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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

ONLY FORTY-SEVEN?

"It was unlike anything I had ever smelled, and I have smelled the forty-seven distinct and unholy smells of Calcutta during the hot season."  -- Achmed Abdullah, The Blue-Eyed Manchu (1916)
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  1. pattinase (abbott)February 13, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Damn. 47. I wonder if I could even differentiate between that many smells.

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    1. Jerry HouseFebruary 13, 2013 at 3:29 PM

      I'm sure you could if you were the heroine of a pulp novel, Patti.

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