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When I was a kid my uncle owned a pristine Cherry Red 1957 Cheverolet Belair. I will never, ever, EVER forget the smell from the inside of that baby. Other 60's era Australian cars(HR Holden) have mustered up a scent resembling it but... nothing really comes close to that old '57. Sublime.
Your post just reminded me of the smell of my old HQ Prem. That was a beautiful car.
It is interesting how many like the very smells that others find offensive, and how many of us enjoy the same smells. Here's mine:
The smell of horses and cattle
Vegetable tanned leather (especially when it's wet)
Fresh rain, even better after a long dry spell
Gunpowder after doing its job
Fresh cut and curing hay
Hot bread fresh out of the oven
The sometimes very pungent smell of a working saddle/tack shed
Thanks to you all and thanks for this thread as a very interesting sidelight.
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The smell of cooking bacon
Pine/Aspen shavings (possibly because they remind me of my now-deceased pet rats)
The smell of my cat (not the rest of our family's cats, though)
Aged brown spirits in general - caramel, vanilla- (tequila, scotch, cognac)
Parmesan cheese
Vodka
New shoes/clothes
Leather
Permanent markers
A long-smoked pipe (as in the bowl of one that's been smoked a couple of days or more ago)
Ginger-infused white rum (obscure, but something I make that I love).
A tobacco barn, filled with fresh cut tobacco. Oh, so good.
I love the smell of most of the items already posted, but one that has not been mentioned is the smell of a brand new baseball(hardball)!
Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one! My girlfriend thinks I'm a real sicko.Quote:
Originally Posted by kooray83
Farm smell -- basically cow manure. I lived next to a farm as a kid so it brings back memories and also smells fresh and clean (to me).
Not a smell, but almost the same thing -- the taste of cod liver oil. My mother would line us up like little birds in a nest and use a dropper to give us each a few drops every breakfast. Somehow I just learned to like it.
Of course all the smells one is supposed to like: fresh baked bread, roses, etc..
I love the smell of a canvas tent on a cold October morning, with a wood stove with a pot of coffee boiling on top...
Oh man...Some people just don't realize what they're missing on an early morning. It's one thing I enjoy more then anything else when I'm hunting or camping, the clean, cool scents of the forest.
But Dave what do you think about Kooray's farts?Quote:
Originally Posted by davisbonanza
Do crowded elevators smell different to midgets?