It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of Alan Ackmann’s smell descriptions from my book o’ smells, so I thought I’d start out November with a good one: The Smell of Chex Mix…
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- Nov 6, 01:20 PM
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- Smell of a Gym Locker Room
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The following description is written by Kierstyn Jorgenson, a new guest blogger at NeverSmell.com
After gym class we are forced to walk into a locker room with fifty or so other sweaty teenage girls. Mixing all that stench in one room could never be a good idea. The scent of the mile run stings in your nasal passages as you change back into your regular clothes. It’s sort of like an unwanted visitor in your house…
- Sep 2, 03:22 PM
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- In Honor of Those Attending AWP
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The AWP Conference is in Chicago this year so I thought I’d honor all the attendees with another excerpt from my husband’s smell dictionary and offer to buy a drink for the person who writes the best smell entry for “The Smell of Chicago.”
- Feb 11, 11:31 AM
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- I Smell a Vacation!
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Very soon my husband and I will be leaving for a Caribbean cruise! I’ve got to say that I can’t wait for my four senses to be pampered. And on that note, I can’t help but wonder if I’m losing something in the cruising experience by not being able to smell…
- Dec 10, 11:56 AM
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- The Smell of Fingernail Gunk
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It’s been a while since posting an entry from my husband’s smell dictionary so I’d thought I’d post a fun one: Fingernail Gunk! Personally, as someone with congenital anosmia, I had no idea that the gunk under fingernails could have an odor. It always amuses me when the things I think should smell don’t and then the things I assume don’t smell do.
So here it is, Alan’s description of fingernail gunk…
- Oct 20, 12:27 PM
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- Describing The Smell of Cigarette Smoke
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While reading through my Google Analytics for NeverSmell.com (I am easily amused and fascinated by what keyword searches bring people to this site), I noticed the phrase “describing the smell of cigarette smoke” listed as a one-time keyword hit. The smell of cigarette smoke is one topic that has yet to come up here at NeverSmell.com. Let’s remedy that, shall we…
- Sep 22, 11:23 AM
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- What is Smell?
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The above question is a question my husband and I found ourselves asking while eating dinner (orange chicken over steamed rice). And do not be fooled by the seemingly negligible occasion that has become the American dinnertime…no, this moment was quite significant. For I, Heather…congenital anosmic…was able to SMELL something!!!!
At least, I think I did. Maybe. Well, I’m not really sure. Here’s what happened: Alan handed me a bowl of orange chicken and then I felt a “tingle” deep inside my nasal cavities…
- Sep 8, 11:28 PM
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- The Smell of Vick's Vapo Rub
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Vick’s Vapo Rub has, for as long as I can remember, been a staple in the von Doehren household. I could not escape a case of the sniffles without mom lovingly slapping that goopy mess onto my neck and chest.
What also makes Vick’s Vapo Rub significant, however, is that like so very few things, this is one thing that my nose can sense. I’m not convinced that I can actually smell what you olfies can smell, but I can detect its presence by its ability to open nasal passageways, tingling and tickling nose hairs and sinus tissue…
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- Aug 25, 01:32 PM
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Heather Ackmann was born without a sense of smell (congenital anosmia) and constantly finds herself explaining all kinds of strange things to strangers, like eating habits, whether she uses deodorant, and whether she can "smell this." She built this website for the curious who are afraid to ask, and for the afflicted who love to share. You can read more about me here
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