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AIBU?

to expect my washing liquid to not make my pants smell of curry

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farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 12:45

Honestly. Every time I do a wash, my pants come out smelling of curry. Nothing else in the wash smells, just my pants. I'm a normal clean and healthy person with no underlying health issues. I eat a healthy vegetarian diet with loads of different types of meals (British, Italian, Mexican, Indian etc) so I don't think it can be that. I've even tried different brands of washing liquid, and I've run a washing machine cleaner thing through the machine. Nothing works! They still smell of curry. When they're dry they're fine.

Has anyone ever come across this before? Am I weird? I know you're all probably in hysterics now. My DH thinks I'm totally freakish.

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AgentZigzag · 28/04/2011 12:51

If you've tried different liquids and checked it's not the machine, then it must be you?

Have you seen the doctor about it?

JeelyPiece · 28/04/2011 12:53

Do you live next door to worraliberty?

AgentZigzag · 28/04/2011 12:55

hehe good point jeelypiece.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/04/2011 12:55

Is it only your pants that pick up the smell?
Is it a korma, madras or tikka smell? Does it have meaty undertones and can you pick out individual spices?

kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/04/2011 12:56

I suspect there's something in your fanny batter that smells and your DH is too polite to tell you.

farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 12:57

Ha ha. I'd forgotten that post! No, the smell doesn't actually escape from the washing machine when it's doing its thing so we're not annoying the neighbours. The pants just smell after they're clean (weirdly). They don't smell of curry before they go in either.

Hmm, there is no way I could go to the docs about that. Not sure curry pants is a medical condition. My (ahem) bits don't smell of curry. Just the clean pants.

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farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 12:59

If it was my 'fanny batter' wouldn't they smell before they went in the wash though? Hmm, not sure I could identify the type of curry. Maybe Dopiaza?

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AgentZigzag · 28/04/2011 13:00

Bhahaha at meaty under crackers tones

Sorry OP

Pfriend · 28/04/2011 13:03

What material are your pants? Pure cotton or a particular polyester/cotton blend. Dyed or white? Could be the particular blend of material or the dye! There is probably a valiid scientfc reason that your pants smell of curry.

bha ha ha though.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/04/2011 13:04

Is your washing powder made of mint and yoghurt? That would explain your fanny batter developing into the dopiaza smell. Affinity you see.

AgentZigzag · 28/04/2011 13:06

Stop it kreecher or my keyboard'll stop working with all the ginger beer I'm spraying over it

farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 13:07

95% cotton and black. Big pants. Maybe I should buy something frilly and red and see whether they end up curried as well. That's all the options covered then.

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QuelleLeJeff · 28/04/2011 13:08

Weird.

Are the pants a bit saagy as well.

I'm so so sorry.

farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 13:12

They've probably got cumin.

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/04/2011 13:18

Oh boom boom farewell, that outpuns me any day of the week.

Ineedacleaneriamalazyslattern · 28/04/2011 13:20

If it is the same type of pants all the time it could be the dye in them.
I have one or 2 items I stopped wearing because I couldn't stand the smell when they were washed and still wet and I discovered (not sure how might have been on here) that it was the dye in them, they were all the same colour so beievable.

farewellfigure · 28/04/2011 13:24

Weird. Actually my big white pants never smell so maybe you're right.

I've just googled it and somewhere it said that certain combos of washing liquid and softener make a funny smell but that would mean the whole wash smelt, not just my pants. It must be the dye. I think I'll just have to resign myself to it. Not even curry smell would make me give up my big old faithful M+S parachute pants.

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ExeterisEasy · 28/04/2011 15:12

am crying with laughter reading this!

ilovesprouts · 28/04/2011 15:14

pmsl

DeepPurple · 28/04/2011 15:15

Are they sainsburys ones?

DeepPurple · 28/04/2011 15:15

Ah they are M&S

EldritchCleavage · 28/04/2011 15:17

Ah, softener is the devil's work. Dump that, use less powder and a hotter wash, see if that helps.
At the very least you might get the pong down from a Dopiaza to a Biryani.

olderandwider · 28/04/2011 15:22

Does your detergent not wash raita than raita, OP?

Psammead · 28/04/2011 15:23

ROAR at 'cumin' !

QuelleLeJeff · 28/04/2011 15:25

Pride goes before a Phall olderandwider. You might find yourself with curry pants one day!

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