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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: FNH on May 11, 2007, 07:36:53 PM

Title: Book Sniffer
Post by: FNH on May 11, 2007, 07:36:53 PM: Just got my copy of "Daughter of the Son" by Lonnie Ezell. Ran my hands over the shiny cover. Opened it... and sniffed it.

Why do I do that? I always sniff new books. I stick my nose in between the pages and sniff. Dont know why.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: Nelka on May 12, 2007, 02:44:34 AM: You're not alone.

My mother does this as well. However, she says it's because some books have mold and she doesn't want it getting into her other books.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: SFEley on May 12, 2007, 02:59:08 AM: Quote from: FNH on May 11, 2007, 07:36:53 PM
Why do I do that? I always sniff new books. I stick my nose in between the pages and sniff. Dont know why.

Why is it that I can sniff a good Scotch for several minutes before taking a sip? Some things just smell good. Books usually do.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: oddpod on May 12, 2007, 06:59:08 PM: Book snifer hear too
realy old ones smell just as good as new ones in thare owen way also
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: Leon Kensington on July 24, 2007, 04:30:19 PM: Maybe it is some kind of geek narcotic.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: Listener on July 25, 2007, 12:42:08 PM: I've never intentionally sniffed a book -- it can be a dangerous prospect when you buy books at a library sale (Steve/other Atlantans: Cobb County Library holds them 3-4 times a year at the Equestrian Center and Park in west-central Cobb, if you're interested). I appreciate the scent of old literature, but I don't stick my nose in there on purpose.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: Planish on August 19, 2007, 04:50:12 AM: I might sniff a really old book, or a really new never-been-opened book, but rarely middle-aged ones. Usually just hardcovers too.
Title: Re: Book Sniffer
Post by: Chodon on August 19, 2007, 01:51:13 PM: I've sniffed freshly opened action figures before. That's a sweet smell. Never a book. Maybe I should try?