N.J. Stench Shocker: It’s Not The People

We all know New Jersey smells. For a while, people have come up with suggestions — the land, the people, the politicians, the boardwalks, etc. — but it turns out there’s a simple reason for New Jersey smelling like it does: A factory!

Duh. I’m pretty sure a painting of a factory along a the turnpike is on the New Jersey state flag. The stench that wafts through South Jersey comes from an additive put into the chemicals at the Valero Refinery in Greenwich. (There’s like 45 of them in Jersey alone, so who knows where.)

The additive is apparently not harmful, but it does make your state smell like shit. Now if they get this out of the air and Jersey still smells, well, then… can I just say “I told you so” now?

This Muckraking Smells Like Roses

Philadelphia Will Do’s favorite Penn student, Stephen Morse, is at it again.

After breaking the news on Bob Casey’s pro-life stance and taking a hard stand against Pulitzer Prize finalists praising Penn buildings, what kind of muck is Morse exposing now? Oh, it’s the biggest scoop of all:

I walked into Logan Hall last Friday to meet with my College advisor. But I barely made it to the College office, as the stench in the Logan lobby was so unbearable. I know this smell from locker rooms and sporting events— it was 100% body odor.

I have experienced this same horrid stench upon entering this building for class. Either someone smells really bad and is contaminating the whole building, or there is some type of mold problem.

If I worked in this major University building, I would be livid. When simply walking through an entrance is practically a crippling experience, one has to ask the question: what is Facilities up to?

Good thing he lets us know he’d be livid. Considering our first introduction to Stephen Morse was when he went to a rally to stop the Darfur genocide and came away pissed at American blacks, who knew he’d get upset at things?

This is an important piece of reporting, though, if only it shows that the building where pre-frosh meet with their advisors smells like B.O. when they enter. Clearly, it’s a good introduction to the school where they’ll be spending the next four years.

An unbearable stench [DP's The Spin]
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