# I don't WANT to smell like Paris!

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 8, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-smell-like-paris/343521 "2006-02-08T07:27:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-want-to-smell-like-paris/343521/11 "2006-02-08T14:07:36Z")

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There used to be an ad for Caswell-Massey colognes that had, in big bold type:  
**Smell like George Washington!**  
Our first pres. was a customer at C-M (which has old roots), and always ordered the same fragrance, for which they still have the recipe (or so their advertising states), so you apparently really _could_ smell like the big GW.  
I note that, if this is all on the level, he actually _used_ the stuff, and didn’t endorse it. That places him way above Paris, britney, and company.

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