They stank most place. Some people (maybe all) were turned on by it. Remember Napoleon used to send a message to Josephine " On the way back, don't bathe". :D
Why dont they enable smilies, it really helps explain what people mean. Hyperlinked URLS would help. I know you can do it by putting in the HTML, but half the people probably dont know how and the rest haven't time, or cant be bothered. (Like me!)