This actually happened.

[elvum]

So, this week I have been cooking Sri Lankan food from Charmaine Solomon's excellent book. I had some delicious pork curry leftover, and ate it at my desk for lunch. These two things then happened:

1. An asian colleague came into the office and said "Mmmm, that smells so much better than the canteen."

2. The former acting head of department came into the office and said "Chaps, what's causing that smell of mouldy socks?"

Comments

[elvum.livejournal.com]

We tactfully suggested that the combination of curry smells and hypothetical odours emanating from the relatively nearby toilet might be confusing him.

[aca.livejournal.com]

I was assuming it was the fish sauce he was picking up on! :)

[elvum.livejournal.com]

That stuff certainly has a tang to it... :-)