Having earned my Red Wings years ago I can say "salty" is part of it. Iron tasting is more like it.

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http://www.red-wings.com/

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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red...

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Blood, from anywhere, is salty to a point and your diet may supplement the taste..

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You may want to visit different shops that sell pins, badges and patches and find him a red wing badge or batch to ware. I have mine on my leather MC vest.

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http://tinyurl.com/35d5sdo

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http://tinyurl.com/39f7zx7

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