[little jeremiah]

To tell you the truth, a faint whiff of skunk in the early morning air isn't bad, especially compared to most artifical perfume. Except I feel sorry for the poor skunk, usually deceased.

[Wilhelm Tell]

Excessive perfume can be a toxic weapon. I wish more women would get a clue: light perfume that is barely perceptible can be an attractive under-statement. Loud perfume that shouts, "HELLO SAILOR! I WAS HERE 30 MINUTES AGO!" is only noxious. I have been on elevators that someone with noxious perfume had used a few minutes before, and the chemicals made my eyes sting. A woman down the hallway where I work sometimes uses this strong perfume -- one can smell it literally 50 feet away -- it smells exactly like an insecticide. There is this brand of insect spray of the type one uses to fog a room and leave it for several hours. The perfume she uses smells exactly like this bug poison, only the perfume is stronger. I don't know how anyone can use strong perfume like that without getting sick.