Talk Is Cheap

[stoicbeast]

"Scent is the strongest sense tied to memory."

Although it's true that smell can trigger a memory, can your memory trigger a smell?

Smell, like sight and taste and touch, is a language of the mind. But we humans are biologically gifted to attach complex meanings to sounds. We call these sounds "words" and we've created a series of symbols – written language – to make the sounds more permanent.Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand

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..yes, some years ago, after a wonderful night spent with her, remembering it brought on that smell of sweat, other bodily fluids, clean linnen and massage oil. If i'm ever able to bottle that, i'll be rich...

[apeman]

If youve ever seen "Fight Club" :boxing:, you'll recall how Tyler's dying words are: "whats that smell?" Supposedly thats based on the last words of ... someone famous. I forget who now, but i'm inclined to believe the lore...

As some stroke vitims have also been reported as smelling peculiar smells as their brain functions either shut down or their wires become 'crossed' there is increasing evidence that 'smell memory' can crop up without the smell acually being there.

[sahyo]

Smell, like sight and taste and touch, is a language of the mind



seems senses cannot without languaging?

[NeverMind]

Back in Elementary School, there was a very smelly kid named Taylor. One of my friends would always complain about a horrible smell every time someone would mention Taylor's name. He was serious, too. He actually smelled Taylor whenever he thought of him. I think the brain can trigger a smell.

[stoicbeast]

"The best smell in the world is that man that you love."

[a random hack]

dead words (http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p2009.htm)

"i don't think i should do that again' :lol:

[jesupocaplypse]

When somebody uses words, as if they are free, spouting them out like a fountain, They ARE free, and therefore worthless and without much if any value. But when someone uses them only rarely, when necessary, as If each word cost the speaker $100, or even $1000, those words, have a worth, and a value. and if you forget a monetery value, and attach a life value. A priceless value, speak as if every word will be your last, then your words will be priceless.

[a random hack]

jesu,
talk is cheap :lol:

[jody]

[COLOR=blue]Originally posted by apeman@Oct 3 2004, 11:55 PM
If youve ever seen "Fight Club" :boxing:, you'll recall how Tyler's dying words are: "whats that smell?" Supposedly thats based on the last words of ... someone famous. I forget who now, but i'm inclined to believe the lore...

As some stroke vitims have also been reported as smelling peculiar smells as their brain functions either shut down or their wires become 'crossed' there is increasing evidence that 'smell memory' can crop up without the smell acually being there.
When the nameless main character finds out that Tyler is actually a part of him, he shoots himself, killing Tyler in the process. Tyler's last words in the film are: "What's that smell?" This is director David Fincher's reference to the lyricist Ira Gershwin who, while he was dying of an undiagnosed brain tumor, insisted that he could smell burning chicken feathers, and kept asking "what is that smell?" until he fell down dead.