# Name a scent that, whenever you smell it, it takes you back to your childhood.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 24, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-scent-that-whenever-you-smell-it-it-takes-you-back-to-your-childhood/713484 "2015-02-24T03:40:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-scent-that-whenever-you-smell-it-it-takes-you-back-to-your-childhood/713484/141 "2015-03-08T05:09:56Z")

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Crayons. Mmmmmmm!

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-scent-that-whenever-you-smell-it-it-takes-you-back-to-your-childhood/713484/142 "2015-03-08T12:26:16Z")

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Baked bell peppers stuffed with meat loaf. My mom made those a lot back in the 70s. I was in a fancy restaurant in Shanghai a few days ago and both those scents hit me at once and I was brought to my knees.

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