My KISS cards smell EXACTLY the same as they did the day I bought them from our Ice Cream man in 79! I have had them in a plastic container since so the smell upholds!
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I should also mention my comic books that Ive held on to forever have a smell that takes me back in time. Some aren't that rare or valuable but their sendimental value to me is priceless.
My KISS cards smell EXACTLY the same as they did the day I bought them from our Ice Cream man in 79! I have had them in a plastic container since so the smell upholds!
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"Your before-mention of chlorine pool water in the air on a hot day takes me back to the 60s and 70s at Hayward Plunge swimming pool...my family used to go there on many Saturdays (awesome times)...so every time I smell that swimming pool chlorine...I'm right back there in time."
I hear you on that! Just this summer I was at my complex pool and someone brought in popcorn and the smell of Popcorn and Chlorine instantly took me back to the late 70's early 80's at Gunpowder Swim Club in Maryland when I was a kid. We went there every summer from 77-88. When I smelled that I almost instantly shed a tear to cause I have not smelled that in a least 25 or so years. Reminded me of how fun summers were as a kid in the late 70's early 80's.Leave a comment:
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The smell of blossoming jasmine always takes me back to when I was eight years old to an excellent birthday.
The smell of 2-stroke lawn mower fuel reminds me of when I used to use the stuff to wash paint off my brushes when I built model kits as a kid.Leave a comment:
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The smell of a tire store today still reminds me of the old Western Auto stores.Leave a comment:
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If those are not childhood smell memories...I don't know what is...great picks, Sharry.
I'd also like to add my favorite lunch smells from my metal lunchbox as a kid...plain ham & cheese on white sandwich (or sometimes a peanut butter & jam sandwich)...a little bag of Fritos...a banana...and half pint of milk...those combined smells were Heaven on Earth to me...a brown paper bag instead of the metal lunchbox works too...lol.
Your before-mention of chlorine pool water in the air on a hot day takes me back to the 60s and 70s at Hayward Plunge swimming pool...my family used to go there on many Saturdays (awesome times)...so every time I smell that swimming pool chlorine...I'm right back there in time.
I also love the smell of wet dirt after a rain...that takes me back to my childhood memories of Mexico (ages 7 to 14)...same applies to the smell of the forest...awesome...lol.
The ocean is another one...so many great childhood smells...lol.Last edited by Hector; Sep 5, '11, 1:02 AM.Leave a comment:
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With all of the industry these days in the suburbs where I live, I rarely get a fresh oxygen smell to the air in the morning, but on the days that the air is fresh and crisp, it immediately takes me back to when I was three years old playing right outside of our kitchen door or riding my peddle car. Before school, where every day was a play day.
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Amen, Rallygirl, amen. It reminds me of this particular exchange between Giles and Jenny Calendar in the first season episode of BTVS "Me Robot, You Jane"...
Jenny Calendar: Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles: The smell.
Jenny Calendar: Computers don't smell, Rupert.
Giles: I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.
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Old wooden cigar boxes. My dad didn’t smoke, but he would get them from the corner newsstand and give them to me to store stuff like toys, school supplies and the like. And I stored all of my Microman/Micronauts paperwork (instructions, catalogs, etc…) since I was a kid. Still have the box, and the smell has faded but it’s still there.
Also others have mentioned it, but Ditto/mimeograph machines. I rarely run into them nowadays, but occasionally at antique shows or flea markets I will stumble on one and HOLY CRAP, straight back to school.Leave a comment:
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"Old Spice" will always remind me of my father, God rest his soul, because that was his aftershave/cologne of choice (not that there were many more when he was around) and the smell of Old Grandad Bourbon, his favorite alcoholic beverage to consume....
"Jontue" cologne will forever remind me of my first girlfriend because it's all she ever wore.
The smell of a freshly-sharpened #2 pencil always takes me back to elementary school....
German chocolate cake will always remind me of my birthdays because it's the cake my Mom always made me for that particular ocassion....
Sausages with green peppers and onions will ALWAYS make me think of the Kentucky State Fair....
I also love the smell of greenware (that would be ceramic bisque before it's been fired) because it reminds me of how much I love doing ceramic work and it reminds me a Maxfields north of Cincy, the very BEST ceramics shop in the world----or at least they were before they decided to close about three years ago....
Burning leaves will always take me back to my kid-dom in the autumn because my Dad ALWAYS burned the leaves (back in the day when that was allowed)......Leave a comment:
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You know, I'm gonna resurrect this thread b/c of the comments made by Global Observer on the Cast-A-Way "something completely different" thread. I was gonna post this, but the topic sounded familiar, so I searched and came across this thread.
So for any of you who haven't replied, what smells take you back in time?Leave a comment:
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