There are some smells that we can all agree on are pleasant: the aroma of chocolate chip pancakes cooking wafting through the kitchen on a Sunday morning, for example. But then there are some smells that people enjoy that are a little on the weirder side.
Here are the top odd things people admitted to loving the smell of:
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Sunscreen
“It reminds me of my childhood times when we went to the beach.”
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Lumber
“My dad own a lumber yard. His company car/van always smelled like lumber since I was a kid. He would deliver special pieces and small orders to special customers. After I got married, I would have make a trip to any place with lumber to smell the fresh scent!”
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Rubber
“Tire stores are great because I love the smell of new rubber.”
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Diesel and Garlic
“If you want me to die happy make me a garlic necklace and strap me to the muffler of a school bus, I would die the happiest person.”
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Wet Dirt
“Wet dirt after a good rain, in the summer, out on our land.”
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Puppy Breath
“If you’ve never had a puppy lick you face and smell their breath, try it.”
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And Dog Toes
“They smell like Fritos!”
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Coffee & Cigarettes
“When I was a kid our bedrooms were upstairs. My dad would get up very early for work. He would put the coffee on using a percolator. I love the smell of fresh coffee and cigarettes. He smoked will making the coffee. Here I am 69 and do not drink coffee. Can’t stand the taste of it.”
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Rain on Hot Pavement
“Reminds me of playing in the rain as a child.”
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Gardening Manure
“When I was pregnant, I would go to the garden section of home depot and loved to smell that smell!”
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And Cow Manure
“Every time we would drive by a farm I would roll all of the windows down and smell that wonderful air. It made my kids crazy.”
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Tobacco
“Smoked from an old pipe. The smell reminds me of my pop.”
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Chalk Dust
“You know when you use to bang the blackboard wiper and all the dust use to come out? Yeah, I know it sounds crazy.”
Do you have a favorite “odd” smell, or can relate to any of these on this list?