Chewing gum should be banned or declared a controlled substance.

Coriolanus

This is one of the many, relatively minor issues that added together make life in this country a pure misery. And given that the big problems are damn near insurmountable by the semi-illiterate monkies we tend to elect, maybe it's time we start with the small things and work our way up.

Now, I chew a lot of gum. Primarily peppermint extra but I'm partial to a stick of juicy fruit if it's on offer. So I don't come to this issue as some kind of abstinence crusader. However, I think Irish society has proved itself, taken as a whole, to be completely unable to regulate its manners and particularly its cleanliness on this issue.

So, I propose either a blanket ban on all gum other than that as provided for nicotine and other addictions OR regulate the sale, whereby anyone wishing to buy gum will be required to present a gum license. Applying for the gum license will require providing a DNA sample, the database of which will be used to find and prosecute those spitting gum out on the streets.

Now obviously thios doesn't help much in catching unlicensed chewers, so chewing in public without a license would carry with a hefty fine. The Gardai would naturally require a right to search the oral cavity of anyone they suspect of offending and the ability to request a stomach pumping where they beleive the suspect may have swallowed it.

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No, but seriously, I fúcking hate people who spit out gum. :mad:

flyton5

Another nazi control freak. :rolleyes:

Run_to_da_hills

Agree

Live in Indonesia and it is.

starbelgrade

This is a serious issue that needs to be chewed over.

Coriolanus

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Agree

Live in Indonesia and it is.

Pity about the blasphemy laws and whippings and the whole being populated mainly by Muslims.
Still, every cloud has a silver lining!

Im Only 71Kg

a gum licence..are you serious? :rolleyes:

Ricardo G

Everlasting gobstoppers would be a good substitute or maybe some "snosberries"

Coriolanus

Im Only 71Kg wrote: »

a gum licence..are you serious? :rolleyes:

Very. Now are you going to give a workable alternative to my plan or will I just mark you down in the "Yea" column?

bitter_lemon

oh jesus i know this guy who constantly chews gum. he does my head in! he is either chewing or singing - one or the other. do you know what he looks like? a cow chewing the cud!

Ricardo G

bitter_lemon wrote: »

oh jesus i know this guy who constantly chews gum. he does my head in! he is either chewing or singing - one or the other. do you know what he looks like? a cow chewing the cud!

It just so happens we have a ban on "chewing singing people" down my neck of the woods !! Local council have put some money into a new "Chew sing" rehab centre

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Is this the new Fianna Fail policy?


Isnt there already a chewing gum tax or something stoopid like that?

bitter_lemon

Ricardo G wrote: »

It just so happens we have a ban on "chewing singing people" down my neck of the woods !! Local council have put some money into a new "Chew sing" rehab centre

thats brilliant news. i'm gonna wrap him up, put a pink bow on him and send him down your way
he is so annoying :mad:

--LOS--

chewing gum helps me think

Larianne

Well considering some adults can't dispose of chewing gum properly (under tables, on seats etc. wtf?) there should be some type of law/licence for it.

Singapore is spotless.

omen80

Nevore wrote: »

This is one of the many, relatively minor issues that added together make life in this country a pure misery. And given that the big problems are damn near insurmountable by the semi-illiterate monkies we tend to elect, maybe it's time we start with the small things and work our way up.

Now, I chew a lot of gum. Primarily peppermint extra but I'm partial to a stick of juicy fruit if it's on offer. So I don't come to this issue as some kind of abstinence crusader. However, I think Irish society has proved itself, taken as a whole, to be completely unable to regulate its manners and particularly its cleanliness on this issue.

So, I propose either a blanket ban on all gum other than that as provided for nicotine and other addictions OR regulate the sale, whereby anyone wishing to buy gum will be required to present a gum license. Applying for the gum license will require providing a DNA sample, the database of which will be used to find and prosecute those spitting gum out on the streets.

Now obviously thios doesn't help much in catching unlicensed chewers, so chewing in public without a license would carry with a hefty fine. The Gardai would naturally require a right to search the oral cavity of anyone they suspect of offending and the ability to request a stomach pumping where they beleive the suspect may have swallowed it.

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No, but seriously, I fúcking hate people who spit out gum. :mad:

I bet you have loads of friends.

tony1kenobi

Satire should be licensed. Only to be used by qualified professionals.

Nulty

omen80 wrote: »

I bet you have loads of friends.

What?

I agree, put the **** in a piece of paper and put it in the bin FFS. I smoke and I top my filter and put it in the next bin I find. Gummers should do the same. Gummers are worse than smokers because it needs to be fecking scraped off the ground. Burn 'em, burn 'em all

TeddyTedson

I agree OP, it's disgusting to see in all over the streets.
Put it in the bin or under your chair or something just don't lob on the road for someone to walk on!

Larianne

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I agree OP, it's disgusting to see in all over the streets.
Put it in the bin or under your chair or something just don't lob on the road for someone to walk on!

:mad:

bobsoice23

Im losing faith in humanity....

dagdha

Ricardo G wrote: »

Everlasting gobstoppers would be a good substitute or maybe some "snosberries"

Snosberry? What's a snosberry?

LambsEye

Oh.My.God. I'm sorry, I absolutely hate chewing gum. I abhor chewing gum.

Like, I obviously hate other things in the world; racism, paedo-priests, rain, ignorance etc.

But seriously whenever I see or smell chewing gum I go insane. The sound and sight of people chewing gum makes me want to rage-vom. It's my super, super pet peeve. Chewing in general. People chewing with their mouths open too. God, GOD..

TeddyTedson

LambsEye wrote: »

Oh.My.God. I'm sorry, I absolutely hate chewing gum. I abhor chewing gum.

Like, I obviously hate other things in the world; racism, paedo-priests, rain, ignorance etc.

But seriously whenever I see or smell chewing gum I go insane. The sound and sight of people chewing gum makes me want to rage-vom. It's my super, super pet peeve. Chewing in general. People chewing with their mouths open too. God, GOD..

I hate the noise of some people eating. It makes me want to suicide bomb them. They chew with there mouth open and slurp it around their mouth. I can't even think about it without getting grossed out!

Metallitroll

oh ted.. you old nazi ...

LambsEye

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I hate the noise of some people eating. It makes me want to suicide bomb them. They chew with there mouth open and slurp it around their mouth. I can't even think about it without getting grossed out!

My old housemate used to chew with her mouth open. Masticating away like a little piglet. She would actually smack her lips with each bite, it was so loud. I actually couldn't even understand how it was comfortable for her to eat like that.

My stepdad chews gum really enthusiastically and I have to shout at him. I just can't stand it. Once, on the subway I was in the car with about 9 people, and they were all chewing really loudly. I genuinely felt like it was an intentional set-up.

I'm mostly laid back about everything else. But chewing. My God. Chewing.

TeddyTedson

Metallitroll wrote: »

oh ted.. you old nazi ...

Ich bin beendet von replaying selbst sagen.:mad: Ich bin nicht noch habe ich jemals eine nazi, und es gibt keine Hinweise auf nichts anderes nachweisen. :pac::pac:

Ricardo G

dagdha wrote: »

Snosberry? What's a snosberry?

Odysseus

Nevore wrote: »

This is one of the many, relatively minor issues that added together make life in this country a pure misery. And given that the big problems are damn near insurmountable by the semi-illiterate monkies we tend to elect, maybe it's time we start with the small things and work our way up.

Now, I chew a lot of gum. Primarily peppermint extra but I'm partial to a stick of juicy fruit if it's on offer. So I don't come to this issue as some kind of abstinence crusader. However, I think Irish society has proved itself, taken as a whole, to be completely unable to regulate its manners and particularly its cleanliness on this issue.

So, I propose either a blanket ban on all gum other than that as provided for nicotine and other addictions OR regulate the sale, whereby anyone wishing to buy gum will be required to present a gum license. Applying for the gum license will require providing a DNA sample, the database of which will be used to find and prosecute those spitting gum out on the streets.

Now obviously thios doesn't help much in catching unlicensed chewers, so chewing in public without a license would carry with a hefty fine. The Gardai would naturally require a right to search the oral cavity of anyone they suspect of offending and the ability to request a stomach pumping where they beleive the suspect may have swallowed it.

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No, but seriously, I fúcking hate people who spit out gum. :mad:

So what we have is classic case of displacement, avoiding/denying what we are currently encountering in this country, or you have such a poor picture of you own ability to stop this behaviour you need a nanny state to faciliate this.

You are an adult start taking responsilility for changing your own behaviour and stopping lookink for a an external body to dicate your life.