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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid June 2022

Posted by Robin on 11 June 2022 188 Comments

Saturday is King Kamehameha I Day and Hugh Laurie’s birthday; Sunday is Superman Day, Loving Day, and Anne Frank’s birthday. We’re marking it all with our usual open thread poll.

Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite summer-weight tropical fragrance, 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, Memorial Day weekend 2022

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2022 198 Comments

It’s Memorial Day weekend — summer at last! — and we’re celebrating with our standard open thread poll.

Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re thinking will be your most-worn this coming summer (or winter), whatever.

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

(And two quick PSAs…the splitmeet will close on Sunday. On Monday, we’ll mark Memorial Day proper…)

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, late May 2022

Posted by Robin on 21 May 2022 224 Comments

Saturday is World Meditation Day, and Sunday is Sherlock Holmes Day plus World Goth Day. Whatever you’re celebrating, we’ve got our standard-issue open thread poll.

Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite perfume for meditating (or detecting, or expressing your inner goth), 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, Mother’s Day weekend 2022

Posted by Robin on 7 May 2022 199 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day weekend! We’re honoring mothers everywhere with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the perfume your mother wore, 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, William Shakespeare Day 2022

Posted by Robin on 23 April 2022 127 Comments

It’s the weekend, and the swapmeet is open (and the spring reading poll will be coming up next weekend). We’re relaxing with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’d most love to find in the swapmeet, whatever.

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

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