[michal]

I used to think nothing was too gooey for me - I grew up in the countryside with plenty of animals and horseshit cleaning (forgive my language Ms. Mod, but it is what it is) and nothing bothered me. But then, when I was in the military I had to clean the base's bathroom once after a long weekend. That did it. Yuckkkkk!!!!

[TBlack]

My Father had a barber friend who decided to insulated his attic with all the clippings he swept off the floor every day... he took it home in bags & packed it into the rafters upstairs at his home...
When he died they found the house completely infested with lice!
The town burned the place to the ground---so much for adding equity!

[arista]

My Father had a barber friend who decided to insulated his attic with all the clippings he swept off the floor every day... he took it home in bags & packed it into the rafters upstairs at his home...
When he died they found the house completely infested with lice!
The town burned the place to the ground---so much for adding equity!

ewwww

[poisonbat]

The grossest thing I ever saw was 2 girls one cup on the internet. Made it through about 25 seconds of that. 1 guy one jar was too much for me to take. :eek2: Other than that, my oldest step son has the worst WORST farts I have ever smelled. These are farts that clear a room of people for hours. They linger and I swear seep into your pores, furniture etc. :barf:

But MAGGOTS are the most disgusting horrible things ever. Sure I detest flies, but maggots are on a whole different level of sick.:bat:

[SusanNorton]

A couple of months before Hurricane Katrina hit, my husband went deep-sea tuna fishing. He came home with enough tuna fillets to fill three shelves in the spare freezer in our garage.

Well, I don't guess I need to tell you what we came home to. The power was knocked out by the storm, and we returned a week later (in south Louisiana, in September). We could smell the freezer six houses down from our house - everyone else's freezers, etc., were stinking, too, but there's something about the smell of rotting, crawling tuna that's very distinctive. We never did open the freezer. My husband duct taped it first, then decided to bungee-cord it shut, because it had a bloated look that made us fear it would explode open and spray the town with millions of maggots. He wheeled it to the end of our long driveway. Some guys in a pick-up truck showed up a few hours later, and said they'd load the thing onto their truck and take it away for $200. :laugh: SOLD! (They must have made a fortune - there were already a few fridges and freezers in the bed of their truck.)

[Maddie]

ya sure? lol

maggots are sooo repulsive, they honestly just freak me out, especially fat ones, and those metallic shiny flies swarming......

the first thing that comes to mind for me about maggots is the time when I was little, must have been 5 or so..... and joined some neighborhood kids to play, and they were examining , and 'operating' on a dead black cat under a shade tree in their backyard, with sticks, and things, had it on a table. The flies and maggots a sure sign it had been dead for some time.

and a grownup yelling out the back screen door, OOOO my God! get away from that thing yall are gonna get diseases!

it had to have been a stray that someone found it wasnt anyones pet, or what had happened to it no one knew, but there was also a funeral for the cat, seriously we dug a grave, flowers , singing, and a cousin of mine, about 7, officiated.

[Maddie]

The grossest thing I ever saw was 2 girls one cup on the internet. Made it through about 25 seconds of that. 1 guy one jar was too much for me to take. :eek2: .:bat:


ya know I had heard some djs talkin about this on a morning show the guy with the jar, and wondering if he lived..... do you know? I had actually searched for this out of curiosity and never found it, and thought maybe better I dont as we can never unsee something, but I imagined it pretty horrific.

[TowerGirl]

Maggots can be gross, but they serve a purpose. They don't really bother me too bad. I have a rather strong stomach, and I have been around some NASTY. I had a job that required cleaning some rather disgusting areas...

I have to say the one thing that will turn my stomach quicker than anything is human spit! Seeing someone spit, or worse... stepping in someones spit ... is the most disgusting thing I can think of! I am almost gagging just talking about it.:eek:

[aneaglesangel]

I have to say after being a mom most things don't affect me anymore. The worst thing I smelled was the giardia (a parasite that can be picked up in well water, be careful what you drink!) vomit my youngest was spewing for some time until we finally cleared it up with course after course of antibiotics.

The worst thing is definitely maggots. I don't even know why they're so gross. I mean heck earthworms don't even gross me out so badly and I've seen all manner of bugs, having boys, but yes, maggots EEEWWW!!!!! Just typing that word makes me cringe!!

[Dana Jean]

I would just like to say, I made $700.00 in a 3 month period catching earthworms and selling them. Yes, there is money to be made in earthworms!



You and I are kindred spirits on the maggot thing. There is nothing, NOTHING, more disgusting than maggots, followed somewhat closely by earthworms, snails and slugs, and caterpillars. I would rather inhale dozens of large spiders than be in the same room with one maggot.

:oo:

[Maddie]

I would just like to say, I made $700.00 in a 3 month period catching earthworms and selling them. Yes, there is money to be made in earthworms!


Good for you DanaJean! ya know what I hate the most about pulling the slimy wiggly worms out of the ground, is how, they will break in half if youre not careful, yea I apparently only did it for free once upon a time, lol.

[morefutility]

You and I are kindred spirits on the maggot thing. There is nothing, NOTHING, more disgusting than maggots, followed somewhat closely by earthworms, snails and slugs, and caterpillars. I would rather inhale dozens of large spiders than be in the same room with one maggot.

:oo:

Ooh, slugs! A few years ago, I lived in a house that had a poorly sealed basement. In said basement were my laundry facilities. One evening after work, I went down to toss in a load and came across....a SLUG! My dad was down for a visit, heard my screams and assumed a rape/murder scenario, and rushed down the stairs. As his eyes streamed with tears (I am notoriously unshakable), he carried the offensive slug to the toilet. Since I had just gotten home from work at the local trailer manufacturer, I was quite dirty. I went to the restroom, stripped down, and sat to pee. I happened to glance in the bowl to see what appeared to be a poop smear. As I had a potty trained 2 year old, I gave it a closer look only to discover that it was the freaking slug coming to attack my butt!!! Oh the shrieks. My poor dad. He nearly couldn't breath (he was to amused for the seriousness of the situation), but he managed to truck the thing out to the yard. I loath slugs, nearly as much as maggots.

[morefutility]

Don't forget driving behind the 'honey wagon' on a hot day. We've got the guy in town who goes around and empties the porta potties.

Oh, or perhaps the gut wagon from the local pork plant. Driving behind that in summer is extra special too.

I too have a hog plant within walking distance. Ahhh the joy! I do like bacon though.

[poisonbat]

ya know I had heard some djs talkin about this on a morning show the guy with the jar, and wondering if he lived..... do you know? I had actually searched for this out of curiosity and never found it, and thought maybe better I dont as we can never unsee something, but I imagined it pretty horrific.

Don't look, it will stay a vivid image in your mind forever. It is not a memory that you want seriously. :eek2::bat:

[poisonbat]

Ooh, slugs! A few years ago, I lived in a house that had a poorly sealed basement. In said basement were my laundry facilities. One evening after work, I went down to toss in a load and came across....a SLUG! My dad was down for a visit, heard my screams and assumed a rape/murder scenario, and rushed down the stairs. As his eyes streamed with tears (I am notoriously unshakable), he carried the offensive slug to the toilet. Since I had just gotten home from work at the local trailer manufacturer, I was quite dirty. I went to the restroom, stripped down, and sat to pee. I happened to glance in the bowl to see what appeared to be a poop smear. As I had a potty trained 2 year old, I gave it a closer look only to discover that it was the freaking slug coming to attack my butt!!! Oh the shrieks. My poor dad. He nearly couldn't breath (he was to amused for the seriousness of the situation), but he managed to truck the thing out to the yard. I loath slugs, nearly as much as maggots.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::bat:

[BarbYann]

As a nurse I feel quite confident in saying that maggot infested flesh is truly the grossest thing ever, hands down. Oh and I have the stories to prove it.

[Maddie]

Ooh, slugs! A few years ago, I lived in a house that had a poorly sealed basement. In said basement were my laundry facilities. One evening after work, I went down to toss in a load and came across....a SLUG! My dad was down for a visit, heard my screams and assumed a rape/murder scenario, and rushed down the stairs. As his eyes streamed with tears (I am notoriously unshakable), he carried the offensive slug to the toilet. Since I had just gotten home from work at the local trailer manufacturer, I was quite dirty. I went to the restroom, stripped down, and sat to pee. I happened to glance in the bowl to see what appeared to be a poop smear. As I had a potty trained 2 year old, I gave it a closer look only to discover that it was the freaking slug coming to attack my butt!!! Oh the shrieks. My poor dad. He nearly couldn't breath (he was to amused for the seriousness of the situation), but he managed to truck the thing out to the yard. I loath slugs, nearly as much as maggots.

:laugh: this little story reminds me of a time a few years back, when a patient came into our office with a little jar with two things swimming in it.... very upset she was, as certain she had 'peed' these, right.... she'd scooped them out of her toilet at home.

these actually scare me, I have a phobia of these from when I was little and lifting rocks or objects in the yard as a kid they would always be there and a couple of them had got on me.

heres a closeup picture of what they look like, we grew up calling them 'thousand legs' though they are actually centipedes...

http://www.prevailpest.com/garden_centipede_448.jpg

so we, me and the Med Assistant assured her that they tend to lurk around bathrooms or searching for water...and were most likely in her toilet somewhere prior to her using it and had fallen in. The doctor did agree with this later when we told her.

Whats so funny is, my coworker, the MA, who was there when this happened, just a few weeks ago, called me to come and 'look' after she had went to the bathroom, not something she will do you understand but she was concerned that, she had 'peed' this thing that was struggling around in there, exact same as the lady from years before... and I had to go nooo remember the lady, the jar, remember? nooooo you didnt pee that! It just made me wonder how many people think they have possibly produced these suckers. :rofl:

[SusanNorton]

Don't look, it will stay a vivid image in your mind forever. It is not a memory that you want seriously. :eek2::bat:

poisonbat - okay, I'm curious!!! I've heard about the two girls one cup thing, but never wanted to see it. What happens with the guy and the jar??? If you can't print it here, can you PM me with the disgusting info? :biggrin2: Thanks!

[Kim L.]

poisonbat - okay, I'm curious!!! I've heard about the two girls one cup thing, but never wanted to see it. What happens with the guy and the jar??? If you can't print it here, can you PM me with the disgusting info? :biggrin2: Thanks!

Me too, me too!

[Maddie]

poisonbat - okay, I'm curious!!! I've heard about the two girls one cup thing, but never wanted to see it. What happens with the guy and the jar??? If you can't print it here, can you PM me with the disgusting info? :biggrin2: Thanks!

though I didnt see it, I heard in detail what took place while others watched it, and what Im wondering is, if the guy is still alive.

[arista]

Meee tooo!!!

[poisonbat]

poisonbat - okay, I'm curious!!! I've heard about the two girls one cup thing, but never wanted to see it. What happens with the guy and the jar??? If you can't print it here, can you PM me with the disgusting info? :biggrin2: Thanks!


Me too, me too!

Ok you asked for it, they are sent.....:eek2::bat:

[Maddie]

okay the guy lived, hes from Russia, he did an interview the morning after, didnt go to a hospital though... and I found the vid but cant dare see it.

[Patricia A]

I'm not that easily grossed out (many years in the health care profession will do that) but I can think of few things that do the trick.
When people chew food with their mouths open, and or make smacking, slurping noises when they eat.
Another thing is when people get that white crap in the corners of their mouths when they talk. WTF is that shite!?

[arista]

I'm not that easily grossed out (many years in the health care profession will do that) but I can think of few things that do the trick.
When people chew food with their mouths open, and or make smacking, slurping noises when they eat.
Another thing is when people get that white crap in the corners of their mouths when they talk. WTF is that shite!?

Don't know...but it is not something you can easily bring up to someone. Except...ERRR you have some sort of white scum on your mouth??:blush:

[Kim L.]

Ok you asked for it, they are sent.....:eek2::bat:

Still haven't been able to look at LOL

[Patricia A]

Don't know...but it is not something you can easily bring up to someone. Except...ERRR you have some sort of white scum on your mouth??:blush:
I have actually done that, but only to people who will forgive me LOL.

[Todash]

I have a pretty strong stomach, but I think for bad smells it's hard to beat:

1. Elderly roadkill in general.
2. Being downwind of a pig farm.
3. Chicken you thawed and forgot in the fridge several days before leaving for a long weekend. Ask me how I know this ... or don't.

Bugs don't gross me out. I mean, I don't want to stick a dozen live, squirmy ones in my pocket, but if you have gloves, cleaning up maggots isn't so bad.

[Kahllie]

mucous

I like insects, arachnids, animals. I have been in the presence of the dead, and the very dead (maggot-infested).

I don't care that it has a beneficial purpose. I hate mucous.

[O'Hara]

It would have to be the stench of death (I work at a vet's and one day some idiot put a dead animal in a trash bin, and left it over the weekend, in the hot Georgia sun, to roast. And rot. And get absolutely disgusting. We got there Monday and couldn't breathe, it was so bad. Even repeated sprayings of bleach, pure bleach, couldn't get it away. Blech.

The only other thing that grosses me out is the sound of bone crunching, or of a drill going through bone. I can't stand it. I can play with blood all day (did you know if a big enough pile congeals, that you can pick it up with a pitchfork? It's like Jell-O :biggrin2: Imagine that next time you have cherry Jell-O), it doesn't bug me. I can clean up bits of animals, like when we castrate horses, no issue. I can watch the cowboy's dog eat said droppings, no issue. But bone going crunch? No thank you.

[SKfan2006]

that runover skunk is still in the road. its at least stopped stinking but its been in the road for about two weeks now. those road cleaners really need to step up their game.