Friday, April 07, 2006

r|scent: 'cuz we smell & you stink

or
is it 'cuz we stink & you smell?

after experiencing my refrigerator AND my car's coffee holder with stagnant water that leaked through the poorly replaced windshield (which was required because 2 pedestrians crossed against the light and flung their bodies onto my car, so said the police officer and 9 other witnesses) ... and after experiencing a strong vanilla scent and then some sort of fresh ocean scent while at a power plant ...

todd and i believe that not only should "take-me-away-type-scents" (e.g., jasmine, patchouli, tea rose, peppermint, etc.) have their place in homes and businesses, but also other scents, aka "stink" (the stink that is unique to the cultural fabric and every-day-life of americans), should have its day.

having said that, todd and i are building our library of "stink" and invite others to contribute. all you have to do is provide two things:
  1. STINK NAME: theme smell or stink name come up with smell or stink theme
  2. STINK FEATURES BACK STORY BULLETS: at least 3 feature/benefits of the stink
for instance - without the back story bullets (which we will later add), we already have the following stink:
  • honeymoon hangover
  • face down in the gutter
  • 7-yr old kitty litter
  • poorly operated crackhouse
  • overly-tried-on shirt at the gap
o.k., time to get back to work. meanwhile, have at it with contributing to our stink library.
smell-on!

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

face down in the gutter
.clothes that need to be burned
.breath that could take out an army
.erythromycin prescription from doctor

10:28 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

overly-tried-on shirt at the gap
.layers of people-sweat
.layers of JLO, Fantasy, Belong, Opium, and Obsession
.random hairs (and a curly one)

10:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Venissimo cheese shop
-smells like that musty gym sock
-taste delicious cheese made with EDIBLE MOLD
-clog some arteries, and
-keep the BIG PHARMA executives making those obscene salaries, bonuses and retirement plans, all with some yummy bites of gourmet cheese!

I gotta say: some of the other posts are revolting (and don't keep the stock of pharmaceutical companies up, soaking it to the 77 million members of the baby boomer generation and their parents...).

6:15 PM  
Blogger shirlnutkin said...

anon v-cheese shop ... your stink is quite worthy. you indirectly raise a criteria that todd & i have overlooked - marketability and staying power of the stink. how short-sighted of t & me. bravo! (wtf? did i actually use bravo!? punch me.)

6:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

shirl
much forgotten laundry in the washer
.damp clothes with lingering softener
.taste of lingering softener
.this morning's breakfast in the john

1:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

commute via bike
-musty rankness. see Venissimo cheese shop.
-use caution when open legs; in fact, better keep nose above chest level.
-note to self: wash jeans more often. oh, and pump up bike tires. and maybe wash sandals while at it.

(at least stank does not have greenhouse properties)

11:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to SL ... i'll remember not to bike behind the wearer of commute via bike stank.

2 words came to mind after i "ewwwww'd" ...
. launder
. bathe
... and with an enviro-bent, save water & shower in jeans (and sandals).

12:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hair clog
- shampoo sudsy smell
- phlegmy-viscous-goo mystery stuff holding straight and curly hair together
- shower/tub art
- fashionable latex glove find

7:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello, Im johnny cash

5:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Would you like to hear me sing some songs

5:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hey johnny - sing as much as you want, but show us some stink!!!

9:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://www.slashfood.com/2006/05/06/stinky-cheeses-must-breathe-but-you-should-hold-your-breath/

5:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

why is that pink?
. viscous liquid once an italian meal
. fuzzy sweaters on the veggies
. next time, don't leave in the back car set

11:14 AM  

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