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Farmer's cologne: A new field-tested, cow-calming scent for men
Los Angeles Times / latimes.com ^
| Aug 05, 2013
| By Adam Tschorn
Posted on 08/08/2013 12:57:17 AM PDT by thecodont
Does your dairy herd get skittish every time you hit the milking parlor drenched in Drakkar Noir? Does a splash of Hugo by Hugo Boss have your flock of sheep heading for the hills? If so, the answer to your fragrance faux pas may well be Portland General Store's new Farmer's Cologne.
When I first caught wind of the cologne -- made by the same Maine-based company that makes manly grooming products like tobacco-scented beard oil, whiskey-scented aftershave and a soap called "Hunting Camp" -- I was intrigued by the notion that the potion was formulated to be "aromatherapeutic and pleasing to cows...
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: agriculture; cows; fragrance; mensfashion
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posted on
08/08/2013 12:57:17 AM PDT
by
thecodont
To: thecodont
The smell of methane gas? Every time you walk into a room, people think the pilot light went out on the stove...
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posted on
08/08/2013 1:48:43 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
To: thecodont
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posted on
08/08/2013 2:42:31 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: thecodont
Yes but is there a scent for pigs, just asking.
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posted on
08/08/2013 3:16:34 AM PDT
by
VRW Conspirator
(Producing Talk Show Prep since 1998.)
To: thecodont
"Cow-calming" huh?
With assist in dealings with HR issues at work?
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posted on
08/08/2013 3:28:29 AM PDT
by
ClaytonP
To: Vendome
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posted on
08/08/2013 3:31:14 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: thecodont
Sales are through the roof in Yemen.
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:05:57 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
To: thecodont
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:39:06 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Goodbye America. Glad the majority of my years were spent during the good days.)
To: thecodont
Anthony Weiner will be able to date again.
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posted on
08/08/2013 4:56:46 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Just wanted to say I hope you great NSA folks are enjoying my posts here.)
To: thecodont
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:13:14 AM PDT
by
green pastures
(Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: green pastures
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:13:58 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:17:01 AM PDT
by
green pastures
(Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: green pastures
Will the Veterinarians wear this cologne?
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:18:35 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: thecodont
"All my men wear Eau du Bovine.... or they wear nothing at all!"
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posted on
08/08/2013 5:18:53 AM PDT
by
Cincinatus
(Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
To: thecodont
I see a huge market in muslime countries ... After all, if they can’t get the camels and sheep “in the mood,” at least they can keep them calm enough so they can sneak up behind them.
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posted on
08/08/2013 6:19:45 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
To: Cowboy Bob
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posted on
08/08/2013 6:36:13 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: thecodont; All
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posted on
08/08/2013 7:03:44 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: GeronL
I distinctly recall the country music playing on the transistor radio in the milking parlor of the dairy farm in my valley. It was to calm the cows.
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posted on
08/08/2013 8:10:18 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: GeronL
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner— I was up to my armpits in...
...um, nevermind...
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posted on
08/11/2013 10:56:44 AM PDT
by
green pastures
(Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
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