Fallout From the Smoking Ban

At first I was puzzled why a bar (The Library on Ave A) inside which smoking was banned and that was surrounded by bodegas would be selling cigarettes. Then I realized that it was "dip". Hunh. This is after I was just told about the growing numbers of guys in my office who keep spit cups on their desks in which to expectorate their smokeless tobacco. Sometimes it seems like no one smokes anymore. Maybe it's because they're all chewing instead?

I like to think the bloody severed head just above one corner of the dip case was the bar's subtle editorial comment on what happens if you actually use the stuff.