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 s 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 it was just one of those names you don't forget