There's no accounting for taste, or smell, in this case. Here are six intriguing, strange odors that some people love.

Everyone has their own unique smell preferences, some of which are stranger than others. Why do some people seem to prefer odors that others find to be strange or downright offensive? Some of these odor preferences are based on memories or experiences from childhood.
http://www.socyberty.com/Psychology/...le-Love-.49617

Mine are, WD40, The Library, Gasoline, Pipesmoke, Burning Candles.

i used to like the smell of gasoline, until i realised how dangerous it was to smell it #@_@#

WD 40, now that stuff is brutal!

:lol: I don't sniff them! You know when you go the gas station etc..I dont breath it in.

Gotta love the man licking that woman's armpit :crazy: puke:

My favorite is gasoline but I avoid breathing it in since it is super bad for you.

thats 3 votes for gasoline! :lol: Hi Clare :wave:

:lol: Hi Mikey! ;)

My children love the smell of gasoline. Everytime I pump gas they get out and say that gas smells sooooo good! I remember on Charm school w/ Monique when the ladies had to come up with a scent for a perfume one of the ladies suggested gasoline. :crazy:

I'm a fan of the smell of gasoline, too. :lol:

Another weird one I love - the smell of my clothes after I pull it out of storage. No, not mothballs or anything like that (they're always safely stored in Rubbermaid boxes). My clothes always has this pleasantly musty smell. My mom thinks I'm crazy, but it's true. I do like that smell.

You're going to think I'm crazy, but I love the smell of Christmas. When we take the ornaments and the tree down from the attic, I swear they have a unique smell and I love it!

Gasoline. I don't go sniffing it, but at the gas station, that aroma....ahhhhhh.

The smell of my late father's shoe repair business. Acetone, thinner, leather, rubber...I kept one of his apron's after he passed away and I have it in a box. When I desire, I open that box, take out the apron and just smell it. After 4 years it still smells like my father's place of business.

I love them smell of dark fired tobacco when they light the fires under it to cure it. But I hate cigarette smoke, go figure. lol!

You're going to think I'm crazy, but I love the smell of Christmas. When we take the ornaments and the tree down from the attic, I swear they have a unique smell and I love it!

OMG! I thought i was the only one!! I love that smell too. :lol:

ok heres a weird one, back in the days when i played hockey, I loved the smell of the changeroom....the wet floor and towels, the smell of the hockey pucks, the tape on the sticks, the cold cement floor and the wooden benches all came together to make a regular conglomeration of smells that were unique to that one place.

Here's another, when its been real hot and sunny for weeks, then its rains, its a earthy rain smell. :lol:

Freshly mowed grass - I know a lot of people who didn't care for that.

Here's another, when its been real hot and sunny for weeks, then its rains, its a earthy rain smell. :lol:
Ahhhh, the smell of CLEAN. ;)

I LOVE the scent of gasoline. Didn't think about it until after it was mentioned, but the smell of Christmas Ornaments is really good too. :nod:

Mmm, add me to the gasoline lovers! :drool:

I also love the scent of a match after it has been lit. Very nice smell :) It reminds me of when I used to smoke (thank god I don't any more, but still!) and I'd light one up after a big dinner out on the porch.

Burning leaves is another intoxicating smell.

don't none ya'll tell me you don't like the smell of your own farts http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4906/toofpl2.jpg

but for real, I like gasoline too...but at the same time it gives me a headache. Other than that I just like normal smells. I agree with the after rain smell, but I don't think that's so weird of a thing to like. Lots of people I know do.

Im amazed at how many people (incl me) like the smell of gasoline...its gives me a headache too, though.

Freshly mowed grass - I know a lot of people who didn't care for that.
That's a wonderful scent.

i like gasoline too. the smell of it that is. :)

cant really think of anything else i like that's considered "odd". freshly mowed grass maybe.

Um.. I really love the smell of the laundry detergent or fabric softener our neighbors use. Sometimes (usually in the summer) when I'm upstairs on the computer and the balcony door or window is open I can smell it really well and it just feels cozy to me. I once bought a perfume that smelled exactly like it and I loved it because it reminded me of like, summer days! It's really nice. I also love the way it smells after it rains outside. There are also alot of random scents that remind me of days passed that are kind of unexplainable. Like, I might walk outside and smell something that reminds me of the way it smelled in our house when we were getting our kitchen and bathroom remodeled and I'll think back to the days when I was sitting in front of the TV eating a sandwich watching Happy Days, then coming on here and talking about it with my HD board pals. Or even like, OFF! insect repellant reminds me of sitting on the swing in my backyard in the summer of '03, probably daydreaming about Richard Dean Anderson. And so many more that I can't think of at the moment!

Um.. I really love the smell of the laundry detergent or fabric softener our neighbors use. Sometimes (usually in the summer) when I'm upstairs on the computer and the balcony door or window is open I can smell it really well and it just feels cozy to me. I once bought a perfume that smelled exactly like it and I loved it because it reminded me of like, summer days! It's really nice. I also love the way it smells after it rains outside. There are also alot of random scents that remind me of days passed that are kind of unexplainable. Like, I might walk outside and smell something that reminds me of the way it smelled in our house when we were getting our kitchen and bathroom remodeled and I'll think back to the days when I was sitting in front of the TV eating a sandwich watching Happy Days, then coming on here and talking about it with my HD board pals. Or even like, OFF! insect repellant reminds me of sitting on the swing in my backyard in the summer of '03, probably daydreaming about Richard Dean Anderson. And so many more that I can't think of at the moment!
Daydreaming of Richard Dean Anderson. :lol: And I completely get you on the scents that remind you of things from the past, a lot of times I'll smell something and it'll send my mind back to like, years and years ago but I can't really figure out what it is that I'm smelling.

Daydreaming of Richard Dean Anderson. :lol: And I completely get you on the scents that remind you of things from the past, a lot of times I'll smell something and it'll send my mind back to like, years and years ago but I can't really figure out what it is that I'm smelling.
I was so in ~love~. :crazy: Yeah, that's exactly how I am. It's an odd feeling but it's usually nice because it brings back pleasant memories.

Daydreaming of Richard Dean Anderson. :lol: And I completely get you on the scents that remind you of things from the past, a lot of times I'll smell something and it'll send my mind back to like, years and years ago but I can't really figure out what it is that I'm smelling.
same here LOL. for me scents and music always bring me back to times.

You're going to think I'm crazy, but I love the smell of Christmas. When we take the ornaments and the tree down from the attic, I swear they have a unique smell and I love it!
LOL i love that smell too.

I also love the scent of a match after it has been lit. Very nice smell :) It reminds me of when I used to smoke (thank god I don't any more, but still!) and I'd light one up after a big dinner out on the porch.

I love that scent too! Reminds me of blowing out the candles at a birthday party.

my husband and sister both love the smell of skunk.

Freshly mowed grass - I know a lot of people who didn't care for that.
That's the smell of allergies right there. Aaaachoooooo

I happen to hate this smell, but I wonder if anyone likes it....the smell of chocolate. Not burnt chocolate puke: , just regular old milk or dark or white chocolate.

The smell of chocolate is devine!!! :D
I've got a friend that likes the smell of freshly laid tar? i hate that smell.

The smell of chocolate is devine!!! :D
I've got a friend that likes the smell of freshly laid tar? i hate that smell.
Oh ick....that's as bad as blacktop in the summer.

Oh ick....that's as bad as blacktop in the summer.

:lol: I know its gross aint it. puke:

my husband and sister both love the smell of skunk.
:eek2: :faint:

:lol: I know its gross aint it. puke:
Actually, i love the smell of hot asphalt......especially being poured fresh onto the roadbed :D

Actually, i love the smell of hot asphalt......especially being poured fresh onto the roadbed :D
Oh God, how awful. When my boyfriend was a roofer, he would do that hot tar roofing sometimes and that smell just reeked all over his clothes...:puke: Not a pleasant smell at all.

Oh God, how awful. When my boyfriend was a roofer, he would do that hot tar roofing sometimes and that smell just reeked all over his clothes...:puke: Not a pleasant smell at all.
Roofing tar is a totally diff smell from hot asphalt, I dont like roofing tar at ALL, but i love fresh asphalt!

I know alot of people that love the smell of roofing tar!! :crazy:

I can't think of anything in particular, but some of us at work have an issue with one instructor's strong Patchouli oil. She leaves a trail around the building, and it's sooooo strong and nasty! Blah! It smells like poison to me. Why do people still wear that? *cringes*

I know alot of people that love the smell of roofing tar!! :crazy:
:eek: :eek: :eek:

Burning rubber. :D

^^^^ OMG :brent I remember that top pic...you posted it before and I asked how you got that pic. Something abt you hitting the floor while your friend took the pic.

^^^^ OMG :brent I remember that top pic...you posted it before and I asked how you got that pic. Something abt you hitting the floor while your friend took the pic.
Hitting the floor? I think I told him to put it in 2nd (gear) and floor it. Maybe that's what you mean. Anyway, John ("Dukes of Hazzard") Schneider liked the photo.

Hitting the floor? I think I told him to put it in 2nd (gear) and floor it. Maybe that's what you mean. Anyway, John ("Dukes of Hazzard") Schneider liked the photo.
Yeah, "floor it" (doh!)...

John seen the photo??

Yeah, "floor it" (doh!)...

John seen the photo??
Yes, he was at a car show and he signed that same photo. I have here somewhere.