Vladimir Putin perfume.
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Last week's question: A perfume for women who admire Vladimir Putin has gone on sale in Moscow. The scent is called Russian Woman, but please come up with a name for a perfume for either gender that better captures the macho magnetism of Russia's dictatorial president.

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THE WINNER: "Old Spyce"

Burt Snooks, Gulf Breeze, Fla.

SECOND PLACE: "BRUTal"

Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.

THIRD PLACE: "Eaupression"

Rob Joiner, Carson City, Nev.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

"J'Vladore"

Jonathan Sternberg, Eugene, Ore.

"D-KGB-NY"

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh

"Oil of Oligarchy"

Michael Crow, San Jose, Calif.

"Fear-omone"

Ken Celict, Geneva, Ill.

"Shirtskoff"

Mark Gorgas, Tulsa, Okla.

"Vladimyrrh"

Steven Larson, Whitewater, Wis.

Eau-thoritarian

Mike Daly, Washington, D.C.

"Brut for Brutes"

Ann Nixon, Galesburg, Ill.

"Vladmiration"

Troup Miller, Austin, Texas

"Putin on the Wrist"

Elizabeth Gillespie, Dayton, Ohio

"Scent of a He-man"

Valerie Marcus Nassiff, Bolton, Conn.

"Bear Essence"

Phyllis Klein, Forest Hills, N.Y.

"Poisoned"

Linda Manuel, Stockton, N.J.