I always wondered, is the US skunk the same as the UK or European skunk? Is there even an Asian or African skunk?
It has to come from somewhere. My wild guess is it was originally some combo of genetics that made their way into the Johnny Boone / Cornbread gene pool and that's how it got all over the country and also why we haven't been able to find it again since.
I remember 2 distinct variations of roadkill as a teenager.
One that we got from some old hippies at the Philadelphia Folk Festival campground around where I lived @ 92ish?? that was like 100x stronger than anything else around. Stung your nose on the exhale a little. It was definitely outdoor herb, rough trimmed but fat buds. As soon as you took it out of a bag it hit the air it was like a skunk sprayed in the room and if you smoked and the smoke hit your clothes you just smelled like a smoky skunk until you changed. I am 100% sure this was real deal RKS.
I alao had a friend around 96/97 who used to grow monster plants in cornfields. This shit stunk like dead skunks but also had this distinct twist in that also smelled like roses. it actually was so strong it was nauseating at times just smelling it sitting out across the room. I honestly do not like the smell of fresh cut flowers especially roses or orchids so I really did not love this one. I used to wonder if it was sprayed by something in the cornfield or if it was something in the cow manure they fertilized with.. but it smelled the same when he ran it indoors too so it was definitely genetics.
I remember one time he gave me a zip of it in a regular sandwich baggy while we were out somewhere, and it was the non zip lock kind just a fold over. I had to stick it in the cargo pocket of my shorts. I think I was actually moving that day or something because I had to go into a Uhaul before I got home. There was maybe 10 ppl in there, and as soon as I walked in with like 30 seconds everyone turned and looked at me. I got up to the counter and the guy straight up told me I smelled offensive. I could probably hit that guy up on the off chance he still has the genetics but honestly that is not the one we want to find again anyway.