If the smell is still in your nose - cut open a fresh lemon and inhale deeply. repeat.

That will knock it out for sure - experience gained photographing dead/decaying sheep while in college.

Um, do I want to even go there and ask why you were taking such photographs?

here in Turkey, they have a lemon scented "cologne" that is used for all manner of things, including freshening up, and I think would have been perfect for this occasion...

I work with a man who creates a stink cloud where ever he goes. And it lingers. And clings. I don't know if it's because he's a foreigner or a scientist (perhaps both) but showering is definitely optional. Gross! Gross! Gross!

On a short flight from Orange County to Dallas. I had the misfortune to be sitting next to a stinker. I was sitting at the window sit and he was in the middle. The worst part was he wanted to chat the whole ride! I think something died in his mouth and the rest of his body had not seen a drop of water and soap for ages. Even after we got into the air I put on my head phones, starting playing games on my phone and he still would not stop talking. Finally I pulled a scented blanket out my bag and prentened to fall asleep.

lemon water is awesome. and a scented blanket? i want one of those.

i think this person had been travelling for a while, though from the smell of it no deodorant seemed to have been applied. the combination was deadly.

in high schol choir, i stood near the smelliest girl ever during performances sophomore year. it killed me.

This whole thing reminded me of Seinfeld. It is rather traumatic. I recall hearing that many states have ordinances banning body odor from libraries, too bad it doesn't extend to airplanes. I do sortof wonder how that would be regulated...

Ugh, that is my worst nightmare.

Some airlines have a "stank" policy and will make extra stinky people freshen up. Embarrassing, yes, but I'd rather tell the flight attendant than suffer like that.

i looked into the "stank policy" mentioned by sarah and found this article. however, the author indicates that you should bring aboard perfume or scented cream, which won't work anymore. i'm addicted to the pepperminty burt's bees lip balm, which does pass through security and could be dabbed under the nose for minor relief.

i feel your pain. in my book, foul odors even trump pesky unsupervised children who kick your seatback.

that's pretty nasty. makes anyone long for a hot, sweaty subway car.

I had a similar misfortune on a trans-Atlantic flight from Chicago to London. Fortunately, the plane was not very full, and I was able to move to another seat a few rows ahead of the man, who seemed to more like the type you would find sleeping on a park bench than on an international flight. He slept most of the 7-hour flight, which was fine because he encased his odor under a similarly unwashed army blanket. When we arrived in London, he whipped out his fancy-looking cell phone and made a bunch of calls. Clearly he could have afforded a hotel room, or at minimum, a bar of soap! I felt bad for the poor passengers who had to sit in those seats on the return flight.

Was he a young person? Maybe he was coming back from Burning Man, the week-long happening in the Nevada Desert, where there are no showers unless you bring an RV. Just a thought. It ended on Labor Day.

5 years ago my new husband and I embarked on our honeymoon trip from Minneapolis to Phoenix.
The stink-bomb on our flight did not eminate from the pores of the offender's skin, but rather from the lower part of the human anatomy that is best known for eminating bursts of foul unpleasantry (I'm not talking about the feet).

Said offender apparently had a condition that caused frequent "odiferous bursts" which occurred at regular intervals. Everytime I thought it was safe to breathe through my nose, my gag reflex kicked in.

We are leaving on our 5th anniversary trip to Phoenix this month. If we experience deja vu on this trip, I am going to wonder if someone doesn't have it in for me.

No one is addressing the issue of "non concern" by the offending individual. I say, that the majority of these "perpetrators" know full well of their olfactory offenses, they just don't care. I, for one, am sick of the "pc" considerations for these societal "criminals". It may sound callous, but their is only black and white / right and wrong almost all the time in life. The offender stands "GUILTY" as charged!!