What weird smells do you actually like?

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WindyBalloon@reddit

Latex balloons, though only the professional quality as cheap ones can be bad. And cause balloons are awesome party time stuff.

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Dezquerter@reddit

Petrol of course, I've even tasted it once...

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incognitoian@reddit

Cat food. Call me crazy but I guess it smells like home! (Always had lots of pet cats around as a kid)

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buymybone@reddit

The dusty sooty smell you get on London Underground platforms. I second wet dog, reminds me of coming home to a warm house after a long walk out in the autumn rain.

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Emergency-Square-709@reddit

I like the smell of the underground too. It’s smells kind of rubbery to me?

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redditsaiditreadit@reddit

I really think it smells like digestive biscuits !

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bigbabyhaystack@reddit

Yeah with the warm air blowing past you! Mmm

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LolCremers10@reddit

As a non-Londoner I tend to find that it smells of piss and asthma, but it's probably something you get used to. Like us Wiltshirians tend to like the smell of freshly placed manure in fields.

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StiffAssedBrit@reddit

There's something about the old style London Underground stations. Really atmospheric and the smell is unique.

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drew1666@reddit

yes when underground stations had wooden esculators

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Alarming-Leading4954@reddit

I instantly smelled it in my mind when you mentioned it. Reminds me of being a kid going from Hendon central overground to central London with my mum and brother.

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OMG the underground makes me feel sick lol It reminds me of being that far underground in that dark place you can't get out of for ages with all the concrete and walls and loud trains and darkness. And al the people crowding together with all the same faces staring out the windows into the darkness. Horrible smell

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buymybone@reddit

It's an acquired taste

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HighTreason666@reddit

Yesssss I love the underground smell, Mile end is an old favourite. Getting off the district and waiting for the central, take in a big whiff 😂

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Rapturerise@reddit

Yes! This. I didn't know others like it too.

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albecoming@reddit

I don't even go to London that often anymore but when I do that smell of the underground just makes me want to sleep. Plus it reminds me of my youthful trips(s) to Hamleys.

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SolidSteppas@reddit

Sounds weird but the Underground has a nostalgic smell for me, takes me back to when I was 7 visiting London for the first time

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BrentfordFC21@reddit

The smell on underground tube platforms is my favourite smell out of anything! Especially Piccadilly line

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CuteMaterial@reddit

Yes same! It reminds me of getting the tube in the 80s when it was a lot dirtier! 😂

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PsychologicalNote612@reddit

I like the underground smell too, it's best on the stations that haven't been spruced up

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anythingpickledisfab@reddit

Our families clothes in general. I love me some comfort fabric conditioner. Every family has their own smell right, I’m fond of ours really biased I know. I reckon I could detect our clothes with a blindfold and just sniffing them. I remember as a kid I got hand me downs from my mums friends kids and no matter how much we washed them, the clothes would smell of them and I’d be so disgusted not because it’s a bad smell, but not my smell it used to bother me a lot so I’d never wear them.

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NoGuarantee6075@reddit

The vent of the Steam Deck

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Sandgroper343@reddit

Durian.

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phygello@reddit

S'porean? M'sian?

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Sandgroper343@reddit

Australian that visits Spore and Malaysia frequently

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BubbleTeaPixie@reddit

I love the smell of swimming pools; the chlorinated water... Even after recently finding out what *causes* the chlorinated water to smell, it still hasn't stopped me from feeling relaxed whenever I come across that smell.

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CrownedGoat@reddit

What does cause it to smell? Chlorine right? I have an ice bath outside with a chlorine tablet in there and it smells just like a pool - one of the biggest motivators in getting me in the thing 😅

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OliB150@reddit

I believe chlorine only smells like that when it mixes with urine…

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UruquianLilac@reddit

There is no way this is true. I've been to freshly filled empty pools dozens of times and the smell is the same.

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Ilikeporkpie117@reddit

It's easy enough to replicate at home: don't flush the toilet after urinating a few times, you want to get it to a dark yellow colour, then add a few drops of plain chlorine bleach. You'll instantly get that strong pool smell.

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UruquianLilac@reddit

But... That's the smell of chlorine!

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Ilikeporkpie117@reddit

No, it's the smell of the chlorine after it has reacted with the urine. You can compare it against the smell of chlorine in an empty toilet, it's quite different.

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LordPurloin@reddit

It is, unfortunately, true

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pelicannpie@reddit

It’s not true though is it. We have a pool and when the new chlorine cycle is added it smells and that’s when no one has been in it. So much misinformation smh

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LordPurloin@reddit

There’s other things that will react to make the smell, but primarily, it’s urea that will cause the strong smell

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pelicannpie@reddit

So you’re telling me outside contaminants are in the unopened packaging? In the fresh pool that has been filled a few days before with no one in it? Absolute nonsense

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pelicannpie@reddit

It’s not true. . We have a pool and when the new chlorine cycle is added it smells and that’s when no one has been in it. Hell it absolutely stinks when it’s in the container before it even touches any water. So much misinformation smh

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Astropoppet@reddit

The water coming out my tap sometimes smells of chlorine so, I'm gonna go with, that can't be right!

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Technical-Elk-7002@reddit

Isn't tap water just recycled pee tho?

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TheToastyToad@reddit

I hate this fact and remind myself every time I have a glass of water, then I realise it's highly impractical of me to think its possible to drink water that has never touched another being in the 6+billion years this planet has seen.

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countjocular@reddit

Chlorine reacts with urine, amongst other contaminants, to create chloramines, the pool smell we're all familiar with. https://waterandhealth.org/healthy-pools/busting-chlorine-swimming-pool-urban-myth/

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CrownedGoat@reddit

Lmao sure.. then why did my ice bath with the chlorine tablet smell like a pool before I’d even been in there.

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pelicannpie@reddit

Absolute bollocks. We have a pool and when the new chlorine cycle is added it smells and that’s when no one has been in it. Hell it absolutely stinks when it’s in the container before it even touches any water. So much misinformation smh

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cloud_designer@reddit

Fun fact baby swim nappies are just for catching poop, liquid passes right through them so if there's a baby in the pool....

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bigmartyhat@reddit

I have also heard this. Unsure if true!

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LegitimateUse3985@reddit

Sounds like bollocks to me. I also like the smell of chlorine and I buy anti-mold spray to get the chlorine smell in my bathroom (sink and shower) when I clean it. The smell doesn't last long, but it's nice while it lasts and I definitely don't finish my cleaning routine by pissing in the shower or sink. I don't even piss in the toilet after I clean it because then I'd have to clean it again.

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IhaveaDoberman@reddit

That's a myth. That's just what chlorine smells like.

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pelicannpie@reddit

That’s not true. . We have a pool and when the new chlorine cycle is added it smells and that’s when no one has been in it. Hell it absolutely stinks when it’s in the container before it even touches any water. So much misinformation smh

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Alarming-Leading4954@reddit

I'm sure that's a myth, a lot of chlorides/chlorites smell like that without any added urine.

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42CR@reddit

Those green flower arranging bricks that old people sometimes have in their houses.

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Connect-Smell761@reddit

Oasis!

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Yorkshireteaonly@reddit

God I loved sticking my fingers in those as a kid.

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Connect-Smell761@reddit

That’s so weird, I had the opposite - there’s something about the texture that makes me feel sick. Really queasy. I did a flower arranging course at school (yeah I know that’s weird) and my stomach lurched every time I touched the oasis.

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SnooGrapes2914@reddit

The smell that wafts out the door when you walk past a proper butcher's shop

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damned-n-doomed@reddit

Absolutely not. My local bus station used to have a butchers and it genuinely was the worst thing I’ve ever smelt in my life. As soon as you walked into the bus station you could practically taste it. No other butchers I’ve been to has smelt that bad.

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LunarLordship@reddit

Bells Butchers?

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damned-n-doomed@reddit

That’s the one.

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LunarLordship@reddit

What are the chances... Blah blah parmo blah blah UTB

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Chance_Leopard_3300@reddit

I'm wondering if that correlates with an iron deficiency? Iron vitamins are pretty cheap...

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Accomplished_Week392@reddit

I like the smell of browning raw mince

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GdLuckBlackCat@reddit

Ohhh me too 🤤 And I’m a vegetarian.

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-Lemoncholy-@reddit

Ahh this is one of the worst smells for me. When I was a kid I used to say it smelled like old people.

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Jaded-Skill5126@reddit

Vegetarian for 14 years (not ethical reasons just don’t like the taste) but love the smell of the butchers too 😂😂😂

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keg994@reddit

I love the smell of a butcher's! We had one in the village I grew up in and I used to love walking past it. Think my mum was a bit worried

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turkishhousefan@reddit

That's concerning.

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SnooGrapes2914@reddit

I replied the same thing to, basically, the same question a few months ago and had a few people agreeing with me so it's not just me you need to be concerned about haha

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Strawberry_Spring@reddit

Sleepy dog feet!

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briergate@reddit

Sleepy dog. This is gross but me and my pupper nap under a blanket, which is known as ‘stinky blanket’ and I leave it disgustingly long before I wash it, because it smells of warm sleepy Jack Russel. It’s my favourite thing 😂

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hamshanker69@reddit

I miss my jack Russell. Keep smelling that smell.

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briergate@reddit

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ I’ll cuddle her for you x

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hamshanker69@reddit

Please and give her lots of tummy tickles.

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briergate@reddit

Promise x

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hamshanker69@reddit

Thank you x

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buggirl9595@reddit

I love this smell but recently learned the cheesy/yeasty smell is bacteria festering. Still love it though

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evendronesflyaway@reddit

Cheese dorritos

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fulucious@reddit

I haven't managed to find anyone else to agree with me! My dog also smells of cheese Doritos after a good nap

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overlandtrackdrunk@reddit

Yep frito feet, it’s because of a fungus growing on their paws I believe

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IhaveaDoberman@reddit

Nah, it's just that dog sweat happens to smell like that. It's perfectly normal.

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Gow87@reddit

Dori-toes

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armenianfink@reddit

100% cheese Doritos.

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whaty0ueat@reddit

My dogs ear wax smells fucking lovely. My mums dogs ears do not

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Guymontshag@reddit

My dogs smell like petrol lol

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thebrightsun123@reddit

lol, I thought I was the only one who thought my Dog's paws and feet smelled like popcorn

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Astropoppet@reddit

It's the smell of their sweat. Some other mammals also have popcorn scented paws ;0)

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Bibdabob@reddit

I believe it's the bacteria that enjoys the paw area.

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Efficient-Chapter-26@reddit

Mine smells like cheesy crisps. I love it!

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MrsBearMcBearFace@reddit

Came here to say popcorn paws too!

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Its_All_Me@reddit

Mine too !

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Twiglet91@reddit

Mine too!!

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Adventurous_Wing2042@reddit

My dogs feet smell like biscuits

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Amphibious_squirrel@reddit

One of my dogs has biscuit feet and the other one smells like pilau rice.

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Adventurous_Wing2042@reddit

Absolute best smell. I love pilau rice.

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hamshanker69@reddit

Dogs' feet, wet dog, dogs' ears.

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opxo@reddit

Oh my people are here, I never knew anyone else did this 😂

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DazzlingDifficulty36@reddit

Is it favouritism to only like the smell of one of your dogs feet? As in one dog not one particular foot

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queenawkwardfart@reddit

I used to smell my old boys paws and behind his ears was sort of similar When i had to let him go I knew I'd miss that smell. It used to instantly calm me down. 🧖🏾‍♀️ Snif as much as you can while you can 😅🤭

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bambrini16@reddit

My dog’s face and feet in the morning after dribbling all night 🤣

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Mungo_Mango7@reddit

Haha I love this. I can almost smell it now

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Jaded-Guide-5991@reddit

Leaded petrol, churning river water, wet seaweed on rocks sun heated bricks aged oak like on five barred gates and benches.

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Deep-Path-3307@reddit

I didn’t have a shower for 3 weeks during lockdown. Parts of me smelt amazing. No one else agreed.

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Suspicious_pillow@reddit

The smell of train brakes

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VxDeva80@reddit

I love the smell of fresh tarmac and creosote.

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Julsscotland@reddit

I love Vosene. But it doesn’t smell as good as it did years ago, What about dettol??

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Individual_Rule8771@reddit

Vosene takes me back to some of my earliest memories back in the early 70s I can still smell and taste it 😂 and what a bastard if it got in your eyes!

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Flibertygibbert@reddit

I have found my people! Creosote, tarmac, Jeyes fluid, Vosene. Also, carbolic soap and Germolene (smell doesn't last long these days though).

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liquid_profane@reddit

Should add Germolene to that list as well. My childhood right there.

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B-owie@reddit

Vosene is my Dads shampoo and I like the smell too. It's also extremely effective for stripping a failed box dye job out of your hair.

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GrandAsOwt@reddit

And Jeyes Fluid.

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Silver-Appointment77@reddit

I forgot about that one. Reminds me of my all time favourite smell, Creosote.

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NoBrainToStrain@reddit

I can't find the nice smelling Jeyes anymore. They've changed the ingredients & it's nothing like it used to be, it's barely got a smell to it 😒

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ThePsychicBunny@reddit

Vosene is amazing. Definitely my favourite shampoo, fuck that patchouli shit.

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_CelestialGalaxy@reddit

Ahh yes the smell of fresh tarmac is just sooo good!

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Scary_Turnover_3483@reddit

Haha that Vosene comment took me back about 20 years, thanks for the memories!

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SlickAstley_@reddit

I've used Vosene every day for 10 years lul. Still love that smell

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thekittysays@reddit

Came to say fresh tarmac too. Also tyres and general car mechanic garage. And sawdust, but I don't think that's really weird.

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StandFreeAndy@reddit

Pretty sure Vosene and Creosote are the same stuff come to think about it

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turkishhousefan@reddit

Oh that tarmac smell tho. Also love petrol.

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phygello@reddit

Burned nitrocellulose.

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sdrawkcaBelttiLA@reddit

Newborn baby smell

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llottiecat@reddit

Have to disagree with this one, I always think they smell of off milk 😂 … Maybe you have to be a parent to appreciate their smell

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phygello@reddit

Yes.

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No-Scientist2888@reddit

TCP

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llottiecat@reddit

I like this smell too, reminds me of my childhood. It’s what my mum would use to clean grazed knees and nettle stings 🤣

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No-Advertising1002@reddit

I prefer UDP

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j7seven@reddit

I would make a joke about UDP, but you might not get it.

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dowhileuntil787@reddit

I have a joke about TCP and I'm going to keep telling you it until you get it.

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hamshanker69@reddit

What a state

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education-alt@reddit

Specifically the IP part!

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PaleAustin@reddit

I went to the factory where TCP is made years ago. My brother worked for Pfizer and they had in open day on their complex in Kent for all the families. Sadly the factory was so clean and sterile that you couldn’t smell a thing in there. Shame because I love the smell!

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Lolita202@reddit

Thank you! Had to scroll a long way for validation!

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phygello@reddit

Insulin.

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Wisbey5345@reddit

The smell that the methylated spirits make when I burn them in my hexamine stove it's weird because I hate the smell of alcohol and don't drink

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Lazy-Ride-1149@reddit

Petrol all the way

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Fresh_River_4348@reddit

Even better jet fuel.

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GoFar4404@reddit

I always used to wonder why it stank of diesel outside a plane, and assumed it was all the trucks, buses, etc that service the plane and bring the passengers on. Only recently learned that jet fuel is way more similar to diesel than petrol. You can drop a match in a tub of it and the match will just go out.

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shaneo632@reddit

This. I totally understand why people sniff that shit to get high lmao

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RiotMoose@reddit

I've never understood this. Petrol smell just reminds me of being car sick as a child

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Sambikes1@reddit

Even better, a two stroke engine

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Lopsided_Pain4744@reddit

That was my ex’s nickname for me

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BitterWorldliness339@reddit

Not a weird smell though... very commonly loved

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KING6238@reddit

Agree!

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greatbigpigeon@reddit

* bus farts - that smell when you walk past a stopped bus and it does that Ssssssss sound and pumps out some fusty air * Ink in catalogues, prospectuses and brand new books * My kid's head when they're sweaty from running around loads * Soldering irons

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LeonardBetts88@reddit

I second the catalogue smell. I always smell a new book, brochure, catalogue etc. my dad does it too!

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greatbigpigeon@reddit

They should make scented candles with this fragrance. Copyright GreatBigPigeon before Yankee candles nicks the idea ⚖️

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Peeeeony@reddit

Fusty 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that word made me laugh so hard I nearly spilled my tea.

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greatbigpigeon@reddit

Then that might be my biggest achievement ever! (Oh God, apart from having the kids I also mentioned... Awks)

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Impossible_Phase3289@reddit

I'm forever huffing my son's head! Can't describe the smell but it's lovely. Especially when he's been outside for ages.

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berryIIy@reddit

Ooh yeah I love the smell of someone who has been outside. So fresh\~

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Ok-Literature-9870@reddit

A freshly lit cigarette....ex smoker.... not going back but damn I miss it

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bumblebeesanddaisies@reddit

Never smoked and really don't like the smell of cigarettes but I do like the smell of pipe tobacco smoke!

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Ok-Literature-9870@reddit

Love the smell from pipe tobacco. Reminds me of my childhood

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NoDramaDalaiLlama@reddit

Omg in the same. Haven't smoked now for 2 years and don't want Starr again but damn, when I'm walking behind someone who has just lit a straight....🤌🤌🤌

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Wayward_Ladybird@reddit

I love the smell of fresh lit cigarettes. I stopped and can’t stand the thought of going back but enjoy standing with the others having a smoko just for the smell

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buttfacedmiscreant11@reddit

I quit smoking about 6 years ago now. Usually cigarettes smell gross to me and I don't miss it, but there's the odd circumstance where it takes me by surprise. When it's a really hot summer's day, you're in a busy city and someone walks past you smoking a cigarette, god it smells truly glorious to me then.

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emilkyway@reddit

Also ex smoker here and people are always surprised when I say how much I love the smell!

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Astropoppet@reddit

I like the smell of cigarettes at the beach

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Every_Spread_5086@reddit

Been nearly 9 years and I still miss it

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GreatScotRace@reddit

I stopped smoking 6 years ago and every time I smell a freshly lit fag I think “that smells amazing”, I tried to take up smoking again as a rebellion / excuse when my dad died, I smoked three fags, had to jump out a roasting hot bath to be sick everywhere, had the worse Nicky rush ever and had a sore throat for 5 days. So I haven’t had a cig since!

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Ok-Literature-9870@reddit

Also sorry for your loss x

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Ok-Literature-9870@reddit

Hah had a bad week last week...had a cig....was not as good as I remembered but still that freshly lit cig smells so good. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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AWhistlingWoman@reddit

The smell of a roll up on a cool crisp autumn morning is perfection.

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kingoffuckery@reddit

Never smoked in my life but I do like the smell

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Rapturerise@reddit

Pubs. That smell of stale beer. Reminds me of many a good night out.

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daunaccomplishedbttm@reddit

It always makes me think of weekends when I was a child because my dad would have to look after us while my mum went to work and he would always be down the pub. I've been banned from more pubs when I was a child than I have as an adult it's funny

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makinmoneyforbeer@reddit

One i learned recently, petrichor: the smell of rain after a long dry spell

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Tricky-Run-8658@reddit

The etymology of the word is pretty cool too "Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words 'petra', meaning stone, and 'ichor', which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals."

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3pintsdeep@reddit

It is a nice word. It is also a kind of artifical, made up word: in a March 1964 paper by Australian researchers Isabel Bear and Dick Thomas, published in the journal Nature. Thomas coined the term "petrichor" to refer to what had previously been known as "argillaceous odour". -Wikipedia So it's not really an accident that it has such a nice etymology.

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roobsta010803@reddit

I wouldn't say this is weird, I think it's quite a common thing, it's my favourite too!

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ShadowOfDeth_@reddit

It's weird. What you're smelling is dirt and bacteria. It's a bit weird.

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Jeester@reddit

So common they named it

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Happy_fairy89@reddit

It’s wet rain on hot tarmac for me … ahh beautiful

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Jacobplopo@reddit

The smell of petrichor is mostly due to a molecule called geosmin, which our olfactory receptors are incredibly sensitive to. It is produced by streptomyces bacteria. One theory that explains why we evolved to be so sensitive to this smell and why we find it pleasant is because it would help us find wetlands, leading to prey, vegetation, and drinking water.

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samosa_chai@reddit

I came across this word in one of my favourite books. But yeah, plenty of people love it

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I3enj@reddit

Tiamats Wrath? Thats where I came across it.

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samosa_chai@reddit

Red rising series for me.

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I3enj@reddit

Never rea that series, but you've just reminded me that I've meant to and I was just needing a new book too! Thanks!

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PerformanceLive5841@reddit

It’s actually the smell of dying bacteria. No cap.

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swallowyoursadness@reddit

Not a smell but vellichor is the atmosphere of a second hand bookshop/the wistful nostalgia of the smell of old books and paper

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Ultra_HR@reddit

literally everybody loves this smell. nothing weird about it, and it's cringe that you would suggest that it is.

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Simbooptendo@reddit

I was in Vegas the other month and it actually rained one morning. The petrichor was unreal

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ExaminationSpare486@reddit

Doctor Who?

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E420CDI@reddit

*For the girl who's tired of waiting*

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HighTreason666@reddit

It’s the smell of dirt when the rain hits it? Makes it damp 🤤

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sweatybumhands@reddit

Have you been playing risk of rain?

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Fezzverbal@reddit

I love that smell too!

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Dave8917@reddit

Wouldn't say after a long dry spell but I like the smell of rain in general also freshly laid tarmac

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flipfloppery@reddit

The chemical responsible for the smell is called geosmin and can be detected in the parts-per-billion range by humans. It's believed to be an evolutionary trait to allow us to find areas where rain has fallen during dry spells.

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BitterWorldliness339@reddit

Not quite a weird smell. Very commonly adored.

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descentbecomesafall@reddit

I never knew there was an actual word for this, thank you!

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CarmesiSange@reddit

Yes, love this

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TheToastyToad@reddit

Can I do the opposite? Weed. So many people say they love that smell but to me it just smells like grass stains on school trousers

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wacky062@reddit

The inside of a trick or treat bag

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Im_Kurious_Oranj@reddit

Silage/ manure, at a reasonable distance

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thefunkygiboon@reddit

Cow manure/slurry yes. Pig slurry is a hard no the h2s gases it gives off can be fatal. Silage has a bad smell whilst it's fermenting, but once it's actually fermented and dry it smells pretty nice.

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Im_Kurious_Oranj@reddit

Is cow slurry not dangerous at any stage? I live in a rural town so don't know what's what but a kid in my class died in a slurry related accident

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thefunkygiboon@reddit

Haven't dealt with cow slurry but perhaps it could be. I've only ever been to cow farms to deliver liquids to, but collected pig slurry from slaughterhouses and it's fucking grim.

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Im_Kurious_Oranj@reddit

Aye I can only imagine

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Sweaty-Trouble-1477@reddit

Perks of being a country boy

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LibraryOfFoxes@reddit

I think specifically cow manure, it has a leathery aroma which can be quite pleasant. Chicken and pig manure doesn't smell good at any distance. Especially the chicken manure, that stuff literally smells like a rotting infected wound has been covered in shit, and just gets worse the closer you get. But cow is good.

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smoking-gnu@reddit

I love it too, reminds me of my childhood

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No-Information-Known@reddit

Agreed, it’s a ‘fresh’ smell to my brain

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Ronbot13@reddit

Me too. For me I think it's because we used to go on holiday to a farm house in Wales every year, so I got used to it and or it reminds me of this time.

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ab_2404@reddit

Live in the country side and love the smell, it’s a pain in the arse though if you have washing out on the line.

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cheeseit247@reddit

Manure has the scent memory of gardening with my mum at her allotment attached to it, so a bittersweet agree with this one.

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vampiregucci@reddit

I was about to say this but thought it was /too/ weird, reminds me of being a kid in the countryside

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Keemlo@reddit

Knew I couldn’t be the only one

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ukMakmo@reddit

I don’t like wooden furniture but I like the smell of fresh cut wood

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v2marshall@reddit

Was not expecting that edit

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Consistent-Carry148@reddit

my cat’s breath is literally my favourite thing. id get it in a spray bottle if I could

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FinalVillain@reddit

Second hand smoke. I fucking *love* it and did even as a child smelling my neighbor smoking in the back yard.

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thewearisomeMachine@reddit

Instruction manuals

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rosesarahjohn@reddit

This smell gives me an instant bad headache for some reason. Really got in the way when I was trying to learn song lyrics as a kid

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PiemasterUK@reddit

Oh God yes. One of the greatest parts of buying a computer game in the 90s was just opening the box and taking in a good long drag of the smell. It faded over time, but that first day it was magical. Computer games don't come with manuals any more (or any physical media more often than not) but you can get your fix from board games still.

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HecatesOracle@reddit

And the Argos catalogue 😍

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the_j_cake@reddit

that new book smell rocks

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Resident_Win_1058@reddit

Nope - old books for me. New newspapers though!

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LXPeanut@reddit

Plastic being extruded. Used to go to a lot of plastic recycling places and people looked at me weird if I said I liked the smell.

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ForrestGrump87@reddit

my dogs breath cats fur

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JagoHazzard@reddit

Coal smoke. When I visited my grandparents as a young child, a lot of houses around there still had coal fires, so the smell triggers that memory.

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forgottenoldusername@reddit

I absolutely love coal smoke as well. Reminds me of my childhood in rural north wales and canal boats. Pure instant hit if nostalgia

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Mattie_1S1K@reddit

Bleach, cocaine, the smell of a match or candle going out.

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forgottenoldusername@reddit

I love the smell of my chickens. Not the meat, live chickens. Not their shit either. But occasionally I'll grab one of them and stick their feathers right up against my nose and they smell sensational. Like a mix of dog paws and cat fur.

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Subaruchick99@reddit

Avgas

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Ergophobe470@reddit

TCP - I'm actually using it at the moment, and basking in the glorious aroma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNNB3wnfiE0

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tidymaniac@reddit

Fire stations and Ambulance stations. They smell very similar and I think it might be the polish they use on the floor mixed with whatever fuel they use for the vehicles.

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jif_hall@reddit

My own brand

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locutus92@reddit

Jeyes fluid and and creosote. It reminds my of my late Grandfather who used to do a lot of gardening. I also really like the smell of paraffin as he used to have a small burner in his greenhouse for tomatoes and it's such a good memory.

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klii99@reddit

My wife's armpit

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fffingerling@reddit

Mine is also this guy’s wife’s armpit

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llottiecat@reddit

The smell of a cats fur, especially just after they have been outside 🐈‍⬛

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INTuitP@reddit

Yes how do they smell so fresh and clean.

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Famous-Yoghurt9409@reddit

My cat always sits on clean laundry so he smells like fabric softener. I don't even mind.

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CuteMaterial@reddit

My favourite smell in the world. I love burying my nose in my cat's neck especially when she comes indoors!

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pumpkinfacegirl@reddit

Or when my cat has been laying in the sun, the fur has such a calming smell

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PlantFiend_@reddit

Yes! I love the smell of a freshly baked kitty

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Astropoppet@reddit

Yes! Sometimes it smells like sunshine

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JulesSilvan@reddit

My boyfriend used to have a cat who had a generic biscuity smell to his fur. He (cat not boyfriend) was a headbutter as well so I’d let him headbutt me all he wanted so I could smell his biscuity noggin.

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SuggestionFederal881@reddit

Vic Vapour Rub! Only positive about having a cold

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Libertefromthesea@reddit

Farmyard animals, and hay. It makes me nostalgic for all the birthday parties I had as a kid at farms. Stroking ducklings, feeding pigs/goats, having a catapillar cake in an old barn 🤣

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OliJalapeno@reddit

The mildew scent of my luis duffle.

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OliJalapeno@reddit

Earthiness

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PickleFantasies@reddit

The smell at petrol stations.. too little and you like taking a longer sniff. too much of the smell and you feel repulsed.

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bigbabyhaystack@reddit

Not that weird but maybe weird how much I love it: the smell of the dishwasher when you open it. I could huff that down for HOURS. Like I can’t get enough of it. It makes me feel high. Same with the smell of the cleaning products under the sink (which might be the same thing). It’s like a drug to me

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sim_poster@reddit

fish

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Peeeeony@reddit

Poster paint. You know, the school stuff that used to come in the big fat bottles? It smells so good sometimes I just want to eat it 😂

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colbloke@reddit

The smell of burned kerosene. Reminds me of a relative's house during my childhood where they had no electricity and their only lighting was with kerosene lights and refrigeration by kerosene fridge. Their kitchen especially always reeked of kerosene. Great memories for me as I used to have lots of fun with cousins. I often get a waft of the same smell when the wind is right as we live close to an air base.

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indigo_lioness@reddit

Nail varnish and nail varnish remover, I don't know why 🤷‍♀️

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Extension-Truth@reddit

Own farts.

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queenawkwardfart@reddit

Wait until you're in a hot shower and let a really juicy frat rip. One where you know it's going to be meaty. I did it once and almost gassed myself. Had to step out and let the shower air out. I've been a little hesitant ever since. Fart lightly! 😅

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Peeeeony@reddit

Fart responsibly 😅

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Feeling-Weight-2913@reddit

It's like the warm water relaxes the bowels 😂

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jslsmithyxx@reddit

It's like the humidity amplifies the smell by x1000 haha

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wookieverse@reddit

Another child

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Extension-Truth@reddit

It’s a bit late now but i’ll try that in the morning, thanks xx

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Gryfin-hoe@reddit

Username checks out

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Hairy_Celebration_57@reddit

HA HA HA! I did 2 massive ones in bed last night, not only did I levitate 5 foot off the bed but my hubby and our cat flew through the window and landed several hundred feet away on the Baptist church roof!

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Mammoth-Temperature3@reddit

Unless you lift weights and consume almost 200g of protein a day. Anything protein related after digestion is not the one.

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E420CDI@reddit

Mine make me cough, gag and splutter Still like them though!

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glenman1882@reddit

My mate farted with a hangover and made himself boke lol

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GdLuckBlackCat@reddit

Someone had to say it.

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Westsidepipeway@reddit

It's true though... most of the time.

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Guymontshag@reddit

Btw if you're looking for some good quality owl farts pm me. Real shit no fake pigeon shit you'd get somewhere else. Safe stay safe

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

I have an odd like to galaxolide. A synthetic fragrance used in a lot of commercial cleaning products.

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DouchieMcDoucherson@reddit

WD40

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EasternParsley3847@reddit

The smell of my own farts

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ArgentStar@reddit

The smell of well-used guitar strings and your fingertips after using them. Never heard anyone say they like it, but it's a kind of vinegary metallic and it's nice. Not, *"I want to eat this"* nice, but I love it! Probably the association with good times. 😊

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seefooddiet242@reddit

The smell of (my own and very specifically just my own) baby's poop 😂 but only while they are exclusively breastfed then it becomes stinky lol but it's just sweet smelling until they wean x

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_thetrue_SpaceTofu@reddit

Ok, after the edit we know. This OP should have just been " Do UK Reddit like the smell of their own cum" No beating around the bush please!

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Many_Baker8996@reddit

I like the damp smell of cellar and cement.

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godmademelikethis@reddit

Cow dung. Just after the fields have been sprayed with it. Reminds me of childhood and makes me feel at home lmao.

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Spuddiewoo@reddit

Silage. Both me and my Dad like it so it's clearly genetic 😉

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alloitacash@reddit

Mud. Reminds me of rugby at school.

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SnooOpinions9543@reddit

Sweaty minge

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Physical-Cheesecake@reddit

Health food shops. My guinea pigs fur (sweet and grassy with a hint of cinnamon?)

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1blueShoe@reddit

Petrol when at the fuel station

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Abwettar@reddit

The smell of rats! They smell kinda musky but when I had them as pets nothing soothed me more than squishing them into my face and huffing that rat smell. Same can be said of most sam animals actually, mice, hamster, rabbits etc. I also love the smell of books, but I don't think that one is as weird.

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itbetterrain@reddit

Yes!! Came here to say the same, love huffing the rats when I get home. They're musty but yeasty like dough, sometimes kind of sweet like popcorn or a fresh barn One of my rats got neutered and now he smells like fruity soap, like a medicinal, TCP smell. Also fantastic

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Alarming-Leading4954@reddit

My male rats used to smell really fruity, like cranberries and raisins. They were also considerably more greasy than the ladies, so I assume it was a pheromone secretion thing?

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beccapenny@reddit

I used to constantly sniff my rats, too! Miss keeping them, they're just the best pets.

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Abwettar@reddit

I tell everyone that will listen rats are the best pets. I've had every small animal going but rats will always be my favourite by far, with mice a close second. Just adore everything about them!

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beccapenny@reddit

Same! Anyone who doesn't love rats has clearly never met one, because it's surely impossible not to immediately fall in love with them!

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fuckyeahdopamine@reddit

Rats smell lovely, but mice is too much for my taste unfortunately :/ not distasteful just... Too much. Also suuuuper allergenic FYI

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Abwettar@reddit

I imagine allergies won't help haha, but yeah I agree, giving them a hearty sniff on a morning set me up for the day ahead

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FAAAAAAAAARK@reddit

Tyre smoke

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skeeez245@reddit

The smell you get after using an angle grinder on steel....no idea why, but I love it.

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ShineyWaffle97@reddit

Damp Cloths

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Low-Run9256@reddit

My Dad has a tool cupboard, i would open the door slightly and sniff. It was a mixture of petrol, tirps, paint, greese and other things. Bloody lovely

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Paradiddles123@reddit

Old-school leaded four-star petrol was a favourite.

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Icy-Marsupial-4768@reddit

The 1970s. Which I define as an old solid wood wardrobe that smells faintly of mothballs.

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superkinks@reddit

I have a little sewing table that was my great grandma’s and it has that smell.

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containssmallparts@reddit

I was born in the 80s but your description reminds me of the smells from my childhood. You occasionally smell it in an older person's house still or in places like charity shops. It is a really nostalgic smell. Love it.

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CosmicJellyroll@reddit

My grandmother’s house smelled exactly like this and it remained a mid-century time capsule until she died. So comforting. Linoleum floors and a rotary phone.

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ThrowRA-annon@reddit

Cardboard boxes, Argos catalog pages, the smell of the hoover while you’re hoovering carpet, new carpet and a newborns breath were all my smell cravings while pregnant lol

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Subject_Cup3985@reddit

Grit, and petrol, the smell from the carbon when a gun has been fired. When I was pregnant with my kids all I wanted to do is lick the floor because I loved the smell so much and wanted to eat the grit

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MoskriLokoPajdoman@reddit

You like wet dog? That is actually really weird... I hate wet dog. It's in my top 10 worst smells of all time list.

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QuietMind333@reddit

The harbour. Smells a bit like wet dog also and I've seen tourists screw up their faces when they walk past it. I will walk around it and just breathe in that weird fishy smell very happily. Also I grew up on a farm so the smell of manure fills me with joy.

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dowhileuntil787@reddit

The diesel exhaust of an ice cream van.

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Mods_Reasonable_jk@reddit

Ball sacks

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Jackk12121@reddit

The edit bit made me think you are weird

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vicorina90@reddit

The carpet that used to be in blockbusters

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HereticLaserHaggis@reddit

Tomato plants.

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ThirdOfTheStorms84@reddit

Love the smell of weed despite not partaking myself.

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BrewDerYanoDa@reddit

I no longer partake, but I do love the smell. My neighbour smokes regularly and when I get a whiff it reminds me of all the good times I had with friends smoking

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pot_on_wheels@reddit

Definitely an acquired taste I think. The smell of weed makes me gag 🤮

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Ruadhan2300@reddit

Easily in my top 5 worst smells.

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Outside-Contest-8741@reddit

Username does *not* check out

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pot_on_wheels@reddit

Excellent point lol. It's a cooking pot in the name

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Hairy_Celebration_57@reddit

The only thing I liked about school, other than leaving time, was the smell of the disinfectant the cleaners used on the wooden floors, I still love the smell now, in my 50s. I also love the smell of rain and mowed grass but also Simplee Aloe Vera juice...and the taste...

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NightLamplighter@reddit

Old book smell

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makemycockcry@reddit

The best smell in the world is Play-doh.

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-Lemoncholy-@reddit

I’m convinced Dior Poison, the original red apple one, is heavily influenced by Play doh.

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Ohmalley-thealliecat@reddit

Fr my sister in law used to wear it and I’d be like to my brother Why does she always smell like that

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StandFreeAndy@reddit

You ever tasted it though?

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Fezzverbal@reddit

Salty af I bet

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Ay-Up-Duck@reddit

I'm sure I did as a kid. As an adult, I found some sakura sweets that have an aftertaste that heavily reminds me of how play-doh smells.... I absolutely love them

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PinkGinFairy@reddit

Apparently they actually had to add that weird salty taste to it because it used to taste pretty good and too many kids were eating it . At least that’s what I was told at some point!

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mysteryjib@reddit

it used to smell how pistacio ice cream tastes. last plat- doh i sniffed was in the 80s so may be different these days

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mysteryjib@reddit

it used to smell how pistacio ice cream tastes. last plat- doh i sniffed was in the 80s so may be different these days

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Ay-Up-Duck@reddit

I ate some sakura sweets recently that are soft and have a real play-doh aftertaste... I absolutely love them. Everything I ate them it made me feel like little kid eating the forbidden play-doh

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Westsidepipeway@reddit

Omg so true. My friend was telling me at the weekend how she makes play do for her kids. My first question 'but does it smell like Playdo?' She said no.

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wookieverse@reddit

You Ned to grow up.

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boooogetoffthestage@reddit

Not sure how weird it is as I believe there’s a biological benefit but my/my boyfriends sweaty armpits. But only to a certain point. If it goes past that point it’s smells foul, like bean-y and disgusting. I like it when there’s a light sprinkling of sweat but mostly the just the smell of two folds of skin together (armpits, you dirty dogs) making it kind of clammy.

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Key-Original-225@reddit

Petrol.

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Dr_Mijory_Marjorie@reddit

The inside of a chest freezer. Can't explain it, just love it.

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New_Policy_5684@reddit

This is mine too. Like supermarket freezers 😩

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SlickAstley_@reddit

Lmao, my mums has a rogue pepperoni smell despite there not being any pepperoni in there

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lemontreedonkey@reddit

Cold, slightly damp stone cellars

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iwontneil@reddit

The smell of my own toe nails. I love giving them a whiff before flicking them onto the carpet.

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Dyrenforth@reddit

Firelighters and shoe polish.

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Gazmeister_Wongatron@reddit

The smell of deep fried rotten bean curd from street food vendors in Hong Kong. Smells like a combination of dirty socks, sour feet and rotting cheese, but there's something almost umami about the smell that draws you to it. Guess it's the same for people who love foul smelling blue cheeses or the smell of durian.

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SweatyBoff@reddit

Cocaine.

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Collymonster@reddit

I love the smell of Silage, it reminds me of being a kid when we had a little allotment next door to a fairy farm. Petrol smell makes me feel ick but I like the smell of an old school garage.

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ramdevpm@reddit

My gf armpits

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left4dred@reddit

The smell of petrol and the smell of car when you first get in it

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facelikeafoot@reddit

This is what’s in my read reading this “I love the smell of Cilla Black's backpack I love the smell of Bergerac's laundry sack Where as I love the smell of Ice T's bobble hat So, come on let's have a look at it Come along now let's have a sniff of it Come along now let's have a little bit more ( rumba bum rumba bum rumba dumba ba bum dum ba dumb!!!!!) I love the smell of Rusty Lee's bog brush And I love the smell of Schwarzenegger's sling backs I love the smell of Basil Brush's coffin locks So, come on let's have a look at it Come along now let's have a sniff of it Come along now let's have a little bit moooooooorrrrrrrreeeeeeee!

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Tdsk1975@reddit

Charred turnip at Halloween - in Scotland we had turnip, or neep lanterns, long before pumpkins could be bought en masse - and the smell of a candle in a turnip is special thing!! I acknowledge there is overlap between turnip and swede here!!

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vegetable_completed@reddit

Coppery smell of a very clean and well-run butcher shop.

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Muttywango@reddit

Creosote. Younger readers may not know this as it was banned for being cancery or something. The smell instantly transports me back to sunny childhood garden times, I'll never smell it again but I can smell it right now in my mind's nose.

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Lox_Ox@reddit

Does it not smell similar to when they are laying new roads? (as it is made from the same thing) or does it smell totally different?

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Muttywango@reddit

There's a similar smell, in the same way oranges smell similar to lemons. My memories may also be tainted with the smell of new wooden fences.

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PrettySailor@reddit

My late grandparents had a freezer in the garage where my granddad worked on the cars: Toffee ice-cream which also tastes of petrol.

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dnikebot@reddit

Cigarettes

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ActivatedBiscuit@reddit

I like the smell of my own farts but not others.

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Danny1641743@reddit

Since covid, my own farts don't smell like my own farts, so I now lack this enjoyment.

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Optimal-Pace6445@reddit

There's probably a German word for that

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GywnnythAnne@reddit

Armpits

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coldsilencehas@reddit

Balls, mine and from other guys. Smelly dicks are disgusting but balls are different

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laccmy@reddit

First is the Smell of library. Idk whether it’s a smell of books or what. But everytime you go into a library there’s a special lovely smell. I really like that!!! Second on is the smell of autumn. Would be a early morning you go out and you can smell like autumn arrives!

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Responsible-Cod-7839@reddit

Sawdust or freshly sharpened pencils

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Ultra_HR@reddit

love how almost all of the smells in this thread aren't weird at all and are very commonly beloved smells.

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delish_donut@reddit

Coal ash. In the winter I burn coal in my open fire to heat the water and love cleaning out the ash the next day. Don't know if I actually like the smell or if I just like that it triggers good memories of days gone by.

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DatabaseContent8664@reddit

My cat’s paws smell of digestive biscuits. A delightful odour.

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CheapDeepAndDiscreet@reddit

A new magazine and new car interiors

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GaelicUnicorn@reddit

I’m amazed that new car interiors came so late in the day!!

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MedicalStand9780@reddit

Loose tobacco smells nice

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cornishpixievomit@reddit

TCP and diesel. Both of them remind me of my dad coming home from work every day. I miss that man

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Davin1985@reddit

2 stroke petrol engines. That oil/petrol mixture is a great scent.

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escape2thvoid@reddit

Grinding metal

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JaymesGrl@reddit

The fabric conditioner my ex best friend used to wear. I loved sniffing her and she liked sniffing my fabric conditioner too. Perfume just seems jank and unnecessary when you've got nice fabric conditioner. I think she used the yellow one by Lenor where as I used to use Gold Orchid which loads of my co-workers complimented me on. My niece's head as a baby. There's something so comforting about it. I think it's nature's way of encouraging parents to bond with their baby. That seaside smell, even when I'm miles from a beach in an industrial estate in summer. It just gets swept over seemingly everywhere and makes me feel nostalgic for my childhood summer holidays. The warm skin of someone you love or care deeply about. Normally only smelt when they hug you or get really close up against you. Clean water. It seems pure and comforting, the opposite of damp. Rum and raisin ice cream. It's probably just the rum part, but I don't drink, I just loved the smell and taste of that ice cream flavour growing up and it was my go to choice until my parents stopped buying them for me at sixteen.

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Br0lySaiyan@reddit

I like the smell of petrol

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Mysterious-Iron-8789@reddit

Gear oil, old motorbikes, old Land rover parts. Parts fresh out the parts washer

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Early_Copy@reddit

The smell of bleach, delicious

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Worried_Sandwich9456@reddit

Cigarette smoke. I quit years ago, but sometimes I smell other peoples smoke and I just miss it

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Galaxianz@reddit

My own sweaty balls. Nothing quite beats it.

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Galaxianz@reddit

Another one is the smell of what I can only assume is the silicon in new technology, like new laptops, etc. Reminds me of when my parents got their first computer. That smell is like cocaine to me. Nostalgic.

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PlantFiend_@reddit

Surgical spirit! Boots own brand smells a little bit like cherry bakewells

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TofuBoy22@reddit

The smell of my baby, no idea why and it looks weird if I do it in public but taking a good wiff just hits something

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DebsUK693@reddit

Its evolutionary, for bonding. So not weird at all.

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UrgentCallsOnly@reddit

Jeeze that edit 😂 I like the smell of damp.

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0xSnib@reddit

The edit was an unexpected one

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Simbooptendo@reddit

My own farts at night after a fuck off curry takeaway

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DepthCharge3611@reddit

Coal

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IAm_Incognito_101@reddit

Petrol

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Dan_Glebitz@reddit

Not sure if it still smells the same, but I used to love KIWI shoe polish. The one in the flat tin.

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Paint. No idea why.

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Optimal-Pace6445@reddit

The smell of 2012 MacBook Pro that hasn't had the rapidly decaying foam pad above the RAM slots removed. It's a combination of burning crayons and the engine/diesel smell of a P&O ferry crossing the channel in the late 80s. Very nostalgic.

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dh1805@reddit

Wd40

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thekittysays@reddit

Surely everyone loves WD40??

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gerty88@reddit

WD 50 mate

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RecommendationOk2258@reddit

I don’t know. I mentioned to someone once how I liked it and they looked at me like I was mad, and said how weird it was. GT85 is possibly even nicer.

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thekittysays@reddit

I think that in fact they are the mad ones. It's so good.

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Mrsltj@reddit

Yus!

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silverheid@reddit

There was a 'smells like wd40 cologne' but I think it's sold out now.

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Siilvverr@reddit

Baby breath.

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acabxox@reddit

Horse shit / manure. Growing up in the countryside does that to ya!

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ImDankest@reddit

Arcades and bowling alleys

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bazoomer@reddit

Cow poo 🐄

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bozza2100@reddit

Sponge.

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CarmesiSange@reddit

Birthday candles just after they've been blown out on a cake.

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buttfacedmiscreant11@reddit

Scented candle makers are missing a trick by not making a candle that smells like freshly blown out candles!

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Efficient-Chapter-26@reddit

Oooo those little party popper things! After they've exploded the smell after is amazing.

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AtmosphereDue9802@reddit

Best smell ever. 😍

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CF_Zymo@reddit

This smell makes me physically gag. I really don’t know why. Which sucks because I love candles lol

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Grimace111@reddit

Any candle that gets blown out always just reminds me of birthdays, which is in the happy memory section.

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According_Debate_334@reddit

I love this smell too! But hate the smell of scented candles/incense.

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hedgie_942@reddit

Or the smell of matches!!

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CuteMaterial@reddit

Or just any candles for me 🤗

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SoggyVeterinarian929@reddit

Weird edit.

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Efficient-Chapter-26@reddit

Those really, really old telephone poles that are lathered in oil or whatever. They smell amazing and they're really rare to come by nowadays so when I do catch the smell it takes me back to the 90s.

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Ohnodeadlyspider@reddit

Sun tan lotion smells of holidays. Also petrol, Furniture polish (M&S do the best one) and paint, especially wood preserving paint, I love the smell of my shed now.

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stevegraystevegray@reddit

Cow shit - when out walking in the countryside

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PyramidSkier@reddit

My old dogs feet used to smell of popcorn. Loved them

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artsy_heather@reddit

The small of a mechanics work shop. It's the smell of oil etc. My dad was an engineer and he used to smell the same so I think that's where I like it. But the sweat smell from a mechanic...not so much. Lol

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johnsgrove@reddit

Wet dog? Yikes

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Possible-Ad-2682@reddit

Seldom used sheds and garages.

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liptastic@reddit

Yes, wooden shed on a hot day. Love that smell. Reminds me of my great grandparents' barn.

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Throw_umbrage@reddit

Puppy breath

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Ok_Duck_9338@reddit

Polaroid Fixer.

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Embarrassed_Quit_404@reddit

Christ unexpected edit, wet dog and cum what a combination

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klosterheim1@reddit

The dirt under my fingernails

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iron-mans-robo-cock@reddit

The edit fucking killed me I can't smell mine, for whatever that's worth. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing

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nicnoog@reddit

Human Scalps... Lol! When I was a kid my dad used to watch the football lying on the floor propped up by an armchair and I'd sit on that and kinda hang off him with my chin resting on his head, and sometimes I'd smell this lovely earthy smell, I suppose sweat on his scalp, if I buried my nose in. Now if my fella has been out working and I am lying with him I'll do the same. It's glorious, like a human popcorn paw.

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Meals64@reddit

Scalp / slightly greasy hair - very weird but it reminds me of being little and playing with my sisters hair.

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thumbfanwe@reddit

TENNIS BALLS. I often tried to eat them as a child

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Noble9360@reddit

Have I got a tree for you! The linden, or sweet/ Chinese chestnut tree is a fairly large seasonal tree that can be found all over the northern hemisphere It's flowers and the tree in general, especially when wet, smell quite strongly of semen.

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BrewDerYanoDa@reddit

> EDIT I also like the smell of my own cum I was kinda onboard until this, holy shit thats a wild one. The smell makes me gag alone

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Alarming-Leading4954@reddit

Agar media being sterilised. Reminds me of the microbiology labs at uni. Anyone who's worked in or been around microbiology will know the smell well. The smell of a mature deciduous woodland in autumn, when everything's starting to rot and theres fungi everywhere. It's like a musty sour wood smell, which I find extremely comforting.

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Shutthefunkdown@reddit

The smell of British pubs pre-smoking ban. Don't smoke, never have and never will - I'm vehemently against the act of smoking, but the smell of cigarette smoke and booze hits me right in the nostalgia.

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Silver-Appointment77@reddit

I really love the smell of creosote. My all time favourite smell. Or the smell after a storm. So clean and fresh.

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LordPurloin@reddit

Bro what the fuck is that edit lmao

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HairyBaws@reddit

That edit is quite something

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ggfanatic98@reddit

Sawdust, my Dad works in a sawmill and that smell takes me right back to being a kid waiting for him to come home!

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Ayuamarca2020@reddit

Parsnips! There is something about the fact you can smell them without even having to cut them open.

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Solid_Bake4577@reddit

Nail polish remover! Bear in mind that I'm oldish, but back in the day at junior school in the 70s you used to get purple "copied" sheets of paper for your class work - this the same acetone smell as nail polish remover, and I used to *love* it. The used match striking edge of a Swan Vesta (RIP) match box. What's weirder is that I used to lick it, too.

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Booboodelafalaise@reddit

Fist bump fellow oldie! I remember turning the handle on those big copier machines, while standing in the fog of that smell. We had to compete for the privilege of working the machine and I think it was the only time I ever behaved in school. Can’t remember what the machines were called?

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ScoffenHooten@reddit

This just unlocked a memory!

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

Mimeographs, or Banda machines

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spikyjokerr@reddit

Tenerife air, rarely get it in Devon but its asossiative memory and that

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Antique-Afternoon371@reddit

Petrol

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MazerTanksYou@reddit

One that instantly takes me back to childhood is the smell of a blow up beach ball. The ones with the coloured panels.

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arsonconnor@reddit

Tar. Idk why

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Thread-Hunter@reddit

Petrol? Arguably it's not strange however.

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sherbie365@reddit

A freshly opened tube of tennis balls

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Even_Passenger_3685@reddit

Read that as tonsils and had to take a moment

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silobass@reddit

The smell of a farm

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iamdarthvin@reddit

My partners butt crack

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snapper1971@reddit

Dog's feet. Healthy dogs feet smell like digestive biscuits. I also emit a smell when I sneeze sometimes. It's been described as quite "medically", I've not been able to find anything that smells like a sneeze.

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TheFancyNut@reddit

I love the smell of wet dogs... not muddy dogs just clean/wet.

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bigfatbod@reddit

My own farts

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RiotMoose@reddit

My cat's fur. I like to cuddle them and take a big huff. They smell like hot hair

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Dense-Yam-9381@reddit

Was following until the edit 😖

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lightdancer@reddit

I really like the smell of fresh raw fish. Think, fish market by the harbour.

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FowlOleRon@reddit

I've always liked the smell of creosote for some reason.

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marstoncutler@reddit

The smell of a box of fish fingers when you take them out of the freezer

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jimmy-371@reddit

Ethyl acetate

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HighTreason666@reddit

Dirt, cement, ash, chalk, charcoal, tarmac, asphalt, concrete

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NefariousnessEarly42@reddit

LPG exhaust fumes. I always take a slow walk past the fork lift in work

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jojosparkletoes@reddit

Creosote on a hot, sunny day. It's the smell of summer for me.

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armenianfink@reddit

This might be a Scottish saying more than UK wide, but you know when someone comes into your house and they just smell like ootside? I love that smell. It’s fresh mixed with a bit of moisture. If you know you know

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flipfloppery@reddit

Dichloromethane, black powder (gunpowder) smoke, ethyl acetate, acetone.

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Fit_Manufacturer4568@reddit

I can't stand ethyl acetate.

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Smoose1991@reddit

Some tobacco smells good, but like when it's wafting off a person? Dog feet/ears The smell that every single Vauxhall in the world has. Is it the plastics?

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Fit_Manufacturer4568@reddit

I used to work on a chemical plant. One of the heat exchange fluids used was Dowtherm J. I loved the smell of that.

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thebrightsun123@reddit

I like the smell of Jet fuel ( the exhaust ) and the smell of Petrol

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Krakshotz@reddit

The smell of aviation fuel at an airport

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Emergency-Square-709@reddit

I love it too, it’s a weird mixed feeling of fear and excitement

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sleepfighter77@reddit

Sponges! Those ones we all had as a kid in the bath. No one uses them anymore, all have those fancy loofahs

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Griff-Man17@reddit

The smell of new action figures when you first get them out the package. Haven't brought a new action figure for about 25 years, but still remember how good they smell. Also, I use to have a pack of smelly Crayolas. I still sometimes get a phantom memory smell of the ‘fresh air’ one. Best smell on the planet.

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MarionberryFinal9336@reddit

My grandfather was a butcher so the raw meat smell inside a butchers reminds me of my childhood so I weirdly enjoy smelling it.

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CF_Zymo@reddit

Horsey smell. I was never really interested in horses until I met my girlfriend who owns two, and now the smell just reminds me of her so it makes me happy.

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cazzyinthehay@reddit

My dogs feet!

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TheMoistTeaBag@reddit

Petrol! Love the smell!

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Bangkokbeats10@reddit

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn’t find one of ’em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like victory.

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LordTwatSlapper@reddit

Are you an assassin?

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Lopsided_Pain4744@reddit

You’re an errand boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill

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WhatIfIReallyWantIt@reddit

down downvote you heathens. I was pleased to find this, it saved me from having to type this out myself.

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idkwhatuwantfromme69@reddit

Everyone loves the smell of their own brand

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Connect-Smell761@reddit

Freshly wind-blown cat when they come in from the garden - my cat smells like clean laundry

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Fuzzy-Ad342@reddit

Gasoline

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Baba_-Yaga@reddit

Pencil sharpenings Stationery shops Certain people’s houses

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DrewidN@reddit

Diesel exhaust, which is forever linked with the ice cream van in my head. Solder, probably not good cos of the lead fumes. WD40

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Alive-Cry-7677@reddit

Freshly cut grass by a petrol mower.

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kickassjay@reddit

Tarmac, exhaust fumes from sporty cars running rich and burning rubber

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Aggravating-Emu2385@reddit

Diesel exhaust on a hot day, reminds me of being in Southern European cities on holiday

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javajuicejoe@reddit

The smell of a pet shop.

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Nowwatchmememe@reddit

Underground or multi-story car parks.

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notredditlool@reddit

i like the smell of cleaning rags, if that makes sense.

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_Unicornetto_@reddit

It has to be certain types with me though. Mines more of an industrial type. So hospitals, supermarkets… that type of chemical smell on the mop/rags/etc.

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jlb8@reddit

Propane-1,3-dithiol I see why people find it disgusting but it smells like garlic bread to me

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carjo78@reddit

Freshly cut wood, freesias, coal fires, old books.

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RevolutionaryCow994@reddit

Engine oil and creosote

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PaleAustin@reddit

Sometimes my left armpit BO smells like curry. Just the left one. I like it

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StiffAssedBrit@reddit

I like the smell of wet dog. We always had dogs when I was a kid, living in the country, so it's a comforting smell. Reminds me of that time.

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StandFreeAndy@reddit

I love anything with a medicinal smell/taste. Aloe water is an example, Dettol, that sort of stuff

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mysteryjib@reddit

oh, this made me think of calamine lotion, only ever encountered it when my mother dabbed it onto the chicken pox blisters i had when i was a kid

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conmair@reddit

When you cut timber, and oak has a nice smell. For some reason it’s nicer in winter!

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kc321363@reddit

It's hard to describe but there's a smell I sometimes smell in the city that reminds me of a greasy spoon cafe I used to visit as a child. The only way I can describe it is like a greasy pan mixed with a cheese Toastie? Takes me right back

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Lozt_at_sea@reddit

Hot tarmac. Reminds me of holidays abroad.

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JulesSilvan@reddit

Paint spray, germolene, certain fountain pen inks, and brand new sketchbooks.

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westcoast5556@reddit

Cellulose thinners.

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DoganDumped@reddit

Horse shit for some reasons triggers a warm nostalgic feeling in me

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Mrslinkydragon@reddit

Fresh laid plaster

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mysteryjib@reddit

jeyes fluid. original formula.

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Resident-Race-3390@reddit

Old musty books

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youfilthyminx@reddit

PVC shower curtains!

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Resident-Race-3390@reddit

Fresh tennis balls straight out of the tube

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Resident-Race-3390@reddit

Tarmac freshly laid

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ChrisPbradcake@reddit

I love the smell of nail polish.

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makaveli1303@reddit

A new sponge

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TheStatMan2@reddit

Solvents.

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tenqajapan@reddit

The back of a ear...

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DazzlingDifficulty36@reddit

That smell when you first get off the plane abroad like a hot tarmac smell I guess

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banananases@reddit

Also like wet dog smell, but I love dogs, and wet dogs make me think of dogs, whom I love.

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NightsisterMerrin87@reddit

Warm horses in summer. Silage. Creosote.

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Maverick_Heathen@reddit

Weed

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Radgey_Gadgey@reddit

Belly button fluff...

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neither_shake2815@reddit

White board cleaner

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NetNo5369@reddit

Her ass

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MollyPuddleDuck@reddit

I love smell of custard powder, 😋

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kwakimaki@reddit

Epoxy resin Haylage Motorcycle cooling down

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beachyfeet@reddit

Also like the smell of wet dog but the inside of a dog's ears and the earthy smell of their paws is best

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Chronically_Quirky@reddit

Cigar smoke and pipe smoke (Clan tobacco mostly). It reminds me of my Dad.

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HamsterBorn9372@reddit

Vinyl, just got some vinyl stickers and keep smelling them.

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Rink-a-dinkPanther@reddit

Wet pavement

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hyperspacevoyager@reddit

Chloroform

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Fading-Ghost@reddit

Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?

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RichardsonM24@reddit

Not me personally but I worked with a woman who loved the smell of E.coli. If anyone was culturing or doing a DNA isolation she would come and loiter for a bit to smell it. Gross (We worked in a research lab and E.Coli is commonly used for cloning plasmids)

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buffster007@reddit

Bonfire

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

A fresh pot of cutting compound, always going for the smelly ones at work so I can smell it while tapping holes

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doggness53@reddit

New car smell

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creamed-eels@reddit

Petrol, chlorine, and Christmas crackers post-crack

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ScarlettLM@reddit

There used to be these cushioned chairs in a bank my mum would go in to when I was little. They smelled really clean and powdery so I used to smush my nose against them to sniff.

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CuteMaterial@reddit

Childhood reminder smells like Play doh, Pritt stick, crayons, the library. The dry cleaners. I loooooove the smell of a leather jacket or handbag. I can often be found sniffing a leather bag or jacket before purchase. No smell, no sale.

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ScarlettLM@reddit

The dry cleaners smelled incredible! One of my nasal memories from childhood.

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UruquianLilac@reddit

The smell of pee after eating asparagus. I pretend I'm disgusted but keep sniffing it in.

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Sacu_Shi_again@reddit

Creosote

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naughtymo83@reddit

Wet hair at the hairdressers

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ScarlettLM@reddit

Hair always smells the BEST from the hairdresser's too. Whatever shampoo they use is always elite

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cactuscore@reddit

I like the smell of the Piccadilly line, especially of the deep stations in the center.

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ScarlettLM@reddit

-The smell of a (clean) wet bath sponge. -Chlorine -Bonfire

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AWhistlingWoman@reddit

Horse muck

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El_Spunko@reddit

Cocaine

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ans-myonul@reddit

Cumin

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stefanstraussjlb@reddit

In where?

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Mango5389@reddit

My Anise

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yaths17@reddit

Don’t you clove that !

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LSR324@reddit

Halfords. Also, the inside of a shed

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Rapturerise@reddit

The top of my cat's head

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FrankSpencer9@reddit

The smell of a DIY shop and the smell of wood

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UndeadUndergarments@reddit

Raw mince.\* ^(\*"On all levels except physical, I am a wolf.")

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ReplicatedSun@reddit

My mum said i must have been a vampire in a past life cause when I walk into a butchers shop the smell of the raw meat makes me hungry almost instantly lol

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folklovermore_@reddit

Ballpoint pens. That sort of sharp, slightly almond scent. I'm sure it's not good for you somehow but I love it.

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Goldencol@reddit

New tyres. If they could bottle that smell I would wear it .

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DarthScabies@reddit

Zippo fuel.

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absolemlapis@reddit

Proper real turpentine

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JamieLeeWV@reddit

Wax crayons.

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TaraSaurusPest@reddit

Fresh paint 😊

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CrownedGoat@reddit

A warm, wet flannel

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Dante_C@reddit

Tamiya thinner but also pretty sensitive sense of smell so noticed it almost straight away at a painting class/group when someone halfway across the room opened a pot of Tamiya paint

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Bravo1781@reddit

Creosote and new sponges

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ConestogaCreek@reddit

Slake thongs and cheese doodles

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tazbaron1981@reddit

The smell of army stores. Was an army brat and my dad was a drill instructor so took me in to work

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loves-science@reddit

TipEx that shit should illegal! 😊

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Kitchen_Statement427@reddit

Cocaine

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Jia-Hui@reddit

The smell of rain

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pig_on_an_oil_rig@reddit

Fly spray and WD-40

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PinkGinFairy@reddit

My baby and toddler’s feet.

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Hefty_Sack@reddit

New carpet.

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Choccybizzle@reddit

Cotton bud after it’s been in my ear

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albecoming@reddit

The smell from steam trains, a distant BBQ, right before it rains and a proper drip coffee.

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starsandbribes@reddit

Theres a mixture of duty free perfume, cheap rubber and artificial warm air that just reminds me of airports so much.

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Majick_L@reddit

Musty old vinyl records Maggots and groundbait (for fishing)

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No-Cut-5618@reddit

Swimming pools

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The13thReservoirDog@reddit

Fatwood its mostly found in the roots of dead fallen pine trees years after they’ve fell. its rich in natural resin that burns like its been soaked in fuel, great for starting fires in damp wet conditions.

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eighttesticles@reddit

Caulk. I resealed my shower today, the fumes made me lightheaded but I love the smell

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venus_e2@reddit

I like the smell of cigarettes. I actually like it. The only ones that aren’t nice to me are the really cheap ones you can get at european shops lol but a nice marlboro cigarette smells good to me.

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archerbobmorty@reddit

Dead, decaying leaves in autumn

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_98_98_@reddit

Tennis balls 🥎

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rtrs_bastiat@reddit

The back of the neck of a harris hawk. Specifically the one I used to own, but yea. Nice to bury your nose in the soft feathers that smell vaguely of the lotion you put on their legs mixed with down.

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Huge-Advantage7838@reddit

The smell when my roommate has a shit. I run in there after, close the windows and door.

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cara27hhh@reddit

I don't have an answer but I would like to say that when you first open a jar of 'lazy garlic' it smells more like petrol than petrol does

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CinnamonThing@reddit

Books.

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Lizbeth82@reddit

I love the smell of cold frosty air.

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roxaplin@reddit

Cat food...

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llottiecat@reddit

I also like the smell of sawdust/ small pet bedding, and hay. I had lots of pets as a child so brings back good memories. I like the smell of the rabbits/ Guinea pig enclosures in pets at home

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erinoco@reddit

Certain kinds of BO. Not " hasn't washed or laundered clothes for a while" BO, but 'hard workout, but hasn't had a shower yet" BO. Not for everyone, but for certain people.

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VajazzleFraggle@reddit

Iron filings.

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Tay74@reddit

Wood is one I like as well, I can visit a hardware store just to breathe in the woody smell, love it I don't think that's weird though, what is weird is that I sometimes like the smell of damp, musty building and rooms? Not if it's *really* damp and musty, but for example there is an auction house near me that is half underground, and I shoulders like how it smells because there is just this hint of dampness to it, but I do for some reason

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blfua@reddit

A burning match.

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Mango5389@reddit

After light rain, the smell of wet soil in the air

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Mango5389@reddit

Freshly painted room

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DarthTurnip@reddit

Fresh mimeograph

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cucumbersuprise@reddit

Old books

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Wide_Damage9521@reddit

Smell of wet suites. I think I just associate it with good times

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msully89@reddit

Fresh play dough

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soozdreamz@reddit

Milky baby breath. My own milk though, not formula, although it is nearly as nice!

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soozdreamz@reddit

Sewage plant near my home. Because it smells of… home. Don’t know if it’s because I’m autistic or just because I’m weird.

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Lox_Ox@reddit

Old books, and more unusually - sulphur (e.g. at a sulphury thermal tourist place)

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blueheart86cat@reddit

Witch hazel , 02 impulse spray , Eccles cakes , new trainers

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McShoobydoobydoo@reddit

Pipe tobacco (I don't smoke a pipe but an elderly relative did and I could sit there for ages with my nose in his tobacco tin like some panty sniffin deviant...)

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black_rose_99_2021@reddit

I used to steal my grandfathers cigarettes - not to actually smoke them, but to smell the tocacco through the paper. Loved it.

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black_rose_99_2021@reddit

Airplane jetways. There’s definitely a unique smell there and I love it.

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ShiplessOcean@reddit

I love the smell of drains/sewer. It reminds me of being on holiday in Greek islands as a child when the drain systems weren’t the best.

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Typical_Nebula3227@reddit

New carpet.

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SlickAstley_@reddit

Ones own tangy testicle sweat after a workout

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Jlaw118@reddit

That kind of foisty hotel room kind of smell

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CuteMaterial@reddit

Yeah same, reminds me of being on holiday somewhere hot. Musty carpet smell 😂

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Mysterious-Glass6620@reddit

Petrol

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Mysterious-Glass6620@reddit

Paint actually

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mykitkatischunky@reddit

My cat’s head. Musky perfection!

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SteveBusecmi01@reddit

Gravy granules, when I was a kid I used to sit on the counter whenever mum was cooking and just huff it

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LupercalLupercal@reddit

Creosote

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Nosovi91@reddit

My husbands pit 💀

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FriendlyGhost15@reddit

My dog's breath

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Cakehangers@reddit

...smells of dog food

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clareako1978@reddit

Paint and just laid carpet

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sinespe44@reddit

I came here to question the statement that apparently we all know that most people like the smell of petrol. Because I certainly didn't know this and would've assumed that it couldn't possibly be all that many people... after seeing it mentioned in about every other comment here, I stand corrected. Still think it's proper weird though. Or I did, until I saw the rest of the comments. Um, wow. Anyway the only ones I can even kind of agree with are petrichor, blown out birthday candles, and old books. Really only think one out of those even belongs under 'weird' though.

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prophet583@reddit

I loved the smell of the old leaded gasoline being pumped and the smell of a freshly printed mimeograph sheet.

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L0tus-Fl0wer-B0mb@reddit

Matches after they’ve been blown out, acrylic (the nail shop), tippex, petrol, freshly laid tarmac, my cats fur, and the scent of fresh cigarettes/cigars on clean clothes (I’m not a smoker) 👃🏾

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l4ncestroll@reddit

Wet musty towels! Idk why but they just smell so good lol

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SkyKingTwo1996@reddit

I live near a saw mill freshly cut wood can't beat it

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Westsidepipeway@reddit

Domestic cat smell. My cat smells the same (underlying) as the cats I had growing up.

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Gloomy-Personality-4@reddit

Tar and matches after they've been put out. Oh and permanent marker pens and my nail file after filing lol.

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Aromatic_Lemon_2442@reddit

Old books

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cheeseit247@reddit

Those pink-tipped matches after they’ve been struck- a sharp, woody, chemical smell that burns the back of your nostrils, and then the smell of charred wood after they’ve been blown out. Heaven. Got through a lot of matchboxes when I was younger.

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Westsidepipeway@reddit

I love TCP

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dabum12345@reddit

my cat 🐈‍⬛

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RElNHARDT@reddit

the gunk that builds up around my ear tunnel

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Wonk_puffin@reddit

Jet A1

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niloc100@reddit

Rubber from a tyre shop

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UlnaternativeUser@reddit

Incredibly niche but the cement they use for bones when they're doing a hip or knee replacement has a really nice smell.

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The-lemon-kid-68@reddit

Gear oil. Mmmmmmmmmmmm

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IrishClam@reddit

Gear oil is one of those smells that at first you make a face and say that STINKS! Then you go back in for another smell...

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sandy-57@reddit

Fresh cut grass, play doh back in the days. Used to.like the smell of petrol but don't like the new stuff that just smells awful. I could happily work in a leather shop or saddlery shop or is that the kink side coming out 😁

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ColdChizzle@reddit

Gasoline

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charley_warlzz@reddit

This is a very weird one, but horse manure (to an extent). I mean, i wouldnt have it in an air freshner, but i think its a relatively pleasant smell lol

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TheNoGnome@reddit

Tennis balls.

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Papadopium@reddit

Weed all day!

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RedRoses_90@reddit

Hamster fur

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Vickyinredditland@reddit

My partner loves the smell of WD-40. When my dog is due for a bath I say she's got "that good Labrador stank" like I know it's gross, but also I kind of love just burying my nose in her head and inhaling 😅

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Soggy_Future_1461@reddit

Freshly cut grass. Also the pink calpol

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Lardinho@reddit

Nail varnish remover. I almost want to drink it.

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Embarrassed_Bad_3800@reddit

Old musty pub.

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Budget_Spinach_9408@reddit

My own fart. Nothing can beat it!!

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Embarrassed_Bad_3800@reddit

Fresh tarmac

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

That sulphury smell when the tide is out. Bitumen, creosote and petrol.

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Figusto@reddit

Euro 96 Panini stickers

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cari-strat@reddit

Fruit shops, it's such a wholesome smell! Also puppy breath is adorable.

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FabianTIR@reddit

Love cut grass, love petrol but what I am really into right now is vanish oxy action powder (or whatever it's called, the stuff that you put in with whites). My god it smells so good. Every time I put the whites on to wash I take a big big huff from the tub

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R0nSwansonsMoustache@reddit

I love the smell of shoe polish! No idea why haha

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Prestigious-Stock-15@reddit

Rubber gloves not sure why....

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StandFreeAndy@reddit

An office that smells of cigars. It’s also similar to old manuals for games I’d rent from the local video shop when I was a kid.

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leniloo@reddit

Elizabeth Arden 8h cream, inside of magazine or book, lipstick, my dog’s feet

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samosa_chai@reddit

Nail paint. Also, homeopathy medicines. Though that’s just the smell of alcohol really.

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insertitherenow@reddit

2 stroke bike engine.

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bambrini16@reddit

Horses. Not horse poop necessarily, but a little bit, I can’t lie. But that horsey smell is lush

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FormerKGBmember1984@reddit

Horse hage, any equestrian will agree.

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JustUseTheWordMmmkay@reddit

Brand new pencil case. Only lasts for an hour or so.

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Hot_Tamali1580@reddit

Baby breath

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Cultural-Manner6305@reddit

Petrol & freshly cut grass (especially after it has been raining)

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Nervous-Toe-6779@reddit

Petrol and nail polish

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Independent-Party575@reddit

Playdoh. Unreal haha

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SilentDrapeRunner11@reddit

Permanent markers and stacks of brand new brochures

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AlternativeCats@reddit

Caravans, particularly older ones with dated upholstery

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SnooJokes7263@reddit

My baby's dummy 😍

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WokenOrBroken@reddit

Pokémon cards, smells like pure nostalgia

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Impossible_Phase3289@reddit

My air filter in the car has a weird damp smell after driving in the rain. Kinda musty and mossy. I like it.

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Individual-Meeting@reddit

My dog... He's not proper doggy, just kind of musky and I like it. Nail polish and nail polish remover. If I fancy a man I usually like their natural smell if they're a bit sweaty too (equally they could be totally clean and j could get the ick from their smell if I don't).

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6033624@reddit

Petrichor

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No-Band2924@reddit

No idea what plant it is, but there’s a smell in summer which smells identical to fruit and barley squash summer fruits. Also alcohol breath, reminds me of my father coming home from the pub and saying good night before bed.

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