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  • The Smell Thread

    Share with us what:
    1.) you like (or love!) the smell of
    2.) you don't like (or hate!) the smell of
    3.) weird things you like the smell of

    Anything. Person, place, thing, whatever. Or any other olfactory subject you'd like to discuss.

    This thread idea came to mind today as I was browsing a Toys R Us ad that had Crayola Color Crayons on sale. For some reason it made me think how, more than anything else about it, I really like how Color Crayons SMELL! Yes, that's just one of the WEIRD things I love the smell of. Crayons have that unique waxy-textile scent to them. Perhaps this is a physiological sense of affection acquired from childhood.

    I LOVE the smell of Cedar wood, which is what first attracted me to the ambiance at the Shack Hawaii Kai. The entire place is paneled in solid Cedar planks, and the scent of it fills the air in there. Love that! I'm thinking of a way to add Cedar planks into the interior design of my condo. That'd be nice!

    As a kid I used to hate the smell of Chinese Parsley, therefore I hated its flavor, but as an adult I love all sensory aspects of it. Good stuff.

    Then there's Harm Ha, a Chinese shrimp paste, which smells nasty straight out of the jar, but throw that into a pork and watercress stir fry and it begins to smell and taste awesome!
    Last edited by Pomai; December 14, 2007, 04:14 PM. Reason: Tried to change thread title to "Smell This Thread"
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    I like the smell of sun dried laundry.

    I don't like the smell of a lot of things but what comes to mind just now is tar, cigarette smoke, blood (not necessarily all together).

    Weird thing I like the smell of....hmmmmm...I liked the smell of my nephew when he was a baby and he was clean.

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    • #3
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      I love the smell of: saw-cut pine, bagoong (always smells like home), brand new Nikes, girls coming into work smellin like haircare products, the smell of a hotel room when you walk in after check-in, Issey Miyake colognes, that bread smell that every JCPenney had for some reason, and the smell in Longs Drugs.

      I detest the smell of cigarette smokers.
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      • #4
        Re: The Smell Thread

        My sniffer doesn't work anymore.

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        • #5
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          I cannot handle the smell of someone throwing up.

          If I smell the sweat (not cologne!) of a handsome man, I damn near lose my mind.

          We don't have the right avatar to accompany my last point *ahem*.

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          • #6
            Re: The Smell Thread

            Love the smell(s) of...
            Damp tropical forests
            Ocean breezes
            small camp fires

            Hate...
            The sand Island waste water treatment plant,
            when I'm downwind. Whew!
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            • #7
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              a lot of LIKES:

              Green apple scent
              the smell of Gîtanes in a French speaking country.
              the smell of humidity. [My version]
              (green plants, rain and sun)
              the smell of REAL leather on a well made pair of mens shoes.
              the smell of Faaa Airport in Papeete Tahiti, that mixture of tiare flowers and Jet Fuel.

              DISLIKE
              Cat litter Boxes. I dont care who you are, your box stinks
              n'importe

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              • #8
                Re: The Smell Thread

                Originally posted by Pua'i Mana'o View Post
                If I smell the sweat (not cologne!) of a handsome man, I damn near lose my mind.
                In a good way or a bad way?



                How about smells we miss? Like popcorn - in Sears. (I'm probably dating myself on that one.)

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                • #9
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                  Originally posted by GeckoGeek View Post
                  How about smells we miss? Like popcorn - in Sears. (I'm probably dating myself on that one.)
                  Ooh yaah! Even today, whenever I arrive at the ground floor of Sears Ala Moana from the escalator, I swear I still smell it!

                  Same thing for Old Navy next door. It still smells like Woolworths. Ala Moana Shopping Center must have "smell ghosts" of its past tenants. It's permeated in the concrete.

                  Bummer though. Ala Moana McDonald's doesn't smell like India Imports (isn't that where it was?). Or wherever I.I. was, near there. Remember that incense fragrance in that store?
                  Last edited by Pomai; December 15, 2007, 02:44 AM.
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                  • #10
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                    "Good" aromas I enjoy:

                    The aroma of coffee brewing (even though I don't drink it)
                    The aroma inside of a bakery or donut shop
                    Fresh cut grass
                    The scent of wild roses growing along the sea here in RI when they are in bloom in late spring
                    The citrus-based aroma found inside Jamba Juice locations
                    Caramel corn being cooked at country fairs


                    Smells I dislike:

                    Odors from pig farms
                    The smell of hamburgers and steak barbequeing on a grill at a cookout
                    Odors from paper mills
                    Excessively cologned men/perfumed women
                    Oil-based paint

                    "Odd" smells I enjoy:

                    Cigars being smoked
                    Pipes being smoked
                    The scent of sulphur burning

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                    • #11
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                      I like the smell of my mistress's hair brushing agaisnt my lips.

                      I don't like the smell of the air on a commercial flight, in fact i am afraid of that smell, especially the bad place.

                      Odd:

                      The smell of Baghdad International Airport when i first landed in Iraq.

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                      • #12
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                        LIKE :
                        The smell of a fresh pot of coffee brewing
                        The smell of Bacon cooking
                        The smell of a fresh pot of tomato sauce simmering in a house. Reminds me of going to granma's house as a kid, and holidays when my mom cooked up a storm
                        Fresh Basil and fresh mint
                        LOVE The smell of pot when someone lights up :-) - Reminds me of my first concerts as a teenager in the 70's
                        Anything being baked
                        The Ocean Air
                        Nag Champa incense burning.

                        DISLIKE :
                        Cigarette smoke
                        Booze on someone's breath
                        Hot Tar
                        Budweiser Beer
                        The smell of a rock club during the day when the band loads in for a gig. Stale beer and god knows what else

                        STRANGE :

                        My dogs feet smell like Fritos...I kinda like that.
                        Last edited by tikiyaki; December 15, 2007, 06:37 AM.
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                        • #13
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                          I love the smell of the ocean
                          Hate the smell of someone elses burp
                          Weird smell I like is the exhaust gas smell from nitro/methanol-burning model airplanes.

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                          • #14
                            Re: The Smell Thread

                            Originally posted by Surfingfarmboy View Post
                            "Good" aromas I enjoy:

                            The scent of wild roses growing along the sea here in RI when they are in
                            Honeysuckle vine blooming at night.

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                            • #15
                              Re: The Smell Thread

                              Originally posted by Pomai View Post
                              Or wherever I.I. was, near there. Remember that incense fragrance in that store?
                              Barely. I think it was a good smell. Some incense smells want to make me gag. It might be because it's too strong.

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