Word: stench
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...sniff a particular variety of rice and tell you not only which one it is but also where it was grown. Does it smell as well as we do? Yes and no. It has trouble detecting some things to which human noses are acutely attuned--such as the stench of rotting eggs--but it can be trained to pick up others most people would never notice. There are limits, however, to how well the e-noses can be educated. Wine connoisseurs, for example, can distinguish fragrances beyond the ken of any chip...
...soon learned that maybe I should have stayed outside. The stink of cheap cologne, and I mean really cheap, was combined with a heavy alcoholic stench that hung over the room in such a thick fog that I had trouble breathing. Men were shouting all over the place, as the doors were late in opening. Even the Salvation Army Man had earphones on. I decided to check our tickets and see where we were sitting. First row, floor. I looked at Nate. He was practically giggling with glee, managing to sputter "five-feet from the ring!" I told him that...
...stink up the place enough because running water hasn't quite made it to Ithaca yet, don't add to the stench by bringing along Guppy...