My brother explained skatole to me once, and I remember the balancing act he had to perform to explain that he’s not saying my shit smells good in particular, but that it shares a certain quality with the odor of flowers. . But not a good quality, mind you.

I appreciated the compliment.

Roses are red

Violets are blue

C9H9N smells like poo

Roses really.smell.like.doo.doo

The best gifts are the ones you make yourself, right?

But what about indole? Nobody ever gives credit to indole