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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Men & Their Man-Caves Need Their Own Potpourri

Posted Monday, November 30, 2009, at 1:04 AM

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  • I really think you can be funny without stepping into the area of poor taste. I think you have been taken in by the glamour of the entertainment industry, where crude and crass "bad boys" get all the attention. Or maybe you never outgrew freshman year in high school, where belches and farts were funny. You are better than that Brad.

    -- Posted by ParkerDaws on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 6:29 AM
  • Why would men want to purchase these smells when they have them so handy? ☻

    -- Posted by Turnip on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 8:42 AM
  • ParkerDaws - Get a life.

    Turnip - So true!

    Brad - While Christmas shopping with my husband, I stopped at the Hallmark in the mall and sniffed all of the candles. After making him sniff about 32 he said, "You know, I really just like candles to smell like food, not flowers or beaches."

    Love your articles!

    -- Posted by Pete72 on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 9:08 AM
  • My apologies, ParkerDaws. Taste is a funny thing. I don't normally make references to bodily functions, but in this case I thought it was appropriate. And it made me laugh when I wrote it. In case you haven't figured out I have a diverse sense of humor.

    Turnip, while you are correct in wondering why any guy would actually NEED these room fragrances, I believe these would be desirable if, for instance, a man was ensconced in his man-cave gearing up to watch NASCAR. While "Bar" would be OK to watch the race, "Garage" would be much more appropriate.

    Or if you were watching a marathon of This Old House on the DIY network, it would make the experience much more awesome if it smelled like "Shed." That would probably be my favorite. I love the smell of freshly cut seasoned oak.

    Curls, I've been there and done that many times. Over the summer my wife ordered some candles that are actually very cool. They're a real candle on the outside, but they use an LED for the "flame" and have batteries so no fire. Very realistic and also very fragrant. I THINK they're supposed to smell like the ocean.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 9:22 AM
  • What??? You mean belches-n'-farts are no longer FUNNY, especially around my "baby"-brother when he invades MY garage man-hole???

    Well, that explains a lot. I always thought he walked out of my shop because of the cigar smoke, and the smell of the oil heater! Well, that, and the fact he found the tool HE needed, from MY box, when my back was turned! Crap!!! There goes the Christmas visit from him for '09.

    Oh well---I still have the WIFE, at least...!

    -- Posted by donknome-2 on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 9:35 AM
  • Ok, Brad you have the "smells" thing cover quite well. Now is the time to really begin working on the "Sound" thing! Not the current corny commercial junque, but the real stuff reminiscent of those long ago radio days before (ugh!) television.

    Who can never forget the creaking door sound on Inner Sanctum when the light were turned off. Ah, the Theater of the Mind!

    And yes, Brad, we can have the "sound" version of those "matters" to which Parker Daws takes umbrage.

    -- Posted by voyager on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 10:17 AM
  • I don't know if I've ever smelled "waffer" Spank although that does remind me of the time while exploring in the woods that I came upon a deer stand where a hunter had left a container of buck scent... I couldn't get home fast enough to wash my hands. Potent stuff.

    TFR

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 10:37 AM
  • Brad, I actually have a couple of the LED candles, but they aren't scented. My husband is currently entranced with the Almond Cookie scented candle I bought and keep on the warmer (no flame, but would make one heck of a mess if it ever spilled). I'll have to look into the scented fake ones!

    -- Posted by Pete72 on Mon, Nov 30, 2009, at 11:25 AM
  • I've always thought a wood smoke scented one would be nice. Or perhaps the campfire scent. Though I do like the smell of fresh cut oak, perhaps one of fresh cut cedar too. Heck Brad a whole line of fresh cut wood smells, a collectors set even! Get on it Brad, we men are waiting.

    -- Posted by blueslover on Tue, Dec 1, 2009, at 9:56 AM
  • A collector set of various woods... that's a great idea!

    My wife has this scented oil-burning device (lamp berge I think it is called. They sell them at Renaissance in downtown Cape) that has a great evergreen smell. It is fantastic! So I thought maybe they'd have hickory or oak, but unfortunately not. The evergreen is about the only "manly" smell.

    I think there is definitely a market for these Man-Smells.

    TFR.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Tue, Dec 1, 2009, at 11:55 AM
  • Check out the man smells at Romancing the Stone in the mall. That oil burns in the lamp you are talking about Brad. I bout one last night there that is called "Fireplace" It has woody smells and I cannot wait to burn it. I am a woman but not necessarily a fan of floral scents.

    -- Posted by Happy2BHere on Thu, Dec 3, 2009, at 12:47 PM
  • And no matter what someone says, farts are funny!

    -- Posted by Happy2BHere on Thu, Dec 3, 2009, at 12:48 PM