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Trueblue Texan

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19. Not so fast!!!

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 02:33 PM

Mar 2025

Of course Duncanpup is probably a bit too young for those of us who find the smell of Vicks compelling. It starts with BenGay. When that starts smelling seductive to you, the slippery slope to being hot for the Vicks Vaporub guy follows closely thereafter.

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A ? For the ladies [View all] Duncanpup Mar 2025 OP

I'm afraid not. So sorry. Nt AloeVera Mar 2025 #1

Not so fast!!! Trueblue Texan Mar 2025 #19

My. God. AloeVera Mar 2025 #22

Ikr?nt Trueblue Texan Mar 2025 #30

Um...no on the Vicks SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2

If you wanna drive the wimmens crazy, yorkster Mar 2025 #3

Lol lol AloeVera Mar 2025 #7

I am able to resist a man wearing Vick's Vapor Rub. LoisB Mar 2025 #4

But can you resist BEN GAY? AloeVera Mar 2025 #23

LOL! LoisB Mar 2025 #25

The corrosive odor of Vicks Vap-O-Rub causes flashbacks to my childhood, Ocelot II Mar 2025 #5

Apologies for triggering your P.T.S.D. Duncanpup Mar 2025 #6

One of my favorite lines from "Our Gang." I can't come out to play today. 3Hotdogs Mar 2025 #15

Sympathy flashbacks here Bayard Mar 2025 #33

I put a dab of Vick's under my nose every night Marthe48 Mar 2025 #8

I find that moniss Mar 2025 #9

No, "A" is for Shork (iykyk) sakabatou Mar 2025 #10

I'm not averse to it --much better than Calvin Klein or Tom Ford -- but my cat would be putty in your hands. catbyte Mar 2025 #11

Ben gay for me! Easterncedar Mar 2025 #12

Simply Irresistible! AloeVera Mar 2025 #13

Don't let T**** hear that. The Madcap Mar 2025 #14

No, but it brings back childhood memories. Ilsa Mar 2025 #16

Nope. Just the clean smell of the freshly showered does it for me. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #17

Vapo Rub is second only to Campho Penique, Bengay, Old Spice and Aqua Velva MLAA Mar 2025 #18

My mom put Campho Penique on everything from mosquito bites to scapes..I do the same thing today! Deuxcents Mar 2025 #26

I think my husband must drink it because he's always asking me to pick up more! MLAA Mar 2025 #32

She saw bits of Dunc fur on your clothes spooky3 Mar 2025 #20

Dial soap. The best clean smell. tavernier Mar 2025 #21

Then I'd have split the cheese sample and the cookie. Duncanpup Mar 2025 #28

I would say it's better than Ben Gay. And that's not saying much! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #24

I smell hypnosis. Tetrachloride Mar 2025 #27

I cannot abide the smell of Vicks or anything else... 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #29

No. Its overwhelming like patchouli. Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #31