This is probably not the most hygienic of topics, but this list chronicles some of the most notable moments in the gross habit of spitting. We explore the question: Who gives a spit?
Woods quickly apologized for the incident at DubaiReutersBack in the 1970s, “The Godmother of Punk” used to spit on fans who would heckle her for being a woman performing punk rock. Unlike the others on this list, Smith bragged about her vulgar habit. "Drunks yelled, 'Go back to the kitchen, bitch.' So I'd just spit on the stage,” said Smith to the New York Post. “I was a good spitter. That stopped them. I was nicknamed 'the keeper of the phlegm'."ReutersOn the green, Woods was caught spitting on the 12th hole after missing a par putt. Woods quickly apologized and acknowledged it was a mistake. Perhaps the desert heat, and his struggles in the final round, got to him.ReutersThe Drudge Report posted a front-page story apparently criticizing Quentin Tarantino for his new film, "Django Unchained," which contains more than 100 instances of the N-word. ReutersA courtside heckler yelling racial epithets during an overtime game in New Jersey finally got to Barkley. So the then-76ers star handled it the best way he thought he could: he spat on him. Unfortunately, it didn’t reach the heckler, and instead landed on a young girl. Why did it not hit the intended target? According to Sir Charles, he did not “get enough foam.” Barkley apologized for the incident, and developed a friendship with the girl and her family.ReutersThe All-star second baseman got into a heated argument over a third-strike call with umpire John Hirschbeck, and decided to retaliate by spitting in his face. It was an ugly incident all around as Alomar later made public that Hirschbeck uttered a racial slur and was bitter because one of his sons had died of ALD, and another was diagnosed with it. The two later patched things up, but Alomar’s reputation was strongly damaged. Reuters
