Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 13, 1995
Transcript:
Calvin: Mmm...somebody's having a fire. I love the smell of a fire on a cold winter day. Isn't it strange how smells are so evocative, but we can't describe them? Hobbes: Oh, I dunno. That fire has a snorky, brambish smell. Calvin: I should have known animals would have words for smells. Hobbes: It's a little brunky, but the humidity affects that.
If you think about it, though, we can’t satisfactorily descibe any of our senses. Imagine trying to explain a sound to someone deaf….