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Have never heard of 'snus' before. According to google:
"a type of moist powdered tobacco, typically held in the mouth between the lips and gums" I'll stick to Benson & Hedges!
Snus is a HUGE Scandinavian thing. Quite popular in Sweden, and even female tobacco users enjoy Snus. It is quite commonplace for people to use snus even in public and business settings from what I understand (@Neph93 correct me if I am wrong).
It varies greatly from the Americanized “Snuff” that contains much more chemicals, and more flavoring. Snus can be enjoyed much more discretely, and is much cleaner due to the way it is manufactured.
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And it’s spit free! I pick some up periodically, when the mood strikes.
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Yes, Swedish Snus is technically “spit free,” and the American tobacco companies have really taken this on with their spit free pouches - however, the few times I have tried traditional Swedish Snus, I would not swallow it… to each their own tho.
Culturally, it is quite different than cigarettes or cigars. Some people view the use of smokeless tobacco as “gross” or “uncivilized,” but some cultures view it as a less intrusive use of tobacco therefore making it more acceptable.
The snorting stuff is referred to as “Scotch Snuff” - and is quite weird...
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@Appfaff is on the mark. It’s immensely popular and socially acceptable. You even see professional athletes using it. Although no one swallows Swedish snus. Also if you snorted snus you’d end up with a bad case of sinusitis. It would just stick in your nose.
The hardcore OG stuff is shredded tobacco mixed with salt and water. You make a little cake and stick it under your lip. It runs and will stain your teeth and is messy. I started on it about 17 years ago.
It’s been sanitised now though and comes in filter bags. You can also get “white” snus where the tobacco is treated so it doesn’t stain or run.
There’s been a lot of controversy about health effects and labelling. The big independent meta-studies have concluded that it doesn’t cause cancer, so in effect people using it instead of cigarettes is actually good for the public health. It does contain a lot of nicotine though so it’s highly addictive and stresses your ticker.
Snuff is tobacco as a very fine, dry powder. Delivers quite the kick if that’s your thing.
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https://www.grailed.com/listings/5368850-Iron-Heart-Iron-Heart-IHM-14-Alpaca-Deck-Jacket
somebody should probably tell this guy that IHUK is getting the IHM-29 (in black) this Fall, and for less than his asking price of $860
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@der:
I lost a lot of my lower gumline dipping Copenhagen. I regret it.
Hardest thing I ever had to quit was dip. Skoal and coppenhagen. Chewed on and off for 24 years. 3 years clean.. miss it terribly. Boo friggity hoo
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So, good news:
After selling our house last year to begin the search for something more accommodating to our growing family and temporarily downsizing to an apartment while we were house hunting, we are closing the deal on what is essentially our dream home. Me, wife, and kids are all over the moon.
Bad news:
And this seriously was the first thing that came into my mind as a major drawback of pulling the trigger on our dream home…it’s gonna take a bite out of my annual IH budget
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Congratulations @DStauffer. That’s wonderful news.
I know how you feel, it’s a close run thing but family come first [emoji28][emoji6]
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86F and humid. Wearing my lefty od and 888NT…. I’m def warm.
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…it’s gonna take a bite out of my annual IH budget
My condolences for your loss.
Congrats on the house, though…
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Here we go, again…
If anyone would like to live in Southern Alabama, I’ll cut you a great deal [emoji6][emoji6][emoji6]
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So many reasons why button flies are preferable… ???
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@Filthy:
zippez prudement!
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@steelworker "how'd you get the beans on top of the frank?"
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My first thought is, "how many guys complained about getting their junk caught in the zipper before the manufacturer decided to make a warning label?"
