The Nose Knows

I'm pretty sure that I was not the only 5 year old in the 80s that succumbed to watching the Pound Puppies. There was something awesome about Howler, Cooler, and Bright Eyes. They were young, hip, and so much fun. But there was one snooty dog that I never had an affinity for...the Nose Marie. She could always sniff things out even as a kid, it didn't totally make sense.



Since growing up (a little), I have realized that having a good sense of smell is kind of a curse. Sure there are useful things that come with such a gift. For instance, everything that is said to be "unscented" is never in fact unscented. So be aware of this...you don't want to walk around with weird smelling lotion all over you. When this happens, you just want to yell, "It was supposed to be unscented!" We value good senses...vision, touch, hearing...but when it comes to smell, it's not a good thing. Here's why:

1. You're always the first to smell a fart. No matter how old you get, a little thought creeps into your mind like...it was probably them, they're the ones that smelled it first. You know, "the one that smelled it, dealt it." Mature, I know.
2. When you walk by an unkept person...and you can smell them as you pass by.
3. When you walk by a teenager that just shopped at Abercombie & Fitch.
4. You know those times when you really have to go to the bathroom; so you stop by a reststop and use the bathroom. How many of you have played the game to see if you can hold your breath the entire time you run into the bathroom, drop drawers, and execute?
5. When you're dieting or fasting and all you can do is smell food everywhere you go. I know that this can't happen, but I think I can smell food through the television screen sometimes.
6. Picking up dog poop in you yard. It seems like since there's open air, that you really shouldn't be able to smell it very much. But lets be honest; you do. So now you have a choice, do you choose to smell it...or choose to inhale it through your mouth...where you eat/taste? Dilemma.

Overall, having an over-active smeller is hard to cope with. You're faced with hard decisions everyday. Do you tell someone their breath stinks? Do you eat something without smelling it first? Or do you let that co-worker of yours know they smell like their pet(s)? What's a nose to do?