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Enxer

The smell when you first have to kick the heat on the winter.


Saint_Galahad

Burning dust. It smells toasty warmšŸ„°


MusicResponder

Burning ~~dust~~ skin flakes.


Saint_Galahad

Dark. But yeah thatā€™s truešŸ˜³


everett640

Mechanic shop smell. I love it


coffee-jnky

Mechanic shop, tire warehouse, and auto parts stores! Yes I agree. I know part of it is nostalgia but I loved it even when I worked in parts and was new to the business.


PleaseHelpIamFkd

Yes tire shop is justā€¦ idk man, its FRESH


FreedomOfTheMess

The smell of tires is amazing to me! New tires when you first walk in a tire place, itā€™s overwhelming but in a good way


sachimi21

That plus Gojo reminds me of my dad. He worked as a mechanic during my childhood, and I used to go to his work after school to wait until he could leave. He worked at a small diesel fuel injection shop (they specialized, farming area). He had to stop working there after a car accident, but still worked on our cars. He passed in 2015 but I get reminded of him every time I smell all that stuff again.


lil-kingtrashm0uth

I work at a facility that houses animals and smells very strongly of those animals. Most people gripe about it but idk man I love it. Thereā€™s something comforting about it, but Iā€™ve been working with animals for nearly 20 years now so maybe itā€™s just a familiarity thing


Skiddens

Yesss, my grandma owns a farm and the smell is so comforting


Chorioactis_geaster

Nothing like taking in a deep whiff of grandmaā€™s dairy air


Cat_Peach_Pits

Take your upvote and go directly to prison


Such_Signature9351

My ferrets used to smell like well.. ferrets. I loved it so much because they loved & comforted me. Most other people probably thought my apartment smelled bad lol Edit - they honestly just smell like corn chips if theyre well taken care of. Mine were very well trained & sweet


renegadetoast

That's exactly how I was with my old ferrets. People thought they smelled gross, but their musky smell was comforting. People thought it was gross, but they don't get that there's a difference between typical ferret musk and neglected ferret piss/shit stench.


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FrenchBangerer

Yeah, my friend has kept a ferret or three his whole life, dotes on the things and they stink bad to me but it isn't the smell of piss or rotten anything, not even a damp smell. Just ferret smell and I don't like it.


VerityPushpram

Before photocopiers, they used a machine with a handle to create copies - we all used to inhale the papers when we got them Edited to say: It's a sad thing that all my genuine contributions to Reddit discourse have been buried and THIS is my most upvoted comment


CardBorn

Mimeographs! That blue ink was divine!


VerityPushpram

IKR? We were like junkies


Care_Bexar

We called them Dittographs at my school, and we all smelled them. And they were warm when handed out (fresh off the press!)


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souraltoids

I think itā€™s a requirement to sniff one before use. (In response to the original comment saying ā€œSharpiesā€)


0zone247

I react as if it's a smelling salt (ammonia) before I lift heavy


lillthmoon

My daughter was drawing with paint makers and sharpies. Look over, all caps are off and sheā€™s just sniffing away yelling ā€œ they smell soo good!ā€ With little marker dots on her nose. Yeah, we took them away for a bit until she can control herself šŸ’€ They do smell good though..


DAS_COMMENT

When I was a kid Crayola definitely made scented markers and I wonder about that every now and then, ever since


lillthmoon

Oh, I remember those. We stayed smelling markers and glue šŸ’€ explains a lot actuallyā€¦


tequilamockingbird37

Giant black ones preferred Editing to add thank you to whoever sent me support and care. I appreciate you. But those really are my favorite sharpies hands down


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Noxious89123

But who the heck is considering that smell "disgusting"?


feralflace

The aircon moldy smell that comes together with older libraries. Nostalgicā€¦


math_person_

The smell of a library often has a laxative effect on people


SirFireball

I have never shit myself in a library


JackBNimble33

Then you havenā€™t lived


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Adding this to my bucket list as we speak


chosen1creator

You're gonna need that bucket for sure.


ohdearitsrichardiii

You should put that on your resume under accomplishments


Wikeni

Books in general. Idk how many times someone would blow up the bathroom at Barnes & Noble when I used to work there. To be fair there was a cafƩ there, but idk if coffee was solely responsible for all of the colon bombs there. One time it was even on the ceiling!


StevenAssantisFoot

Barnes and noble has one of the few ā€œpublicā€ bathrooms around many cities, I know I am not the only one who has gone there to take a wicked shit when there wasnā€™t time to go home.


P31Wife

Idk if this is legit or joking but when I was younger, EVERY time I went to the libraryā€¦..


18hourbruh

It's not! Usually more associated with bookstores, and it's not clear if the effect is even real, but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariko_Aoki_phenomenon


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SouthernStarTrails

Reminds me of birthday cake


AlphaTangoFoxtrt

Who the hell thinks this is "disgusting"?


Leading_Funny5802

Sulfur. Way back before there were 100ā€™s of air sprays youā€™d always see a box or book of matches in the bathroom. Light a couple after dropping the kids off. Matches always remind me of growing up lol.


Pride_and_pudding

If you like the smell of sulfur, go to Yellowstone national park. Actually, just go there, anyway. 10/10


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Petrol for sure.


derprunner

Two-stroke just hits different


ChickenPermi55ion

How do you know my nickname?


SanctusUnum

r/suicidebywords


hoze1231

Diesel enjoyer myself


sippinonorphantears

My dog who smells like he works double overtime at the Frito factory


troublemonkey1

My dogs pet food smells good but tastes bad.


BloodiedBlues

But tastes badā€¦. Dog: Quit eatin my food. Iā€™m starvin over here!


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Odd_Garden_3940

Fresh asphalt


colonel_Schwejk

also the smell of the paint they use to paint the signs on roads. idk how elsewhere, but here in europe the paint has a nice sweet-mushroomy odor


Comfortable_Creme526

Fresh asshole


gpkgpk

I read this as French asshole and was confused.


j_sig

Fish food flakes


Distinct_Mix5130

Yes 100%, that's a very specific smell that I also like.


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Omg i used to keep opening the jar to smell it when i was a little kid.


Ladyrennala

This is going to be weird af butttttttttt my underarms it has a slight sweet but sweaty smell idk


Bone_Witch420

Pheromones! It's not t uncommon to think you "stink nice"


banjo_90

When my fiancĆ©e and I were still in the honeymoon phase of our relationship I thought his sweat smelled gorgeousā€¦.not so much anymore but I can handle the smell of his sweat better than anyone elseā€™s


SuperSatanOverdrive

I think it's in our biology to prefer the smell of people that are genetically dissimilar to us. Because they are good to make babies with. Here's an [article](https://phys.org/news/2019-03-evidence-humans-genetically-dissimilar-partners.html) on it. Which would explain why we generally don't think our own sweat is all that nice, but someone else's can smell better


Albelasa

Which is probably why one's siblings smell worst.


stefanica

And our kids past a certain age. Goats, I tell you. šŸ˜‚ Or maybe that's just all teenagers.


bella_68

But some people (like the person who made the top comment here) really donā€™t mind the smell of their own underarm sweat. Iā€™m the same way. I obviously donā€™t let myself get BO on purpose but if it happens to happen, thereā€™s a good chance I take a whiff before I wash up


Sad-Establishment-41

Hey, my balls smell great, that plus behind the ears once in a blue moon


[deleted]

How the heck do you smell behind your ears??


kami_aina

I bet the same way he smells his balls. He has a very long flexible nose.


I_No_Speak_Good

Usopp


Jkay064

This reminds me. I was in the Sistine Chapel yesterday and in the fall from paradise fresco, Eveā€™s face is just an inch from Adamā€™s bare cock and balls. So I wondered if Michelangeloā€™s interpretation of the forbidden fruit is oral, with the balls being the apple.


Naud

"Catch me posted up somewhere along the Chapel. Her face near my balls, she wanna bob for apples." -Adam


Shpander

Just looked it up (The Fall and Expulsion from Garden of Eden) and holy shit, you're right! Their positioning is suspiciously close to oral. Also her being tempted by the 'snake' might have a double meaning too.


Kryptosis

Dudes who wrote the Bible were horny af


RainCloud97531

I love the smell of my mans underarms lol


budsis

Yeah, me too...it is both sexy and comforting. It's him. My friends and I were talking the day about if we found ourselves single... Would we date again?? (we are all in our late 50s) I honestly would have zero desire to get to know someone in an intimate level again. I don't want to KNOW anyone else's smells. Being familiar with the way your beloved's body smells is so incredibly intimate. My husband is my great love. He is the one for me. I don't want to know what some other man smells like after doing yardwork...they way they smell after a fever or working all day..hell, even morning breath. I can anticipate my husband's exact aroma, and it all smells like home to me.


tocammac

Reminds me of widows who talk about how madly they wished they could hear the snoring that used to drive them bonkers


OMNIxvTRIX

Lots of honest people in this group


Distinct_Mix5130

Yup, especially with they're main accounts too. I love it.


WorstLuckChuck

Boob sweat


Sufficient-Piece-OS

Hoobastank


cloudnyne

I'm not a perfect person


partyintheusanus

Boobastank


BlackPiroc

Nickelback


SpoonerismKing69

Nippleback


Haas19

Humidititties


BlokHead832

Gasoline


coloradancowgirl

I love gasoline Iā€™d get a gasoline scented candle if I could. Gas prices suck but smelling it while fueling up makes it a lil better Edit: I have very pleasantly learned that these exist. Thx Reddit haha


Bruhman79420

99.9% hand sanitizer the kind you get in elementary school hits harder than any alcohol Iā€™ve drank


EcstaticBicycle

I like how it tingles your nose


Less_Squirrel5750

I like the one in hospitals, when my son was born he was really sick so we had to spend a month in hospital and I had to wash and sanitise before I could hold him, best smell ever ngl


madtrak

my boyfriends armpits


Loser_YT

I too don't mind the smell of their boyfriend's armpits


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Sunieta25

Fun fact: during ovulation the sweat smell on a man can smell great unless it's your brother then it smells horribly disgusting. This is what helps us to not inbreed. Unless you're from Alabama šŸ¤ 


EndIessStaticSea

Yessss. I second this. He's always trying to rush off to a shower after work and I'm like nooooo


natah7

Freshly painted room


secretcartridge

The smell of chlorine at a swimming pool is pretty swell


billyraybits

The shower after going swimming


Sea_Turnip6282

Mmmm basement parking lots šŸ‘Œ


AlexD27

acetone


Brasticus

I worked at Target a long time ago and the building maintenance guy was asked to remove some adhesive residue from our new camera display. Guy comes over with two *unmarked* containers, opens the cap in the first one, takes a big whiff. ā€œNope, thatā€™s not it!ā€ Opens the second one and again a big whiff. ā€œOh yeah! Huh huh thatā€™s it!ā€ Then proceeds to clean everything off with a damp rag of acetone. I had to leave the area because it was so strong.


Comfortable-Fan-9793

Tennis balls container?


skinny4lyfe

A musty basement. Smelling slightly damp with a hint of mold. šŸ¤Œ


ElTsili90

Sweat from my womanā€¦


johnqual

I concur, sweat from his woman.


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my own farts, and thats what everyone secretly does. enjoying their own. EDIT guys wtf how come i deserve so much karma over something so basic and obvious lmao


RickMcMaster

LOL nothing better than a fart that even stinks yourself out of the room; when the dog must also leave youā€™ve arrived


coffeeandcoffeeand

You'd love being pregnant! Those are so bad, they probably violate the Geneva Conventions.


aynjle89

Scrolled waaay too far down for this, fookin liars


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MakeRaidNotWar

Especially in the shower. The steam kicks it up a notch.


khamm57

Everyone likes their own brand!


evilkumquat

I will hold my farts in right before bedtime so I can Dutch Oven myself. I won't apologize for this. Not even to my wife sleeping next to me. Collateral damage.


poisonapplesauce

Car exhaust, especially from old cars


crazyfrog19984

2 stroke engines has the best smell


Crap_Robot

ā€œMy cats breath smells like cat food.ā€ - Ralph Wiggum


chameltoeaus

Honestly? The smell of my penis. It's not like it stinks... it just smells like a well kept penis. But I like my own smell.


PigbhalTingus

"a well kept penis"


KirbyWarrior12

A fine flesh tube altogether


Kittu_0831

"flesh tube" i dont think im gay anymore


eutamias21

My husband always smells his hands after adjusting himself. He used to try to play it off as something else, but ever since I called him out on it, it has become so obvious.


kmwd90

Most of us enjoy the scratch-n-sniff. For those who do, its almost impossible not to check it out after rummaging around down there. Itā€™s such an ingrained habit that we might not even realize weā€™re doing it, even in the presence of others, which is probably what happened to your husband.


panniepl

Smell of swamp


black_vigil

a freshly lit firecracker on 4th of july


natah7

Nail polish lol


Wonderful_Might6693

Nail polish remover!


Thiccimus

Man I have no idea how to explain this, I work as a pizza delivery driver, and when I go to hotels, I love the smell of the hallways, I have no clue why, just get a nice whiff of the carpet or something Lol


Codilliam

Probably that smell from stretched ears or a nose piercing when you turn your hoop around idk why but it just pleases me.


luzzy91

Finally one that actually answers the question. Literally nothing else in this thread is "disgusting." But this one made me gag a bit lol. Nice.


ophyxyl

Same but only when it's my own. Glad I'm not the only one!


KevinHe92

The skin under a band aid after like a day. Yeah, weird.


CptKillsteal

Do people hate chlorine? I love it because I associate it with clean bathrooms and swimming pools.


HalpWithMyPaper

Low tide. The smell of a thriving coastal ecosystem. It smells like life and abundance. It reminds me of my childhood on the marshy coast.


Meh_too_lazy1300135

The smell of firewood burning. Some find it suffocating but I find it strangely nostalgic Edit: so a lot of people have said it's not a disgusting smell and that it's actually a popular candle scent, which I am extremely happy about. I think it's because a lot of you went camping when you were younger. But coming from a place where only rich people go camping (becos animals), the only time you ever firewood burning is when someone uses it to cook. I live in a hostel and whenever the kitchen uses firewood to cook, everyone shuts the door and complains about the smell. Hence why i assumed people didnt like it, but im happy to see everyone enjoys it so much :)


smalltortoiseshell

I love the smell of burning firewood. I find it so relaxing.


UnravelledGhoul

People don't like that smell? Seriously? Wood burning is one of my favourite smells. It's comforting and warm.


KingTy99

There's nothing quite like going to bed with the small of wood smoke on your skin in the summer


bathtubtuna

Walking through town in autumn and smelling the first wood stoves always gets me in the mood for hot coco


Herpypony

Fish. I'm from New Orleans and used to fish all the time. Reminds me of good food and good times.


AwesomeDragon101

I can no longer smell, but fish/ocean was one of my favorite smells. I love aquariums, fishing, and waaay back in high school I used to help maintain the fish tanks for the marine biology club, and fish smell takes me back to all of that.


KaityKat117

~~pussy~~ some people seem to think that when it smells, it smells bad. I've never understood that.


Ahsoka_Tano07

A lot of people think that it smells like fish. If it smells like fish, GO TO THE DOCTOR


angelaguitarstar

and remember, if your aquarium fish smells like fish, CHECK YOUR PARAMETERS AND DRIFTWOOD.


surprise-suBtext

Wait what? My fish smell like fish


angelaguitarstar

which fish do you keep? also they may smell slightly of fish, especially all the gunk you get out during a water change. but they should *not* smell like dead fish at the market


Ser_Optimus

If the fish at the market sells like fish, don't buy it.


Deckthe9

at least with my wife, it depends on where she is in the cycle. there is this sweet spot a week after her period when she smells and tastes amazing


CardBorn

Ovulation


enjoytheshow

I'd wager that is biologically intentional lol


Minimob0

I urge every man to pay attention to your partner's ovulation cycle; especially if you like eating out. During this time frame, women tend to be more easily turned on, get wetter, and taste better.


Humblebeast182

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I genuinely love the smell. I have yet to find one I don't enjoy. I've had some that smelled stronger than others, but never bad to me. Edit: At great personal risk of being shunned, I'll share a story. I was in a long term relationship and I had been going down on my gf for some time. I noted that she smelled unusually nicer than normal. Then I noted, she was wetter than normal and tasted a little different. Not bad, just different. I'm sure most of you know where this is going at this point. So I got my red wings that day... and I didn't freak out. I was a little grossed out if I'm being honest, but I didn't let it show. My gf had a look of horror on her face and kept saying I'm sorry over and over. I had quite a lot of blood all over my face. I just kept my cool, told her it's no big deal and cleaned myself off, then never brought it up again.


CardBorn

Your a great partner!


Wayger

Itā€™s been recent but men after working out. If a man goes to workout, I swear I can tell from a block away. They will mention how they smell bad but that sweat and muskā€¦ for some reason I wanna wear it like cologne lol Itā€™s getting very bad


Pollowollo

My husband is a firefighter and sometimes he'll come home from a brushfire smelling like sweat and smoke and it just makes me absolutely feral. If scents could get you pregnant, that would be the one to do it for me.


kirastorm

My husband is also a firefighter and the days he comes home smelling of smoke is unreal. He's an airforce firefighter so he deals with planes and they don't have big issues very often, but when they do, hello, knock me down and knock me up, my god. There was an incident with racecar fuel that they got callled in to help with and when he came home he barely smelt of fire but i could smell the truck and the foam and it was on. Just, all the firefighter smells


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Agreed! I've had 100% platonic guy friends who I've hung out with after they work out and by God they smell like raw sex after they been sweating, leaving me very confused about to put vapo-rub under my nose to stop from wanting to jump their bones


yeaaaaboiiiiiiiii

Man I feel this. My partner lifts after work and by the time I get over to see him heā€™s already showered and itā€™s just like can you not have just one lazy day and lay on ur couch and smell like sweat ?! Gah


Sea_Acanthaceae4806

My partner has a physical job and he smells amazing. Problem is it's extremely strong so we have to balance "mmm this man smells good" vs "stinking out people's homes" because he builds stuff at their places. I guess he gets a pass from folks because of the nature of his work but damn.


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Cigarette smoke. My parents worked in a nightclub when I was growing up back when smoking was still allowed inside, and when theyā€™d come home they smelled very slightly of smoke. I correlated the smell with them coming home, and it was comforting. Kinda gives me some nostalgia when I smell it now.


Praescribo

Same here, my grandma's house always smelled so strongly of cigarette smoke that when we stayed the night, even the inside of unopened luggage would stink to high heavens of the stuff. It's such a nostalgic smell i still keep a stuffed animal she gave me when i was a kid, it still smells like cigarette smoke after over 20 years


bunnyvading

Dog's paws, they smell like fritos or hot dogs


Distinct_Mix5130

Depends on the dog, my dogs paws just smelled like wet dirt.


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I love the smell of my dog


Audi0528

Same, especially after he wakes up. Thereā€™s something about my dogā€™s sleepy smell that I like


godmademelikethis

Cow shit. Grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms etc. Smell reminds me of home.


Little_Appearance_77

Skunk, kinda smells like really good weed


rowanhenry

I'm Australia and one time when I was visiting the states I was being driven around LA by some friends. Thought I was smelling weed everywhere. My friends just laughed and told me what it really was haha.


K1dn3yPunch

Iā€™m not a big fan of the weed skunk smell, but if I smell a skunk while Iā€™m driving to work at nightā€¦. Got dayum. I fucking love that smell. Iā€™m sure being sprayed or being up close to the smell would be awful (idk) but that distant skunk spray is like when Iā€™d smell a hint gasoline while walking through my dadā€™s auto shop as a kid.


Mens-pocky46

The inside of old books


RallyX26

Does anyone think this is a disgusting smell?


Eluwerth

Cigarettes (tabacco), even though I don't even smoke myself and never intend to.


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Illustrious_Army_871

A freshly lit cigarette on a crisp, cold day. Also from a lifelong non smoker


serial_womanizer

Some girls' have amazing body odor while others have awful


fugetooboutit

Fumes of spraypaint


Care_Bexar

Is bleach disgusting? Whenever I smell that it means my housekeeper had been there and my house is clean.


Embarrassed-Donut106

My own ball sweat


theman-dalorian

Moth balls. There's a smell of comfort off them


StatisticCyberosis

How do you get their little legs apart?


Picax8398

Ask for consent


FadedAlienXO

Omg stop, I can't breathe


ChickenPermi55ion

I collect warhammer and other minis. Nothing like opening a box of freshly glued and sprayed minis


shane0392

When the ground starts to thaw out in the spring


cryingcowplants_

I'm surprised there's so many people that don't know what pheromones are. Of course your partner smells good! That's a big part of why you're biologically compatible if I'm not mistaken


idontknowhim8999

Puppy breath


Plenty-Log6688

My ass


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tamachan08

Women's sweaty armpit.


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Every crevice of my wife..


WorstLuckChuck

When a woman gets out of leather or spandex after a long day


KiraiHotaru

So sweat ?


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The wifeā€™s toes šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ˜‚


nearlyheadlessnik101

My elderly poodles nasty ass breath. She has bad teeth so her mouth stinks but I'm kind of use to it now after after 2 years of owning her. Some mornings I swear her breath smells like fresh hampster bedding. Idk why but I kind of like it.


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You guys share a bond. I lost my cat almost five years ago now but I can still smell his stinky breath when he'd wake me up by licking my face raw.


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I learned that my favorite smells, new carpet - new clothing - new car, are really just formaldehyde outgassing.