Strange Things That Please

Updated on July 06, 2011
J.L. asks from Beverly Hills, CA
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My mind must work in an odd way, but there are some strange things that really please me. I love when you've just had a shower and the steam escapes from the bathroom in a puff when you open the door. I also love the shimmering reflections that pools make on nearby walls and structures. What are some strange things that float your boat?

I love them! I used to live on a hill about a mile from a marine centre. I loved to hear the seals barking as it drifted across at night. I also love hearing the sound of the midnight train go past in the distance. Also, hot orange juice in the winter, and pretending I'm flying when I'm floating underwater. Very interesting and some quite weird - sawdust and celery! :-)

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Lol! So funny! Every time I've peed outside at night, I'm always afraid a snake is going to bit me in my lady's region! And the sniffing! Funny stuff. Thanks for responding all.

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T.B.

answers from Bloomington on

I like when I get a whiff of fabric softener when we're outside and the laudry is going. I also like to see the steam/smoke billow out when you open the freezer on a hot day.
My favorite: I love when my pop gets a little too cold in the back of the fridge and gets partly frozen!

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A.K.

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I like to pee outside - especially at night when it's dark, it seems so primordial.

I also like to squeeze spots, my own and other peoples lol

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C.W.

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I love coming back to the house, hours after dinner is over and put away, but when you walk in the house you still smell dinner

I love the feeling of water all around me when I'm under water, also love the feeling when I come out from being underwater (the way my hair pushes back from my face)

I love watching waterfalls that fall like a clear wall and there's slate (dark grey with swirls of orange, light brown in them) tile behind it. It looks so pretty.

I love waves crashing against the rocks, or crashing against the beach.

I love getting packages from the UPS or USPS people, I feel so happy when I get them lol.

@Charlotte Oh yea, I love fresh cut grass, crisp air in the fall, and freshly perked coffee too (although I don't like coffee), and popping little packing bubbles.

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C.Z.

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I love fresh cut grass, the head of a newborn, my mom's pajamas, coming in the house to food that is cooking, freshly perked coffee, crisp air in the fall. I love to pop those little packaging bubbles, I like to peel stickers off things, I love clean sheets that have been hanging outside to dry.

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T.N.

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I love having my toes pulled too!

I love the smell of my dogs feet. My hubbie and I want to bottle it up like the celery woman. I love the way my dad smells when i hug him. the smell on a hot summer night in a parking lot...brings me back to my teenage years coming out of retail work at night. The sounds of an icy snow hitting the ground. Walking through fall leaves and
hearing them crunch, and the smell. Peeling the clear sticker off of something smooth like a television screen. Being the first person to open a book and crack its spine.

Love this post!

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M.K.

answers from Kansas City on

Hmmmm...I like to 'smell' my family. I'll just walk up and bury my head under my husband's arm and smell his deoderant! I smell my one year old all over. Just sniff sniff sniff....his neck, behind his ears, his belly....it just cracks him up and makes me laugh, too. I 'sniff' my older two as part of our goodnight routine. Kiss kiss, sniff, sniff, sniff.....their hair, all over their face...wierd!

When it's really hot outside, I like to take a shower and then slather up with candy cane scented lotion from Philosophy. The menthol starts to cool and tingle, especially when the wind from the ceiling fan hits it. This is not so satisfying in the winter when it's already freezing in the house!

I like to pluck hair, both my own and my husbands. I love the conquering feeling of plucking that one little lone black stray hair that always grows on my chin!It's a wierd, satisfying feeling to pluck my eyebrows (which are groomed) and even more to pluck my husband's crazy long stray ones! I think it's because he's such a baby about it!

Also, I get really tickled and pleased when I go down to the theater room and my husband doesn't hear me. I'll just stand there leaning on the back of the sofa and when he catches me out of the corner of his eye, he'll jump and throw up his fists (gut reaction, but he hasn't hit me yet, thank goodness!) and it just cracks me up!

I like ice in my milk (my husband thinks that's gross!). It just has to be REALLY cold! Just a total, "AAAHHH" moment.

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K.L.

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I like the smell of ironing.
I liked the feel of the gear shift knob in the Dodge Caravan I used to have.
I like the sound the lint trap on my dryer makes when I slide it back in.

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A.W.

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I love when steam escapes after a shower too! I love the sounds you hear when you're underwater in the pool. I love being outside early on a summer morning- it just smells good and everything is still and quiet. I love the smell of pennies (I know really weird). I love having my toes cracked (my husband begrudgingly will pull on my toes to pop them). Weird.

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T.H.

answers from Los Angeles on

You sound like someone who stops and smells the roses. You appreciate the little things in life, and notice all it's details. How beautiful. Here's a little bit of what you asked for: I used to like to spend time on our family trampoline at night staring up at the stars at night. I also like the sand on the shores form to the shape of my feet as I walk upon it and slip through my toes as I lift them up to take the next step. I enjoy singing with others who don't care how we sound. I enjoy watching sunsets, green pastures, trees swaying to the breeze, the tide of an ocean going in and out repeatedly, laughing till my sides ache, taking long showers, making a difference in the world, and sleeping till I awake to a new found day God has granted me.

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A.C.

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I love the smell of sawdust. It is my very favorite smell on earth.

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W.M.

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I love sounds, like a horse galloping, shoes walking, water running, gun shots, fireworks, a bat hitting a baseball, etc I also love smells like laundry, rain, coffee, etc
I love to see people in love, that makes me smile. I love listening to my daughter when she misprounounces things. I love how my 8 yr old son sounds on the phone, it is different from in person. I love the smell of a grill when it first starts up. I love when my husband stares at me even for a few seconds without words, I love to watch a soccer game, I love getting an adrenaline rush and feeling those old feelings of competition, I love being in love and the romantic evenings, I love hearing music from my childhood. I love helping elderly people. I love eating something cold along with something salty like a milkshake with fries, I love eating something crunchy with something soft like crunchy chips with a sandwhich. I love eating a piece of chocolate with pretzels. I love seeing fresh paint that is clean with no marks. I love Volkswagon bugs and think they look like little bugs! I am petrified of sharks and sometimes think a cop car reminds me of a shark, they swarm and circle around for prey, they have the light on top that reminds me of the fin...odd I know. I love nature, I love trees and feeling private. I don't like getting my hands wet too much, when washing dishes I use a handle on the sponge so my hands don't get too wet and wrinkly. I love the smell of cedar. I love the smell of Drakkar cologne, it is from HS 25 yrs ago and it is still my favorite. I love playing in the leaves and smelling Fall.
I could go on and on.....you are not weird! :o)

G.T.

answers from Redding on

I like the sound of hooves or shoes walking on a boardwalk.... old west style.

B.C.

answers from Dallas on

If I could bottle the smell of fresh-cut celery, I would wear it as perfume. :) I also love when the mailman comes. I check the mail about 10 times a day. I'm sure that my neighbors think that I'm crazy.
Oh, and picking weeds. Nothing satisfies like killing those suckers!!!

A.G.

answers from Houston on

I have a metal patio cover, when it rains its like a lullaby. I also like the t.v. on at night, low. Its like white noise.

The cold, being able to bundle up is so much better than heating up. the first day of autumn floats into me like electricity, i could write poetry about it. it reminds me of first loves and exciting adventures.

The smell and taste of cucumbers and mangoes. They arent even my favorite fruit and veggie but cucumbers are the essence of freshness, and mangos are like sweet/sour perfumy perfection.

nothing compares to a babys head and breath though.........its like sugar cookies and fresh baked bread.....someone should bottle it.

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L.P.

answers from Pittsfield on

I love the smell of baby feet, library books, and summer rain.

I love to listen to the mourning doves at the end of the day. The sound of ice cream trucks and crickets.

When I was a kid, I loved getting rubber cement or glue on my fingers, letting it dry, and peeling it off- I'd probably still love it- lol

I love watching my kids when they do wacky things- but they don't realize it's wacky- and are completely unaware that I'm watching.

E.A.

answers from El Paso on

I love the smell of baby lotion and Landry detergent and the smell of wet dirt(rain)
I love looking at my daughter! She's my everything :)
I love hugging my hubby after he's showered to feel him so fresh and smelling like soap.
I also love popping my toes ;)
And I love the way old library books smell mmmmh aaaah...
So many great smells lol

Nice question.

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