tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post2361037465731633462..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: My Favorite Brand Of Chewing Gum As A ChildSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-48033828038750604682012-03-28T00:58:06.457-04:002012-03-28T00:58:06.457-04:00I confess I was once a gum addict. Friends would g...I confess I was once a gum addict. Friends would give me boxes of bubble gum for Christmas! But I never heard of Beechman's! (My favorite was Bazooka, but a close second was Double Bubble.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-43785975524762568112012-03-26T15:22:52.361-04:002012-03-26T15:22:52.361-04:00We had Bazooka gum too, over here - sold in a big ...We had Bazooka gum too, over here - sold in a big solid round, pink lump - but I don't recall any cartoon strips coming with it. It sure was the king as far as blowing bubbles was concerned, though. I haven't seen it for decades, don't think they make it for the UK market now, but I might be wrong. It's a shame, I would have loved to introduce my kids to it!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-12859967292829044662012-03-25T12:13:26.564-04:002012-03-25T12:13:26.564-04:00I'm still trying to think if there is a single...I'm still trying to think if there is a single brand of gum you mentioned that I didn't swallow as a kid.<br />My introduction to bubble gum was Fleer's (Double Bubble), but is was wrapped with the ends twisted, like Bazooka.<br />Doublemint may have been my favorite chewing gum. My grandfather used to buy it by the box and attempted to use it as a substitute for cigarettes (he tried smoking a pipe, too).<br />Much, much later Bubblicious and Hubba Bubba came along. I liked the spearmint flavors(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-65441274097779505512012-03-24T11:49:47.920-04:002012-03-24T11:49:47.920-04:00loved all of these - have they stopped making den...loved all of these - have they stopped making dentyne altogether gosh I loved that !!i beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-36925968562573786222012-03-23T17:18:44.368-04:002012-03-23T17:18:44.368-04:00Fruit Stripe! I loved every single stick for the ...Fruit Stripe! I loved every single stick for the approximately 11.3 seconds the flavor lasted. Then it was back to Hubba-Bubba original, or grape. Holy crow, even just typing Hubba-Bubba grape just made my mouth water...been ages. I'm strictly an Orbit peppermint fan now. <br /><br />Only you could so craftily weave politics & sex into a story about chewing gum.Jenn Flynn-Shonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441834864191292424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16801001154461034332012-03-23T13:31:02.355-04:002012-03-23T13:31:02.355-04:00I loved this piece. Flavorful, with substance(s) u...I loved this piece. Flavorful, with substance(s) unknown... wait, now I'm digressing.<br /><br />I feel sort of boring now. I liked super cherry Chiclets. And fruit stripe gum.<br /><br />But I had never seen a pornographic cartoon with humans until now.<br />The things you learn on the internet! <br />My education is complete.<br /><br />I did see one once involving two crickets. They were in an amorous embrace involving full motion and 'chirp chirp chirp' was all around them in the air. And the boy cricket said to the girl cricket, "They still think we make this noise by rubbing our legs together."Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-49866497105969259882012-03-23T11:53:18.014-04:002012-03-23T11:53:18.014-04:00Buck, I remember Wings. If I remember correctly it...Buck, I remember <i>Wings</i>. If I remember correctly it was the Flying Wing card that was most desirable?IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-20475676947991402412012-03-23T10:55:28.883-04:002012-03-23T10:55:28.883-04:00You pretty much covered all the bases here. With ...You pretty much covered all the bases here. With one exception: us MilBrats (well, the Air Force MilBrats) collected <a href="http://www.jitterbuzz.com/wings_cards_over.html" rel="nofollow">Wings</a> cards, but we threw the gum away as it was particularly nasty. Dubble Bubble was my gum o' choice and it was all hard to start, as I remember.<br /><br />A few years back a co-worker brought a bunch of Beeman's gum in to work to amaze and mystify those who had never heard of it (I was in Dee-troit at the time). Apparently the gum is back in production these days but it was hard to find for a while.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-29160737364579578762012-03-23T09:37:19.352-04:002012-03-23T09:37:19.352-04:00There was a grape flavored gum .. cant think of th...There was a grape flavored gum .. cant think of the name WAIT I'll Google it .. cant find it but I think Adams made it .. anyway I was about 10 or maybe 12 when friends decided to buy a pack of cigarettes, walk a friend's dog as a cover and smoke .. I thought if I chewed some grape gum it would mask the smell of the smoke .. it did AND it also caused me to have hives ..I'd forgotten I was allergic to grapes ... sigh .. it was hard to explain to my mother how I had not eaten grapes or grape jelly and still ended up with a very bad case of hives .. I itch just remembering it ...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40639679703995367132012-03-22T20:05:23.033-04:002012-03-22T20:05:23.033-04:00I'm laughing my way through the post and the c...I'm laughing my way through the post and the comments. I was a Bazooka addict. But we also sometimes ended up with hard gum. The solution was to squeeze the gum between your thumb and fore finger. If it gave, it was chewable. If not, head down the street to the liquor store and check out their gum. This resulted in the cashier at the tiny market warning us about NOT squeezing the gum.<br />I was also a fan of the Beemans gums. I still will chew the clove and licorice now if I can find them. <br />Chiclets were weird. My only interest in them was to see if I could use one to replace my front tooth if it came out. When the day came, the stupid chiclet was too wide. I felt so let down.<br />Dentene made my mouth and tongue swell. That was enough of that gum.<br />If I thought about being able to spit Blackjack and seem to be a tobacco chewing ball player... I'd certainly have tried. <br />Great trip down memory lane. Thanks!silly rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313221194740196751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-77214850975243541302012-03-22T18:15:39.261-04:002012-03-22T18:15:39.261-04:00Loved juicy fruit!
My Dad would get so mad at my s...Loved juicy fruit!<br />My Dad would get so mad at my sister because she would constantly crack her gum. That drove him nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-82941383755209651462012-03-22T17:16:18.436-04:002012-03-22T17:16:18.436-04:00While I love Bazooka Gum, I was a Teaberry and Win...While I love Bazooka Gum, I was a Teaberry and Wintergreen fan as well. But Kathy brought a smile to my face when she mentioned the chains we made with the gum wrappers - I think theres still one up in my mom's attic, I gotta find it. Chicklets were meant to be eaten by the box, really one little square piece was nothing to a kid that could fit countless Bazooka gums in my mouth all at once.Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-47842107405205607992012-03-22T16:53:14.364-04:002012-03-22T16:53:14.364-04:00Dunno that I had a particular preference when it c...Dunno that I had a particular preference when it came to bubble gum. It seems neither Double-Bubble or Bazooka were particularly soft, but they were both superior to the stuff in the Topps packs.IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-77517809452160572642012-03-22T16:35:24.466-04:002012-03-22T16:35:24.466-04:00Yes, i read it through. Yes, Dubble Bubble really...Yes, i read it through. Yes, Dubble Bubble really did start that hard, even in our area, where it sold equally as well as the others.<br /><br />Oh, i loved spearmint and wintergreen, so i am a first class weirdo.<br /><br />Thanks for the memories.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40522916332435601722012-03-22T16:02:54.302-04:002012-03-22T16:02:54.302-04:00Double Bubble couldn't be beat but I loved Big...Double Bubble couldn't be beat but I loved Big Red as just a chewing gum...loved this so much, it really took me down memory lane...hoping not to suffer a senior moment, don't need to get lost getting back to reality!<br />SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-37962806173279080372012-03-22T15:49:49.371-04:002012-03-22T15:49:49.371-04:00My favorite was Juicy Fruit, but when I chewed bub...My favorite was Juicy Fruit, but when I chewed bubble gum it was always Double Bubble. When we bought the kind that came with baseball cards we threw the gum away...it was nasty! The lady in the drive thru window at the bank handed out little 2-packs of Chicklets which were OK, while my mom kept foisting Dentyne on me. 'Course she kept trying to stuff vegetables down me, and that didn't work either. But if I had to pick one, to this day I'd stick with Juicy Fruit.<br /><br />S<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-75328868298892032622012-03-22T14:35:40.819-04:002012-03-22T14:35:40.819-04:00I don't know if any of YOUR teachers recited t...I don't know if any of YOUR teachers recited this little poem, but mine did quite often.<br /><br /><i>The gum chewing child and the cud chewing cow<br /><br />are somewhat alike, but there's a difference somehow,<br /><br />Oh, look, I see it now - it's the thoughtful look on the face of the cow.</i>Connie/Momhttp://jimsuldog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-43637632627474418122012-03-22T14:25:00.226-04:002012-03-22T14:25:00.226-04:00Hated Necco Wafers and Juicy Fruit Gum. Ha
But Ba...Hated Necco Wafers and Juicy Fruit Gum. Ha<br />But Bazooka chewing gum was my preferred as well.<br />Enjoyed the trip down memory Lane<br />Hugs<br />SUeAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-6829751310100255192012-03-22T13:10:47.061-04:002012-03-22T13:10:47.061-04:00Lime - You reminded me, also, of Blow Pops. If I h...Lime - You reminded me, also, of Blow Pops. If I had remembered those while I was writing this, I could have brought the whole double-entendre thing to another level completely.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charms_Blow_PopsSuldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-8752779480257207452012-03-22T12:19:19.572-04:002012-03-22T12:19:19.572-04:00Well obviously the best bubble gum was Bazooka. Pl...Well obviously the best bubble gum was Bazooka. Plus the comics were "good".<br /><br />I chewed Dentyne cinnamon gum for years,it reminded me of my dad, he always had a pack on him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-24750540954702976302012-03-22T12:18:46.857-04:002012-03-22T12:18:46.857-04:00Kathy, you make me smile to remember those gum-wra...Kathy, you make me smile to remember those gum-wrapper chains my sister used to make. . .<br /><br />We also used to fold the foil inner-wrappers into a little square U-shape that would fit into an electrical outlet, and make a really cool little pop-fizz vaporization/explosion, and sometimes even blow the fuse.<br /><br />Uh. . . do not try this at home. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-22283741682194878602012-03-22T11:57:25.356-04:002012-03-22T11:57:25.356-04:00AH, that was it. Big League Chew. Definitely not P...AH, that was it. Big League Chew. Definitely not PC in today's society to see kids imitating tobacco chewers.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-28522247974057937702012-03-22T11:51:06.080-04:002012-03-22T11:51:06.080-04:00I was a big gum chewer as a kid, partially because...I was a big gum chewer as a kid, partially because I used the wrappers to weave together gum wrapper chains. I still have one from childhood that I hang on the Christmas tree and it contains some now-defunct gum wrappers (Life Savers gum with liquid in the middle,also known as "come gum"). I was always a fan of Teaberry, Beeman's Pepsin gum and Chiclets. I think there was also Sour Apple gum and other tart flavors that I was a fan of. And I remember getting some Bazooka gum in Hebrew, complete with Hebrew Bazooka Joe cartoon!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099938295287900924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-13085098318251913532012-03-22T11:45:55.860-04:002012-03-22T11:45:55.860-04:00LOVED Bazooka Joe as a kid!! Also loved to get Jui...LOVED Bazooka Joe as a kid!! Also loved to get Juicy Fruit gum - although it really never tasted like any fruit that I could think of. I saved the wrappers and had a monstrous paper chain made from them.<br /><br />I still buy Bazooka for my daughter - but I get the Israeli version on-line. We can't read the Hebrew but you really don't need the words in those comic strips!laughingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144289190001684974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-55726345553607320162012-03-22T11:12:52.914-04:002012-03-22T11:12:52.914-04:00and may i say, i don't know if it's a sign...and may i say, i don't know if it's a sign of unwellness or not but i was surprised by how seemingly svelte wimpy was given his strict diet of hamburgers. also, he needs to ditch the hat while doing the deed.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.com