I saw this poster through a window and first assumed that some fragrance genius had been able to bottle the smell of a vacuum, but that can’t be right, so what do you suppose this smells like? Open thread.
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a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
Other than awful, not a clue.
Yutsano
Do. Not. Care. To. Find. Out.
Also too: isn’t he all Tebow Jeebusy? Why is he out there selling sex?
Irish Steel
Back bacon, eh?
Corner Stone
Are you kidding me? That dude gets more action than Pete Rose’s bookie.
Lynn Dee
Bubblegum?
TGC
@Yutsano:
No, I think that’s his mom. He did say we Americans were evil for not having universal health care like they do in Canada. So there is that.
AnonPhenom
smells like teen spirit
Oh shut up, is too funny!
K488
It’s the smell of imagination! (Said in that SpongeBob sort of way…)
aimai
That is hysterical. If ever a picture was worth a thousand words. It should be titled
“Hope Springs Eternal In the Female Breast”
or
“No Deposit/No Return.”
He couldn’t look more bewildered and disinterested if he were a cardboard cutout being nuzzled by that girl.
Yutsano
@TGC: I thought he gave several Jeebusy interviews to a couple of Christian teen mags. Oh well doesn’t matter, he’s fast approaching his drug-induced burn-out date.
FlipYrWhig
@Yutsano: I think that was the early days. But he’s been simultaneously cultivating an image as a horndog since the beginning, hasn’t he?
FlipYrWhig
@aimai: I think it’s supposed to be “This girl’s all up on me, but I’d rather be with you.” That’s why he looks vaguely troubled while meeting the viewer’s gaze.
pamelabrown53
Smells like “He’s Just(in) Not Into You” or She smells musk and He smells himself.
Mo
Aftershave?
Apologies. I’m just annoyed that I couldn’t find the shampoo I’ve been using, bought what I thought was similar from the same brand (cough*Loreal*cough). Didn’t pay attention to the scent, which turns out to be Rosemary Mint. My hair looks great but I smell like I’m wearing a nasty aftershave and have been sucking on too many breath mints, I think I’m going to start calling it “Justin Bieber’s Girlfriend.”
Hill Dweller
The late, great Bill Hicks on pop stars/boy bands.(NSFW)
AnonPhenom
@FlipYrWhig:
Yeah, yer right! I’ve seen Tom Cruise with that same look.
different-church-lady
“Cecily Tyson’s Toothbrush“
danielx
Lately it seems that every time I think I’m seeing something that’s a parody, it turns out to be real. Here’s another:
Charlie Sheen wants to be Lindsay Lohan’s mentor.
I thought he already was.
I’m thinking of a new line of tshirts – instead of WWJD, it will say WWCD on the front. Or WWLD, I can’t quite make up my mind…
pamelabrown53
@danielx:
OR…WWCPS (What would Charles Pierce Say)? Tiger Beat on the Potomac?
sm*t cl*de
Homeopathy enters the perfume industry.
gogol's wife
Could you dog owners please tell me why my next-door neighbors think it’s okay to leave their dog out all beautiful Sunday afternoon to bark loudly at everyone who comes down the street? And our street leads to the nice woods, so lots of people come down the street on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? So I’m being driven round the bend by barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark. I just do not get this sociopathic behavior. Why don’t they take their own dog for a walk so he stops barking at everyone else’s dogs?
ETA: And don’t tell me to have a word with them. They’re sociopaths. The last time I tried it, they complained that I play the piano (which happens for no more than an hour at a time, 5:00 to 6:00 PM, by no means every day, and it’s INSIDE MY HOUSE WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED).
Petorado
Shouldn’t you be going by “Mister Cardinal Mix” to follow red beanie protocol?
Biff Longbotham
The way the bottle in the Bieber ad is drawn reminds me of the doohickey in the annoying “Power Companies Hate This” web ad on this site.
Bob In Portland
Does the “FEMA coffins revealed” video have anything to do with the scent?
Amir Khalid
@danielx:
I’m not seeing how Lindsay Lohan could become any more of a train wreck than she is now. But you have to admit this: if there’s anyone qualified to coach her, it’s Charlie Sheen.
Schlemizel
I’m guessing it smells like glove.
handsmile
@gogol’s wife:
Why you dog-hating, elitist Russkie-o-phile! That patriotic pooch is keeping the neighborhood safe from moochers and looters, ‘cuz I just know you’re the type trying to keep every homeowner from proudly bearing a firearm.
And I just bet you’re bangin’ away at Rachmaninoff or Mussorgsky or some other proto-Commie. What decent American wouldn’t complain?
Thank our Lord and Savior JC (or JB) that FX television now has an expose (“The Americans”) on people like you.
HelpThe99ers
I’m not sure what it would smell like, but essence of bubblegum, cotton candy and My Little Pony have to be in the mix somehow.
Is it me, or does he look like he’s channeling Derek Zoolander’s Blue Steel look?
And why isn’t it called “Justin Bieber’s Spin The Bottle”?
WereBear
@gogol’s wife: I’d see if the dog could be placed with a shelter who could get him a real home. The kind of behavior you describe is that of a dog desperate for company. That’s what he’s asking for.
They’re ignoring him. They always ignore him.
Mystical Chick
Biebs always has that “huh?” look on his face. Just a vapid dolt, IMO. I, not being a 13 year old girl any longer, do not get the allure.
Back in my day, we had the still effeminate looking David Cassidy but at least looked like there were a few thoughts going on in his head. Biebs? Not so much.
gogol's wife
@WereBear:
You don’t know how close to the mark you are. Their last dog had to be put down by court order because it kept “getting loose” and killing other dogs and biting children (the same girl twice). Their reaction? To bring home two new dogs, put up an ugly chicken-wire fence in the backyard, and leave them out there all day. I called Animal Control (which in our town consists of one woman), and she spent the whole call telling me what a wonderful, concerned dog owner my neighbor is. It’s bizarro world around here.
gogol's wife
@handsmile:
When I attempt to play Rachmaninoff or Mussorgsky it really is cause for complaint!
Goblue72
Smells like a closet.
Jamey
Astroglide.
eclecticbrotha
I will never understand grown folks’ obsession with teen idols.
eclecticbrotha
I will never understand grown folks’ obsession with teen idols.
Gian
Couldn’t see the picture had to scroll through comments to see it wasn’t the flower than the heisman hyper linebacker from ND
Southern Beale
We just saw “Les Miserables,” because it was the only mildly interesting movie at the multiplex. Good grief what a fucking ordeal that was. By the end I just wanted everyone to DIE ALREADY so I get go the fuck to lunch.
Woodrowfan
Old Spice
gnomedad
The stupid, it burns!
Gabby Giffords’s Husband Buys AR-15 to Make a Point: #Wingnuts Seethe With Rage
gogol's wife
@gnomedad:
That’s so interesting and so sad.
WereBear
@gogol’s wife: Ack. Couple of sociopaths. The dangerous kind; the charming ones.
gnomedad
@sm*t cl*de:
Now that there is an intriguing concept. If you dilute it enough, it should be overpowering, and the skeptics will be vanquished.
Yutsano
@gnomedad: I just…wow. Just wow.
YellowJournalism
@gnomedad: My favorite part of the story is how they act like there was serious journalism and investigations going on to find out he bought the gun when anyone could access the info on Mark’s Facebook page!
ranchandsyrup
Last week was a rough week. Last minute trip to east coast involved sprinting through Minneapolis airport to catch a connection. Nothing is funnier than a grown man in a suit running so I made some other people’s night. They held the flight for me and announced that I made it which earned me some mad dogging from my fellow passengers while I was sweating profusely.
Got a flat tire and figured out that I didn’t have all of the parts necessary to change the tire. Crept the car to the tire place and waited a couple of hours. While I was there our cattle dog knocked over a box (in the pantry which we usually lock) that had a bunch of baking supplies. The dingo ate 2 bags of chocolate and a half container of oats. When I got home he looked like a stuffed sausage and wasn’t walking right. Headed to the vet and he spent the night. He’s still on the mend but is doing much better. Scared the hell out of us and we gave tightened protocols.
End of venting.
Mnemosyne
@gnomedad:
I’m guessing part of what they’re pissed off about is that he took an AR-15 off the market and will be turning it in to the gubbmint so a Real True Patriot can’t use it to shoot up his local elementary school.
HE Pennypacker, Wealthy Industrialist
Clearly it smells like Justin Bieber’s girlfriend.
Southern Beale
@gnomedad:
They aren’t being stupid. They’re misinforming their readers, on purpose, because you have to keep their minions in a state of high dudgeon to keep the donations flowing in.
gnomedad
@Southern Beale:
Completely agree. Strategic stupidity, if you please. And check out the comments at Capt. Kelly’s Facebook post. Some of the nicer ones imply that he violated the law (hypocrite!) by buying the gun with the intention of giving to the police.
1badbaba3
Do holograms have a smell?
Nutella
The girl on the poster doesn’t seem to be his girlfriend or even an acquaintance. They photoshopped two images together and just deleted her nose.
Cygil
Bieber’s Girlfriend smells like beard, silly.
grandpa john
@HE Pennypacker, Wealthy Industrialist: Bieber’s on/off girl friend , Selena Gomez. And while he may not be interested I would be more than willing to let her sniff on me any time she wants to.
Patricia Kayden
“smell of a vacuum”
How mean! I’m sure the tweens will be buying it by the gallon.
Misterpuff
Rainbows and Unicorn Sweat
Heliopause
Wow, you’re just begging for some extremely crude jokes here, aren’t you.
Allen
Like the vast majority of celebrity scents, it probably smells terrible, like every other “blue” scent out there.
One exception to that rule, by the way, surprisingly is Paris Hilton for Men, which is unusual and pleasant. It is the only one of my many scents that repeatedly gets compliments whenever I wear it.
Mnemosyne
Okay, I finally broke down and looked it up on Sephora:
So, your basic fruity floral, suitable for a teenager or pre-teen.
aimai
@pamelabrown53:
Perfect.
aimai
@pamelabrown53:
Perfect.
Librarian
There used to be a Soviet perfume which Russians called “Stalin’s Breath”, so maybe this could be nicknamed “Justin Beiber’s Breath.”
marshall
What I wonder is who they think is going to buy it. I see his perfume (and ugly mug) advertised all over the place in department store perfume counters here in Virginia, and the clientele there does not look very teenager.
Jebediah
@marshall:
Maybe they expect moms to be buying it for their tweens?