All but Bubble Tape was my generation, junior. Cool that you like our sloppy seconds, but it wasn't yours.matedog wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 6:34pmNo way, we had some wild gum in my youth: Bubble Tape (6-feet of bubblegum for you, not them!), Cinna/Minta/Fruitaburst, Bubblelicious (THE WORST in terms of flavor fall off), Fruit Stripe Gum, cotton candy Bubble Yum.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 1:31pmI feel privileged to have been probably the last generation that experienced chewing gum experimentation. There was Hubba Bubba, the non-stick bubble gum; Freshen-Up (aka cum gum) with the liquid centre; Big League Chew, the shredded bubble gum in a pouch. We were pioneers, really, with our decaying teeth and all …
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"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I remember Pop Rocks, they came out when I was probably 12 or so, the kids that managed to get them resold them to those who couldn't at a pretty good mark up. Ahh, early capitalism.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 6:33pmHeard of them, but never had them.Sparky wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 6:24pmAnd don't forget the Charms Blow Pops, sugary sucker with bubble gum center, great way to rot some teeth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Jun 2022, 1:31pmI feel privileged to have been probably the last generation that experienced chewing gum experimentation. There was Hubba Bubba, the non-stick bubble gum; Freshen-Up (aka cum gum) with the liquid centre; Big League Chew, the shredded bubble gum in a pouch. We were pioneers, really, with our decaying teeth and all …
Here's a candy that I don't come across much, but buy lots of when I do: pop rockz. Nobody can or should pass up candy that's also kinetic.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung