On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 09:55:26 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 4/4/2016 12:50 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
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>>> I've been buying them for a while and no longer find them to be
>>> "Curiously Strong." Perhaps they've toned it down for mass appeal. I'm
>>> on the lookout for "Ridiculously Strong" mints.
>>
>> Don't you think our taste buds become less effective as we get older? It
>> might be that.
>>
>
>This seems entirely reasonable - everything else is going South too so
>why not?

The short answer is yes, it does become less effective with age, as
does smell.