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Gummi Bolts

Guy, sniffing at a box of bolts: Wow, these smell like Twizzlers!
Box owner: Well, they are from Germany.

–Metric Building, Hawthorne

Overheard by: not surprised at all

  • Posted on December 20, 2017
  • Buildings, Compare/Contrast, Default, Food, Global Geography, Guys, Not New York, Scents of the City, Sensory Experiences
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