It has to be done: weird smells you DO like.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

Yin and yang, people.

I like the smell of ground beef cooking. Like, seriously stick my face in the pan love it.

Also Scotch tape (and other plastic-y smells like vinyl pool toys), diesel exhaust (reminds me of the excitement of the first day of each elementary school year, and traveling) and dirt after it rains.

Hit me with your weirdness. And none of this "old book" shit, everyone knows those smell amazing.

ashley8918 · December 2014

I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too.

So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

AzAnnie · December 2014

I love the smell of play dough, bacon cooking and fresh coffee

NYCMercedes · December 2014

My husband smells weird and I love it. Is that too old book shit?

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

ashley8918 said:
I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too.

So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't fart. >.>

ashley8918 · December 2014

lolo883 said:

ashley8918 said:
I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too.

So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.
I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't fart. >.>

Right. No. Me neither. Never.

behsco90 · December 2014

I love the smell of minced garlic in a jar, and the smell of it cooking. It reminds me of my grandma's cooking.

NYCMercedes · December 2014

ashley8918 said:

I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too. So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

I was going to say this, but was too embarrassed to admit it. Glad to know I'm not alone.

jdluvr06 · December 2014

AzAnnie said:

I love the smell of play dough, bacon cooking and fresh coffee

I love the smell of play dough. I also love the smell of crayons.

This is a little strange but I love the smell of old books. Like I imagine if history had a smell it would be old books.

ashley8918 · December 2014

NYCMercedes said:

ashley8918 said:

I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too.

So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

I was going to say this, but was too embarrassed to admit it. Glad to know I'm not alone.

Fart lovers, unite!

arrippa · December 2014

Stuck in a box-I like artificial fruit smells. Like the markers that smell like the color they are or strawberry shortcake dolls. The fake smells are much better than the real smells of the fruit item.

larrygaga · December 2014

Gas! And garlic and FIs hair

buttercup1958 · December 2014

I'm not sure its weird but I love the smell of trees, old books, and V's hair. I also like the smell of fire smoke which is completely different than cigs smoke.

luckya23 · December 2014

I like cigarette smoke. Not old and stale but while someone is actually smoking.

chibiyui · December 2014

Gasoline. Love the smell of it.

....imightalsolikemyfarts....

jdluvr06 · December 2014

luckya23 said:

I like cigarette smoke. Not old and stale but while someone is actually smoking.

I like the smell of cigar smoke and pipe tobacco. My grandpa used to smoke a pipe and I would get so excited when I was little because I thought it smelled yummy.

wrigleyville · December 2014

I LOVE the smell of hospitals. They just smell so clean and sanitized. Plus, since I have so many allergies, they are literally a breath of fresh air. I love that they're cold with heavily-filtered air.

manillabar · December 2014

ashley8918 said:

I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too. So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

I intended on pasting a gif here but I'm on my iPad so I can't. Just imagine a gif of someone shyly and ashamedly raising their hand... This may or may not be me as well. >_<

I also love the plastic smells and most toxic smells... Gasoline, white out, nail polish remover....all the stuff that's bad for you

ashley8918 · December 2014

manillabar said:

ashley8918 said:

I'm with you on the plasticy smells. New shower curtain is the best one. And I like the smell of gasoline, too.

So, uh, this is pretty fucking weird. You know how most people don't mind the smell of their own farts? Well, I take that a step further and kind of like mine sometimes. I AM SICK.

I intended on pasting a gif here but I'm on my iPad so I can't. Just imagine a gif of someone shyly and ashamedly raising their hand... This may or may not be me as well. >_<

I also love the plastic smells and most toxic smells... Gasoline, white out, nail polish remover....all the stuff that's bad for you

ONG YAS. All of this!

esstee33 · December 2014

jdluvr06 said:

luckya23 said:

I like cigarette smoke. Not old and stale but while someone is actually smoking.

I like the smell of cigar smoke and pipe tobacco. My grandpa used to smoke a pipe and I would get so excited when I was little because I thought it smelled yummy.

YES! Cigars for real.

When I was a kid and I couldn't sleep on vacation, my dad would smoke a swisher sweet and I'd go right to sleep.

As an adult, I'm like 99% sure that was weed, but as a kid I just thought swisher sweets were awesome and sleepy.

I also love gasoline smell, plastic, bonfire, and my own farts.

emcme22 · December 2014

I'm also a fan of the plastic-y smells and gasoline although for some reason I don't love the smell as much as I used to. I also love the smell of bleach and realllly love the smell of chlorine.

AlexisA01 · December 2014

There is this art glue, it smells similar to a permanent maker. It's in a can with a brush top.

themuffinman16 · December 2014

-I love the smell of the outdoors after the rain.

-I love the smell of old car exhaust on a cold winter's day... it reminds me of my childhood.

-Onions, celery, and carrots sauteing in butter... there is no better smell in the world.

-Scotch tape... because it smells like presents (now, I want a present).

-fresh christmas trees

-dryer sheets. I am highly allergic to the chemicals in them, so I can't use them in my laundry. I am not going to lie, if my neighbor is doing her laundry, I stand outside and smell the dryer exhaust for that heavenly aroma.

-MOTHBALLS... seriously... who loves this smell? I can't get enough. It smells like my grandparent's house and every happy memory of my childhood.

CMGragain · December 2014

Fresh cut wood - as in new furniture.

lurkergirl · December 2014

-summer
-the beach
-the smell of gas and lake water mixed together--I think it's part of the "summer" smell
-food court at the mall (even though I hate eating there, I like how it smells)
-lemon cleaners (pine sol and lysol)
-bleach (not too much of it, but I love walking into a room that was cleaned with it)
-campfire
-dirt
-this smell that I can't pinpoint, but I call it "city smell." I smelled it a lot in Europe, and I have also smelled it in Atlanta and NYC. It's not the urine smell that often permeates parts of the city, but some mix of like gas, grass, and fresh bakery food or something. And usually only in warm weather. IDK, but I love it and when I smell it I am immediately transplanted back to Europe.

jenna8984 · December 2014

I like plastic as well... when I was little my dad was the plant manager at a plastic plant so I loved to visit and the smell of it.

Lolo & anyone else who likes diesel gas are not married to a diesel mechanic. Because I am and it's fucking gross when I go in for a kiss and his whole head reeks of it.

DH says the kitty has bad breath....but I kinda like it. I shove my face in hers all the time.

I love all seafood, so when people bitch about the smell of raw oysters or frying fish, I enjoy those.

I'm kinda obsessed with the smell of smoke from matches.

Wegl13 · December 2014

Apple cider. Cut grass, because it reminds me of my dad coming inside mid afternoon in the summer for a tea and tv break when he's hot and sweaty from mowing. Toomers corner drugstore- smells like sugar and lemons and pride. Cow poop. Horses. And then- there is this super exciting smell in the woods in the fall that always reminds me of so many wonderful things.

KnightsNurse · December 2014

Frying chicken livers are one of my favorite food smells. Someone else mentioned this already, but I also like the smell of nail polish remover or even going into a nail salon with all the acryllic smells mixed in. I love the smell of leather (close cousin to the new car smell). And my parents ran an Alaskan fishing charter my whole childhood, so I actually like the smell of fish/fishing...That's all my weird ones I can think of.

wandajune6 · December 2014

jdluvr06 said:

AzAnnie said:

I love the smell of play dough, bacon cooking and fresh coffee

I love the smell of play dough. I also love the smell of crayons.

This is a little strange but I love the smell of old books. Like I imagine if history had a smell it would be old books.

There is nothing weird about loving the smell of old books. I find it to be one of the most reassuring smells ever. I think it has something to do with my dad taking my sister and I to the used bookstore every Saturday morning when we were little.

I love the smell of kimchee, roasting veggies (cauliflower and brussel sprouts), and Tide.

penguin44 · December 2014

My dog's paws. They smell like Frito's.

ohannabelle · December 2014

So many smells I love.

New dolls. This is a Christmas specific smell. I'm not one of those crazy adult women who still buy dolls, but I do go to the toy aisle at least once when Christmas shopping, and squeeze the boxes so I can get that brand new vinyl crisp fabric combination. It triggers that Christmas morning childhood feeling like nothing else. Yep, I am a toy huffer. Last week a little girl was giving me a weird look in Target, and I had to explain that they smell just like Christmas morning, and she took a sniff, and her face lit up. She got it. We had a good time huffing dolls until my daughter made me leave.

Paint. Love the smell of paint. Not just house paint, but all different sorts. My very best friend is a painter, and my daughter says that his studio is about her favorite smell. Linseed oil and paint and old building combination. It's one of her happy childhood smells.

Old house in the hot sun. This is the smell of my Great Grandma's house in the summer, when the very old wood heats up. It's kind of a layered smell, old wood and antique furniture and fresh garden vegetables in the kitchen and old books on the parlor table and starched curtains all warming up. Add a few notes of bread baking or dill being cut for pickle canning, and I die.

In the desert, wild sage in the very early morning. Incredible.

Here at home, the morning after a windstorm smell. The wind just beats the hell out of all the pine and fir and cedar, so when you go outside the broken branches everywhere are exhaling Christmas tree smells in the wind.

I'm about five minutes from the water, so when fog comes in, it often carries sea scent with it. This is best in autumn with wood smoke from chimneys and drying leaves. I always go outside to smell autumn when it arrives.

All my kids have different scents. I guess it must be nature's way of making sure you know which puppy is which. Moose's skin smells almost like warm milk, the Principessa smells spicy, like a combination of bottled spices all together. My oldest boy smelled like a clean kitten. They're always amazed that I can tell they're going to get sick a day or two before they do, because their scent changes. It's almost a poached eggs smell. Yuck.

Yes, I huff my kids when I hug them.

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