Scent after rain
I'm reading a book, not a particularly remarkable book, but a good one. Some of the players are Indians, Native Americans, and one is named "Scent after Rain."
Dang, what a good name!
There is not a word for that in English, but the phrase is clear and certain, isn't it. You know what it means and you can even evoke it in your mind. It really means something, or at least it makes you think about something.
Not like "Don."
And who gives a damn about my scent?
I really like the way names would change in that early culture as people matured and as different words described them.
My name now could be "Glorious Culture Warrior" or "Man Appearing Silly" or "Old Fart Falling."
Don't be smug, though. Think about what your own name should be now. Think about it and share it, please.
Don
I'd like to think my name should be "Iron horse tamer" or "Thunder horse rider"....But I'm pretty sure my name in some Native American tongue translates to "Farts while walking"...or maybe "Stays in truck"...
There IS a word for that in English, although it isn't commonly used.
The word you are seeking is petrichor.
Coincidence: I've never heard the word until a few days ago. I was about to go look for that prior reference so I could post it, when I found summerprophet's post had beat me to it.
summerprophet, post: 329020, member: 8874 wrote: There IS a word for that in English, although it isn't commonly used.
The word you are seeking is petrichor.
I wasn't seeking it because I didn't know it existed.
Thank you!
Now my name is "Frequently Dismayed."
Don
When I saw this post I was curious.
Mind went to the words, assuming poster had experienced just that. "The scents after rain, that pervade the air".
Put into a name my mind generally invokes pleasantry.
Here our Blue Gums (Eucalyptus Globulus) exude a really intense scent that intensifies with rain and that personifies Australia. Gum trees and Australia, an intertwined relationship that can't be separated.
Then there's the smell of fresh rain on sunparched soil. That brings with it an immense feeling that unless you've lived through real drought, one can't envisage.
When hard baked dry soil springs to life, plants and wildlife materialise from seemingly nowhere and the land is transformed.
Hence to be called "Scent of rain" invokes good life giving thoughts, and a person of honourable qualities.
My 2 bobs worth from DownUnder.
Which reminds me of a story involving the ruler of Ethiopia for several decades. You know, Haile Selassie.
The old story involved a school boy who was asked if he could name the Emporer of Ethiopia. He responded that he could, but that he knew it must be a made up name and not a real name. The teacher demanded to know why he thought it was a made up name. The boy said, "Because, who would name their son Hail SillyAssy?"
Some might wish to make my name somewhat similar to that appellation.
Don Blameuser, post: 329012, member: 30 wrote: And who gives a damn about my scent?
Perhaps "Eu de airport restroom le fragrance" would be appropriate? :whistle:
Just funnin with you. Of course I've never met you in person so I really don't know! See ya it's beer time!
B-)
Incidentely, before anyone gives me more credit than I am due, I didn't come up with that word on my own.
It is just one of several dozen that I affectionately refer to as "wife words".
Don Blameuser, post: 329012, member: 30 wrote:
There is not a word for that in English, but the phrase is clear and certain, isn't it.
Don't be smug, though. Think about what your own name should be now. Think about it and share it, please.
Don
Didn't Radar post about this a few weeks ago?
RADAR, post: 328355, member: 413 wrote: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell.
It was a long hot June here and half of July too. Finally caught a break; it's good to be a surveyor in the Pacific Northwest.
B-)
My other name is Sir Poops-a-lot
Don Blameuser, post: 329012, member: 30 wrote: Scent after rain
I'm reading a book, not a particularly remarkable book, but a good one. Some of the players are Indians, Native Americans, and one is named "Scent after Rain."
Dang, what a good name!
There is not a word for that in English, but the phrase is clear and certain, isn't it. You know what it means and you can even evoke it in your mind. It really means something, or at least it makes you think about something.
Not like "Don."
And who gives a damn about my scent?
I really like the way names would change in that early culture as people matured and as different words described them.
My name now could be "Glorious Culture Warrior" or "Man Appearing Silly" or "Old Fart Falling."
Don't be smug, though. Think about what your own name should be now. Think about it and share it, please.
Don
Reminds me of my thermal vent!
My wife thinks my real name should be STFU. I'd use it, but I am not real sure how to pronounce it.
