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post #1 of 30
4/9/08 at 3:55am
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...I was going to go with the "American Idol" cologne (and perfume) line, but then I came across this:



Cruise by Carnival Cruise Lines.

"Launched by the design house of Carnival cruise in 1996, CRUISE by Carnival cruise is classified as a flowery fragrance. This masculine scent posesses a blend of: crisp notes of wood and moss. It is recommended for casual wear." -- description courtesy of every discount fragrance website trying to ditch this cologne.

You have GOT to be kidding me. I can even find justification for the American Idol line, but a cologne for a cruise line?

...and it's been around since 1996?!?!
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post #2 of 30
4/9/08 at 4:38am
Look no further than...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MENS-PERFUME-...QQcmdZViewItem
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!!!1!!!111
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post #3 of 30
4/9/08 at 7:40am
Surely the most bizarre perfume marketing campaign is Humiecki and Graef's Skarb, which is <a href="http://nowsmellthis.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2007/11/17/3359068.html">supposed to "capture the state of 'how men cry'"</a>.

Never sniffed it myself; it seems to have received positive, but mixed, reviews.
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post #4 of 30
4/9/08 at 8:14am
Mickey Mouse Cologne for Men by Disney

What the F?
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post #5 of 30
4/9/08 at 8:16am
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Originally Posted by Anthony87 View Post

Look no further than...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MENS-PERFUME-...QQcmdZViewItem
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!!!1!!!111

That would be a great gag gift
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post #6 of 30
4/9/08 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by Anthony87 View Post

Look no further than...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MENS-PERFUME-...QQcmdZViewItem
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!!!1!!!111

Oh wow - that even looks like it smells bad!
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post #7 of 30
4/9/08 at 8:37am
Kiss. The band
Lowe. Furniture.
Play doh.
Pokemon.
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post #8 of 30
4/9/08 at 9:02am
im going to say david beckham

by the way doesnt the arnold bottle look like JPG LeMale on steroids?
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post #9 of 30
4/9/08 at 9:17am
Come on guys!

Two of the worst of all time have to be anything by Jade Goody and "Mwah!" by Chanelle from Big Brother ( the one who is desperately trying to be Victoria Beckham).
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post #10 of 30
4/9/08 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by Anthony87 View Post

Look no further than...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MENS-PERFUME-...QQcmdZViewItem
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!!!1!!!111

I know he has a cigar in his mouth, but come on, it really looks like he's sucking his index finger. WTH! And how could Nike not sue?
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post #11 of 30
4/9/08 at 12:54pm
Donald Trump. One of the only Lauder scents I have ever seen discounted. They can't seem to give it away.
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post #12 of 30
4/9/08 at 12:54pm
Niche wise, Etat Libre D'Orange, Secretions Magnifiques (spit, sperm, blood, other stuff)
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post #13 of 30
4/9/08 at 1:47pm
Troy McClure's Smellen of Troy

This was actually in a very early Simpsons episode and I'm surprised it wasn't made. Maybe to honor Phil Hartman... hey it could happen!.
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post #14 of 30
4/9/08 at 5:45pm
What about the one by the World Wrestling Federation?
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post #15 of 30
4/9/08 at 7:03pm
Beverly Hills 90210 seems like a silly concept to me. (I hear it smells good, though.)
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post #16 of 30
4/9/08 at 7:07pm
I've got a bottle of "James Dean" the fragrance. Someone sent it to me for free. I've never worn it. I thought it would be a good one to nominate for this thread but there are so many worse ones you guys have already listed.

I'll have to wear it all the same.
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post #17 of 30
4/9/08 at 7:39pm
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Originally Posted by Anthony87 View Post

Look no further than...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MENS-PERFUME-...QQcmdZViewItem
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER!!!1!!!111

After just one use, 'You won't be BACK!'
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post #18 of 30
4/9/08 at 8:06pm
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Originally Posted by Vivek View Post

Niche wise, Etat Libre D'Orange, Secretions Magnifiques (spit, sperm, blood, other stuff)

I honestly can't imagine wanting to smell like the floor in a porno theater........
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post #19 of 30
4/11/08 at 9:32pm
I think the ad for Britney's new perfume is pretty awful. The words Britney Spears and elegant DO NOT go together. She is a pretty piss poor inspiration for a scent. And yes, I chose my words carefully there.
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post #20 of 30
4/13/08 at 7:57am
The Hulk. Seriously, who thought that was a good idea?
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post #21 of 30
4/13/08 at 8:46am
There is a whole range of cartoon & comic book fragrances, from Sponge Bob to Spiderman, but my vote goes to the Desperate Housewives perfume.
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post #22 of 30
4/13/08 at 9:27am
The worst inspiration would have to be the inspiration that inspires so many designer fragrances: GREED!
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post #23 of 30
4/13/08 at 10:11am
The inspiration of this fragrance seems to be blow jobs. Not that I in any way object to getting a blow job; just never though as I was receiving one how it would make a great fragrance:

Don't Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don't Swallow by Etat Libre d'Orange
http://www.basenotes.net/ID26127044.html
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post #24 of 30
4/13/08 at 12:30pm
Justin Timberlake
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Justin Timberlake

All I have to say to this is Bye Bye Bye
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post #25 of 30
4/13/08 at 3:03pm
Vulva, I can't imagine the smell of this would turn any straight women on....but who knows....maybe after a few drinks it may.....j/k
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post #26 of 30
4/13/08 at 3:25pm
Michael Jackson Cologne
How scary is that bottle.

http://www.dadababa.com/4sale/mjp&c.html
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post #27 of 30
4/13/08 at 3:47pm
The MJ is worse than the AS. You couldn't pay me the $500 to wear it!
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post #28 of 30
4/13/08 at 4:01pm
Taxi, by Cofinluxe.
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post #29 of 30
4/14/08 at 8:12am
These are all brilliant, and as completely inappropriate as Elvis Presely Wine, whose label boasted the slogan: "Of course, Elvis didn't drink wine, but if he did he would have loved Elvis Presley Wine!"
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post #30 of 30
4/14/08 at 7:12pm
No. 1 worst: Hummers

No. 2: Mens' Tears (Skrab)
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