I know, I know...there's a million threads talking about creepiness, and sweat and all that jazz. Honestly though, being unsanitary is different than being creepy, so I thought it deserved a separate thread. There's probably already one, but I couldn't find it.
Just a few tips:
If you have warts on your hand - go to a skin doctor or get some wart remover and take care of them. Seriously!! It is not cool to feel little warty bumps on the lead's hand!
Wash your hands after you use the restroom. I was standing by the bathroom early one night at Fram, and heard the flush, and then one second later a follow was opening the door. There was no sink noise. Ewww!
If you sweat, bring clean shirts and a towel, or at least go to the bathroom and clean your self up as best as possible.
Bring some mints, chew some gum, or bring a toothbrush.
Go easy on cologne, perfume or other smelly stuff.
Originally posted Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (3 years ago)
I can post this here because she's not really a creep, but we have a follow in our scene who doesn't shower often. You can literally smell her trail in the room and the cloud immediately around her. And this ain't the "I've been dancing a lot tonight" thing either. Hygiene, people!
Originally posted Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (3 years ago)
Big ditto on the hand wart thing....they are contagious and annoying as hell. Don't ignore them...please but freeze 'em off at your dermotologist's office...that's the quick and easy way (over the counter stuff does not work).... spreading them is really unfair.
This music is not too fast; you're just too damn slow.
Originally posted Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "frick&frack" Big ditto on the hand wart thing....they are contagious and annoying as hell. Don't ignore them...please but freeze 'em off at your dermotologist's office...that's the quick and easy way (over the counter stuff does not work).... spreading them is really unfair.
All you need to do is drop salicylic acid on it at night before going to bed...for four months or so. That should take care of it.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Crazy idea but can't someone with warts wear a thin pair of gloves?
It might be easier for a woman to wear white gloves. For the guys, think Michael Jackson. Well, maybe that is not a good idea either. I think gloves are a better solution than wearing a bunch of band aids. What about those playtex living gloves that the dentist wears before poking into someone's mouth? I recently danced with a woman with bumpy fingers and it felt very strange but I don't have warts yet.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
I think that you'd only get the wart causing virus(es) if you have an open wound like a scratch or something that comes in contact with it. Not sure about that, but I think that is how it works. I've danced with warty handed individuals and haven't 'caught' them.
I say a bandaid probably is still the best unless you have a hand covered in warts, which is uncommon. Wearing gloves to a dance could cause everyone to ask why you have gloves on and then you'd have to explain to everyone about the warts, and I could see that as a potentially embarrassing situation.
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Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
I couldn't comment on whether sweat is sterile or not, and I'm not disputing that dancing with a damp/dripping person is unpleasant sometimes; however, I do get annoyed when smelly people protest that they can't help it, they sweat lots.
Fresh sweat does not smell unpleasant, in fact some people claim to like it. Stale sweat where a person hasn't washed or their clothes need washing is the one that stinks.
Why is it that some people find it hard to have a shower and put on clean clothes before they go dancing? :x
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "frick&frack" absolutely a fair compromise...if you can afford the cover at a dance event week after week, you can afford a bandaid at least...
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "fiddletree" I think that you'd only get the wart causing virus(es) if you have an open wound like a scratch or something that comes in contact with it. Not sure about that, but I think that is how it works. I've danced with warty handed individuals and haven't 'caught' them.
I say a bandaid probably is still the best unless you have a hand covered in warts, which is uncommon. Wearing gloves to a dance could cause everyone to ask why you have gloves on and then you'd have to explain to everyone about the warts, and I could see that as a potentially embarrassing situation.
All warts are contagious by contact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart
Some, like molluscum contagiousum, are highly contagious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molluscum_contagiosum
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
The problem with the wart virus is that it can spread even when there's no visible wart. On the other hand medically speaking it's about as benign as you can get. I'd argue that the person who goes dancing with a cold is more irresponsible than the person who doesn't cover up a wart.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "Beckto" AND OH MY GOD, NO FARTING, PLEASE! THAT STUFF SWIRLS AROUND WHILE YOU DANCE AND SO EVERYONE HAS TO SMELL IT!!
I lol'ed at this. Seriously, what the hell are people eating before they go dancing that results in such noxious odors at fram? And they can't step out to the hallway to let them rip?
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "fruittingle"
Quoted from "jimbobboy" Sweat is sterile
Humm not sure about this one, only because of this article;
http://ezinearticles.com/?Did-You-Know-That-Sweat-Can-Spread-Hepatitis?&id=564385
Below is taken from hepb.org, probably a more reliable source than Anne Clarke, the author of this article, who has zero medical training. Don't worry about getting Hep from a sweaty dude, here's her blurb from the bottom :):
"Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching, gardening, and fashion."
Transmission
Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and infected bodily fluids. This can occur through:
direct blood-to-blood contact
unprotected sex
unsterile needles
from an infected woman to her newborn during the delivery process.
Other possible routes of infection include sharing sharp instruments such as razors, toothbrushes or earrings. Body piercing, tattooing and acupuncture are also possible routes of infection unless sterile needles are used
Hepatitis B is NOT transmitted casually. It cannot be spread through sneezing, coughing, hugging or eating food prepared by someone who is infected with hepatitis B. Everyone is at some risk for a hepatitis B infection, but some groups are at higher risk because of their occupation or life choices.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "jimbobboy"
Quoted from "Beckto" AND OH MY GOD, NO FARTING, PLEASE! THAT STUFF SWIRLS AROUND WHILE YOU DANCE AND SO EVERYONE HAS TO SMELL IT!!
I lol'ed at this. Seriously, what the hell are people eating before they go dancing that results in such noxious odors at fram? And they can't step out to the hallway to let them rip?
And I lol'd at this.
2 minutes into the song:
"Excuse me."
Dance partner is left standing there, confused.
Duck into the hallway (never mind the peanut gallery often perched on the staircase).
FFFWWWWAAAAAAAA
Return to dance floor, leaving vapor trails.
Resume.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "Heptamer"
Quoted from "jimbobboy"
Quoted from "Beckto" AND OH MY GOD, NO FARTING, PLEASE! THAT STUFF SWIRLS AROUND WHILE YOU DANCE AND SO EVERYONE HAS TO SMELL IT!!
I lol'ed at this. Seriously, what the hell are people eating before they go dancing that results in such noxious odors at fram? And they can't step out to the hallway to let them rip?
And I lol'd at this.
2 minutes into the song:
"Excuse me."
Dance partner is left standing there, confused.
Duck into the hallway (never mind the peanut gallery often perched on the staircase).
FFFWWWWAAAAAAAA
Return to dance floor, leaving vapor trails.
Resume.
Originally posted Thursday, April 9, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "excess" The problem with the wart virus is that it can spread even when there's no visible wart. On the other hand medically speaking it's about as benign as you can get. I'd argue that the person who goes dancing with a cold is more irresponsible than the person who doesn't cover up a wart.
arthur
Artie, you always ruin everyone's fun with your book learnin'.
Originally posted Friday, April 10, 2009 (3 years ago)
eh, everyone is carrying around diseases on their skin. Doesn't mean everyone they touch will contract all (or any) or them.
How 'bout this: Don't go to a dance stinky. Wear deodorant and change your shirt if you are dripping. If you have a wart on your hand, cover it. If you are sick and contagious, don't dance. If you have an open wound on a touchable part of your body, cover it. Wash your hands after you go to the bathroom, and after dance but before doing things like touching your face or eating. If you have an illness, but don't know you have it and have no symptoms, do jack sh t and you are everyone else. Woo hoo! Problem solved.
I should totally get a nobel prize for this post.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
Originally posted Friday, April 10, 2009 (3 years ago)
Quoted from "Penguinbob"
Quoted from "fiddletree"
I should totally get a nobel prize for this post.
But for Medicine or Peace?
both!!!! I should get the Nobel Prize for being Super Queen of Everything in the Universe. I am a physicist so can I please have a Nobel Prize in Physics? That would be kewl. Or on how to cover your wart with a bandaid.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
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I know, I know...there's a million threads talking about creepiness, and sweat and all that jazz. Honestly though, being unsanitary is different than being creepy, so I thought it deserved a separate thread. There's probably already one, but I couldn't find it.
Just a few tips:
If you have warts on your hand - go to a skin doctor or get some wart remover and take care of them. Seriously!! It is not cool to feel little warty bumps on the lead's hand!
Wash your hands after you use the restroom. I was standing by the bathroom early one night at Fram, and heard the flush, and then one second later a follow was opening the door. There was no sink noise. Ewww!
If you sweat, bring clean shirts and a towel, or at least go to the bathroom and clean your self up as best as possible.
Bring some mints, chew some gum, or bring a toothbrush.
Go easy on cologne, perfume or other smelly stuff.
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I can post this here because she's not really a creep, but we have a follow in our scene who doesn't shower often. You can literally smell her trail in the room and the cloud immediately around her. And this ain't the "I've been dancing a lot tonight" thing either. Hygiene, people!
Sweat is sterile
so is urine.
You urinate on yourself at dances?
It depends on how good the partner is.
FTW
Big ditto on the hand wart thing....they are contagious and annoying as hell. Don't ignore them...please but freeze 'em off at your dermotologist's office...that's the quick and easy way (over the counter stuff does not work).... spreading them is really unfair.
This music is not too fast; you're just too damn slow.
It's quite possible that some people with warts do not have convenient access to a dermatologist, or any other health care, for that matter.
What I mean to say is that someone with warts who hasn't gotten them taken care of isn't necessarily being outright lazy.
But you can cover a wart up with a bandaid or something.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
absolutely a fair compromise...if you can afford the cover at a dance event week after week, you can afford a bandaid at least...
This music is not too fast; you're just too damn slow.
All you need to do is drop salicylic acid on it at night before going to bed...for four months or so. That should take care of it.
you just got to listen to the music, 'cause it's talkin' to you man! -frankie http://www.zazzle.com/anarchyforpresident
Crazy idea but can't someone with warts wear a thin pair of gloves? It might be easier for a woman to wear white gloves. For the guys, think Michael Jackson. Well, maybe that is not a good idea either. I think gloves are a better solution than wearing a bunch of band aids. What about those playtex living gloves that the dentist wears before poking into someone's mouth? I recently danced with a woman with bumpy fingers and it felt very strange but I don't have warts yet.
I think that you'd only get the wart causing virus(es) if you have an open wound like a scratch or something that comes in contact with it. Not sure about that, but I think that is how it works. I've danced with warty handed individuals and haven't 'caught' them.
I say a bandaid probably is still the best unless you have a hand covered in warts, which is uncommon. Wearing gloves to a dance could cause everyone to ask why you have gloves on and then you'd have to explain to everyone about the warts, and I could see that as a potentially embarrassing situation.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
Humm not sure about this one, only because of this article;
http://ezinearticles.com/?Did-You-Know-That-Sweat-Can-Spread-Hepatitis?&id=564385
I couldn't comment on whether sweat is sterile or not, and I'm not disputing that dancing with a damp/dripping person is unpleasant sometimes; however, I do get annoyed when smelly people protest that they can't help it, they sweat lots. Fresh sweat does not smell unpleasant, in fact some people claim to like it. Stale sweat where a person hasn't washed or their clothes need washing is the one that stinks. Why is it that some people find it hard to have a shower and put on clean clothes before they go dancing? :x
http://www.ihelp.org.uk
Once upon a time I had a wart and found an over the counter DIY freezing treatment that worked quite well.
Failing that dry ice is cheap and readily available. :lol:
Sure, if you're actually in the process of treating it - fair enough, but that's what bandaids are for.
fair enough.
AND OH MY GOD, NO FARTING, PLEASE! THAT STUFF SWIRLS AROUND WHILE YOU DANCE AND SO EVERYONE HAS TO SMELL IT!!
All warts are contagious by contact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart
Some, like molluscum contagiousum, are highly contagious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molluscum_contagiosum
The problem with the wart virus is that it can spread even when there's no visible wart. On the other hand medically speaking it's about as benign as you can get. I'd argue that the person who goes dancing with a cold is more irresponsible than the person who doesn't cover up a wart.
arthur
I lol'ed at this. Seriously, what the hell are people eating before they go dancing that results in such noxious odors at fram? And they can't step out to the hallway to let them rip?
Below is taken from hepb.org, probably a more reliable source than Anne Clarke, the author of this article, who has zero medical training. Don't worry about getting Hep from a sweaty dude, here's her blurb from the bottom :):
"Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching, gardening, and fashion."
Transmission
Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and infected bodily fluids. This can occur through:
direct blood-to-blood contact unprotected sex unsterile needles from an infected woman to her newborn during the delivery process.
Other possible routes of infection include sharing sharp instruments such as razors, toothbrushes or earrings. Body piercing, tattooing and acupuncture are also possible routes of infection unless sterile needles are used
Hepatitis B is NOT transmitted casually. It cannot be spread through sneezing, coughing, hugging or eating food prepared by someone who is infected with hepatitis B. Everyone is at some risk for a hepatitis B infection, but some groups are at higher risk because of their occupation or life choices.
And I lol'd at this.
2 minutes into the song: "Excuse me." Dance partner is left standing there, confused. Duck into the hallway (never mind the peanut gallery often perched on the staircase). FFFWWWWAAAAAAAA Return to dance floor, leaving vapor trails. Resume.
and I thought it was the perfect place.
You let one drop, then make a big drama about how disgusting it is and glare disapprovingly at someone else. :oops:
http://www.ihelp.org.uk
1 for using FWWWWWAAAAAAA as a fart sound.
Artie, you always ruin everyone's fun with your book learnin'.
Available now at your local dance apparel store.
eh, everyone is carrying around diseases on their skin. Doesn't mean everyone they touch will contract all (or any) or them.
How 'bout this: Don't go to a dance stinky. Wear deodorant and change your shirt if you are dripping. If you have a wart on your hand, cover it. If you are sick and contagious, don't dance. If you have an open wound on a touchable part of your body, cover it. Wash your hands after you go to the bathroom, and after dance but before doing things like touching your face or eating. If you have an illness, but don't know you have it and have no symptoms, do jack sh t and you are everyone else. Woo hoo! Problem solved.
I should totally get a nobel prize for this post.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
But for Medicine or Peace?
both!!!! I should get the Nobel Prize for being Super Queen of Everything in the Universe. I am a physicist so can I please have a Nobel Prize in Physics? That would be kewl. Or on how to cover your wart with a bandaid.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
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