# Smell you later **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359 "2011-10-21T14:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/1 "2011-10-21T14:27:14Z")
If you could pick a scent that would cause people to remind them of you, what would it be? Also, what scents remind you of people you’ve known? I think my scent would be anise. Whenever I smell cinnamon it reminds me of a neighbor I grew up next to that made the best cinnamon rolls in the world. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/2 "2011-10-21T14:31:32Z")
I want to smell like intolerant, simmering, will burst out at any moment hulk like rage. This way I can go through life being exposed to only a minimal amount of bullshit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/3 "2011-10-21T14:35:24Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I want to smell like intolerant, simmering, will burst out at any moment hulk like rage. This way I can go through life being exposed to only a minimal amount of bullshit 🙂 And what exactly does “intolerant, simmering, will burst out at any moment hulk like rage” smell like? Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/4 "2011-10-21T14:37:10Z")
Ha ha! I love the smell of rage. I would like my trademark scent to be cinnamon or bourbon. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/5 "2011-10-21T14:38:03Z")
The smell of a high-performance boat after a good run. Something along the lines of leather, motor oil, lingering exhaust and tanning lotion washed over with salt air sea breezes. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/6 "2011-10-21T14:38:46Z")
Oooh, bourbon. Good one, **MOL**. Mine would be vanilla. Or perhaps red wine. El Hubbo’s would be scotch. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/7 "2011-10-21T14:39:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And what exactly does “intolerant, simmering, will burst out at any moment hulk like rage” smell like? Help me out here. Orange zest. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/8 "2011-10-21T14:43:03Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Oooh, bourbon. Good one, **MOL**. Strangely, some people _do_ claim to think of me when they smell bourbon. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Obvious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Obvious)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/9 "2011-10-21T14:49:47Z")
[China rain.](http://www.bodytime.com/chinarain.html) Hard to describe, but it smells wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/10 "2011-10-21T14:53:05Z")
Jessica McClintock perfume. Citrusy and fresh. Clean. Feminine. ---
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/11 "2011-10-21T14:53:37Z")
Something along the lines of freshly planed pine and cedar boards. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/12 "2011-10-21T14:53:56Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And what exactly does “intolerant, simmering, will burst out at any moment hulk like rage” smell like? Help me out here. I don’t know. I just know I want it. And I suspect you’ll know it when you smell it. My current signature scent is nutra rat light beer with a touch of garlic and hotsauce. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/13 "2011-10-21T14:54:27Z")
Piñon, sage and juniper with a hint of ponderosa. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/14 "2011-10-21T14:56:54Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I don’t know. I just know I want it. And I suspect you’ll know it when you smell it. My current signature scent is nutra rat light beer with a touch of garlic and hotsauce. I like you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/15 "2011-10-21T15:13:21Z")
> [@randomface](#): > > Something along the lines of freshly planed pine and cedar boards. Pretty much this. Something that smells like my woodshop. Smells can be such strong memory triggers. I used to work with a girl who smelled like patchouli oil every day. We used to flirt a bit, and I contemplated taking it to the next level, but frankly her patchouli smell was so strong it sort of turned me off. Now the smell has a bad connotation for me. On the other hand, I was once picked up by a girl while waiting in line to get into a bar, and she smelled like Obsession by Calvin Kline. It wasn’t overpowering though, so we hooked up that night and became FWB. Every time we got together she smelled like Obsession. So whenever I smell that, I think of college, beer and freaky monkey love. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/16 "2011-10-21T15:25:23Z")
Warm cotton, sage, and a little musk. Sandalwood makes me think of my sister. I don’t like her, but I still like the smell. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/17 "2011-10-21T15:29:53Z")
The smell of (what was)dry earth after it rains ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/18 "2011-10-21T15:33:24Z")
I don’t think weird and inapproriate has a scent. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/19 "2011-10-21T15:42:28Z")
I don’t know TriPolar…Moldy cheese comes to mind. :0) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359/20 "2011-10-21T15:45:14Z")
The smell of a roasted chicken and newly-baked bread, both fresh out of the oven. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-you-later/600359.md?page=2)