A Trip Down Memory Lane

Similar to the post I did last month titled "I Will Comply", this idea too was taken from another blog. When I read it, my mind began to churn and think of my own childhood. They say scent is the strongest scent tied to man (yes that is from the commercial) and I can't help but think sounds aren't far behind. So here is my list of what triggers my childhood memory when I hear certain sounds and breathe in certain smells. You can share your list in the comment section if you want.

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Sounds

• Pac-Man
• lawnmower
• diving board spring, then silence, then pool water splash
• kids laughing
• my dog's ID tags jingling
• Trapper Keeper velcro
• basketball being played
• bicycle handbrake squeals
• skateboards
• my Mom yelling my name outside
• Guns & Roses music (hey it was cool back then)
• chirping crickets on a summer night
• school bus
• swing set creaking

Smells

• Mr. Bubble
• fresh cut grass
• scent of brand new Nike shoes
• puppy breath
• Pink Pet eraser
• crisp school text books
• Crayola Crayons, Magic Markers, Elmer's Glue and Rubber Cement
• Downey washed bed sheets
• beer at a ballpark
• x-mas wrapping paper
• my Mom's turkey dinner
• diesel fumes on my Dad's snowmobiling jacket
• Nerf football
• Wiffle Ball plastic bat
• my cat's fur (from her litter box, smelled good/clean like perfume, honest

***UPDATE***
I didn't give credit above to my source as I should of. If you "steal" the idea/info, it's only fair to link back to the original source to where it came from. So my apologies to "fairygirl701" and props to her blog www.dubiousachievements.blogspot.com ;)