HTDE: Crushes and Smells

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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4.6 • 37.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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This week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose?

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Peter once again in your wait, wait, wait feed.
0:04.7	I am so pleased to present to you another episode of how to do everything by wait,
0:09.2	wait, wait producers, Ian and Mike.
0:12.3	Now, remember, you can only get these episodes of how to do everything in our feed for a short
0:16.9	while.
0:17.3	So if you love the kind of mysteries that Mike and Ian are revealing, make sure you subscribe
0:22.3	to how to do everything at their own
0:24.5	feed. Thanks.
0:26.3	Hey, Leasel. What can we help you with?
0:28.4	Well, let me get Darcy. Hang on a second.
0:30.4	She's the one with the question.
0:31.9	Okay. Oh, okay.
0:32.8	Make sure we can get into a spot where you can hear us
0:35.2	all right.
0:35.9	Mm-hmm.
0:40.0	Is she getting Darcy out of the back of a cupboard?
0:44.3	Okay, she just ran in here.
0:46.0	All right, Darcy, do you want to introduce yourself and tell Mike and Ian what your question is?
0:50.3	I'm Darcy, and my question is, how do you tell a boy that you like him?
0:55.6	Oh, my gosh. That's a tough question.
0:59.1	How old are you, Darcy?
1:00.7	Ten.
	...

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