Of course the revival reeks of self-cannibalism; but like all the great brands, McDonald's can afford to play with its cult status.
Labour said the money was an allocation of funds already announced, adding "the whole exercise reeks of pork barrel politics in which the Treasury promise to throw money in key marginal seats".
"It reeks of being about Bill Shorten's popularity more than about achieving marriage equality".
Sneaked out quietly in a written answer to the House of Lords on Monday, the end of British support for search and rescue operations in the southern Mediterranean reeks suspiciously of Australia's "stop the boats" solution.
Even though Silver Linings Playbook reeks of a tried-and-tested equation and glides into a resolution that you could see coming from the film's trailer, it's neatly paced and rings true in many instances.
The whole thing reeks of privilege.
The place reeks of instability.
But its size (only 129 MSPs, compared with the 659 MPs in London) and informality underline the imperfections of Westminster, which is much loved by older inmates but reeks to newcomers of boiled cabbage and calcified minds.
