Rotten eggs stench reaches UK after French gas leak

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Tiu wrote:

It must be re-assuring being told by the chemical company that everything is ok.

Jan 22, 2013 8:05am EST  --  Report as abuse
JohnColes wrote:

This is how France normally smells – nothing unusual about it.

Jan 22, 2013 8:39am EST  --  Report as abuse
GA_Chris wrote:

@ Tiu…. agreed, i think someone said that in Bhopal

Jan 22, 2013 10:20am EST  --  Report as abuse
GA_Chris wrote:

@ Tiu…. agreed, i think someone said that in Bhopal

Jan 22, 2013 10:20am EST  --  Report as abuse
jack_433 wrote:

Should be no discernable difference from any other time the wind blows from France.

Jan 22, 2013 10:34am EST  --  Report as abuse
ali3n wrote:

It is just a cover story. The truth is that the french released a collective fart to show their displeasure with the new tax schedule. The ones with money were able to flee to other lands, the poor masses had no other recourse but to release their internal gases.

Jan 22, 2013 11:51am EST  --  Report as abuse
mcgerm wrote:

This is the fragrance added to natural gas to give it an odor. It is very foul smelling at very low concentrations hence the reason for its use. As for migraines, any strong sensory input like loud noises or bright light can trigger them. As for nausea, the smell of this stuff links right to what most people perceive as putrid. Perception can drive the physical response and is expected to when the natural gas leak is for real.

Jan 22, 2013 11:53am EST  --  Report as abuse

It wasn’t gas. A dozen Frenchmen took off their shoes at the same time.

Jan 22, 2013 11:53am EST  --  Report as abuse
MarkDaley wrote:

from my experience, a gas leak would improve the smell of (at least the northern three quarters of) france

Jan 22, 2013 12:54pm EST  --  Report as abuse
ErnestPayne wrote:

French gas smells differently than English gas?

Jan 22, 2013 2:17pm EST  --  Report as abuse
jack_433 wrote:

How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? Nobody knows, it’s never been tried.

Jan 22, 2013 2:45pm EST  --  Report as abuse
jack_433 wrote:

How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? Nobody knows, it’s never been tried.

Jan 22, 2013 2:45pm EST  --  Report as abuse
jack_433 wrote:

Gas does not smell; we smell it.

Jan 22, 2013 2:45pm EST  --  Report as abuse
Jack420Herer wrote:

That’s not gas that smells, it’s French people

Jan 22, 2013 5:30pm EST  --  Report as abuse
framis wrote:

I always wondered about the food the French eat.

Jan 22, 2013 6:40pm EST  --  Report as abuse
HawaiiRules wrote:

Blame it on the dog, they can never argue.

Jan 22, 2013 8:16pm EST  --  Report as abuse
cristo52 wrote:

Sure it wasn’t just Piers home for the weekend?

Jan 22, 2013 10:31pm EST  --  Report as abuse
robadude32 wrote:

Sacre Bleu!!!!!

Jan 23, 2013 2:05am EST  --  Report as abuse
Squiggy wrote:

Funny. Whenever I’m in France I smell unbathed, sweaty people all the time. I’m guessing thisis pretty much the same thing.

Jan 23, 2013 5:55am EST  --  Report as abuse
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