Reminds me of when I was in the Army and some jokester set off a stink bomb in the barracks. Everyone else ran, but I just put on my gas mask and continued reading. That gave me more confidence in my gas mask than all the tear-gas training we received.
Bet there were lots of books that got that treatment over the generations. Still there were many published that should not have passed the ‘sniff test.’ Have to guess the editor had a bad cold in his ‘fit to read’ genes.
Polyester featured a gimmick called Odorama, whereby moviegoers could smell what they were viewing on-screen with special scratch-and-sniff cards (a stylistic tribute to the work of William Castle, whose films typically featured attention-grabbing gimmicks).
uncle snipe 9 months ago
It stinks. Literally.
pschearer Premium Member 9 months ago
Reminds me of when I was in the Army and some jokester set off a stink bomb in the barracks. Everyone else ran, but I just put on my gas mask and continued reading. That gave me more confidence in my gas mask than all the tear-gas training we received.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member 9 months ago
What’s it about? The history of sewer systems and septic tanks?
Doug K 9 months ago
… It brought tears to our eyes … but not in a good way.
PraiseofFolly 9 months ago
“There’s not much lasting interest in a book titled, ‘The Joy Of Farting.’”
nancyb creator 9 months ago
It doesn’t pass the smell test.
StephenHoyt 9 months ago
It must be Everyone Poos the scratch and sniff edition.
sandpiper 9 months ago
Bet there were lots of books that got that treatment over the generations. Still there were many published that should not have passed the ‘sniff test.’ Have to guess the editor had a bad cold in his ‘fit to read’ genes.
P51Strega 9 months ago
You can scratch that idea Frank.
uniquename 9 months ago
“Urinalysis Made Easy”
InTraining Premium Member 9 months ago
They don’t make a mask like that big enough for Frank…!
22Wu33/es Premium Member 9 months ago
I scratch n sniff a lot myself
JeromeBlue Premium Member 9 months ago
Believe it or not, the movie Polyester, directed by John Waters, was the first scratch ‘n’ sniff movie.
JeromeBlue Premium Member 9 months ago
Polyester featured a gimmick called Odorama, whereby moviegoers could smell what they were viewing on-screen with special scratch-and-sniff cards (a stylistic tribute to the work of William Castle, whose films typically featured attention-grabbing gimmicks).
JeromeBlue Premium Member 9 months ago
John Waters’ Polyester was originally conceived as a scratch ‘n’ sniff movie. And in the 1960 Scent of Mystery was filmed in Odorama.
PoodleGroomer 9 months ago
Paper Mills, A Scratch and Sniff Experience
Elder Lee Fox 9 months ago
Does anyone remember scratch and smell ads in magazines for different perfumes?
gfredrickson85 9 months ago
Must have been a real stinker
Jml58 9 months ago
The dogs loved to roll in it.