Chewing gum. Is it outdated?

star.chaser · 13-08-2009 9:25am #1

Around since the mid 1800's, is the concept of chewing gum a bit outdated and old fashioned? Or still magical little pieces of flavored gum?

TanG411 · 13-08-2009 9:27am

Still magical.

It calms nerves, and can help people giving up smoking or trying to lose weight.

Mossy Monk · 13-08-2009 9:35am

I cant stand the stuff myself.

spoofilyj · 13-08-2009 9:46am

AH, What?

Well those ads are certainly out dated but gum isnt its probably as popular today as it ever has been...

AnonoBoy · 13-08-2009 9:54am

That second gum ad is weird man.

Anyway - it's all about meat flavoured chews nowadays people. Everyone knows that.

Cookie_Monster · 13-08-2009 9:55am

Only outdated when you're finished with it

EDIT: thats actually terrible:rolleyes:

That 2nd add is creepy too

That_Guy · 13-08-2009 9:57am

If Sir Alex Ferguson didn't exist then the chewing gum industry would have died a long long time ago.

Dragan · 13-08-2009 10:01am

Back in the day you could get chewing gum with cocaine in it for when you had a toothache.

Mad.

ejmaztec · 13-08-2009 10:15am

Dragan wrote: »

Back in the day you could get chewing gum with cocaine in it for when you had a toothache.

Mad.

And then choke to death after trying to unblock your nostrils.........:eek:

MagicMarker · 13-08-2009 10:21am

No way man, it's almost my favourite thing to do along with rollerskating.

dlofnep · 13-08-2009 10:22am

Potatoes must be really outdated then!

That_Guy · 13-08-2009 10:23am

Dragan wrote: »

Back in the day you could get chewing gum with cocaine in it for when you had a toothache.

Mad.

Back before dentists were invented.

genericguy · 13-08-2009 10:32am

yes chewing gum is outdated, it's all crack cocaines and heroins these days.

thomond2006 · 13-08-2009 10:34am

Chewing gum is sh1te and has always been beyond sh1te.

*Gets coat*

:(

Teferi · 13-08-2009 10:41am

Chewing gum is amazing.

DamoDLK · 13-08-2009 10:46am

Well I have to say I do enjoy a piece of gum! Blowing (bubbles) with is is outdated! methinks! - very 90's.

star.chaser · 13-08-2009 11:14am

it just seems like one of those things that was invented in America back when everyone wore leather jackets, had combed back gelled hair and used to hang around in Diners with the girls and guys eyeing each other up and going to outdoor drive in movies with their popcorn, cola and sticks of gum, swell.

the stuff gives me heartburn.

Teferi · 13-08-2009 11:25am

star.chaser wrote: »

it just seems like one of those things that was invented in America

People have been chewing gum-type substances for a long time before the New World was discovered.

ejmaztec · 13-08-2009 11:51am

It's about a minute of flavour followed by nothing, like chewing a balloon.

One of my "odd" aunts used to stick her worn out lump of gum under a table, or under the edge of a chair, or wherever else she could off-load it - dirty bastard! A lot of people do this.:eek:

ShooterSF · 13-08-2009 12:08pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's about a minute of flavour followed by nothing, like chewing a balloon.

One of my "odd" aunts used to stick her worn out lump of gum under a table, or under the edge of a chair, or wherever else she could off-load it - dirty bastard! A lot of people do this.:eek:

It's about not bottling the 10th person in a row in the nightclub who spend 20 minutes complaining that they have to wait for a drink and then not knowing the order/having money ready when you went to serve them. At least back in my night club days that's what gum was for, never the flavour.

ejmaztec · 13-08-2009 12:23pm

ShooterSF wrote: »

It's about not bottling the 10th person in a row in the nightclub who spend 20 minutes complaining that they have to wait for a drink and then not knowing the order/having money ready when you went to serve them. At least back in my night club days that's what gum was for, never the flavour.

My aunt would've dragged em over the bar and torn them limb from limb, gum or no gum:eek: She was a cross between John Wayne and Gwen Stefani.

Poor Uncle Tom · 13-08-2009 12:33pm

star.chaser wrote: »

Around since the mid 1800's, is the concept of chewing gum a bit outdated and old fashioned? Or still magical little pieces of flavored gum?

That third ad is creepy, imagine being stalked like that while you're checking out the vinyls....

anyway, if your chewing gum is outdated you're chewing it too long.

Chewing gum. Is it outdated?

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