Important Thought Experiment

[pepperwhiteMFC]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

No. I like smells.

[Bammer]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

No. I like smells.

Smell is the sense most closely tied to subconscious memories

[BurtReynolds]

I would in a heartbeat.

[pepperwhiteMFC]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

No. I like smells.

Smell is the sense most closely tied to subconscious memories

I can see that.
There are perfumes that remind me of my grandmother. I have a old empty bottle of hers that I can’t throw away. One sniff, and then my mind wanders around for awhile.

[pepperwhiteMFC]

I would in a heartbeat.

Why? Don’t you need your subconscious memories anymore?

[BurtReynolds]

No I want to forget.

[spike]

[BurtReynolds]

Beautiful, Ren.

[Jorge]

Losing your sense of smell seriously hinders your sense of taste, everything becomes much more muted. So no

[wease]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Well, Covid has altered my sense of smell but not quite gotten rid of it. Unless something smells really, really super bad, I can’t smell foul odors anymore. Poop, asparagus pee, bad meat, skunk, I get nothing from any of that anymore. Also, the smell of mint now makes me want to violently vomit. Same with diesel exhaust. For the most part, I can still smell pleasant fragrances and I can’t think of anything there that is amiss. As far as smell affecting my sense of taste, it really hasn’t. The only way my taste has been altered is things aren’t as hot as they used to be for me. Like, a fresh jalapeño doesn’t even register as being hot anymore while a habanero isn’t as hot as it used to be. Same with hot sauces. Just not as hot anymore. (The other end still thinks everything is the same, however )

All that being said, no, I wouldn’t.

[pepperwhiteMFC]

You have to take the good smells with the bad smells. That’s just life with having nostrils.

[spike]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Well, Covid has altered my sense of smell but not quite gotten rid of it. Unless something smells really, really super bad, I can’t smell foul odors anymore. Poop, asparagus pee, bad meat, skunk, I get nothing from any of that anymore. Also, the smell of mint now makes me want to violently vomit. Same with diesel exhaust. For the most part, I can still smell pleasant fragrances and I can’t think of anything there that is amiss. As far as smell affecting my sense of taste, it really hasn’t. The only way my taste has been altered is things aren’t as hot as they used to be for me. Like, a fresh jalapeño doesn’t even register as being hot anymore while a habanero isn’t as hot as it used to be. Same with hot sauces. Just not as hot anymore. (The other end still thinks everything is the same, however )

All that being said, no, I wouldn’t.

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[Bi_3]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Well, Covid has altered my sense of smell but not quite gotten rid of it. Unless something smells really, really super bad, I can’t smell foul odors anymore. Poop, asparagus pee, bad meat, skunk, I get nothing from any of that anymore. Also, the smell of mint now makes me want to violently vomit. Same with diesel exhaust. For the most part, I can still smell pleasant fragrances and I can’t think of anything there that is amiss. As far as smell affecting my sense of taste, it really hasn’t. The only way my taste has been altered is things aren’t as hot as they used to be for me. Like, a fresh jalapeño doesn’t even register as being hot anymore while a habanero isn’t as hot as it used to be. Same with hot sauces. Just not as hot anymore. (The other end still thinks everything is the same, however )

All that being said, no, I wouldn’t.

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 0#p2005450

Why you gotta be so mean?

[spike]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Well, Covid has altered my sense of smell but not quite gotten rid of it. Unless something smells really, really super bad, I can’t smell foul odors anymore. Poop, asparagus pee, bad meat, skunk, I get nothing from any of that anymore. Also, the smell of mint now makes me want to violently vomit. Same with diesel exhaust. For the most part, I can still smell pleasant fragrances and I can’t think of anything there that is amiss. As far as smell affecting my sense of taste, it really hasn’t. The only way my taste has been altered is things aren’t as hot as they used to be for me. Like, a fresh jalapeño doesn’t even register as being hot anymore while a habanero isn’t as hot as it used to be. Same with hot sauces. Just not as hot anymore. (The other end still thinks everything is the same, however )

All that being said, no, I wouldn’t.

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Why you gotta be so mean?

Chili is sacred.

[wease]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Well, Covid has altered my sense of smell but not quite gotten rid of it. Unless something smells really, really super bad, I can’t smell foul odors anymore. Poop, asparagus pee, bad meat, skunk, I get nothing from any of that anymore. Also, the smell of mint now makes me want to violently vomit. Same with diesel exhaust. For the most part, I can still smell pleasant fragrances and I can’t think of anything there that is amiss. As far as smell affecting my sense of taste, it really hasn’t. The only way my taste has been altered is things aren’t as hot as they used to be for me. Like, a fresh jalapeño doesn’t even register as being hot anymore while a habanero isn’t as hot as it used to be. Same with hot sauces. Just not as hot anymore. (The other end still thinks everything is the same, however )

All that being said, no, I wouldn’t.

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Why you gotta be so mean?

Chili is sacred.

You still need to try it

[bodysnatcher]

Cincinnasty

[pepperwhiteMFC]

I’ve had this, but I don’t remember it having cinnamon. Did they make it wrong??

[wease]

I’ve had this, but I don’t remember it having cinnamon. Did they make it wrong??

Quite probably

[Rangi Guy]

If you could sacrifice your sense of smell in exchange for never getting a cold or flu again, would you do it?

Hard No!


Wait.....does this include not getting hayfever as well?

[pepperwhiteMFC]

I’ve had this, but I don’t remember it having cinnamon. Did they make it wrong??

Quite probably

So basically, of all the grandma’s recipes I could have sampled for this dish, I happened to have the friend whose grandma had the worst version compared to other grandma’s recipes.

Figures!