# My house smells weird
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 20, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885 "2004-12-20T23:40:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/1 "2004-12-20T23:40:55Z")
Normally at this time, it smells of pretty red, white and green candles, maybe peppermint or vanilla or pine scented ones in all the wee Christmassy holder thingies.
Today, however, my contractors responded to a months long nag and finally arrived to finish the upstairs bathroom, which means lovely drying paint fumes. While they were here I also got them to caulk all the windows missed on the first round of caulking, that has a distinctive chemical scent of it’s own. I’ve got the exhaust fan going, an air filtering machine and a few windows open, but whew!
I’m baking up a storm, since the entire family is arriving in a few days, so far I’ve made 4 loaves of banana bread, 2 pans of rice crispies treats, a few dozen choc.chip cookies and have sugar cookie dough chilling in the fridge.
In between the baking I’ve got laundry going, the washer and dryer are in a little nook right off the kitchen, and I just re-heated some roasted pork, gravy and taters for dinner.
Mmmm, the festive smells of April fresh chemical banana pig meat!
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/2 "2004-12-21T03:22:20Z")
Want some curry? 🙂
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### Author:  [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/3 "2004-12-21T06:36:49Z")
How about some ripe gorgonzola cheese? _offers_
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### Author:  [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/4 "2004-12-21T11:38:02Z")
I just nuked some salmon in the microwave. And I have my garlic stuffed shells for lunch. And an apple-cinnamon air freshener working overtime in the kitchen.
Trade ya for some cookies.
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### Author:  [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/5 "2004-12-21T12:26:12Z")
Damn I came in here ready to blurt out with a smartassed reply. Now I’m just hungry!
Thanks for that…
Serves me right I guess… 😉
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### Author:  [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/6 "2004-12-21T15:20:36Z")
Mmmm, salmon. How about a nice fresh loaf of pumpkin-pecan bread instead, **screech**? That was the last thing I baked last night and it’s marvelously pungent, the kitchen still smelt lovely when I came downstairs this morning. 🙂
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### Author:  [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-smells-weird/280885/7 "2004-12-23T07:07:46Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#):
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> …How about a nice fresh loaf of pumpkin-pecan bread instead, **screech**?..
Oooooooooooooooooooh! I want the recipie!!!