Friday, May 29, 2009

The 20 Most Recognizable Scents In The World

At first glance I saw baby powder and cigarette butts back to back and thought for a split second that they'd listed "baby butts." "Yep," I thought to myself, "That's a recognizable scent all right." The first time I changed my child's diaper was an eye-opening (and sinus-opening) event. I was one of those guys who had never changed one before. Hoooooo doggy. I spied the carnage in that newborn-sized Pampers and turned to my wife.

"Did you feed her a sloppy Joe?"

And the smell. Sweet hot Jesus.

"Is that normal?" I said. "I think she might be sick or something."

She laughed. "Nope. Normal."

"Fuck. Me. Sideways. That shit ain't right. She gonna be doing this a lot?"

And in the South, at least, any respectable list would have to include barbecue -- specifically, the aroma that permeates a long-time barbecue joint and makes you smile, take in a deeeep breath and go "Ahhhh!" every time you walk in.

They have bananas and dry cat food on there?? What, no flowers? How about hyacinths, lilacs, and peonies? And I second CajunMan's fresh baked bread---one of the best!

This is a local more personal one for me, but Spangler Candy Company is in my town. They make Dum Dum suckers and Christmas Candy Canes. When the wind is blowing in the right direction, I can sit on my front porch steps and smell the candy being made at the factory. Lots of good sweet and fruity smells come from there. :)

Oh and Dippity-Doo. It was a hair-setting gel in the 60s for those of you too young - it had a pungent and specific smell. My mother would "Dippity-Doo" me before rolling my hair before special occasions. there is a picture of me at a Kindergarten function with a full-on teased beehive like I'm Miss Arkansas 1967.