Why does my dog smell like chocolate?

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Smell You Later

Smell You Later 07/21/2004 09:25 AM
Telling someone you have anosmia makes you wish for hearing loss instead: "People ... come up with some of the most perverse scenarios where not being able to smell would pay off."

What's that smell?

What's that smell? 07/07/2004 07:54 PM
Follow the blooming of the Corpseflower. The Titan opened about halfway during the course of the morning and afternoon yesterday, giving off stronger waves of odor as the day progressed. The peak odor and opening was in the early evening and by 10PM the pulses of odor became less strong. The daily progress of the Amorphophallus Titanum.

tell, tell, you smell....

tell, tell, you smell.... 07/01/2004 02:17 PM
Stasi, meet Highway Watch: The Department of Homeland Security this year gave $19.3 million to the American Trucking Associations, which is based So far, 10,000 truckers have signed on to become amateur sleuths. Over the next year, the goal is to add tollbooth workers, rest-stop employees and construction crews, creating a corps of 400,000 people drawn from every state. A child of Operation TIPS, of course.

Do You Smell Like Jesus?

Do You Smell Like Jesus? 11/11/2003 09:22 AM
A Boy and His Computer spends a lot of time looking for signs from God such as the one in front of the Cottage Lake Assembly of God in Woodinville, Wash.: "You know you want them: Tax exempt fireworks." (11-10)

The smell of grass

The smell of grass 02/10/2004 01:34 PM

The most amazing thing about San Diego so far: the smell of grass. My nose had grown so accustomed to the scents of winter, that cold lifeless bitter slightly salty smell that's permeated New York City for the past three+ months. And then this morning, I stepped out of the hotel, ran down to a jogging path, and my nose was assaulted. Everywhere was the lushest, greenest grass, its scent permeating the air. A smell I take for granted in the summer suddenly seemed like a wondrous treat. Grass! Thick green grass! Who knew it could smell so beautiful?

The smell of burning

The smell of burning 02/17/2004 10:19 AM

Apparently after I last posted, the fan on the web server that hosts this site shuffled off its mortal coil, and headed for a higher fanly plane. And because of the timing of things, it took a long time for the replacement to settle into its new home. But now it's here, and I've certainly forgotten everything I intended to write. The more I think, "I need to write more posts!" the less I ever write. Perhaps now with the new humming fan, things will get back on track. Oh yeah, and A-Rod to the Yankees?! Argh!

I smell a crook

I smell a crook 07/21/2004 04:40 PM
Dirty Dirty men..... America, Mark Twain once said, "is a nation without a distinct criminal class with the possible exception of Congress."

The Smell of Christmas

The Smell of Christmas 12/06/2003 09:02 PM
Smells a lot like burning flesh, really it does. Take a little bit of Santa home for the holidays, he'll keep you...

How to smell like a laundromat

How to smell like a laundromat 12/02/2003 01:46 AM
Among the featured designs at the National Design Triennial was the Demeter Fragrance Library. The company, run by Christophers Brosius and Gable, puts out perfumes,...

E-mail tries out a sense of smell

E-mail tries out a sense of smell 02/19/2004 07:58 AM
UK net provider Telewest Broadband is testing a system to let people to send scented e-mails.

The Sweet Success of Smell

The Sweet Success of Smell 04/18/2005 08:41 AM
Business Week Apr 18 2005 12:30PM GMT

Ever Smell T-Rex's Breath?

Ever Smell T-Rex's Breath? 06/29/2004 08:42 AM

"HubLog: Smell the satire"

"HubLog: Smell the satire" 04/09/2004 09:09 PM

Mmmmm... baby, you smell like Hummer.

Mmmmm... baby, you smell like Hummer. 08/20/2004 11:22 PM
Xeni Jardin: What is the scent of a Hummer? Gasoline? Freshly detonated bombs plopped on an oil-rich country on the other side of the world? You'll find out soon -- the maker of supersized combat-cum-luxury vehicles is licensing the Hummer name to a line of mens' fragrances. Body wash, aftershave, and deodorant. Link (Thanks, Steve)

Kaori Web: Internet Smell-O-Vision

Kaori Web: Internet Smell-O-Vision 07/30/2004 06:47 PM

Japanese firm K Opticom is paving the way for a relatively untouched sense in today's gadget world - smell. Trial units of the "Kaori Web" system will be placed at K Opticom's internet cafes in Japan until the end of September. But what is the "Kaori Web," you ask? See a picture of a flower, smell a flower. See a picture of waffles, smell waffles. The "Kaori Web" helps some realize their dream of having computers produce scents, to immerse them into a new environment finally covering all five senses. Or hackers will just use it to make some websites smell like a dog exploded.

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"OH oh, I smell...RECORDGATE!!!!! (Roll
the eyes.)"

"OH oh, I smell...RECORDGATE!!!!! (Roll
the eyes.)" 07/09/2004 08:21 AM

Wake Up And Smell The News At Macworld

Wake Up And Smell The News At Macworld 01/10/2004 01:33 AM
I don't think [CNET] quite "got" the impact of this Macworld Expo. By AJ Kandy (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu)

FC Now: Bottling a Specific Smell of
Luxury

FC Now: Bottling a Specific Smell of
Luxury 03/22/2005 05:12 PM
Get this. Hundreds of thousands of dollars (Oops! Pounds) have been spent reproducing the distinct smell of leather seats and wooden paneling in the 1965 Silver Cloud Rolls Royce. The smell is impossible to buy but is sprayed into every...

You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses

You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses 11/14/2003 05:46 AM
It's midpoint on the Great Route 1 Road Trip. The main lesson learned so far is that slow is the way to go -- but that's easier said than done. Michelle Delio reports from charming rural North Carolina.

Ex-IBM worker says he lost his sense of
smell

Ex-IBM worker says he lost his sense of
smell 11/13/2003 09:54 PM
USA Today Nov 13 2003 8:43PM ET

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet....

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet.... 10/31/2003 06:21 PM

I'm sitting on the doorstep handing out treats to trick or treaters. I'm dressed up as a computer geek with my laptop playing Halloween songs from Rhapsody over my wireless network.

Well, okay, I'm not really dressed up... it's my everyday outfit, but I'm still running with it. It's a shifted holiday at my house!

Oh, and the Laughing Librarian just came by my house with his daughter. He's dressed in a safari outfit with a giant snake wrapped around his body. Awesome!

Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer
(AP)

Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer
(AP) 09/23/2004 11:48 PM
AP - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.

Dell's Swell Smell Quells Knell

Dell's Swell Smell Quells Knell 04/07/2005 09:52 AM
Dell confirms that it's on track to nail its fiscal first-quarter targets.

Hot pepper spray reverses "permanent"
loss of smell

Hot pepper spray reverses "permanent"
loss of smell 04/12/2004 03:34 PM
The cold remedy Zicam (which I swear by) has been under attack for possibly causing permanent anosmia (loss of the sense of smell). But a new product on the market called sinus Buster, made from capsaicin (the ingredient that makes chili peppers hot) might reverse anosmia when you squirt it up your nose.

"When my husband ordered the sinus buster over the internet I was skeptical. But I said okay I’ll give it a try. As soon as we got it I used it that night and the next day I noticed I could smell certain odors. I couldn't believe it. The first thing I smelled was my daughter coming home after a night of partying, and I could smell cigarette smoke all over her. I had to bring her coat out to the garage because the smoke odor was so strong. Then my daughter told me that’s how she always smells after going out, but I never smelled the smoke before. It's absolutely amazing," Anderson added.

I've always had a pretty bad sense of smell. Maybe I should give this stuff a try. Link

Hackers Smell Blood In Common Windows
Interface

Hackers Smell Blood In Common Windows
Interface 09/25/2004 05:05 PM

On a Boulevard Of Destruction, The Smell
of Sea And Swift Death
(washingtonpost.com)

On a Boulevard Of Destruction, The Smell
of Sea And Swift Death
(washingtonpost.com) 12/29/2004 01:41 AM
washingtonpost.com - BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 28 -- Bodies, stomachs bloated and arms outstretched, scores of them, lay along the downtown boulevard where they finally came to rest after the waters caught them.

I will suck the smell of grilled moron
greedily down into my lungs

I will suck the smell of grilled moron
greedily down into my lungs 01/05/2005 08:23 AM
The Guardian asks, are you a woman who believes in astrology? "You're a fatuous insult to the species. You should be stripped and burned at the stake of commonsense. I will stoke the fires with Jonathan Cainer horoscopes ripped untimely...

Microsoft blows smoke, but will the
European Union smell it?

Microsoft blows smoke, but will the
European Union smell it? 01/07/2004 06:19 PM
While Microsoft's antitrust dust is settling in the United States, EU regulators are still in a pre-settlement phase, trying to determine what remedies, if any, to Microsoft's alleged monopolistic practices should be ordered.

Seattle Folk Smell the Coffee -- in
Their Gardens (Reuters)

Seattle Folk Smell the Coffee -- in
Their Gardens (Reuters) 04/21/2004 10:02 AM
Reuters - In Starbucks Corp.'s hometown of Seattle, even the flower beds smell like coffee, the result of a popular program to hand out spent grounds to gardeners as a nitrogen-rich mulch or compost.

chocolate chocolate chocolate

chocolate chocolate chocolate 03/17/2005 03:20 AM
Chocolate is so damn good I keep seeing boutique chocolate companies popping up everywhere (like this one: www.delicioustruffles.com). And now Pete of Pete's Wicked Ale has started one (www.cocoapetes.com) Which begs the question is chocolate the next beer? Is America about to be deluged with extraordinary chocolates like we've been hit with microbrews? And why has it taken so damn long?

I have seen God in a cup of chocolate

I have seen God in a cup of chocolate 06/05/2005 11:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: I don't hardly eat sugar, and I practically never eat dessert, but last night, Ben Hammersley took me to Hemingway's, a chocolate joint in Florence, Italy. I have never, ever tasted anything remotely as good as the things I tasted last night. I ate so much chocolate that I sweated it all night. It was completely worth it. Examine this picture of me closely: that expression on my face is chocolate ecstasy.

There were many delicious things on offer at Hemingway's, but two were so good as to be life-changing. The first was a flourless, eggless dark chocolate torte, which had the consistency of the inside of a truffle and was served slightly chilled. Every mouthful of this made me feel like something important in my mouth was bursting. There were medieval princes who spent lifetimes searching for experiences that did this sort of thing to your sensory apparatus. Whatever they found was nothing so good as this.

But the very best was their Mexican-style drinking chocolate, called the Montezuma, a viscous drink made with very bitter chocolate, seasoned with chillies, aged Cuban rum (I don't drink, either, but I had two of these), and cinnamon and nutmeg. The longer I held sips of Montezuma in my mouth, the more flavors and subtleties I discovered. The chillies suffused my sinuses and the rum made my whole abdomen glow gently, like banked coals. This was, without a doubt, the best thing I ever tasted, and possibly the best sensation I've ever experienced. I've seen people in religious ecstasy. That's what this felt like.

Afterwards, I fell asleep for half an hour on the sofa in Hemingway's, collapsed on one of my dining companions. My brain was overwhelmed with the tastes, and it had to shut my body off so that it could process the input. I have a feeling that from now on, whenever a little money finds its way into my pocket, the temptation to blow it on a plane ticket to Florence (cheap from London, as these things go) and have a cup of Hemingway's Montezuma is going to be nigh-irresistible. I no longer feel the need to blow my cash on computers or gadgets -- just hook an IV of this thing straight into my arm and leave me to die by chocolate. Link

Overworked Police Dogs Losing Sense of
Smell (Reuters)

Overworked Police Dogs Losing Sense of
Smell (Reuters) 04/23/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Madrid's police dogs and their trainers have been so overworked since the March 11 Madrid train bombings that the dogs are losing their ability to detect bombs, a police union official said.

Dogs Trained to Smell Bladder Cancer in
Urine (Reuters)

Dogs Trained to Smell Bladder Cancer in
Urine (Reuters) 09/24/2004 11:07 AM
Reuters - Man's best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer.

NBC10.com - News - Couple Sells Candles
That Smell Like Jesus

NBC10.com - News - Couple Sells Candles
That Smell Like Jesus 03/19/2005 02:17 AM
Candles That Smell Like Jesus .. Christ, that smells .. NBC10 News .. NBC .. 18$

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Cake with your Chocolate

Cake with your Chocolate 03/14/2005 06:01 PM

« Best chocolate cake ever.... »

I have a puppy who doesn't often let me relax on the couch in the evening but somehow sleeps contentedly on the kitchen floor if I am baking something, so I have been baking a bit more than usual lately. I was looking for a cooking pan one evening and rediscovered the gothic cathedral Bundt pan I've had for a few years that I'd forgotten about and thought about making a Bundt cake that would appeal to the Finnish dessert palate. I figured I could make the cake for some friends we were having over but I would subject my coworkers to a test cake to see if they liked it as much as I guessed they might. It's funny how so many products in Finland claim 'Authentic American Taste' but how few of them are anywhere near the actual taste and, when given something that really does taste like it does back home, how few Finns really enjoy it. I have learned through trial and error that it is a rare American dessert that appeals to the Finnish palate. The cake is very chocolatey, not overly sweet and the whipped cream and raspberries are a near constant feature in Finnish desserts.

As a disclaimer, I'm not all that crazy about chocolate cakes, but if I had tasted the batter before I poured it all into the pan and shoved it into the oven, I could have easily decided to eat the entire bowl of batter myself instead of having only the spatula to lick the remainder from. I think a couple of people at work went back for a second piece so it's safe to say that it was well received. I made the first cake with kermaviili because I didn't think that Finland really had a true sour cream and kermaviili was reasonably close to the mark. The second cake I made with smetana, which I was told was more like sour cream than kermaviili. Kermaviili is about 10% fat, smetana is about 47% fat and American sour cream is somewhere around 21% fat. Of the two cakes, the kermaviili cake was far better because it was more moist and less rich than the smetana cake. I think this is one of the few occasions where less fat is better than more.

Don't overdo the mixing as it will introduce too much air into the batter and cause the cake to rise more than it should. I used my standing mixer for the first cake and noticed that I really didn't need it save for the creaming of the butter and sugar. The cake release should be used on any pan you use, even if it is the most stick-free teflon on the market. Wrap cake in foil or plastic wrap after cooling for an hour or two if you don't plan to eat it right away to help keep the cake moist.

The Best Chocolate Bundt Cake

Serves: 12 to 14
Special equipment: Bundt or tube pan
Time: about 90 minutes
Source: Cook's Illustrated

Cake Release

• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon cocoa

Cake

• 3/4 cup (2.25 oz) or 1,75dl cocoa, natural (not Dutch-processed)
• 6 oz or 170g bittersweet chocolate (2 100g bars of Fazer baking chocolate which leaves a few bits for eating.)
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
• 3/4 or 1.75dl cup water (boiling)
• 1 cup (8.75 oz) or 2,5dl sour cream (kermaviili not smetana if in Finland), room temperature
• 1.75 cups or 4,25dl unbleached all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 12 tablespoons(1.5 sticks) or 170g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups (14 oz) or 4,75dl light brown sugar 
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 
• 5 large eggs, room temperature
• confectioners' sugar for dusting

FOR THE PAN:

1. Stir together butter and cocoa in small bowl until paste forms; using a pastry brush, coat all interior surfaces of standard 12-cup Bundt pan. (If mixture becomes too thick to brush on, microwave it for 10 to 20 seconds, or until warm and softened.)
2. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 350F/175C degrees.

FOR THE CAKE:

1. Combine cocoa, chocolate, and espresso powder (if using) in medium heatproof bowl; pour boiling water over and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature; then whisk in sour cream.
2. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in second bowl to combine.
3. In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs one at a time, mixing about 30 seconds after each addition and scraping down bowl with rubber spatula after first 2 additions.
5. Reduce to medium-low speed (batter may appear separated); add about one third of flour mixture and half of chocolate/sour cream mixture and mix until just incorporated, about 20 seconds.
6. Scrape bowl and repeat using half of remaining flour mixture and all of remaining chocolate mixture; add remaining flour mixture and beat until just incorporated, about 10 seconds.
7. Scrape bowl and mix on medium-low until batter is thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds.
8. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan, being careful not to pour batter on sides of pan.
9. Bake until wooden skewer inserted into center comes out with few crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes.
10. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then invert cake onto parchment-lined wire rack; cool to room temperature, about 3 hours.
11. Dust with confectioners' sugar, transfer to serving platter, and cut into wedges; serve with Tangy Whipped Cream and raspberries, if desired.

Tangy Whipped Cream

• 1 cup or 2,50dl heavy cream (cold)
• 1/4 cup or ~.60dl sour cream 
• 1/4 cup or ~.60dl packed light brown sugar 
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 

With electric mixer, beat all ingredients, gradually increasing speed from low to high, until cream forms soft peaks, 1.5 to 2 minutes.

Lightly Sweetened Raspberries

• 3 cups or 7dl fresh raspberries gently rinsed and dried
• 1 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 

Gently toss raspberries with sugar, then let stand until berries have released some juice and sugar has dissolved, about 15 minutes.

Death by Chocolate

Death by Chocolate 06/23/2004 12:21 PM
Welcome to tropical Ivory Coast, the small African nation that is home of almost half of the world's cocoa exports! Visit the sandy beaches! Get kidnapped and disappeared by government officials!

Roulette Chocolate

Roulette Chocolate 08/14/2004 04:55 AM
Firebox™ Chocolate-Chili Russian Roulette .. fudgy yumyums

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Nokia's chocolate box

Nokia's chocolate box 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Maybe Nokia knows something we don't about what the ladies really want for Valentine's Day, but in Japan they're selling a special box of...

Chocolate sneakers

Chocolate sneakers 06/24/2005 06:24 PM
Xeni Jardin:
An anonymous reader sent this image, identifying it as the creation of some dude named Al Cabino. It is said to be a sneaker constructed from pure Swiss chocolate. This blog posts the same info. It's either a silly hoax, or a brilliant exercise in choco-licious but impractical footwear.
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