Sounds like they might be cryptic.Are these semi-hard small chunks of stuff, that if you accidently bite on one, tastes VILE, and I think you said they do smell bad. Do they form in little pockets on your tonsils? If you answered yes, they are probably cryptic. That is when decaying matter catches there, and mixed with puss and stuff in your tonsils, if I remember right. No matter what, it's not a good thing.I used to try to push them out of my tonsils as soon as they appeared. (After LOTS of throat cultures, my gas reflex on my tonsils was practically non-existant.) If they come loose while you are eating, and you bite one, it is the absolute grossest thing.Little white spots usually signal infection, like strep throat. If you think you might have this, you need a throat culture, because untreated it can turn into rheumatic fever (affects your heart) or have kidney complications. Not to scare you, but I had a friend in school whose sister died from complications of strep.Mono and similar viruses can also leave little white spots.I had lots and lots of strep, and they didn't take out my tonsils. Some dr's don't think it's an instant cure and try to avoid it. Then I got a mono-like infection that was around in low-grade mode for months. And they discovered other probs with my adenoids...they were huge! and finally took them and the tonsils out. Afterwards, the doc told me my tonsils were in horrible shape, all cryptic and full of infection, and they really needed to come out.Talk to your doctor no matter what. This is not normal.