querelle
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:20 PM
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Do You Burn Incense In Your House? |
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I just bought some great patchouli incense this past weekend and burned it for most of Saturday and Sunday. A friend came over last night and said my house smelled weird. I explained to him that it was incense and he replied that the only reason to burn incense is to cover up the smell of pot. What nonsense! I just really like the smell. You?
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:24 PM
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1. I burn incense and I don't smoke pot. |
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:25 PM
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2. I always thought they should make a Pot scented Incense. |
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That way you could make the neighbors think you were blazing when you weren't. :silly:
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:27 PM
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That would be a great idea!
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:50 PM
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I got a big box of it as a gift once.
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Tue Apr-17-07 07:00 PM
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19. You are shitting me!! |
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:28 PM
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I burn incense to cleane my home every Sunday. Maybe thats what your friend used his incense for, lol
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:44 PM
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5. No. It gives me a headache. |
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:46 PM
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6. Sometimes. I smoke cigarettes. |
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And I'm a bad person, I know.
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:47 PM
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7. I dig certain varients, yes... |
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The sad part is, I don't use pot, nor do I see any reason why smokin' pot has to be done as a mandatory prerequisite for using incense. :)
Now if you were into spanish fly... :D
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:47 PM
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8. no. It gives me headaches and makes me nauseas eom |
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:55 PM
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I have tons of different varieties. Sometimes for ritual or symbolic reasons, sometimes just because I really like all the scents. Also I smoke cigarettes and it works a lot better than any freshener spray to mitigate that.
I'm actually not a big pot smoker, but I like the smell of that too - I think it'd make a great incense! :D
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:57 PM
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10. I used to burn incense all the time. Now I use aromatherapy diffusers |
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I grew up with a single hippy therapist father who burned Nag Champa all the time, so I was used to it. When I went off to college I used to burn it in my dorm room all the time and everyone knew who I was within a relatively short amount of time. :D Yes, it proved its effectiveness at hiding the smell of pot smoke more than once or twice, I'll admit it. heheh.
Later on, in my adult years I would burn it a lot, too....but somewhere along the way I got turned onto essential oils and aromatherapy, instead. That's what I use nowadays.
I am very much olfactory-oriented. :D
:hi:
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:59 PM
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I have an oil diffuser, but still like incense. I find that old fashioned incense has a very exotic and alluring smell.
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:11 PM
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14. I used to be extremely picky about what type of incense I burned. |
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none of that tacky cheap shit for me! I got the good stuff, man...
I liked Nag Champa, Sandlewood, Amber, Frankincense....
I had certain brands that I would always buy, but I can't remember any of them now.
:hi: Q!
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:56 PM
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18. There's also a doodad called a catalytic alcohol burner. |
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Commonly sold under the brand name Lampe Berger of France in tchotchke shops. There are other brands too.
Many fragrances available. For DIY, use 90% alcohol and a few drops of essential oils. The top part has a piece of firebrick with a large looped wick that goes down into the bottle. You light it after you have filled the container and the wick is thoroughly soaked. Blow the flame out after about 2 minutes and the firebrick glows and keeps burning till it runs out of fuel several hours later.
It sterlizes the air and gives it a bit of fragrance.
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Tue Apr-17-07 09:05 PM
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27. Huh, never heard of that before. Sounds interesting. |
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nor have I ever seen the word "tchotchke" spelled out before, come to think of it. :D
I probably would've spelled it "chochkey". :crazy:
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Tue Apr-17-07 09:11 PM
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30. I had to look up those useful Yiddish words!! Much better than saying "knickknacks". |
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I highly recommend "The Joys of Yiddish" by Leo Rosten. Excellent dictionary.
A friend of mine told me about the Lampe Berger (pronounced Ber-zhay, as in Schlumberger). Some of them are quite beautiful. I like the glass ones so I can tell the fuel level easily.
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Tue Apr-17-07 08:06 PM
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24. I burn Nag Champa Super Hit & Nag Champa Red |
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Tue Apr-17-07 05:57 PM
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11. I used to but switched to oil. |
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Now I burn essential oils in a diffuser. I love the variety of scents.
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:01 PM
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I like oils too. I found a really great oil called "Seabreeze" which I keep in my diffuser constantly. But I still like incense.
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:12 PM
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:pals: I did the exact same thing.
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Tue Apr-17-07 06:43 PM
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16. And we posted it at the same time. |
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Tue Apr-17-07 07:03 PM
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but not anymore. I don't burn anything in my home anymore. No candles, no incense, nothing.
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Tue Apr-17-07 07:42 PM
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21. I've recently been turned on to soybean wax candles |
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100% soybean wax
It's biodegradable - Paraffin is not It's a renewable resource unlike petroleum wax Using soybean wax supports American farmers, not the petroleum industry Paraffin wax contains 11 documented toxins - 2 of which are carcinogenic Less soot emissions (no black crap on glass) Burns longer Lead-free Cotton wicks
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Tue Apr-17-07 07:49 PM
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22. No, my house is too small and it gets overpowering. nt |
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Tue Apr-17-07 07:50 PM
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23. I "burn" Yankee Candle plug ins. |
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No smoke. They are strong. They smell better than the other plug ins.
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Tue Apr-17-07 08:08 PM
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25. nag champa nearly every day.... |
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Tue Apr-17-07 08:33 PM
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26. I love incense. I really like the resin kind that you burn on |
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Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 08:33 PM by scarlet_owl
charcoal disks. It kind of reminds me of church.
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Tue Apr-17-07 09:07 PM
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carbon is generally bad to inhale...
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In the Patriotic Backlash Post 9/11 (TM), my brother and I hit on the idea of buying up tons of fireworks punks and selling them as Libery Brand Incense. Smells like Freedom!
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Wed Apr-18-07 12:09 AM
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but not as of late. I used frankincense and/or myrrh.
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Wed Apr-18-07 12:18 AM
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33. I like Nag Champa incense once in awhile |
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but more often I will burn some sage. Usually right before getting in the bathtub, and I take it all through the house to 'clear' the air before setting it down.
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Wed Apr-18-07 12:20 AM
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34. We burn incense and we don't smoke the wacky tobacky! |
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Wed Apr-18-07 01:06 AM
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36. I like the smell of it but never burn it in the house |
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Wed Apr-18-07 01:34 AM
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37. Yep, a lot. Musty basement, cats, cooking, farm smells...incense covers a |
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