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Wednesday, November 8, 2006 12:00 AM

Allen's last gasps

George Allen's defeat in Virginia won't be official until the last votes are recounted -- but win or lose, he has been beaten to a shell of his good ol' boy self.
By Scott Bass

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006 11:05 AM

    dip-snuffing

    I'm sure the other comment about the differences between dip and snuff is correct (although the Skoal can just says "smokeless tobacco" on it). But regardless, I've never heard of "snuffing."

    Snuff-dipping, maybe, but dip-snuffing is just bad grammar.

    —Name Witheld

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