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Date: | Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:44:38 +0000 |
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On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 5:41 pm, you wrote:
> Prolly all the same stuff, eh? I'm sure your's and Joyce's concoctions are
> perfumed. Bag Balm isn't, so it definitely smells "mediciney", but it
> works like nobody's business. I've always thought lanolin smelled like
> mildew anway, but if it works....
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> Anyone on the list remember their moms putting Vick's Vapo-Rub on their
> chest underneath a flannel shirt if you had a cold in the winter? I found
> an old jar in the cupboard the other day. When I opened it up, it was like
> I was eight years old again. It's funny how aromas can trigger such vivid
> memories, isn't it?
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> -K
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Vicks is still common here (UK). Lin will tell you I've got a THING about the
smell - I blame the School Matron!!!
I remember my Gran cooking up "Goose Grease" as a winter embrocation, now that
had an interesting smell if you hadn't opened the jar for a few years!!
I always wore a "liberty bodice".
Cheers
Deri
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