Sniff Snuff Video

Found the below snuff video on YouTube. It’s a bit whacky and it is nearly 7 minutes long.

In it Anders Pus snuffs what must be nearly a whole box of Gawith Apricot snuff!

Sniff Snuff Video

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 Snuff Shop Story

I found a funny snuff shop article on the East Midlands Oral History Archive - here’s a link explaining about the East Midlands.

Anyway, the oral history archive is maintained by the University of Leicester as a joint project to conserve and develop oral history resources in the East Midlands.

In the transcript, the interviewee describes how she worked in a tobacco shop that sold snuff, she describes the smell of working in an old fashioned tobacco shop and how the local policeman played a trick on her, on her first day in the shop, over measuring of SP snuff.

“…we used to have a policeman come in, well he was my first customer, and he asked for these quarters of snuff because he took them for the police at the police station, and he always demanded to have it weighed up while he was there. So of course, I, he said quarters of snuff you see, so of course I went on measuring quarter pounds of snuff, and he stopped me on the third pack, and I remember it was the third quarter, and he said, “I think you’re wrong.” So my boss came in at that particular time, so she said, “What are you doing?” I said, “I’m measuring up the snuff for Mr Sheppard”, the policeman. So she said, “No, not quarter of pounds, quarter of ounces.”

You can listen to the recording and hear the lady talk about how the policeman pulled her leg for years over this ’snuff incident’.

To listen to the snuff shop lady, click snuff interview or click here to go directly to the page and read the full transcript.

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According to Arthur’s Hall Of Manliness, those using nasal snuff are taking their tobacco in the ‘manliest’ form available!

So what’s the order of tobacco ’manliness’ I hear you say?

1 - Nasal Snuff
2 - Chewing Tobacco
3 - Pipes
4 - Snus
5 - Cigars
6 - Cigarettes

Arthur then goes on to explain about nasal snuff and how to use snuff for those people who are uninitiated;

Nasal snuff is dried, powered tobacco that is inhaled into the nose. Typically, a pinch is placed between the thumb and index figure, and then snorted into one nostril. The nicotine is absorbed into the blood stream through the membranes of the nasal cavity. Nasal snuff was very popular in the 19 th century, but has fallen out of favor in the present day. Today, the major users of snuff tend to be crusty old fisherman, and other such salty dogs.

We don’t know how many ‘crusty old fishermen’ or ’salty dogs’ use Snuff Store, but the comment about snuff falling out of favour isn’t entirely correct. Snuff is enjoying a renaissance in the UK and Worldwide.

First time snuff users tend to have a very negative reaction, which includes violent sneezing, a burning sensation in the nose and throat, and an extreme runny nose. If you can tolerate these symptoms, and actually enjoy this stuff, then you may consider yourself the manliest of manly men. Nasal snuff is difficult to find, but can be found on the internet (along with everything else on God’s green earth).

The description of first time users experiences may be correct for those who try ‘harsh’ or more ‘expert’ snuffs as their first time snuff. We would suggest trying a more gentle snuff like McChrystals Original and Genuine, or Packards Club when first experimenting.

Nasal snuff difficult to find? No, surely not? Arthur just hasn’t discovered Snuff Store yet!

So there you have it, according to Arthur, Snuff is the manliest form of tobacco.

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