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Word: spitters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...points out: "You've got to have good jaw muscles." George polished his skills hitting moving targets like chickens and cats as a farm boy; he chews only Apple Sun Cured. "My mother could hit the fireplace from anywhere in the living room," he recalls. "A spitter's greatest joy lies in hitting the moving target, preferably cats, chickens or snakes. You ought to see a cat run when you spit in his eye." Today he is semiretired, but his presence at the contest is something akin to Jack Dempsey ringside at a heavyweight title bout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene: The 16th Annual Tobacco Spit-Off | 8/17/1970 | See Source »

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