# I love the smell of ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284 "2009-08-30T20:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/1 "2009-08-30T20:47:19Z")
… vanilla in the morning. It smells like [thoughtful pause] French toast. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/2 "2009-08-30T21:43:57Z")
…fresh mown grass…\ ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/3 "2009-08-30T22:47:29Z")
…ear wax ---
**Author:** ![Dusty\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/4 "2009-08-30T22:52:47Z")
Saw Dust Leather Stew that’s been cooking in the crock pot all day. Turkey roasting on Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/5 "2009-08-30T23:07:15Z")
My own farts. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/6 "2009-08-30T23:34:20Z")
The fresh odor after rain. Second hand smoke. Silver Swan soy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/7 "2009-08-30T23:35:55Z")
Fresh paper. Ahhhh. New book smell. ---
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/8 "2009-08-30T23:51:14Z")
Dusty car air conditioning (I’ve never found anyone who likes this smell) ---
**Author:** ![imfloating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@imfloating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imfloating)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/9 "2009-08-31T00:40:03Z")
1930’s/40’s car interior smell New acoustic guitars The inside of a barn after a rain New shower curtains Old book stores Good Weed ---
**Author:** ![tattman40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/10 "2009-08-31T00:55:22Z")
Fresh road tar. Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/11 "2009-08-31T01:41:00Z")
Popcorn Fresh coffee ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/12 "2009-08-31T02:05:56Z")
Garlic cooking. Especialy that which is stewing in a giant crok pot of red gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/13 "2009-08-31T02:18:19Z")
> [@lolagranola](#): > > Fresh paper. > > Ahhhh. New book smell. I prefer old book smell. Oh, how I love the old, musty smell of an old book. It takes me back to the old days when you had to go to the library to get a book. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/14 "2009-08-31T02:21:42Z")
- Bacon sizzling…it’s better than the actual bacon, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/15 "2009-08-31T02:22:56Z")
Jiffy markers. Grapefruit. Tomato plants. Leaded gasoline exhaust. Mimeograph sheets. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/16 "2009-08-31T02:29:47Z")
Hot exhaust pipes, the woods after a rain and woodsmoke. Just not all at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![StaudtCJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@StaudtCJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StaudtCJ)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/17 "2009-08-31T02:46:06Z")
Pumpkin pie in the oven. It’s good once it’s done, but as it is cooking, oh my. Dreamy. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/18 "2009-08-31T02:49:40Z")
> [@imfloating](#): > > 1930’s/40’s car interior smell > New acoustic guitars > The inside of a barn after a rain > New shower curtains > Old book stores > Good Weed New acoustic guitars that you’ve had for years, and that remind you when you first got it, and had dreams of being a guitar hero, and then realizing that you would never be one, but it still smells so great just the same. New shower curtains, well that’s just lost on me. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/19 "2009-08-31T03:10:16Z")
The first hint of autumn. It came to Cincinnati a little early this year: I was outside this evening, and it was a little cool, and that autumn smell was already in the air. Ahhhh. ---
**Author:** ![silvermist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvermist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silvermist)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-smell-of/508284/20 "2009-08-31T03:14:45Z")
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