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Catwoman (original poster member #1330) posted at 11:44 PM on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Now this is a rather interesting, yet doomed to fail, idea.
Candles for men.
Scents, you may ask? Ah, they are all designed to not require the surrender of one's man card:
Riding Mower and 2 x 4 are just two of the wonderful scents the man in your life can indulge in.
Riding Mower: "Hot sun. Cool breeze. And the intensely summery scent of freshly cut grass."
2 x 4: "The warm, unmistakable scent of freshly planed wood and sawdust evokes a sense of confidence and quality."
And who could forget?:
First Down: "This combination of orange, patchouli, vetiver, and leather is as exciting as game day."
What's next--Yankee Candles for dogs? I'd rather like the copywriting account on that one.
How about Stable Relationship: a complex scent of hay, lumber and natural animal effluvia combine for a true down-to-earth experience for your dogs. Notes of clover, cat and machinery interweave with the base fragrance to form a delightful nose.
Cat
PS: In case you think I am making this up, here is the link to the article:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/stylephile/2012/05/yankee_candle_releases_man_candles.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7_HP
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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 3:49 AM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Ok, I read that as "New YORK Yankee Candles for Men" which would be a whole different set of smells. Everything from stale beer, hot dogs and peanuts to chewing tobacco, Icy Hot, and sweat socks.
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Myname ( member #23138) posted at 4:31 AM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Is this for real?
I'm all over the 2x4. It is one of my favorite smells. Although I have a lot of favorite smells.
I'm not sure how into riding mower I would be. I'm on a riding mower all day long and I doubt they got the smell right. But I do like that smell too. 
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Sad in AZ ( member #24239) posted at 4:33 AM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Riding Mower:
Grass, oil, gasoline and dog poop
How romantic... 
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GabyBaby ( member #26928) posted at 4:33 AM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Ok, I read that as "New YORK Yankee Candles for Men"
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
What's even worse...I didnt even realize it until I read YOUR post! 
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TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 2:46 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
What's next--Yankee Candles for dogs? I'd rather like the copywriting account on that one.
"Dog Butt" - A little je ne sais quois from the poodle down the street ...
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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 6:08 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Thank you for validating my crazy, Gaby! 
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
Williesmom ( member #22870) posted at 2:02 PM on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
What's next in the scents?
Beer farts?
Summer feet after being in work boots all day?
Armpit?
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jadedheart ( member #32046) posted at 7:45 PM on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
How about Strip Club?
Overpriced booze, cheap cologne, and the smell of dollar bills!
I am sure big sellers would also include...
New Harley, Fast Cars, and Bass Boat!
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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 7:52 PM on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
dreamlife ( member #8142) posted at 2:15 AM on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Armpit...on the *right* hot & sweaty bod...can be quite alluring. 
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"He called me a bitch.
I called him an ambulance."
Linda H.)
tsol25 ( member #29461) posted at 4:00 AM on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Am I the only one who would buy the 2x4? 
me - tsol, that's all for now
Hope4TheFuture ( member #25382) posted at 1:27 PM on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
I'd settle for them to stop discontinuing and then bringing back as a "special" and then discontinuing yet *again* the only scent I ever liked - Greenhouse.
Hope4
StillGoing ( member #28571) posted at 5:27 PM on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
I buy the wild berry thing or the apple-ish ones. The dog farts require some form of alternative ambient smell than "Something crawled into that things ass and died" or "the maple sausages I cooked for breakfast" and the candles work fine. I don't understand the point of sawdust candles. Those are for starting fires. Wax + sawdust = firestarter.
I still don't know what patchouli is. Someone has explained it to me before after reading about it in a Penny Arcade comic but I forgot.
aesir ( member #17210) posted at 11:05 PM on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Patchouli is what the smelly hippies use to mask their hideous smell because they don't believe in deodorant cuz it is made by corporations or something.
I got excited here for a second, thinking this was somehting about traditional lighting on The New Yankee Workshop. Sorta channeled House their, thinking of morons with power tools in the dark.
Your mileage may vary... in accordance with the prophecy.
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Crossbow ( member #15224) posted at 1:03 AM on Monday, May 21st, 2012
Patchouli smells *exactly* like potting soil.
The "cut lumber" smell I can go with. I love that smell.
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Too_Trusting ( member #99) posted at 1:49 AM on Monday, May 21st, 2012
Did you see that this made the weekend update on SNL on Saturday?!??!!
"Anyone perfect must be lying; anything easy has its cost. Anyone plain can be lovely; anyone loved can be lost." Barenaked Ladies
circe ( member #6687) posted at 12:46 PM on Monday, May 21st, 2012
I don't get it. I thought it had been long established that men like things with the scent of food. Like men prefer women's perfume with a base of vanilla or honey or citrus rather than a bse of flowers.
In my experience the only time men have ever commented on the scent of a candle in my company, said candle was of the "Fresh Baked Bread" or "Cookie" variety. So I kinda figured the Man Candle was a matter of whatever their mom used to bake.
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Mama_of_3_Kids ( member #26651) posted at 2:59 PM on Monday, May 21st, 2012
I am so not telling Do3K. He already has a Yankee Candle addiction...this would just add to it
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Crossbow ( member #15224) posted at 6:10 PM on Monday, May 21st, 2012
Circe, the vanilla and (especially) sugar cookie are by far my favorite scents.
Some (SOME) of the "ocean breeze" kind of scents are appealing too.
But sugar cookie wins the prize.
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