[douglee650]

Man talk about smell, there are like 18 olfactory cultural dimensions on display in this passage, esp. comparing para 2 as a prologue to para 1.

> In my experience, the term code smell usually has a negative connotation when someone mentions it.

> It’s a lot like a noticeable smell emanating from the office refrigerator. Ideally it’s some delicious homemade kimchi someone brought in, but more often than not it’s something like some forgotten fish sticks rotting in the back.

[lioeters]

Ah yes, forgotten fish sticks - a common occurrence we can all relate to as a metaphor for questionable code.