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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-December 2023

Posted by Robin on 16 December 2023 174 Comments

Saturday is Jane Austen’s birthday; Sunday is Wright Brothers Day. As usual, we’re celebrating anything and everything with our standard open thread poll.

Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the million things you need to get done this weekend (and the fragrance you might buy while procrastinating), whatever.

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early December 2023

Posted by Robin on 2 December 2023 205 Comments

It’s the first weekend in December, plus Saturday is National Fritters Day, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and Britney Spears’ birthday. Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

We’re marking everything with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, any plans you might have for the month of December, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Happy Thanksgiving 2023 ~ open thread

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2023 186 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today!

Whether you’re celebrating or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance you’re wearing today, what perfume you’re especially thankful for, what you’re going to cook or eat today…whatever you like, so long as it doesn’t conflict with our comment policy…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, latish-November 2023

Posted by Robin on 18 November 2023 208 Comments

It’s almost Thanksgiving — are you ready? — and we’re celebrating the calm before the holiday festivities with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, any cooking or travel (or perfume shopping? just curling up with a good book?) plans you might have this week, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-November 2023

Posted by Robin on 11 November 2023 190 Comments

We’re marking Veteran’s Day on Saturday and Diwali on Sunday with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your last great fragrance bargain, the veteran you want to honor today, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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