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The reference to Shirley Temple's Pussy is true. Not sure about Stinky Toilet Paper, but is was most likely just a name tossed around when they changed their name. Like many early 90s grunge bands, STP was playing clubs and bars. Because of the genre, it was not uncommon for a band to have a less than polite name. That was fine when you were local, but not so much if you wanted a major label or radio to brand you. Nobody knows about Shirley Temple's Pussy, because they changed their name before releasing ""Core."" How do I know this? Did I go to an early STP concert? No, BUT, Eddie Vedder mentioned them at a concert held at ""The Off Ramp"" in Seattle, when Pearl Jam played a secret concert there on October 1993. It was just one of those names you don't forget..."