Name the smells that just blow your skirt up.... :spin:
Mine is a Christmas tree in the livingroom first thing in the morning; fresh new creosote crossties just before or just after installation; southern yellow pine in the form of fresh plywood, wood chips, or fresh cut logs; anything cooked in a crockpot; I'll name others as I think of them.
Pooing is cool.
high desert sage. and skunk. go figure; I really like skunk.
Poo.
I've always loved the smell of rubber for some reason. One thing I like about shoe stores.
Vanilla, cigars, vanilla cigars, kretek (clove cigs), pipe tobacco, gasoline, new car smell, cinnamon, olive oil, freshly cut grass.
Bonfires :bigass:
Another vote for poo.
One man with the courage to vote for poo maketh a majority.
Yawn.
(unless the yawner has bad breath)
Purple kush.
fresh asphalt, crisp money, summer rain, meat on the grill (charcoal only!), cold beer,
And of course an obligatory vote for poo :rolleyes:
Quote from: NE2 on January 15, 2013, 08:42:48 PM
Pooing is cool.
Quote from: Steve on January 15, 2013, 11:18:35 PM
Another vote for poo.
Quote from: bandit73 on January 15, 2013, 11:23:28 PM
One man with the courage to vote for poo maketh a majority.
Quote from: on_wisconsin on January 16, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
fresh asphalt, crisp money, summer rain, meat on the grill (charcoal only!), cold beer,
And of course an obligatory vote for poo :rolleyes:
It can be considered the smell of relief! :-D
Quote from: cjk374 on January 16, 2013, 06:47:54 AM
Quote from: NE2 on January 15, 2013, 08:42:48 PM
Pooing is cool.
Quote from: Steve on January 15, 2013, 11:18:35 PM
Another vote for poo.
Quote from: bandit73 on January 15, 2013, 11:23:28 PM
One man with the courage to vote for poo maketh a majority.
Quote from: on_wisconsin on January 16, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
fresh asphalt, crisp money, summer rain, meat on the grill (charcoal only!), cold beer,
And of course an obligatory vote for poo :rolleyes:
It can be considered the smell of relief! :-D
The smell of poo in the morning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k26hmRbDQFw) after a gourmet meal (http://rossottiranch.com/?page_id=345) the night before.
One more vote for fresh creosote in railroad ties!
Also.....
Sawdust
Tobacco shop
Rain storms
Onion and garlic cooking in butter
Skunk, asphalt, gasoline: I like them, but I don't love them.
Quote from: kphoger on January 16, 2013, 11:46:23 AM
One more vote for fresh creosote in railroad ties!
do they still use creosote? I thought the EPA banned it a few decades ago.
Well, whatever. It smells good nonetheless.
The smell emitted from plants when it starts raining after a long period of dry weather.
The smell of a brand new map when first opened.
The smell of warm humid air after a warm front moves through during the winter.
Bog swamp (the sphagnum moss, I think)
ozone (that 'after a lightning storm' smell)
grilling meats
fresh cut pine
burning balsam
Lake Michigan
yeast
mildew growing on canvas
autumn leaves
Quote from: Alex on January 16, 2013, 01:05:52 PM
The smell of a brand new map when first opened.
New map smell is a quality smell. I'd rate new electronic smell highly as well.
Quote from: Grzrd on January 16, 2013, 10:51:03 AM
Quote from: cjk374 on January 16, 2013, 06:47:54 AM
Quote from: NE2 on January 15, 2013, 08:42:48 PM
Pooing is cool.
Quote from: Steve on January 15, 2013, 11:18:35 PM
Another vote for poo.
Quote from: bandit73 on January 15, 2013, 11:23:28 PM
One man with the courage to vote for poo maketh a majority.
Quote from: on_wisconsin on January 16, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
fresh asphalt, crisp money, summer rain, meat on the grill (charcoal only!), cold beer,
And of course an obligatory vote for poo :rolleyes:
It can be considered the smell of relief! :-D
The smell of poo in the morning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k26hmRbDQFw) after a gourmet meal (http://rossottiranch.com/?page_id=345) the night before.
Ah shit. :-D
Quote from: Molandfreak on January 15, 2013, 10:50:03 PM
Bonfires :bigass:
x2!
Quote from: agentsteel53 on January 16, 2013, 11:50:25 AM
Quote from: kphoger on January 16, 2013, 11:46:23 AM
One more vote for fresh creosote in railroad ties!
do they still use creosote? I thought the EPA banned it a few decades ago.
They use something that burns like creosote when it comes in contact with your skin (1st hand experience), & it smells like it also. Maybe the EPA had the formula changed? :hmmm:
Quote from: triplemultiplex on January 16, 2013, 02:45:23 PM
...Lake Michigan...
What part of Lake Michigan? Hopefully far away from Jones' Island, Milwaukee X-(
Bacon being cooked
Onion or garlic being sautéed
In no particular order...
Decaying leaves in the fall
Fireplace fires in the fall
Fresh asphalt
Fresh concrete
Bacon
Freshly cut grass
New carpet
New car
Fresh bread
Diesel exhaust (in small doses)
UV coating (book or magazine/catalog)
BBQ
Impending summer rain shower
Thousands upon thousands of acres of orange and grapefruits being picked at this time of the year in northern Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties along Interstate 95. Extremely pleasant. :nod:
I'll bite. I like the smell of a new car, most cigars, Febreze, gasoline, sea water, and vanilla candles. Oh, and poo.
Quote from: DaBigE on January 16, 2013, 03:49:28 PM
Fresh bread
Ahh, childhood memories! My dad always used to take the day off work on my brother and I's first day of school, get some cleaning done, and bake fresh bread! Which brings me to another one, Orange Glo :clap:
Quote from: DaBigE on January 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on January 16, 2013, 02:45:23 PM
...Lake Michigan...
What part of Lake Michigan? Hopefully far away from Jones' Island, Milwaukee X-(
LOL
I "love" the smell of milorganite.
When I say Lake Michigan, it's the smell of fresh, cold water with a hint of something biological I think. I'm not talking about piles of rotting algae and alewives that one often encounters on the shore while the shells of quagga and zebra mussels crunch underfoot; this is a refreshing smell. You would totally buy a soap if it smelled like this. It's common in the morning when it's going to be warm later in the day. I think it works with any Great Lake, too, not just Michigan.
Quote from: bugo on January 15, 2013, 11:50:52 PM
Purple kush.
Gotta agree on that bugo, actually most varieties smell good to me.
The smell of a Zippo lighter lighting a cigarette and the 1st exhale of smoke, the smoke smells different that 1st exhale, it hard to describe, maybe a little sweet?
PennDOTFan, I thought I was the only one who actually didn't mind the smell of gasoline at all. Good to know I'm not alone.
I just found out our best friend likes the smell of diesel exhaust. For him, it brings back good memories of driving a school bus route in Michigan. He loves Michigan, he loves driving, and he loves kids, so it was the perfect job.
Smells are very important to memory.
I think a whiff of diesel exhaust takes lots of people back to their youth, sitting in that school bus, slowly getting poisoned by toxic fumes. Ah memories!
Quote from: triplemultiplex on January 30, 2013, 12:13:06 PM
Smells are very important to memory.
I think a whiff of diesel exhaust takes lots of people back to their youth, sitting in that school bus, slowly getting poisoned by toxic fumes. Ah memories!
Indeed, what an infringement on my right to life.
Wood-burning smoke (whether it be from a fireplace or structure fire)
Diesel fuel and diesel exhaust
Gasoline and car exhaust
Kerosene
Pipe tobacco smoke (grandfather used to smoke pipes, delicious)
Permanent markers
Dry-erase markers
Fresh coffee (although I rarely drink it)
New car smell
New carpet
Burning dust smell from a heater just turned on for the first cold day of the year
Rubbing alcohol
Quote from: andrewkbrown on January 30, 2013, 10:44:35 PM
Permanent markers
How could I have forgotten??? Heck, yeah!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F21Z-tpqHmeL._SL500_SS500_.jpg&hash=88be54abc486755fc866dca9f96b3cf7ba909cfc)
Quote from: kphoger on January 31, 2013, 02:23:43 PM
Quote from: andrewkbrown on January 30, 2013, 10:44:35 PM
Permanent markers
How could I have forgotten??? Heck, yeah!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F21Z-tpqHmeL._SL500_SS500_.jpg&hash=88be54abc486755fc866dca9f96b3cf7ba909cfc)
I LOVE the strong smells of permanent markers, rubber cement, white out, gas, etc! Call me crazy :-D
Sawdust
Burning paper
BBQ
Being from Texas, natural gas. I don't love it, but I'm used to it basically and coming back from a different smelling place, it smells better here.
BigMatt
Quote from: kphoger on January 30, 2013, 10:45:31 AM
I just found out our best friend likes the smell of diesel exhaust. For him, it brings back good memories of driving a school bus route in Michigan. He loves Michigan, he loves driving, and he loves kids, so it was the perfect job.
Which part of Michigan did he drive a school bus in? I've always had a special fascination with school buses and would love to drive a school bus somehow... someday. I live in Michigan too.
South Lyon
Quote from: kphoger on February 01, 2013, 03:09:22 PM
Your favorite smells
South Lyon
Do tell. (Yes, I'm aware of unquoted context)
Quote from: CrossCountryRoads on January 29, 2013, 09:45:43 PM
PennDOTFan, I thought I was the only one who actually didn't mind the smell of gasoline at all. Good to know I'm not alone.
I like it too. Makes me think of traveling, which is what I love to do more than anything else. That goes along with liking new map smell as somebody else mentioned. Along the same line, I also like the smell of motels(as long as they have been properly cleaned). I remember when I was little, when we came back from family vacations my pillow would always smell like a motel for a couple of weeks afterward and I would just savor that smell for as long as I could, reminding me of being on vacation.
Quote from: huskeroadgeek on February 01, 2013, 09:49:36 PM
Quote from: CrossCountryRoads on January 29, 2013, 09:45:43 PM
PennDOTFan, I thought I was the only one who actually didn't mind the smell of gasoline at all. Good to know I'm not alone.
I like it too. Makes me think of traveling, which is what I love to do more than anything else.
That's one of the reasons why I enjoy the smell as well. The feeling of a full tank of gas right before hitting the road for a long car trip is really satisfying.
I liked the smell of leaded gas. Ethyl was the best. Unleaded gas smells like a shit.
Quote from: Steve on February 01, 2013, 06:41:16 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 01, 2013, 03:09:22 PM
Your favorite smells
South Lyon
Do tell. (Yes, I'm aware of unquoted context)
Easy. South Lyon smells like Michigan. Michigan smells like snow. Everyone likes new-fallen snow.
Quote from: Steve on February 02, 2013, 01:31:42 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 02, 2013, 01:06:34 PM
Quote from: Steve on February 01, 2013, 06:41:16 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 01, 2013, 03:09:22 PM
Your favorite smells
South Lyon
Do tell. (Yes, I'm aware of unquoted context)
Michigan smells
Go on...
OK, you got me.
cedar smoke
pinion smoke
freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
green chile roasting
Hawaiian sun screenblack
black & mild cigar
marijuana smoke(don't smoke it any more,like the smell still)
Oranges. Including the eraseable pens that smell like them.
I like the smell of a new Lexus (mine is getting too old to sniff, but still fun to drive...)
Menthol.
Quote from: Stalin on February 02, 2013, 01:06:04 AM
I liked the smell of leaded gas. Ethyl was the best. Unleaded gas smells like a shit.
Talk to the second Family Feud contestant here: http://youtu.be/zdVuEpD9_IY
Chloroform.
BigMatt
Not sure if it was already mentioned, but fresh bread baking sure is a nice smell.
A good-smelling woman and anything vanilla.
Hot earl grey tea.
Lilac.
Bacon frying.
Hmm...
Diesel exhaust (reminds me of charter bus trips with my college marching band)
Garlic and onions sauteeing or in stir fry
Candle Smoke
Matches
Charcoal and hardwood smoke
Tinder box stores (don't smoke, but man that smell...)
I like the smell of the leather that Dainese uses in their suits and gloves. Also orange blossoms.
New T-shirts
my own farts
Black tea leaves before they've been steeped.
Back in the day, leaded gasoline.
Hmm, maybe that's where those brain cells went! :spin:
- Fresh rubber in a Tire Store showroom
- Diesel smoke at a truck stop
- Cow manure while driving down a country road
- Smelling approaching rain in the air
- Pine forests
Quote from: thenetwork on May 21, 2013, 10:30:32 PM
Smelling approaching rain in the air
Nothing beats it!
The reference stacks in a library (stuffy, papery aroma).
Frying bacon.
Cut lumber; many years ago, a lumberyard by Foothill Expressway in Los Altos gave that unique pleasure to bike riders.
Hot Asphalt (being transported or laid).
Sunkist (the moment you twist the cap off)
Certain Gummy candies
Chocolate.
Quote from: djsinco on May 21, 2013, 02:41:11 PM
Back in the day, leaded gasoline.
Hmm, maybe that's where those brain cells went! :spin:
Yeah me too! I worked at alot of full service gas stations up north in my younger days, if the filling tube was behind the license plate (do any cars fill behind the license plate anymore?) and it was cold out I was stooped down low behind the car trying to get shelter from the wind. I inhaled alot of leaded gas fumes. :hmmm:Did I say that out loud? :crazy: :spin:
Freshly baked bread from a bakery.
Quote from: allniter89 on July 28, 2013, 12:38:45 AM
Quote from: djsinco on May 21, 2013, 02:41:11 PM
Back in the day, leaded gasoline.
Hmm, maybe that's where those brain cells went! :spin:
Yeah me too! I worked at alot of full service gas stations up north in my younger days, if the filling tube was behind the license plate (do any cars fill behind the license plate anymore?) and it was cold out I was stooped down low behind the car trying to get shelter from the wind. I inhaled alot of leaded gas fumes.
Yeah me too! I worked at alot of full service gas stations up north in my younger days, if the filling tube was behind the license plate (do any cars fill behind the license plate anymore?) and it was cold out I was stooped down low behind the car trying to get shelter from the wind. I inhaled alot of leaded gas fumes. :hmmm:Did I say that out loud? :crazy: :spin:
Freshly baked bread from a bakery.
Oddest double post I've ever seen...
Oddest double post I've ever seen...
Quote from: djsinco on July 28, 2013, 03:27:36 AM
Quote from: allniter89 on July 28, 2013, 12:38:45 AM
Quote from: djsinco on May 21, 2013, 02:41:11 PM
Back in the day, leaded gasoline.
Hmm, maybe that's where those brain cells went! :spin:
Yeah me too! I worked at alot of full service gas stations up north in my younger days, if the filling tube was behind the license plate (do any cars fill behind the license plate anymore?) and it was cold out I was stooped down low behind the car trying to get shelter from the wind. I inhaled alot of leaded gas fumes.
Yeah me too! I worked at alot of full service gas stations up north in my younger days, if the filling tube was behind the license plate (do any cars fill behind the license plate anymore?) and it was cold out I was stooped down low behind the car trying to get shelter from the wind. I inhaled alot of leaded gas fumes. :hmmm:Did I say that out loud? :crazy: :spin:
Freshly baked bread from a bakery.
Oddest double post I've ever seen...
Oddest double post I've ever seen...
Something about those leaded gas fumes.
Impending rain
A car with leather seats that a dog has spent a lot of time in- that smell reminds me of my Grandfather's farm
Spaghetti sauce
Quote from: corco on July 28, 2013, 07:42:00 PM
Spaghetti sauce
Garlic
Parmesan
Breadsticks
Pretty much anything that has to do with spaghetti!
Why not?
Electronics with plastic casing
Skunk (add me to that list, but note that I haven't smelled it up close)
Hotel rooms, preferably older ones, sometimes with a bit of lingering cigarette smoke (even though I detest fresh cigarette smoke)
Coffee, coffee, coffee!!!
Beer
Shopping mall interiors, except for the parts where perfumes are sold (but I'm totally good with Cinnabon)
Wet grass
A smell for everyone and no one
Something that's legal in two U.S. states
99.9% absence of poo (because I don't want to fit in, but I've learned not to be dogmatic)
Quote from: stridentweasel on July 31, 2013, 08:33:29 PM
Something that's legal in two U.S. states
Your cousin's vajayjay/panini?
Quote from: NE2 on July 31, 2013, 10:35:12 PM
Quote from: stridentweasel on July 31, 2013, 08:33:29 PM
Something that's legal in two U.S. states
Your cousin's vajayjay/panini?
I'm counting a number >2 here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_law_in_the_United_States_by_state
Quote from: kkt on May 20, 2013, 06:30:40 PM
Hot earl grey tea.
You mean "Tea earl grey hot".
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 04, 2013, 02:50:38 AM
Quote from: kkt on May 20, 2013, 06:30:40 PM
Hot earl grey tea.
You mean "Tea earl grey hot".
That's a funny thing about the replicators. Their computers are supposed to be so much more "intelligent" than what we have today, yet the words have to be inverted into a hierarchy for the computer to understand what's meant. Cheap dramatic effect, I guess.
The orange processing plant east of Lake Wales, Florida (even better when the groves in that area are blossoming).
Aqua Velva aftershave.
Skunk.
Skunk at rock concerts.
Citrus scents...mango, orange, lemon, lime, etc.
Garlic fields near Gilroy, CA when harvest is nigh!