A list of 128 words by slumry.
- mercurochromewas added by slumry and appears on 7 lists
- licorice fernwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- quincewas added by slumry and appears on 49 lists
- creosotewas added by slumry and appears on 34 lists
- duco cementwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- sagebrushwas added by slumry and appears on 14 lists
- bleeding heartswas added by slumry and appears on 5 lists
- mustwas added by slumry and appears on 32 lists
- mothballswas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- anisewas added by slumry and appears on 42 lists
- patchouliwas added by slumry and appears on 37 lists
- frying onionswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- boraxowas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- stewing venisonwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- green bean steamwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- fruit cocktailwas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- pearswas added by slumry and appears on 6 lists
- honeysucklewas added by slumry and appears on 61 lists
- oxeye daisywas added by slumry and appears on 7 lists
- cotton candywas added by slumry and appears on 23 lists
- scorched hairwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- carbon tetrachloridewas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- napthalenewas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- baking dirtwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- permanent wavewas added by slumry and appears on 5 lists
- burned sugarwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- brandywas added by slumry and appears on 28 lists
- rumwas added by slumry and appears on 41 lists
- talcum powderwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- givenchy gentlemanwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- bloodwas added by slumry and appears on 117 lists
- nail polishwas added by slumry and appears on 8 lists
- acetonewas added by slumry and appears on 15 lists
- drying mosswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- fresh potato saladwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- ammoniawas added by slumry and appears on 22 lists
- coal firewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- pineapple weedwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- snapdragonswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- dillwas added by slumry and appears on 27 lists
- papaya seedswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- nasturtiumwas added by slumry and appears on 38 lists
- water cresswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- formaldehydewas added by slumry and appears on 16 lists
- cow manurewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- milk parlorwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- pine forestwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- paper millwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- baby powderwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- sulphur matchwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- mown grasswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- alder smokewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- cedar kindlingwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- bonfirewas added by slumry and appears on 32 lists
- burning woodshed debriswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- salt airwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- tide flatswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- railroad trackswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- wet pavementwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- turpentinewas added by slumry and appears on 45 lists
- chicken manurewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- haywas added by slumry and appears on 34 lists
- creeping charliewas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- oregon teawas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- wild gingerwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- cardamomwas added by slumry and appears on 66 lists
- ivy geraniumwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- banana esterwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- rose geraniumwas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- turkey stuffingwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- lemon balmwas added by slumry and appears on 13 lists
- fresh paintwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- new carwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- tarwas added by slumry and appears on 46 lists
- asphaltwas added by slumry and appears on 35 lists
- french frieswas added by slumry and appears on 10 lists
- baking breadwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- cinnamon rollswas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- jergens hand lotionwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- nutmegwas added by slumry and appears on 51 lists
- vanilla extractwas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- almond extractwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- dove soapwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- eucalyptuswas added by slumry and appears on 54 lists
- mentholwas added by slumry and appears on 13 lists
- breck shampoowas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- ivory soapwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- swampwas added by slumry and appears on 59 lists
- stockswas added by slumry and appears on 16 lists
- winerywas added by slumry and appears on 11 lists
- peppermintwas added by slumry and appears on 48 lists
- mincemeatwas added by slumry and appears on 17 lists
- pumpkin piewas added by slumry and appears on 8 lists
- horseswas added by slumry and appears on 15 lists
- wild strawberrieswas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- wild blackberrieswas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- vanilla leafwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- thimbleberrieswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- cottonwoodwas added by slumry and appears on 17 lists
- lanolinwas added by slumry and appears on 15 lists
- suntan lotionwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- lavenderwas added by slumry and appears on 118 lists
- tomatoeswas added by slumry and appears on 10 lists
- pinesolwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- rubbing alcoholwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- post officewas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- doctor's officewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- cedar boughswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- skunkwas added by slumry and appears on 46 lists
- fir needleswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- fresh sawdustwas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- skunk cabbagewas added by slumry and appears on 6 lists
- lilacwas added by slumry and appears on 111 lists
- woodruffwas added by slumry and appears on 9 lists
- cloveswas added by slumry and appears on 13 lists
- sweet williamswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- violetswas added by slumry and appears on 4 lists
- chlorinewas added by slumry and appears on 28 lists
- mock orangewas added by slumry and appears on 6 lists
- coal dustwas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
- school housewas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- linseed oilwas added by slumry and appears on 8 lists
- shoe polishwas added by slumry and appears on 5 lists
- lysolwas added by slumry and appears on 3 lists
- wild roseswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- tea roseswas added by slumry and appears on just this list
- appleswas added by slumry and appears on 24 lists
- cigar smokewas added by slumry and appears on 2 lists
uselessness commented on the list evocative-smells
I love this list! I remember visiting my great-grandmother's house as a child, a place with a very unique smell. It wasn't a particularly "nice" smell, just distinctive. I've since smelled the same thing in other senior citizens' homes, and I still can't identify what it is, exactly. Maybe mothballs? It sounds strange, and I suppose rude, but in my mind the smell has always been linked to the elderly. It's always welcome though, because it conjures up good memories of my extended family on the other side of the country, particularly my great-grandmother, now deceased.
July 19, 2007
oroboros commented on the list evocative-smells
Yeah! Bay Rum reminds me of my grandfather! (Also, barber shops).
July 19, 2007
slumry commented on the list evocative-smells
Thanks, U and O.
You are right, U mothballs is a must (come to think of it must is a must) I have the same association you have with mothballs--the clothing or home of someone who is elderly and likely careful and frugal. Better to have an unpleasant odor than motheaten clothes! Like you, I find it a slightly unpleasant smell with pleasant accociations. May your great-grandmother rest in peace!
[Bay Rum} is not a scent I easily recall, O (when I was a child, it was a bit scandalous for a woman to even go into a barber shop!). However, I know it is very evocative for many people.
July 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the list evocative-smells
Great list! Interesting to see which aromas evoke memories for other people. I'd bet if each of us made a list like this, they'd vary wildly. :-)
July 19, 2007
slumry commented on the list evocative-smells
Thanks--I was also thinking it would be fun to hear what is evocative for other people!
July 19, 2007