tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6214752503054771320..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Scents of smellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14859643552910084602010-02-18T12:38:31.509-08:002010-02-18T12:38:31.509-08:00ah, all the talk about scents and pheromones is ma...ah, all the talk about scents and pheromones is making me miss my boyfriend more. We met online and when I first met him, the only thing I could think about was his smell. I am soo addicted to it and I miss it so much that I keep a dirty shirt of his in a bag so to keep the smell longer. Whenever I need it, I open the bag and take a whiff. It is so comforting to feel it, feel like he is still Traceynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27371491061991636182009-01-13T08:18:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:18:00.000-08:00Hmmm. Generally, Owen tells me I smell like poop....Hmmm. Generally, Owen tells me I smell like poop. <BR/><BR/>I wonder what that says about us both.jmelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978430030325282157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86533666113655425362009-01-12T11:46:00.000-08:002009-01-12T11:46:00.000-08:00Oh, I definitely do this. I can recognize many of...Oh, I definitely do this. I can recognize many of my friends by scent. The college I went to was all women, and many of us, including me, could tell instantly if there had been a guy in the dorm because it smelled male, and that was such an unusual smell that all the little mental alert bells would go off. Not stereotypical locker-room stench, just...it smelled like "boy" on a more or less Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4079445287273315432009-01-12T08:50:00.000-08:002009-01-12T08:50:00.000-08:00this topic is making me cry, because it makes me r...this topic is making me cry, because it makes me remember how my grandmother's scent changed as she was dying. She lived to be really old and as her body shut down everything changed.<BR/> <BR/>I think there are some things that overcome or change people's personal smells - when I was a kid both my grandparents smoked, and when he was a kid my boyfriend's grandparents and aunts and uncles all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47504959819358086432009-01-11T19:25:00.000-08:002009-01-11T19:25:00.000-08:00No kids here, but I am familiar with identifying p...No kids here, but I am familiar with identifying people by their scent. I only know my mother's "smell" as one of a specific perfume, but I know and can still precisely remember the smell of every lover I've had in my life, as well as the smells of my closest friends. When I smell something reminiscent of a person I know, it always floods me w/ memories. I one time also moved into an apartment Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64751045076473885592009-01-11T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-11T08:38:00.000-08:00How funny, I was holding my son today, when my mot...How funny, I was holding my son today, when my mother stopped by, and I could smell her before she reached the room. I remember thinking, "It smells like Mom". <BR/><BR/>My son loves to bury his head in my armpit. I always wonder if he finds my scent comforting.<BR/><BR/>My husband has his own scent, and I was tickled to find that our son has a very similar scent when he was born. <BR/><BR/>I MrsSpockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792687516201324640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-92020668296969312242009-01-11T08:16:00.000-08:002009-01-11T08:16:00.000-08:00I'm used to observing our animals, cattle and dogs...I'm used to observing our animals, cattle and dogs mostly use scent to identify, like cows who are sisters but never grew up together, when they see each other, they instantly hang out together. (I know cow's hanging out sounds weird, but they do.)<BR/><BR/>But, the strangest thing is my daughter smells like my mother! She was born 3 weeks late, making her arrival on my deceased mothers BD.Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79348147959724782552009-01-10T08:48:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:48:00.000-08:00My husband is always saying he loves the way I sme...My husband is always saying he loves the way I smell (I don't wear any frilly perfume or anything) but that he can't describe what I smell like. I love the smell of my children. I am certain I could smell my way to my husband. I think its just an art form lost through years of trying to mask body odor.Sharlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539955929237988325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1733959000042139672009-01-10T07:04:00.000-08:002009-01-10T07:04:00.000-08:00I'm a bit surprised and intrigued by the number of...I'm a bit surprised and intrigued by the number of readers here who have had lucid experiences and understandings of their scent connections. It's cool! Tickles my inner researcher- is there a connection to simple intelligence? Could be- or not. <BR/><BR/>My current belief is that humans have an olfactory capability that is FAR more sensitive than we are told- or realize; or believe. It's Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44142853073445586662009-01-09T20:53:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:53:00.000-08:00I love this post! I love my husband's smell, espe...I love this post! I love my husband's smell, especially after he has been "fixing" something. I love my kid's smells, especially around their necks as they get kisses. I can close my eyes and almost imagine my Granny's smell. <BR/><BR/>What is strangely interesting is when you suddenly encounter a person or place that smells exactly like a person or place in another setting. That wigs me. Going Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885445987575778289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79108224610130689152009-01-09T19:52:00.000-08:002009-01-09T19:52:00.000-08:00I once saw a study on scent recognition that was o...I once saw a study on scent recognition that was on some Discovery-type channel. They had a group of married women, and each of their husbands wore identical, white t-shirts and then proceeded to exercise in them. The shirts were removed and the wives were asked to find which t-shirt belonged to their husband, based on the smell. Bizarre enough, but most of the women could identify their Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472185695563612014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70469232193534606512009-01-09T19:45:00.000-08:002009-01-09T19:45:00.000-08:00i've always kinda been big on scent in general. i ...i've always kinda been big on scent in general. i know as a kid i was big on my mom's smell, although right now i can't remember what she smells like when i think about it... i have a really strong sense of smell though, and i've always derived comfort from smells. like, i know my boyfriend's smell. i know what his skin smells like, and i smell him on my bed when he's gone. (i don't mean THAT!) kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597169272156204711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48032198556367519302009-01-09T19:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T19:30:00.000-08:00This phenomenon definitely extends past parents, f...This phenomenon definitely extends past parents, for me at least. When my best friend passed away unexpectedly myself and several other friends spent the day sitting in her room, absorbing the impact. I still remember sitting on her bed, picking up her pillow, and sniffing it. It smelled exactly like Nikki. A combination of clean clothes, candy necklace, and shampoo that was uniquely her. I knew Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365177424353994202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31939119902351115082009-01-09T18:38:00.000-08:002009-01-09T18:38:00.000-08:00To the anonymous poster replying to Jennifer: I ca...To the anonymous poster replying to Jennifer: I can help you...<BR/>What Jennifer was talking about is that you are looking for kin, smell-wise when PG, these are people who are genetically similar to you.<BR/>For a mate, you want someone who is genetically dissimilar to increase genetic diversity and lessen the possibility of genetic defects abnormalities in your offspring. <BR/><BR/>You WANT toKristijoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790510053995458172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-51159488262148581672009-01-09T16:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:30:00.000-08:00Yes, my kids are/have been joyous sniffers. (The ...Yes, my kids are/have been joyous sniffers. (The eldest is 23 now, so he certainly doesn't draw it to my attention if he still does!) <BR/><BR/>A study I read once (or saw reported on, to be frank) looked at babies' ability to actually wriggle up to their mothers' breast from their mothers' bellies when newly born (the conjecture was about smell of course) but also about mothers' ability to The Simpletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321686369942741210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58525945975599652062009-01-09T14:56:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:56:00.000-08:00The only three people who have distinct smells to ...The only three people who have distinct smells to me are my Mom, my husband and my daughter. All other people (unless they have rank BO) don't smell like anything to me. The funny thing is, I don't like my mom's smell very much (although I like her!), but I love my husband and daughter's smells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25851043368399475432009-01-09T14:29:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:29:00.000-08:00OMG! I thought I was crazy! I've tried to explai...OMG! I thought I was crazy! I've tried to explain to folks that when I say that I like the smell of someone, or that they smell like themselves, it's not the perfume-y smell of cologne, deodorant, shampoo, laundry soap, etc. It's <I>their</I> smell. My DH doesn't like it when I tell him that I love the smell of him/his skin, he says it's creepy. My dad has accused me of being raised by Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57442087712687737462009-01-09T11:05:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:05:00.000-08:00Both of my daughters smell differently, and I love...Both of my daughters smell differently, and I love both of their smells. I could smell their little heads all day long.jenny_luceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879519619139078502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54621456789516216442009-01-09T10:59:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:59:00.000-08:00That "anonymous" at 10:56 AM is me. It didn't put ...That "anonymous" at 10:56 AM is me. It didn't put my name!<BR/><BR/>~Heather in TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75690540116338135652009-01-09T10:56:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:56:00.000-08:00Scent is definitely one of the ways I identify peo...Scent is definitely one of the ways I identify people, and also people's houses. The smell of my mom and dad and their house is still incredibly comfortable to me. I don't remember the house having a smell that was detectable when I lived there, but after coming back from a trip and opening the door, it just smelled like HOME to me. But nothing is as comforting and familiar as hugging my mom!<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17735518615183005892009-01-09T10:40:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:40:00.000-08:00Stored away I have my late amazing and lovely Moth...Stored away I have my late amazing and lovely Mothers hat, and when things get tough, I go and smell it, and I am in my 60s now.<BR/><BR/>This is anonymous because I do post, have my own site and I want to keep it personal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53410593150420537922009-01-09T10:32:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:32:00.000-08:00I wouldn't say that smells like mom rather than th...I wouldn't say that smells like mom rather than the hole family makes an identifier smell it happens to me when someone forgets clothes at my house I can identify the family by the smell, also my sister doesMariano Renteríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676226651021319686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11902818310992255442009-01-09T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:30:00.000-08:00Jennifer, how is a family-type person who can care...Jennifer, how is a family-type person who can care for a child a worse mate than one who can get you pregnant? I'm just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-41150013271370502862009-01-09T10:25:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:25:00.000-08:00I remember over the summer when you said you were ...I remember over the summer when you said you were an avid sweater, and you used that deodorant rock thingy. So, hearing that you have a certain "smell" doesn't surprise me. I love the "smell" of special things. I'm sure I have a smell too, because as a child i had a blankie that I loved the smell of. I'm assuming it smelled like me because it went everywhere with me. It was a crocheted afghan, Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-448257319134498012009-01-09T10:14:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:14:00.000-08:00An interesting aside to this would be the research...An interesting aside to this would be the research that women on the pill tend to choose worse mates than women off the pill based on smell/phermones. The research suggests it's because the pill makes your body think it's pregnant, so the woman's body is looking for a family member type to help care for the child, while if not on the pill the woman is looking for a mate to CREATE the child. (Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.com