Bacon vs. Baby: Who Wins the Smell Test?

Yeah, I think I can go for all of these, except babies, not really a fan of the smell. When I was a kid petrol (gasoline) smelled better than it does today.

What I really love that isn't on here is brand new vinyl, like a shower curtain, or cheap beach ball. Though I heard that smell is carcinogenic, but I don't care, love it.

I also love rubbing alcohol.

I LOVE the smell of matches. It's the red phosphorous, I think (yellow phosphorous melts faces), and it's the same smell as on July 4th after everyone has lit their fireworks. It's a very nice smell.

I can't account for petrol or the smell of rubber tires, however. I don't really care for those smells.

And I would put bacon above vanilla (even as a vegetarian!).

Interesting how many of the items contain the adjective "fresh."

I like the smell of gasoline (petrol, whatever) too. Also the smell of wet pavement when it's just started raining after a dry spell, and the smell of gunpowder.

I love the smell of petrol and always have, as well as the smell of tire rubber. It's probably why I'm such a gearhead now and ended up marrying one.

On this list, I like it all, except I would trade baby smell for puppy smell, party poppers for a new puzzle book smell, and roses for acetone. Weird, but hey... ya like what ya like.

I'm quite relieved to read that list, actually. I've always thought that I was a weirdo because I love the smell of petrol. I also like the smell of tyres and new rubber boots But I also like the smell of kittens and puppies, fresh baked bread and so on.

A faint smell of burning coal.

Oh and dimestorenovel above has it dead on with the wet cement smell.

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. Someday this war's gonna end...

Where's the old people smell?

You younglings will likely never know the smell of a freshly opened cassette tape from a store. Whenever I'd buy a new one, the first thing I'd do was bury my nose into the label/holder. Heaven.

What's a party popper?

Never have I smelled anything as divine as my own brand new babies. There is something so powerful in the scent on their heads the first 2 weeks. It must be nature's way of helping a mother bond because I don't think anyone else's babies necessarily smell good.

How about cinnamon or Christmas trees?

New sneakers! Used to love the stockroom at athletic shoe stores. Every time I open a box of new ones... Ahhhhh! TMI?