That is disgustamondo !

Those were the Italian-inspired words which spilled forth from these lips when I put a generous wad of chewing tobacco into my mouth during study hall in the Lincoln Junior-Senior High School cafeteria, surrounded by my boon companions.

“What’re you doing?” questioned Jeffrey “Jeff” Olinger with eyes as big as saucers, glancing across the table with attached seating. “When you put a pinch of Copenhagen into your mouth, you’re supposed to place it between your cheek and gum; but you definitely shouldn’t be swallowing it.”

“How was I supposed to know, because none of you knuckleheads even bothered to clue me in on that little tidbit?” I shot back with a sour look splashed across my face, grabbing at my abdomen.

Back up fellas, ‘cause he’s gonna blow!

As soon as

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