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Spittoon Collection

July 30, 2008 by  
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Well here’s something unusual! I was browsing Roadside America.com and saw a new article “World’s Finest Spittoon Collection.” ROFL! Boy, I wonder what kind of draw that museum gets.

The gulf between the Yankees and the Rebels appears to have widened of late, particularly when it comes to roadside attractions. So it was refreshing to read that a man in Jewett City (Connecticut) and a museum in Durham (North Carolina) have joined forces to bring to the public what is perhaps the world’s finest collection of spittoons.

According to an article in the Norwich Bulletin, 252 of the 282 spittoons owned by Jim Kinner have been purchased by the state of North Carolina for the Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, to add to its permanent spittoon collection. The Museum already has “one of the few spittoon exhibits in the country,” according to the news story

Yessirree, nothing like cans and cans of discarded saliva to bring North and South together at last. OooK.

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4 Comments on "Spittoon Collection"

  1. laketrees on Wed, 30th Jul 2008 8:22 pm 

    hi there Mrs M
    I have a PR5 blog at
    http://laketrees.blogspot.com
    I would be very happy to exchange text links with you :)
    regards Kim

  2. laketrees on Wed, 30th Jul 2008 8:24 pm 

    oops typo on my website url

  3. Injane on Fri, 1st Aug 2008 5:43 pm 

    HAHAHAHA! I guess the media is running out of good stories… but, after all, what in the world compares to the heartwarming effect of news stories about people coming together, overcoming their differences, and having a good smoke?(or… a good spit) Hmmmm… I wonder if there is a sign on the front door of the museum that says “No Smking.”

  4. The Historian (Ms. Mecomber) on Fri, 1st Aug 2008 5:46 pm 

    “Step right up ladies and gentlemen! Step right up and view the world’s finest spit-cans! But before you rush in, please be sure to deposit the requisite fee at the front gate.”

    I think I’d rather see the dishes George Washington’s dogs at out of. :P Shall I say that such a collection might not be “worth a bucket of spit”? :P :P:P Heh.

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