Though the issue might not be top of mind for sophisticated and urbane readership of this website, let this serve as your warning: Should you find yourself in, say, Fayetteville, Arkansas (like Melissa, a California expat currently attending the U of A) you’ll soon realize how important it is to lay down the law with regard to proper cud disposal.
![I know that we live in Arkansas, and we like our tobacco, but the water fountain is not a spit cup for you're [sic] chewed tobacco. It is clogging up the drain. Please refrain from using the water fountain for this purpose.](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2732623806_95099ac84c_o.png "I know that we live in Arkansas, and we like our tobacco, but the water fountain is not a spit cup for you're [sic] chewed tobacco. It is clogging up the drain. Please refrain from using the water fountain for this purpose.")
Of course, when you live as far north as Baltimore and notice that your boss has taken to spitting chaw in your trash can, the situation becomes that much more dire.
related: evidently, yes
121 responses so far ↓
#1
Quite Contrary
To whom it may concern:
I know we live in Arkansas, and we like our tobacco, and we can’t use the proper version of “your” to save our life, but the water fountain is not a spit cup.
Jan 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm rating: +24
#2
anglophile
This could set up a terrible chain of notes. The next one might read:
Jan 18, 2009 at 2:10 pm rating: +41
#3
morpho aurora
are “we” sure it’s chewed tobacco?
Jan 18, 2009 at 2:16 pm rating: +3
#4
MAMARILLA2
Yes we do live in Arkansas, and we do love our tobbaco in all forms, but the schools our here are lucky to teach how to count change back (you want fries with that)- Of course this is ‘notherern ‘ Arkansas
This is what happens when you take away smoking inside. Darn that old 2nd had smoke. Now we have 2nd hand spit.
Jan 18, 2009 at 2:20 pm rating: +5
#5
Woman on the Verge
Funny how a smiley face can just scream PAN, isn’t it?
Jan 18, 2009 at 3:08 pm rating: +5
#6
tantraflower
I rarely see you’re where your should be…. it’s usually the other way around.
Jan 18, 2009 at 3:14 pm rating: +4
#7
you suck at craigslist
If that was really from Baltimore there would be a “hun” at the end of it.
Jan 18, 2009 at 3:44 pm rating: +5
#8
chekur
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
I hate spit.
I think spit hates me, too. It makes me paranoid.
Jan 18, 2009 at 3:58 pm rating: +1
#9
Bunnee
I KNOW the water fountain isn’t a spit cup for my chewed tobacco. I emptied my spit cup INTO the water fountain. It’s all a matter of semantics, really….
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:03 pm rating: +9
#10
teeg
Hmm. New slur:
You are chewed tobacco!
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:44 pm rating: +2
#11
mghn
Vomit. People still chew? eegh.
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:56 pm rating: 0
#12
Jessica
Someone said this to their boss? I guess if they have balls enough to do that they would take a dump in the trash.
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:59 pm rating: 0
#13
TheOldSchool
It’s a pity that no one has devised a tobacco product that can be inhaled rather than chewed.
Jan 18, 2009 at 5:51 pm rating: +17
#14
MoxieHart
In this desparate economy, shouldn’t we really focus on recycling our tobbacco spit?
Jan 18, 2009 at 8:49 pm rating: +5
#15
mamason
Taking a dump in the trashcan would solve a couple of problems. No fecal mist and no flushed T.P.
Jan 18, 2009 at 10:50 pm rating: +12
#16
Neeners
Why dump in the trashcan when you can just use the top of the desk?
Jan 18, 2009 at 11:33 pm rating: 0
#17
mamason
Hey, dude from #2 could just take his dump in the water fountain and then dude from #1 wouldn’t want to spit in the fountain anymore. Right?
I’m sleepy *yawn*
Jan 19, 2009 at 12:02 am rating: +3
#18
Sofar
Where the hell are you supposed to spit?
Jan 19, 2009 at 12:58 am rating: 0
#19
fluffy8u
Ooo wee! Ya see, I’sa thought it was a spitin’ cup! I mighty t’ankful yousa pointed that out!
Jan 19, 2009 at 2:29 am rating: 0
#20
fluffy8u
Oh wait one more!!!
To whom it may concern:
The fountain is not your spiting cup… It’s to make our Moonshine. Tobacco flavored Moonshine: good in theory, bad in practice.
Thanks
Blacked Out Name
Jan 19, 2009 at 2:34 am rating: 0
#21
GhostWriter
It’s always funny when Arkansans mistake a bidet for a water fountain.
Jan 19, 2009 at 9:36 am rating: +9
#22
MAMARILLA2
Now that’s a southern accent. Ya’ll
Jan 19, 2009 at 12:35 pm rating: +2
#23
claw71
This is interesting because in my experience people who chew tobacco usually lack the skills to land one of them there fancy indoor jobs…lessin-a-course it’s managing a used mobile home dealership or leasing spaces at the local flea market.
Jan 19, 2009 at 1:42 pm rating: +5
#24
Bellabeastie
One of my bosses spits in his OWN trash can. What the hell can you do about that?
*shudder*
It’s disgusting…..
Peace out. Internet down at the casa and it’s time to go home and stop goofing off at work
Jan 19, 2009 at 5:53 pm rating: +1
#25
killface
Welcome to you’re “DOOM”
Jan 20, 2009 at 4:19 pm rating: +1
#26
Duncan
When did being a ‘real American’ entail being a monoglot anyway. John Adams could read, speak and write at least four languages (English, French, Latin and Ancient Greek). What’s wrong with a sign saying “We’re real Americans, which means we’re educated enough and have enough time on our hands – not having to plow the fields and all – to be bilingual.”
Feb 16, 2009 at 9:35 pm rating: 0
#27
djm
What is wrong with expecting people who want to live in America to learn English.
If we went anywhere in the world, do you honestly think they would accommodate our “disability” of not speaking their language? Heck no!
So, go to classes, use it in your home, use it in your everyday life. Just learn ENGLISH!
Keep your culture, keep your traditions, keep your language, too… but if you want to work and live here… Learn the language of the land!
Feb 19, 2009 at 10:31 am rating: 0
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