🍤 Shrimps ‘n Vomit.
Hey, we say that Rumour Fans—people who like to spread rumours and more—smell like shrimp vomit. Shrimps can’t vomit, but since Rumour Fans love to spread their verbal vomit around, we felt this post was a fitting description. It’s pretty gross—much like their attitude. Google took note of this and took it a step further. Read on.
🍤 Below is a quick index of this blog notes post. Warning: We make some smell comments, so things may get wild.
The Opportunity
The Solution
The Impact
🍤 1/3. The Opportunity:
The opportunity was to take our post about Rumour Fans, see how Google ran with it, and figure out how to apply that to the Hackquire™ book world. Google picked up our Instagram post about Shrimp Vomit as the scent of Rumour Fans. When we searched “What do Rumour Fans smell like?”, the AI results confidently declared: 🦐 🤮 Shrimp Vomit.
🍤 2/3. The Solution:
The solution for this, like our grey-area hacks, was to go through 4 of the A-Z of Work Annoyances WhatsApp Stickers we made (out of 27 total, since there are two for H—“Hectic Days” and “Hot Offices”). We imagined what these work annoyances might smell like if they had a scent—like a Bog of Eternal Scents (Stench).
🍤 3/3. The Impact:
The impact is that it’s a memorable act to associate aromas with a work annoyances. Since our grey-area hacks are designed to be subtle, memorable, and easy to apply, we’ve smelt that when you associate smells with the work Bowsers, it gives their vibe an extra pong. Maybe we’ll add more of these to the book.
🍤 Content Index:
Below, we will describe what each one smells like and explain the “scientific” meaning behind each scent and its discovery. Not quite like Watson and Crick, but for these workplace species, their career scent is coded into their vibe—it’s in their scent-etics. We’ve also included their scientific Latin names for extra classification.
Food Thieves.
Loud Eaters.
Noisey Typers.
Toxic Bosses.
🦸 1/4. Food Thieves: 🥛 🥓
Food Thieves smell like Milky Bacon (or vegan bacon). The milk part? Because they’re always opening the work fridge, their goal being to sneak a glug of almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, or even rob some fancy butter. The bacon part? Because when they smell a meaty pizza at the office, they take an extra slice—but never buy one for anyone else.
🧬 Scientific Name: Gustatus Kleptovora (G₄K).
🥛 Milky Smell: Isovaleric Acid.
🥓 Bacon Smell: Toluene and Xylene.
😬 2/4. Loud Eaters: 🧀 🖊️
Loud Eaters smell like Parmesan Sharpies. They have this scent around as they grate away at your vibe, day after day after day. They eat during meetings—online or in the office. They also have an uncanny habit of using cutlery on plates or Tupperware like a drumstick on their Snaring Drum, all while being a symbol of culture crashing.
🧬 Scientific Name: Masticatus Decibelis (M₁D).
🧀 Parmesan Smell: Isovaleric Acid.
🖊️ Sharpie Smell: Toluene and Xylene.
👇 3/4. Noisy Typers: 🌭 🧦
Noisy Typers smell like Sausage Socks—used socks compressed into horrible, boiled-thin, damp sausages. The sausage part? Because their fingers type and tap around on the keyboard like a pack of meat-free sausages, as if they’re trying to squash imaginary ants. The socks part? They wear socks with drug puns they love showing off, like “Keep off the grass.”
🧬 Science Name: Clavius Thundera (C₆T)
🌭 Sausages Smell: Methyl Thioacetate.
🧦 Socks Smell: Butyric Acid.
☢️ 4/4. Toxic Bosses: 🫙 💨
Toxic Bosses smell like Vinegar Vapes. The vinegar part? Because all they bring to the environment is the stench of acetic acid, and if they get into an open project (wound), they sting—a lot. The vape part? Because, like some vapers, they assume everyone wants to inhale their cloudy presence—even more when it’s labeled “Blueberry Rush.”
🧬 Science Name: Vaporum Acidicus (V₈A).
🫙 Vineger Smell: Acetic Acid.
💨 Vape Smell: Propylene Glycol.
🍤 Google Takes Note:
Rumour Fans are scientifically classified as Verbum Regurgitatus (V₇R), a species known for spreading verbal waste. Google, from our post, listed Rumour Fans as smelling like Shrimp Vomit when we searched “What do Rumour Fans Smell Like?”. But why is Google onto something here? Let’s break it down with actual scientific reasons:
1. Shrimp Can’t Vomit, Yet:
While shrimps lack the talent to vomit like humans, the rotting smell of shrimp is caused by trimethylamine (TMA), a compound that builds up as seafood decays. It’s also associated with rotting fish and bad breath, making it a perfect metaphor for the stench of misinformation.
2. The Chemical Behind the Stench:
Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) is released when shrimp and other seafood break down. It has a putrid, sulfur-like odor that lingers, much like the after-effects of a workplace rumour. It’s also a compound found in some types of vomit, which adds to the shrimp vomit accuracy.
3. Rumour Fans and Verbal Vomit:
Verbal diarrhoea and verbal vomiting are both psychological terms used to describe impulsive speech patterns. Just as shrimp release foul-smelling chemicals when decaying, Rumour Fans release toxic waffle that pollutes the work ecosystem.
4. Why the Smell Sticks:
The smells stick like BS rumours and the utter vomit that Rumour Fans spew. Putrescine and Cadaverine – These are the same chemicals that make rotting flesh and fish smell horrific. Just like a rumour, these foul odors linger long after the source is gone, filling the air with an inescapable, stomach-churning presence.
Conclusion:
Google crushed it!
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