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My daughter wants to know! lol. She just asked why they make the smell so I told her they used it as a form of defence. But now she wants to know what it smells like. Fortunately I've never been in the position to sniff one! lol. Has anyone else? Jeanette x

Very bad and very strong!! lol Fiona. x

Never been that close sorry. Gail

But can you compare it to anything Fiona....like rotting meat or poo! LOL

I dont know lol but I would imagine like really bad cheese:-))

If its anythink like what my OH smokes then it pen and inks lol

Here we get quite a few dead on the sides of the freeways and the smell stays in the area for days, can't say what it smells like other than skunk. Nothing else smells like it. Fiona. x

wow haddock you mean you aint got one at home !!!! thought you had everything LOL love Jan

Roxanne......don't you like cheese! lol BC.....did it actually get you! Julie.....what does hubby smoke?.....half an ounce of ready rubbed skunk! LOL Fiona......I'll send her over for a noseful! LOL

Yo Jan! OH doesn't like the pluddy cat so I can't see him going for a skunk! lol

Going way back in my memory, Jeanette..., tell your daughter to think of the worst ever smell she can imagine...and then multiply by 100...but it was a male skunk I think....lol BC XX..

your own cat or the one you borrow and lock in the house LOL mind you with a skunk you would be able to smell when it had sprayed the putor lol Jan x

How many times do I have to tell you, the computer spraying cat is dead....it is no more......it is a deceased moggy.....an ex feline! LOL But, no he doesn't like the one I lock in the house and pretend is mine either! LOL

Actually Jeanette,I love it:-)) kinda worrying really,perhaps I would like the smell of skunks toolol dont go there:-))))))))))

I found this.. The Smell of Skunks The smell of skunks has been compared to burnt rubber. Here is more input: When they spray: putrid. The worst lingering smell you will ever experience. It is by far the worst smelling thing ever. Skunks don't really smell like anything else. They are pretty unique in that sense. Interesting animals, skunks are. They're really quite mild mannered, and if you don't startle them or make them angry, they're happy to leave you alone. All they want from humans is the scraps of food that we carelessly leave laying around. They normally eat just about anything from frogs to bird eggs to whatever they can find in your garbage can. However, nature has given them a very effective means of self defense in the spray that they direct at an enemy. The spray is a chemical concoction manufactured by special glands in the skunks body. One of the ingredients is actually sulfuric acid, a very strong acid used for making car batteries and other industrial uses. To describe the smell of skunk spray is tough, as there's nothing in our daily lives that resembles it. It can, in very very small amounts, smell something like burned rubber. But, in larger quantities it is just indescribable. Once you smell it, you'll never forget it. It's very strong, and makes your eyes water and breathing difficult. It's very, very unpleasant to be sprayed by a skunk, which two of my dogs will swear to. Hopefully, you'll get a chance to find the answer for your question from a distance. And, remember, skunks are known to be carriers of rabies. If you're ever bitten by one, see a doctor immediately. Otherwise, they're really gentle critters who mind their own business. The only time I take action is if they decide to set up housekeeping under my porch. In that case, spreading mothballs around under the porch seems to chase them away. Mothballs smell to skunks like they smell to us. So now you know lol Marion

Thanks Marion......hope I don't get to find out! lol I told Livvy to imagine the worst smell ever and times it by a hundred.......guess what she said.......so like the bathroom after Dad's been in then! LOLOLOL

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........and do they really get THAT drunk???