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Gabriel Gomez's avatar

Great piece, Joe - I, too, have been scent-pilled. Collection growing by the month. Hot tip - my daily affordable bottle is Encre Noir.

Awesome to meet you today too!!!

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Joe Hovde's avatar

ooh i like that name...black ink has a very cool ring to it. So fun to chat today!!

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Billy Trout's avatar

I wonder if Bruce smelt expensive when the photo was taken. You should watch "Wings for Wheels" (might still be on YouTube) on the making of BTR. It's hard to think he did back then!

Fun read, thanks!

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Joe Hovde's avatar

Ooh I’ll check it out!!

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Kate Whalen's avatar

Love this deep dive Joe!

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Joe Hovde's avatar

Thank you Kate!!

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Mark Hovde's avatar

Are pheromones real?

I always loved his lyrics. I wonder what “authentic” smells like?

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Joe Hovde's avatar

I think pheromones are sort of real? Not entirely clear.

Leather definitely smells authentic. With a touch of machine oil, from a long day down at the factory

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Salty, Saltiest's avatar

You made me want to get back to my data analysis assignment. You need a post on your methodology! It might be a rookie question, but how did you extract the information on all these perfumes from the website? It couldn't have been by hand!

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The Blind Squirrel's avatar

I would love this explainer too!

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Joe Hovde's avatar

Maybe I’ll screenshare record next time I do something like this and can share that!

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Joe Hovde's avatar

A few lines of Python code! My guess is a few hours with ChatGPT and you could figure it out :)

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tadzio dlugolecki's avatar

a friend's mom once advised him that no matter how hot a guy is, if he smells off — it ain't happening. smell is *that* deeply wired. never forgot that.

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The Blind Squirrel's avatar

This is absolutely fascinating. Mrs 🐿️’s 11 year old son is obsessed with fragrances. Frankly his room is becoming a fire hazard. With smelly teenage years to come I am reluctant to discourage too much. Given his other love is TikTok and YT shorts your Logan explanation joins a lot of dots.

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