> > Wolf "still can't believe people who actually claim to LIKE New Car smell" spirit
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> Hm. New car never did it for me. You know what *really* smells good? New bassoon. No, really. The fresh wood, the varnish... when my high school got a new one (a Fox 201, to be specific), people would look at me funny, because I'd always spend a few moments taking in the aroma before I put the instrument together. It smelled wonderful!
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> Other smells I love:
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> Old books.... the kind that used to be often read but have hardly been opened in the past 20 years.
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> For that matter, new books aren't bad either.
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> Gasoline. I always stand outside the car when people are filling up their tanks. So I'm weird.
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> Loreena McKennitt liner notes. I remain convinced that her liner notes smell different than the ones in other CDs. Must be something about the paper.
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> Sandalwood. I always keep sandalwood incense around (even though I can't burn it in my dorm).
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> Jasmine. Some jasmine incense, too. And it flowers well in this area; a friend has it running up the outside wall of his house. Mmm...
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> Perfume - Byblos and Sparkling White Diamonds. Nice clean smells, Byblos a little heavier. I liked it since the first time I smelled it in a department store when I was 10 (even though at the time I exclusively wore Debbie Gibson's Electric Youth cologne...) and was never able to find it until my mother gave me a bottle. :-)
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> Coffee. I don't like drinking it all that much, but the smell... mmm.
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> Fresh bread. Tastes and smells best when it's still hot enough to burn your tongue.
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> Newly cut grass. Which is why I never minded cutting the lawn, even with the ancient manual mower.
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> So, what are everyone else's favorite smells?
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> -Fob"and that was just the short list"ulis

Old money.
Howard