am I normal or what?
There’s something that has been bugging me for a few days. Something that I want to clarify with the public. But before that, let me explain what is this all about first.
You see, there has been some major renovation going on at my workplace. A few days ago, the contractors started painting the place up. Like, major paint up kind of business. As a result of that, the whole place smelled like paint thinner. The smell would penetrate through walls and no matter where you go, you’ll catch it. And for these few days, I’ve been happy… because I really liked the smell. (if you don’t know how paint thinner smelled like, it’s almost the same as your mom’s/girlfriend’s nail polisher. Go whiff it to get an idea).
But ironically, not everyone likes the smell. The operators would cover their nose everywhere they go… and my colleague BigSnake would rant “IT FUCKING STINKS IN HERE!!”. Tell me something but I know what really stinks… but definitely not this. You know what stinks? Leftover garbage. Wet dogs. Rotten eggs. A baby’s poo. Farts. Banglas. Those stuffs stink. But this? Not this. At least not for me. I think the smell of paint thinner is rather pleasant to our olfactory senses. So does petrol, chloroform, glue… you know, stuffs like that.
(I know junkies love to whiff glue and paint thinners, but I’m talking about the smell as itself, not the pleasure of indulging in them as stimulating agents.)
So, am I normal or what? Any of you people out there likes the smell of paint thinner (or nail polisher) like I do? I need to know if it’s only me or something. (I know a couple of friends who share the same opinion, but I need to poll from a larger and wider scope of people understand this).
Love it.Love it.Love it.
I’ll purposely leave the door open when i pump petrol so that the smell will linger into my car and gets absorbed to the seats.
Neat.
ethernol smells nice..
I like the smell of paint thinner, but I can’t really take nail polisher at near because the smell is too strong for me. But for newly painted wall, yeah, I like the smell.
I don’t like the smell of petrol products or alcohol or ketones, etc coz they make me dizzy. But I don’t hate them as much as I hate nausea inducing smells like rotting garbage and the items that you mentioned (wet dogs, shit, etc).
i love them and i have the same stinking idea that its bad to tell ppl we like them.. cause it’s like.. against the norm or something.
whatever…
i like the smeel. reminds me of new houses…same goes to the smell of new furniture, handphones, books, SHOES XD and many moooore~~~so ur normal……petroleum smells nice too….if ur a distance away la..not 2 close
dun really like the smell of paint, thinner, kerosene… gives me a headache.
I love the smell of petrol and thinner. Used to be a plastic modeller and smell a heck lot of them in my room as thinner is part of the material for Tamiya paint.
Am not bothered by the petrol smell but once because overly-indulge I put my nose very near to the hose of the petrol nozzle (was curious with the evaporating petrol at that time), ended up felt like choking…
Anyway I think this chemical turns certain people on and vice versa, no biggie.
Ahhh~~~ at least I don’t feel so alone now. You guys are awesome!
And ohhh somebody mentioned furnituressss… I have to say that shellac varnish takes the cake when it comes to strong smell. Niceee…
[I hope I don't sound sick or something...]
bro relax ar..i like engine oil smell and my fren like petrol smell..
gotta love em’
woish! uncle mike particles yg u hidu tu adalah Pb(plumbum)… wallaweyh that particle serang u punya brain cells kaw kaw punya. Open ur office window dude. Nnt uncle mike terjatuh suck it sapa mau jaga regina…
Sometimes at the gas station. Or when you pass the British American Tobacco factory at Rothmans circle in PJ. Both also, got damn nice smell.
I Love the smell of Beer..
mmmm.. cow gum… *sniiiiiiiiiifffffffffff*
*ex-editor of school magazine*
interesting stuff. Well i can’t say i love em or hate them. Doesn’t bother me at least.
I love the smell of freshly cut grass.
Hmmmm…..its a classic case of you being possibly a “GLUE SNIFFER”
i like the smell of new paint, aerosol paints, petrol, kerosene, thinner, glue, tobacco…hahaha i think everyone has this fetish but are shy to tell people…don’t worry michael, it’s normal…
petrol petrol petrol…
malcolm - Engine oil? errrrr… you sure?
nic - Yeah, we’re normal after all.
adam - kawan, plumbum tu adalah logam berat lar. Depa tak boleh terbang. Otak abang michael takkan sewel, unless abang michael pergi menjilat cat yang basah tu haa…
swallow / titu / MJ - tobacco? beer? freshly cut grass? Now this is getting weird. (beer actually smells like cockroach… they only taste nice)
ben-G - I’ve had a part time job as a cobbler assistant before. Those glue are awesome. Ahaks!
zero - That means you’re normal. Good to know that dude.
MxMw - Yeah, and I also happen to be a hot stud with a dick full of diamonds.
anas - Errrmmm, itu bukan fetish lah, adik. Itu adalah ‘feel good’. Rasa syok.
burpsi - Petrol contains benzene. A known carcinogen (cancer causing substance). Although I like petrol smell, but I try my best to stay the fuck out of the way when I refuel my car.
i like the smell of new shoes . HAHAHAH u not weird la. Its just like someone love the smell of petrol and some just cover the nose like they smell some rotten human being.
Ever walk into and smell the inside of a store room full of brandnew tyres? I love that smell too >.
You know what. I lurve d smell of window or car sticker. When u peel d sticker off the sheet, the smell on the sheet has this sweet smell to it. I also like the smell of plastic as in new car. Absolutely love it. So i guess it’s just like durian la. U either love it or hate it. Nothing wrong with either.
michealooi- hak hak… abguncle mike mmg dah sewel… im indeedly sure that thing gonna whack ur IQ down lol… its now been a big research in japan abt that fucking logam berat… kerna in kindegarden depa guna byk color paint kt dinding… sbb tu budak2 skarang sudah sewel mcm abguncle mike… mat rempet… mat rogol… mat dadah… mat penghidu gam… ahaks…
engine oil rocks man…
sasha - Some new leather shoes can smell pretty nasty. But most of them do smell nice.
MxMw - Hmmmmmm… I didn’t know tyres smell nice…
maemee - I don’t know about sticker but, the smell of a new car has always been a turn on! Especially if the car’s with leather interior! Damn!
adam - yaler, kalau abang michael yang dikatakan sewel tu… membelog topik sewel… dan adam yang tak reti eja ‘rempit’ tu… kerap datang balik baca sambil berkomen… kenapa ha? terencat? Ahakhaks… (that’s why you didn’t get it when I said “lead as heavy metal won’t flyyyyyy through the air by itself”…)
malcolm - Not all of them. Some dino oils can smell really bad.
I like the whiff of (sticky) glue and petrol and shellac one wor… As for paint, nowadays they don’t smell as “nice” as how it used to be. Improved paint, they call it. Varnish ah? All women also can take it one ler… especially those who paint their nails. What else is nice? How about fart? It’s gas too.
Does the smell of ink or new paper count? Or new books?
Don’t remember how thinner smells. The next time I come across a bottle, will let you know if I’m normal or not.
I do like the smell of a new fifty ringgit note… ahhhh…. ectasy….
it tastes even better
I love the smell at the petrol station..~
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Well, your nose is pretty damn normal, to say the least. I think reactions to various paints depend on how you grew up with the smells. Some of ym friends, when they first smelt thinner [or thinner-like smells] they go eh, whats this?
I kinda noticed, that when people around them go ’shit, this stinks!’ they repeat the same reaction.
Also, another guy, when being next to another peson that goes ‘Ah…fresh paint.’ ends up reacting the same way.
I suppose it’s a ‘monkey see, monkey do’ kinda thing. But personally speaking, I love the smell of freshly printed ringgit notes. *snifffff* Ohhhh….yeah.
You are completely normal
All my siblings and I love the smell of thinner, glue, paints since we were young…..
hehehehe…bordering on inhalant-abuse?
My mom told us that we’d become stupid if we continue lingering around the newly-painted rooms or sniffing the glue while using it for art classes, so we stopped.
Hell, I love the smell man. The smell would at least eradicate most of the airborne viruses like fire through the wood. God damn I loved that smell.