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I walk into a 7-Eleven tonight to buy my customary tin of Skoal Straight. A new employee is confused and I have to guide him through their embarrassing tobacco selection until he finally finds my special treat. As he brings it to the counter, I make a little small talk saying, “You know man, I’m from Indiana. They know their tobacco out there.”

He looks at me and laughs a little bit under his breath, which is to say he had no idea what I said. He rings me up, and the lady behind me chimes in. Uh, oh!

She says, “My daughter has a boyfriend from out in your area.”

I turn around and smile even though she looks like someone just beat her up. I respond politely, “Really? Where’s he from?”

She says, “Colorado”. I shake my head in disgust as Colorado is a good 18 hours away from Indiana. She points to her chin as she continues, “He chews that stuff too. It’s disgusting.”

I look at her with a deadpan expression and say, “Awesome. Thanks so much for the input.”

She immediately realizes I am mocking her comment .She takes one last stand as I begin walking out. “I'm just saying…”

I interrupt before she can get another word out. “What does that say about your daughter?” The Indian guy behind the counter laughs, and I win again (at least until I get mouth cancer).

-B.R

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