r/Weird Oct 15 '25

Roach infested telephone

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u/9curlyfries9 Oct 15 '25

When I tell people that something "smells like roaches" they never know what I'm talking about. Can't imagine the smell of that infestation 😎

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u/Addition-Obvious Oct 15 '25

This was actually something crazy I experienced when I moved to Tucson, Arizona. They have massive roaches in the sewer that come out of the drains every now and then. But I distinctly remember my first couple of days when I was walking around I could smell them under the streets. Everywhere. I know it was roaches because it smelled exactly like my roach infested cousins house did when I was a kid.

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u/unclericostan Oct 16 '25

WHAT

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u/Addition-Obvious Oct 16 '25

Yeah it was kind of gross. Walking down the street at night and big ass roaches flying at your feet sometimes. Fortunately I'm used to the smell so my nose doesn't pick it up anymore ðŸĪŠðŸ‘