# Poll: The smell of freshly cut grass **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287 "2008-01-12T15:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/21 "2008-01-13T04:37:22Z")
I like it. For a few minutes. Then, I start to sneeze like crazy. But, it’s still a nice smell. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EsotericEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e274bd/32.png) [@EsotericEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EsotericEnigma)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/22 "2008-01-13T05:06:37Z")
As an aside, I once hypothesized that the appeal of fresh cut grass came from people who played sports (or as a kid had a well tended lawn in the back yard) and that people who didn’t like the smell didn’t have those things. I did a test of about ten people and was pretty much right on. Wonder if it’s the case. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/23 "2008-01-13T05:15:21Z")
It’s really nice. ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/24 "2008-01-13T11:40:14Z")
I have always loved it and still do. There is just something about it that makes the world seem fresh and new. It is the smell of spring. ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Gray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jean\_Gray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jean_Gray)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/25 "2008-01-13T15:50:18Z")
[QUOTE=SomeUserName] I have always loved it and still do. There is just something about it that makes the world seem fresh and new. It is the smell of spring. [/QUOTE] Same here. It’s one of the scents that makes me feel really happy and full of energy, too. Ferret Herder, was this your soap? [http://www.etsy.com/view\_listing.php?listing\_id=8852981](http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8852981) Hmm, now I’m wondering if I should buy some of that too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/26 "2008-01-13T16:13:11Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] It’s reminiscent of watermelon to me. [/QUOTE] Same here. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/27 "2008-01-13T16:35:11Z")
[QUOTE=Jean Gray] Same here. It’s one of the scents that makes me feel really happy and full of energy, too. Ferret Herder, was this your soap? [http://www.etsy.com/view\_listing.php?listing\_id=8852981](http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8852981) Hmm, now I’m wondering if I should buy some of that too. 😃 [/QUOTE] No, it was a commercial, small brand, packaged in plastic wrapping, cube-cut shape, translucent to transparent. Smelled like spring/summer and I wished for it in the middle of a Minnesota winter. I would almost hope for a scratch-n-sniff web browser plug-in, but… yeah, that’s kind of a scary thought. Thanks for the link though, that’s a good possibility if it’s actually the smell I’m thinking about. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/28 "2008-01-13T18:06:39Z")
Hate it, because the smell of freshly cut grass means I’m about to have some serious allergy issues. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/29 "2008-01-13T20:45:59Z")
Love it. Reminds me of spring as a kid and the start of baseball season… ---
**Author:** ![Dying\_Butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@Dying\_Butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dying_Butterfly)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/30 "2008-01-14T00:56:01Z")
I hate it. It smells metallic and just… blech. I hate the smell of cooked greens too. I think it’s the chlorophyll. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/31 "2008-01-14T00:57:21Z")
I just ordered the soap. Had to. Although I think I better not take it with me to the gym, just in case its aroma has the same arousing effect. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/32 "2008-01-14T01:46:50Z")
It’s alright, as long as it’s someone else doing the cutting. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/33 "2008-01-14T11:26:03Z")
The smell referred to is [Coumarin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coumarin). It (and its analogues) has been used in perfumes to create that fresh smell. Si ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/34 "2008-01-14T13:56:49Z")
[QUOTE=Antigen] I love that smell. It’s somehow better when it’s been cut with a gas-powered mower, though. [/QUOTE] I’m really happy to know that I’m not the only one who feels that way. I’ve always felt a little guilty about liking the smell of grass cut with a gas mower, as if it is not politically correct or something. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/35 "2008-01-14T14:23:06Z")
[QUOTE=Purgatory Creek] I’m really happy to know that I’m not the only one who feels that way. I’ve always felt a little guilty about liking the smell of grass cut with a gas mower, as if it is not politically correct or something. [/QUOTE] You’re happy now. Just wait until I send Al Gore over there! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/36 "2008-01-14T15:19:05Z")
For me, it’s not so much that I like the smell, inasmuch as it brings me back to hot summer mornings mowing the lawn. Especially if I can smell a little gasoline or exhaust along with the grass. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/37 "2008-01-14T15:21:34Z")
I hate the smell. Mostly because I know that once I smell that, then soon it’ll be my turn to cut my own lawn. And there’s few jobs I hate more than that. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/38 "2008-01-14T16:47:43Z")
Don’t care for it. ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/39 "2008-01-14T17:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=Pithy Moniker] You’re happy now. Just wait until I send Al Gore over there! 😃 [/QUOTE] ACK! Oh wait…will it be bearded, plaid-shirted, woodsy Al, or Awkwardly-Dancing-With-Tipper Al or Nobel Prize Al? Whichever one, tell him to bring his electric mower and a really, really long extension cord. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287/40 "2008-01-14T23:31:34Z")
I don’t like it. This might stem from my childhood allergies to it. I really like the smell of a lawnmower engine, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-smell-of-freshly-cut-grass/433287.md?page=3)