04-30-2018, 05:34 AM
How about "The Smithsonian magazine described it as akin to "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock"."
This current news item seemed appropriate for this discussion.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43940122
This current news item seemed appropriate for this discussion.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43940122
Rotten durian causes Melbourne university evacuation
More than 500 students and teachers were evacuated from a university in Melbourne, Australia, as a result of a smell initially suspected to be gas.
But it turned out the "gas" that students smelt at the RMIT's library was a rotting durian that had been left in a cupboard.
The durian is a tropical fruit known for its strong, stinky smell.
Firefighters said the smell had moved through the building via the air conditioning system.
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The Smithsonian magazine described it as akin to "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock".