I was standing in line at the post office today, which is a rare occurrence, since I usually just hit the post office computer in the lobby to do all my shipping. But the machine was broke, so I had to actually deal with a real person. I was next in line when suddenly this wave of perfume hit me…and it was instantly recognizable…Stinkor!

If you had the evil Masters of the Universe skunk warrior Stinkor in the 80s you know what I’m talking about. Patchouli oil with just a hint of Pine-Sol. It instantly transported me back to childhood when I would purposely leave Stinkor in the back window of my mom’s car to infuse the whole vehicle with essence of Stinkor.

I spun around to see who was sporting eau de Stinkor and it was your typical granola earth-mother type wearing a lot of hemp. I smiled at her and nodded, just to let her know I appreciated her homage to MOTU.

CHANCE

I wonder how many times a day she hears the word ‘Stinkor’ unyet has no idea why:)

Havoc - 20 November 2008 07:06 PM

I wonder how many times a day she hears the word ‘Stinkor’ unyet has no idea why:)

Well, I can’t imagine hearing “Stinkor” and thinking it might be a compliment.

Though I certainly thought of it as a compliment! It’s up there with, “You smell like Strawberry Shortcake!”

CHANCE

Mmm the wonderful scent of Stinkor, how it brings back memories. Mine is away in storage but he still does stink when he is pulled out of the box. I think that scent was probably some toxic combination that’s lawsuit worthy. Strawberry Shortcake smelled like a delicious fruit roll-up that had been mixed with hot plastic and baked. The 80’s never smelled so good.