Do people still chew gum?

[PopsnTuff]

Hahha, I knew that song by heart as a kid and sang it with my cousins all the time....thanks for the memories Bea xo

 

[Fyrefox]

I was never a big gum chewer; liked the flavor, but it never lasted long, then how do you get rid of the gum? Popular folklore of the day said that if you swallowed it, gum would take years to digest in your gut, and might, well, gum up your innards!

It was hard to find, but I did like Teaberry Gum. They advertised with a cute dance called the Teaberry Shuffle featuring some strait-laced chewers of the product performing it, all to a catchy musical jingle by Herb Alpert...

 

[Pappy]

I use to a lot, but I kept biting the inside of my mouth, so I figured it wasn’t worth the pain. Now, my teeth are full of fillings and probably not a good idea.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Must be a coordination thing, never got into chewing gum. In the 5th grade however, before English class I convinced another student to give me a plug of chewing tobacco I quickly loaded into my mouth before class began. Long story short the tobacco began to swell between my tongue and cheeks as the teacher walked toward knowing something was surely amiss, I gulped down the solidly liquid mass of gathered spit and ran, not walked to water fountain just outside the classroom door.
I think I went home sick afterward but I didn’t get into trouble.

 

[fmdog44]

At one grocery store today, Randalls I learned they stopped stocking gum. If you want gum they have a very small selection at the checkout.

 

[Phoenix]

I liked Juicy Fruit. These days I would only chew it if I couldn't brush my teeth and had eaten something that might give me bad breath.

Can you now walk and chew gum at the same time??

No.

 

[Damaged Goods]

A kindly nun in elementary school would make you stick it on your forehead.

The mean nuns would make you put it in your hair.

If you swallowed it and lied, they could always tell you were lying and slap you with the ruler.

One kid was clever, ie., he told the nun it was Aspergum for his sore throat. The nun had to accept it.

But when a second kid used that excuse, she made him bring a note from a parent to prove it.

You couldn't get ahead of the nuns. They'd always win.