SPITTLE AND SPITTING. In the past, spittle was generally believed to have magical properties. Early humans, seeing themselves at the center of the universe, perceived connections between their own bodies and cosmic bodies, gods, and demons. They...

Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. In Europe and North America, it is normally considered rude, and a social taboo. However, it is very common amongst the Chinese. It is sometimes considered a competitive...

THE SPITS are the partially retarded stepchildren of a back alley encounter involving the Ramones and Devo. They rock, and they are funny as shit. They seriously want to kick out the rock and avoid the crybaby whining, but they also want to...

Eeew, disgusting! That is the noise made by one faction in the historic division between spitters and non-spitters. Miss Manners apologizes that she is incapable of imitating the noise made by the other faction, even for purposes of academic discussion. After raging...

The Krause family can retain its bragging rights, but its claim to be a cherry-pit-spitting dynasty may be under siege by a 17-year-old girl.Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause repeated as winner of the International Cherry Spitting Championship, held Saturday at the Tree-Mendus Fruit cherry orchard in...

Residents were reminded again: Spitting must stop, starting now.With the 2008 Beijing Olympics less than 500 days away, officials say they are prepared to take harsh measures against people who spit in public if appeals do not work."Very soon you will see action to stop...