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Hello. Well I know they say it's the thought that counts but how could anyone have

thought seriously thought that what I'd really like for Christmas this year

was the tub of aftershave.

What a vile smell, said my pardon, it's like having twigs shoved up your nostrils.

And then because we all still had half an hour to kill before watching gangster

Granny we got to talking about smells in general first of all really horrible

smells now Mike was close to winning this with patulae oil but I triumphen the end

with the smell of the big enamel saucepan

in which my mother used to boil the family's soil hand chiefs.

Mm.

And then we did best smells, that was more predictable,

roasting chestnuts, frying bacon, hot tar, shoe polish,

honey circle, fresh coffee, cucumber, creaseote.

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