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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.


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Reply #1 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.





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Reply #2 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.

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Reply #3 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

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Reply #4 on: July 24, 2007, 04:30:19 PM
Maybe it is some kind of geek narcotic.


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Reply #5 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.

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Reply #6 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.

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Reply #7 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?

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