Friday Funny: Brochure With Scratch-and-Sniff Manure Scent

"Ottawa County officials in Michigan are raising a stink as they try to educate would-be residents of some of the realities of rural living. The Ottawa County Planning Commission has created a new brochure designed to reduce nuisance complaints that new homeowners sometimes make against farmers. The pamphlet includes a scratch-and-sniff section that emits a genuine odor of manure. "It's an attention grabber," said Mark Knudsen, director of the county's planning and grants department. "The whole purpose is that people should not move into a rural area unless they're willing to accept and embrace the practices that happen on a farming operation."