yeah. thats right. we are completley out of topics so..what are your favorite smells?

my top would have to be payless (the shoe store). i walk in for a sec everytime i go to the mall.
i love the smell of my hair when i leave the salon.
i love the smell of new puppies.
i love the smell of boy.
and of course all of the toxic smells im not supposed to like (gasoline, rubber cement, etc.)

I can't smell.

I love the smell of glossy paper or, to be more exact, the glossy Marvel Masterpieces and X-Men Fleer Ultra cards sets from the early 90s. Just...nice memories.

Also chocolate. Chocolate rules.

Oh yes.. hot paper right out of the copier.
And sauteed onions.
As much as I love to eat chocolate.. the smell has never really done anything for me.

Also, what are smells that you dont like?
I hate the smell of pizza when I'm full
I hate the smell of that Axe shit
I hate the smell of Patchuli
and I hate the smell of fish. I never go near the fish aisle while shopping.

new car smell...and by that i specifically mean a NEW CAR'S smell. not that fake stuff that comes in a spray bottle

ohh yea, and the fair

(Edited by joeywade at 12:31 am on Jun. 23, 2003)

so you're a huffer?

In all honesty, I know a huffer, and man is that the weirdest pastime/hobby/addiction I've ever heard of.

Define the smell of "boy."

Will

No way. I'm no huffer. Lets just say I don't hold my breath at the gas station & I take my time while pasting.

I don't know. Hard to describe. Not all boys have it. It's a really warm smell. I suppose its musky? Yeah. I think its musky. C'mon girls. Back me up.

(Edited by rachel at 2:15 am on Jun. 23, 2003)

i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

I must admit - I do love the smell of hotels.

I love the smell of grade schools. Anybody remember that smell? I think it has something to do with the cafeteria food.

I hate the smell of just waking up in the morning.
I hate the smell of my clothes the morning after hearing a band play.

so do i....

i love the smell of old spice....i wish i was a boy sometimes so i could wear it.

i love the smell of coffee.
i love the smell of the airport...maybe its really the excitement of traveling.

Second that.
I like the smell of bacon cooking when you wake up halfway through the day. I hate the smell of doctor's offices and hospitals.

i hate the smell of dentist offices. a girl i know has a lotion that smells just like the rancid gritty toothpaste they give you at the dentist's office, and it's really strong. I've asked her repeatedly not to use it in my presence, but it never fails. We'll be driving along in my car with all the windows up and i begin to smell the dentist's office, i turn around and she's rubbing her arms in litres of that shit. so i gag on my own tongue and roll the window down. it's gross.

I love the smell of ice cream parlors, bleach, and coffee (I know, very original.)

I hate that too, one of my friends uses that to cover up the smell after he smokes and drinks, but he uses too much and i hate it. I like the way new cars smell, i love the way clothes smell fresh out of the dryer, and i like the smell of the inside of my acoustic guitar

I hate when I eat bacon, pacake syrup, or pizza and can smell it on my body for the rest of the day.

I'm trying to think of stuff I like to smell that hasn't been mentioned yet.

Did anyone have those big wooden puzzles when they were a kid? The undersides of those smelled great... a hint of sawdust, but something else too...

Will

i second airport and grade schools. i think the smell of grade schools for me is the new pencils and pencilboxes and what not. everytime i smell those i get a little nostalgic.

and i love the smell of the ginger collection from origins.

(Edited by rachel at 2:05 pm on Jun. 23, 2003)

but not too nostalgic, for you...

yeah, you're right. since its only been six years since ive been there i definatley miss it less then someone who hasnt been there in twelve.

once again, sass not intended. well maybe a little. here, this will lighten things up:

(Edited by rachel at 2:24 pm on Jun. 23, 2003)

i don't need your sass, little missy.

all day i've been trying to think of a smell that i love that no one else has mentioned. then i thought of one: the smell of waterbabies and new cabage patch kids. lovely. anyone else know what i'm talking about?

do yall remember those cupcake dolls and you could flip them inside out and they became a little cupcake? those smell awesome.

i love the lemony smell of blistex complete moisture.

burnt hair is probably the worst smell EVER.

speaking of toys, that green dude from He-Man that lived in the forest... I can't remember his name, but the fuzzy little action figure smelled like pine needles. mmmm..

like: vinyl shower curtains
dislike: maple syrup

Playdo smells good.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning... it smells like victory

That and fresh asphalt... mmmmm roadwork!

I also like the smell of Target. I think it's the popcorn...but with something else added in (lord knows I don't enjoy the smell of popcorn anymore).

I absolutely hate the smell of cigarettes. That is my number one and since I'm allergic to it, it makes sense. It's just disgusting and manages to offend my nose, mouth and eyes. Good thing most bands are worth it.

I also hated the smell of Nickelodeon Gak. What was up with that stuff? I don't think Floam smelled horribly though.

no, it was the other way around.

I had one of those. I think his name was Moss-Man. And yes, he did smell good...
I once read somewhere that our sense of smell is the one that is most connected to memories. I can't smell certain things without being reminded of something from my past. There's a kind of shampoo that always reminds me of my childhood, and that Off insect repellant always reminds me of past Summers.

Its very true. My friends all think I have this amazing sense of smell but its just that all my memories are linked to my smell. For instance, while walking through the auditorium I said "Wow, this smells just like my grandparents church in Houston when I was four." Now, whether or not it actually smelled like the church I'm not sure but once I caught a whiff thats the first thing I thought of. I do that all the time. I don't have a strong sense of smell but I'm very observant with it.

I know what you mean about the smell of a boy...it is kinda musty, but not like b.o. or anything...it's just a mix of manliness sweat and heat and d.o. perhaps...i don't know but it's a good thing as martha stewart would say.
My favorite smell is Gain detergant, you can always smell this stuff for days after you wash it just like ads say! I also have a really strong sense of smell, my roommate has a new candle in the kitchen and when i walked in the door all of a sudden i remembered that i had a dream about my old workplace...who knows when i had that dream, but they ALWAYS burned that same candle, so by smelling it I thought of that place and realized i had had a dream about working there again. Weird.
Another nostalgic smell is the distinct smell of a water hose...it just makes me think of slip-n-slide days and getting cut by sharp rocks from underneath!

i love the smell of bouce outdoor fresh fabric softener and basements.
i love the smell in a bakery and cotton candy.

marijuana is a nostalgic smell for me. my parents used to smoke weed all the time when i was little and there was always incense burning in all the plants. it wasn't until i was 17 that i figured out that the smell of incense that i spent my childhood smelling was really marijuana.

For me nothing can top the smell of a baseball glove held up to my face. Freshly cut grass comes in at a distant number two.

that gak shit smells horrid.
boys smell good. so do girls.


"i love the smell of commerce in the morning."

the smell of video stores makes me have to pee.

Another good topic. I swear to god I love the smell of girls, if I see a hot chick at the hotel or wherever I will walk by her to smell whatever perfume or bath and body works lotion she's wearing. It only enhances her hottness. I especially love that freesia (sp?) stuff. Holy shit, that stuff drives me insane. My first girlfriend wore it every day.

I love Nag Champa. Old churches with tile floors. Old high shools built in the 40's with tile floors. My grandparents house. Old smoky basements with pool tables. High School football games. The month of October in general.

The smell of fireplace smoke in fall, especially. It reminds me senior year in highschool, getting drunk and stoned with my friends on someone's back porch before football games.

And even though I try really hard not to eat it, waking up to the smell of bacon frying downstairs at my grandparents house is pretty damn great.

I hate new car smell. It smells like nothingness. Hair burning sucks too. And someone else's puke. My own I can deal with. I hate patchouli, too.

I was wondering if perhaps I had that boy smell that turns rachel on when I clicked on her profile and saw she JUST TURNED FIFTEEN!!

An unfortunate awkward moment, all thanks to the faceless internet.

Don't mean to embarass you, rachel. :-)


ps damn i feel old

hahaha

No embarassment, dont worry (at least on my part).

Damn profile. I almost had one person not know that I was fifteen.

(Edited by rachel at 10:41 pm on Jun. 23, 2003)

Amen to that, brother. It's the best smell a girl can have. Plumeria and Juniper Breeze are good too.

remember those smelly markers your kindergarten teacher had? the cinnamon and cherry, mint and orange? those were soooo cool. i always wanted to eat them. i also like the smell of gasoline and vicks vapor rub.

One time I tasted those markers and convinced myself that they tasted like the food that they were named after. I was in 5th grade...I should have known better....

You also shove vicks vapor rub up your nostrils even though it clearly states not to on the package, freak!

(Edited by DigsySlattery at 11:15 pm on Jun. 23, 2003)

you'll eat anything...

i'm so hungry right now...

It's amazing how many memories return to you when you pull out your old toys. When my nieces are playing with my play food or dolls, all the smells come back to me. I love the smell of my playfood donuts...they still smell of whatever flavor they were supposed to be.

Somebody mentioned the smell of asphalt...that so reminds me of someone's breath after they've just drunk orange juice and haven't brushed their teeth (naturally, since drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth is about the worst taste EVER). I hate that smell.

Rice Crispies remind me of the smell of urine.

If you stick your head inside a bag of Frito's it smells like dead fish (this was pointed out to me).

I love this topic b/c I always say "this is smells like..." and whoever I'm with thinks i'm crazy, but kinda know what i'm talking about at the same time.

I hate the smell of Bradford pear trees...we have some other trees at the house I live in, and they shed these pink berries. Apparently, it's only the female tree that does that. People just LOVE to smash the pink berries, and the emanating aroma is AWFUL. It really smells like shit. People literally walk by our house and are like, "SICK!" I'm not sure what tree it is, but we've dubbed it the Ovarian Assberry Tree.

Cider smells like vomit.

I just skimmed over the topic but my favorite smells are:

the library elevators at MTSU- it may be similiar to the basement smell

boys- i agree with everyone. i especially like the way they smell in the morning. like someone said, it's not b.o. but it's not exactly clean.

garlic- my favorite food, despite how awful it makes your breath smell

could it be dirrty, perhaps?

my lab's feet smells like Fritos... other lab owners have reported this little weird nuance as well....

exliontamer smelled like curry this morning. probably has something to do with him cooking indian food in the middle of the night.

i hate the smell of flowers and other pansy ass girl shit.

i love when guys smell like laundry detergent, you know, like they actually wash their clothes.

i know everyone will agree, but apparently some skunks have been chillin in my neighborhood lately and it isnt pleasant.

i found out today, while trying to get my class of two year olds to do something artful, that gluesticks now smell really good. have they always smelled pleasant? i thought i remembered them smelling gross when i was little. maybe i'm wrong...

I always thought that they smell like fruity pebbles cereal...i may be crazy?!

I used to love the smell of Baby powder so well I almost wanted to eat it.. I also love the smell of gasoline.. a new fragrance oil I love the smell of is egyptian musk! that hit is great:) I also liked smelling crayons for some reason.

The smell of the fishing... stale Pabst, old cigarrettes, dead fish and murky water... mmmm... my childhood will be forever connected to that smell.