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.
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