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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
I knew it was too big to be a condom
I have blue hair now, not blonde 
But I couldn't work out what on earth it could be - I assumed it must be something common or the joke didn't work. |
No worries SG. It is known as dip, or snuff, chew is a bit different as that is usually chewing tobacco. Most boys in their teens start using it, sort of like smoking cigs (fags), without the smoke, hence it is also known as smokeless tobacco. Very habit forming, just like smoking. Most common in the rural South, Midwest, and Western states. Kids in New Jersey would have little experience with it. Things have changed a bit from when it was popular in the 70's and 80's, but people still do it. You could alway tell people who had dip because even when the can was not in their pocket, the outline of the can wears out the material on the back pocket like the pic, so it sort of marks you as a cowboy, or from a more rural area. Kids who start do it for the purpose as a status symbol, esp the kids who lived on the farms. That is my experience anyway.