Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years.
Here is the URL for a free sample package.

http://www.dentyne.com/index.asp

Margaret Suran wrote:


Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years. Here
is the URL for a free sample package.

http://www.dentyne.com/index.asp


I'm not sure the truckload of junk mail you'll get
is worth a pack of gum.

--
Reg

Margaret Suran asked:
Do people still chew gum?

I think so.

Oddly enough, the last time I chewed some gum, a few days ago, it was
Dentyne's "Ice" (although not the soft chew as advertised on their
website).
--
Rick (www.snipurl.com/rickumali) Umali

"Margaret Suran" wrote

Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years.

I confess, Margaret, when I see someone chewing gum I get
an urge to slap it out of their mouth. (laugh) No gum chewing
around here.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote


Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years.


I confess, Margaret, when I see someone chewing gum I get
an urge to slap it out of their mouth. (laugh) No gum chewing
around here.

nancy


Nancy, As children, we were not allowed to chew gum. It was
considered a social sin to do so. In Vienna, chewing gum was not
found easily and the first time I tried some I was on vacation in
Czechoslovakia, when I was about nine years old.

Not knowing it was a no-no, I had no qualms chewing in front of my
parents. My mother nearly fainted when she saw the forbidden
substance in my mouth and my father gave me a long lecture, most of it
about my reputation and the hope that nobody who knew me had seen me.
Something as serious as chewing gum, could have compromised my
chances of making a good marriage in later years, he said. ) I
believed it, being very gullible and seldom chewed gum again. Maybe
the fact that almost all gums had a minty flavor had something to do
with that, as I hate that flavor.

I did not register for the free Dentyne.

On Wed 19 Apr 2006 04:46:34a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Margaret
Suran?



Nancy Young wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote


Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years.


I confess, Margaret, when I see someone chewing gum I get
an urge to slap it out of their mouth. (laugh) No gum chewing
around here.

nancy


Nancy, As children, we were not allowed to chew gum. It was
considered a social sin to do so. In Vienna, chewing gum was not
found easily and the first time I tried some I was on vacation in
Czechoslovakia, when I was about nine years old.

Not knowing it was a no-no, I had no qualms chewing in front of my
parents. My mother nearly fainted when she saw the forbidden
substance in my mouth and my father gave me a long lecture, most of it
about my reputation and the hope that nobody who knew me had seen me.
Something as serious as chewing gum, could have compromised my
chances of making a good marriage in later years, he said. ) I
believed it, being very gullible and seldom chewed gum again. Maybe
the fact that almost all gums had a minty flavor had something to do
with that, as I hate that flavor.

I did not register for the free Dentyne.

When I was growing up is was not considered vulgar, ill-mannered, or sinful
to chew gum. In fact, horror of horrors, my grandmother chewed gum! The
only caveat was to never chew gum at any "formal" or solemn occasion. I
suppose it depends on where one grew up. I chewed gum until I was ten
years old, when braces were put on my teeth. When the braces were removed
several years later, I had no desire to chew it again. I never liked the
"traditional" flavors of the various mints, or Juicy Fruit, etc. I liked
the chewing gums produced by the Adams Company, Black Jack (licorice),
Clove, and Teaberry, and a gum made by another company called Fan Tan.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

"Margaret Suran" wrote

Nancy Young wrote:

I confess, Margaret, when I see someone chewing gum I get
an urge to slap it out of their mouth. (laugh) No gum chewing
around here.

Nancy, As children, we were not allowed to chew gum. It was considered a
social sin to do so. In Vienna, chewing gum was not found easily and the
first time I tried some I was on vacation in Czechoslovakia, when I was
about nine years old.

Not knowing it was a no-no, I had no qualms chewing in front of my
parents. My mother nearly fainted when she saw the forbidden substance in
my mouth and my father gave me a long lecture, most of it about my
reputation and the hope that nobody who knew me had seen me. Something as
serious as chewing gum, could have compromised my chances of making a good
marriage in later years, he said. ) I believed it, being very gullible
and seldom chewed gum again. Maybe the fact that almost all gums had a
minty flavor had something to do with that, as I hate that flavor.

I did not register for the free Dentyne.

Honest to goodness, you have the *best* stories. That was funny.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote


I did not register for the free Dentyne.


Honest to goodness, you have the *best* stories. That was funny.

nancy



Thank you. My father's fear for my sister's (and my) reputation is
greatly responsible for getting us and most of my father's family
safely out from Nazi Germany and into the USA. )

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote

"Nancy Young" hitched up their panties and posted

I confess, Margaret, when I see someone chewing gum I get
an urge to slap it out of their mouth. (laugh) No gum chewing
around here.

You sound like the owner of the place I work at. She just hates it when I
chew gum. LOL... she's good natured about it though. I'll be
concentrating on a computer problem and she'll quietly wave a tissue in
front of my face. 'Tis the sign the gum chewing has finally made her
crazy

Heh. Lose the chew. I remembered a teacher from junior high, he
was a hottie, the science teacher. He told some girl to get rid of her
gum and said, when you can bring me a picture of Elizabeth Taylor
chewing gum, you can chew gum in my class.

I say Elizabeth Taylor because I can't remember what movie star
he mentioned, and I figured she would do.

Obviously the idea stuck with me (harrrr). Anyway, good luck with
that routine today ... when you can show me a picture of (latest female
star) doing (god knows what), you can do it in my class. Imagine?
(laughing)

nancy

On Wed 19 Apr 2006 05:55:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Margaret
Suran?



Wayne Boatwright wrote:

When I was growing up is was not considered vulgar, ill-mannered, or
sinful to chew gum. In fact, horror of horrors, my grandmother chewed
gum! The only caveat was to never chew gum at any "formal" or solemn
occasion. I suppose it depends on where one grew up. I chewed gum
until I was ten years old, when braces were put on my teeth. When the
braces were removed several years later, I had no desire to chew it
again. I never liked the "traditional" flavors of the various mints,
or Juicy Fruit, etc. I liked the chewing gums produced by the Adams
Company, Black Jack (licorice), Clove, and Teaberry, and a gum made by
another company called Fan Tan.


Were you allowed to chew gum in your school?

Yes, but not while one was in class.

Going to public high school here, there is something that has bothered
me for a long time.

Chewing gum was forbidden in all grades. However, as a senior you had
access to the Senior Lounge, a place to relax and smoke cigarettes.
The lounge was always full of students, as it was well stocked with
free cigarettes furnished by the tobacco industry. Taking small
sample packages was encouraged.

Smoking was forbidden on school property, in or out of the building. We
had no student or senior lounge.

If you walked out of the lounge chewing gum, you would get into trouble.

The school was William Howard Taft in The Bronx, New York.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
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snip
Were you allowed to chew gum in your school?

Going to public high school here, there is something that has bothered me
for a long time.

Chewing gum was forbidden in all grades. However, as a senior you had
access to the Senior Lounge, a place to relax and smoke cigarettes. The
lounge was always full of students, as it was well stocked with free
cigarettes furnished by the tobacco industry. Taking small sample
packages was encouraged.

If you walked out of the lounge chewing gum, you would get into trouble.

The school was William Howard Taft in The Bronx, New York.

That is the most amazing story -- I can't imagine a Senior Lounge let alone
a smoking lounge with free cigarettes. I went to the same high school my
father did and I never heard him speak of anything like that. Maybe the
difference is between the Mid-West and the more sophisticated East Coast.
Gum chewing was forbidden in class. Smoking was forbidden on school
grounds.
Janet

Janet Bostwick wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
ink.net...

snip

Were you allowed to chew gum in your school?

Going to public high school here, there is something that has bothered me
for a long time.

Chewing gum was forbidden in all grades. However, as a senior you had
access to the Senior Lounge, a place to relax and smoke cigarettes. The
lounge was always full of students, as it was well stocked with free
cigarettes furnished by the tobacco industry. Taking small sample
packages was encouraged.

If you walked out of the lounge chewing gum, you would get into trouble.

The school was William Howard Taft in The Bronx, New York.


That is the most amazing story -- I can't imagine a Senior Lounge let alone
a smoking lounge with free cigarettes. I went to the same high school my
father did and I never heard him speak of anything like that. Maybe the
difference is between the Mid-West and the more sophisticated East Coast.
Gum chewing was forbidden in class. Smoking was forbidden on school
grounds.
Janet


I know. That is why I still dwell on it. It was in the early 1940's,
and we were at war. That may have had something to do with it, the
kids who were inducted into the armed forces right after getting out
of high school may have wanted to feel like adults. I know that
smoking was not permitted in the hallways or in the bathrooms, but
only in the lounge and only the seniors. With cigarettes costing as
little as 20 cents a regular pack, everybody smoked anyway, or so it
seemed. You could also go into a candy store and buy loose cigarettes
for a penny or two each, if you didn't have enough money to buy a
whole pack.

Several years ago I met someone who had gone to that school at the
same time as I and he remembered the lounge, too. He did not smoke
and didn't go into the lounge, because the smoke bothered him.

I never took the free cigarettes home. My parents would have killed
me had they found out I smoked. I never smoked in front of either one
of them even after I was married, had two children and smoked as many
as three packs a day. Neither one of them ever saw me with a lit
cigarette, as far as I know, even though I saw a them frequently; I
worked in my father's office and I saw them away from work several
times a week.

On Wed 19 Apr 2006 08:22:04a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Margaret
Suran?



Janet Bostwick wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
ink.net...

snip

Were you allowed to chew gum in your school?

Going to public high school here, there is something that has bothered
me for a long time.

Chewing gum was forbidden in all grades. However, as a senior you had
access to the Senior Lounge, a place to relax and smoke cigarettes. The
lounge was always full of students, as it was well stocked with free
cigarettes furnished by the tobacco industry. Taking small sample
packages was encouraged.

If you walked out of the lounge chewing gum, you would get into
trouble.

The school was William Howard Taft in The Bronx, New York.


That is the most amazing story -- I can't imagine a Senior Lounge let
alone a smoking lounge with free cigarettes. I went to the same high
school my father did and I never heard him speak of anything like that.
Maybe the difference is between the Mid-West and the more
sophisticated East Coast. Gum chewing was forbidden in class. Smoking
was forbidden on school grounds. Janet


I know. That is why I still dwell on it. It was in the early 1940's,
and we were at war. That may have had something to do with it, the
kids who were inducted into the armed forces right after getting out
of high school may have wanted to feel like adults. I know that
smoking was not permitted in the hallways or in the bathrooms, but
only in the lounge and only the seniors. With cigarettes costing as
little as 20 cents a regular pack, everybody smoked anyway, or so it
seemed. You could also go into a candy store and buy loose cigarettes
for a penny or two each, if you didn't have enough money to buy a
whole pack.

Several years ago I met someone who had gone to that school at the
same time as I and he remembered the lounge, too. He did not smoke
and didn't go into the lounge, because the smoke bothered him.

I never took the free cigarettes home. My parents would have killed
me had they found out I smoked. I never smoked in front of either one
of them even after I was married, had two children and smoked as many
as three packs a day. Neither one of them ever saw me with a lit
cigarette, as far as I know, even though I saw a them frequently; I
worked in my father's office and I saw them away from work several
times a week.

My mother was a "closet" smoker. Apparently, even my dad did not know or
believe that she smoked, and I only discovered it accidentally. Both of my
mother's sisters were smokers and they were the only ones in the family who
knew she smoked.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
ink.net...

snip That is the most amazing story -- I can't imagine a Senior Lounge let
alone
a smoking lounge with free cigarettes. I went to the same high school my
father did and I never heard him speak of anything like that. Maybe the
difference is between the Mid-West and the more sophisticated East Coast.
Gum chewing was forbidden in class. Smoking was forbidden on school
grounds.
Janet
I know. That is why I still dwell on it. It was in the early 1940's, and
we were at war.
snip
I was thinking that maybe it was the World War II era. It's interesting to
see how times have changed. Now we would never allow cigarettes in school,
but vending machines with candy and soda pop are all right.
Janet

One time on Usenet, Margaret Suran said:

Do people still chew gum? I have not seen anybody do it in years.
Here is the URL for a free sample package.

http://www.dentyne.com/index.asp

Buddy (DS) is in the middle of WASL (Washington Assessment of
Student Learning) testing this week -- they get gum as a reward
at the end of the testing session. He was disappointed yesterday
because all they had left was cinnamon, and he says it's "too
hot" (he's only 8). Thanks for the link, Margaret...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~