What's that awful smell, Toronto?
Toronto stinks. Literally. Throughout the morning we've been getting reports of a foul odour wafting across the GTA from as far east as Ajax and as far west as Oakville. Although we haven't confirmed the extent of this nefarious aroma's reach, it's definitely not confined to one area. So what in the world is causing it?
Explanations have ranged from slaughterhouses and fertilizer to Charlie Sheen and the gravy train's evil twin (no, I don't care to expand on that). Given that Toronto water had no insight to offer, I suspect that the most likely candidate of the many theories is the one offered by Laurence Lui (see immediately below), who earlier today noted that winds coming from the north east probably mean that some serious manure is being laid out to field in farm country.
Nevertheless, why not indulge in some potty talk? It may not be sophisticated, but that's never stopped us before...
@blogTO Winds have been coming from the ENE for past 24 hours.. probably manure being spread in farms in NE
Laurence Lui
larrylarry
@blogTO Maybe it's the smell of the Jersey Shore moving northward. #whatsthatsmell
Lauren P
prettymylife
@blogTO #whatsthatsmell A Lynch-ian bubbling up of underlying societal evil. Something momentous is about to happen.
Jeff Geady
jgeady
@blogTO It's Charlie Sheen. #whatsthatsmell
Louise
iluvshinythings
@blogTO Jack Layton burped #whatsthatsmell
Kyle Gorassi
KGorassi88
@blogTO It's the Leafs training camp starting early. Har har. #whatsthatsmell
Kerry Kupecz
kerryku
Rob fords house has plumbing issue RT @blogTO: So that shitty smell in, but let's get creative with explaination Ideas? #whatsthatsmell
Korakot trotman
DjBooyaka
@blogto Rob Ford discovers that train is not carrying what he originally referred to as "gravy"? #whatsthatsmell
Jamie C
JamieLeighTO
@blogTO #whatsthatsmell michael ignatief cleaning out his campaign office
TracyRenee
TrulyTracy
@blogTO It's the #GravyTrain, obviously.
Paul Morrison
iamunr
@blogTO I would still take the #smell of farm fresh manure over stale #Toronto subway urine any day
David MacMillan
enviralplanner
Rob Ford's Gravy Train derails, floods Toronto in stink. Eastern Township folks seen gathering curds and potatoes 4 poutine #WhatsThatSmell
syncros
syncros
@blogTO August all ready?? ;P
CyberMercy
@blogTO viral/nasal/aroma marketing for Lady GaGa Farmville tie in promotion? #whatsthatsmell
Jonny Bunning
emaninTdot
@blogto Rob Ford discovers that train is not carrying what he originally referred to as "gravy"? #whatsthatsmellJamie C
JamieLeighTO
