His real motive in luring in old women is that they bake cookies for him.

Carol bakes good cookies....

double like

And they have the best hard candy... even if you need a chisel to get it out of the candy dish.

I get corpse rotting beneath a bed of overly sweet flowers

In all seriousness, that is really how it smells to me. YMMV and all, but the Veg is about the most abhorrent "on purpose" smell I have ever experienced....

Well, I decided to put it on and see what kind of response I would get. No one has said anything yet so who knows. Although they might just be being nice.

they probably just don't want to offend you by saying something

Indeed! Best to simply read the body language...

Welcome to the Hungarian Cavalry side of shaving!

Riding in to battle after having splashed on some Veg

It's how I do it...

Or "a hit dog is gonna bark."

When I see that painting, I know one thing for sure: If I'm on a cavalry charge, I'd want more than just a trumpet in hand....

That's the kinda courage Veg gives you.

You mean Veg doesn't repel minie balls and rapier strikes?

I believe Dark is implying the Veg is offensive enough in battle that hand weapons are optional.

I'm sitting in a horribly boring class dying of chuckles in the back row on my laptop thanks to you, Darkbulb. Many cheers. Love it.

He read my mind then

It's possible we behave the veg to thank for sniper rifles....