Nationwider Posted 10 October 2005 Posted 10 October 2005 ...is a much underrated sense. We don't smell enough things, do we? We look at stuff and touch it sometimes, but we rarely give it a good smell. What are the best non-food smells? Here's mine: Creosote. New carpets (or any carpet shop). New car interiors. Morning Fresh original washing-up liquid. The hair of the Scandanavian girl at uni who used to sit in front of me at some lectures.
Phil Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 its not a particully nice smell, but the smell of being in the crowd at a music festival, your in the great outdoors you can smell a combination of mud sweat and beer/cider. its not a pleasent smell but its a smell that brings you alot of memories.
Deathside Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 Can't really think of any decent wiffs that aren't already listed here But I have to congratulate Nationwider on his fantastic choice of avator - That sad anniversary is fast approaching
Cobbo Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 that smell in thumaston from the bakery bloody lovely!
The People's Hero Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 Freshly cut grass in summertime. Cricket bat, when being oiled (strange choice I know) Red wine.
kerryh Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 New car smell and Christmas Trees (real ones!!!)
Katy Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 that smell in thumaston from the bakery bloody lovely! I was going to say that! Coffee, even though I detest it Freshly cut grass Proper Lavender fields Mulled wine
Ricey Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 New car smell and Christmas Trees (real ones!!!) New car smells make me feel ill Agree about the real Christmas tree smell
Thracian Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 Freshly cut grass in summertime. Cricket bat, when being oiled (strange choice I know) Red wine. Number two's not strange. Linseed oil is awesome. I used to use it on loads of things just as a further excuse to keep sniffing it.
cisono Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 ...is a much underrated sense. We don't smell enough things, do we? We look at stuff and touch it sometimes, but we rarely give it a good smell. I often smell things, particularly foods I am not sure about, before eating them (for the first time or if unsure about whether still "edible"). However, I invariably get told off for that (by my mum, sister 1, brother). Strange how the "sniffing/smelling behaviour" is somehow more socially acceptable when involving wine but not food (and possibly non-edible products). So perhaps our smelling behaviour is restricted by societal rules and conventions? [i can already hear Freund complaining... ] The reason I do this is partly unknown (my sister number 2 does that as well) and partly because of an incident at a Japanese restaurant in Singapore a few years back. I ordered a bentoo. When the food arrived, I had a quick look at all the various things on the "tray" and decided what order to eat them in. One little pot looked like pudding and therefore like dessert, so I left it for last. When I finished eating the rest (sushi etc), I mentally prepared myself for the sweetness of a nice pudding-like dessert. Much to my surprise, the pudding-like thing was not sweet at all and was indeed salty, with suspicious bits in it. I had to repress a strong urge to throw up. By recruiting my rational brain (in conjunction with my sense of smell), I managed to work out that it was just steamed egg with chicken pieces in it. I had to tell my brain that things were ok, that it was just egg and chicken. Had I sniffed the bloody thing to start with, I believe that this problem would not have occurred Hence I recommend making full use of our sense of smell...
Libertine Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 Tinsel (it smells of Christmas!) Too right! Puts a gigantic smile on my face does that smell. Also, I love the smell of burning matches. Petrol too.
Hitesh Posted 11 October 2005 Posted 11 October 2005 Freshly cut grass in summertime.. seconded also, my mums cooking!
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