# What would the Internet smell like?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527 "2003-01-09T15:32:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/41 "2003-01-14T18:01:40Z")

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The Internet smells like old musty books, an overflowing ashtray, dirty laundry, flat Dr. Pepper, Cheetos, old pizza, and in the background, the smell of a cat’s litterbox in dire need of scooping.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/42 "2003-01-14T18:17:09Z")

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A wedgie.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/43 "2003-01-14T18:40:45Z")

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Cat Food.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/44 "2003-01-14T18:45:19Z")

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I think it would smell like “Bladerunner” with hot, steaming vents and dumpsters the day before pick-up. And it would be pretty sweaty.

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**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/45 "2003-01-14T20:34:42Z")

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Well, damn! If it smells so bad, why do we all hang out here so much?!?

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**Author:** ![Adam\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Adam\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adam_K)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-internet-smell-like/147527/46 "2003-01-15T03:08:12Z")

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My money’s on ozone

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