# Do you like the "ice" flavor gums, or.. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428 "2000-11-09T08:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Za\_Za](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b5a626/32.png) [@Za\_Za](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Za_Za)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/1 "2000-11-09T08:43:38Z")
I can’t stand the new Dentine Ice and other Ice flavor gums. Just too sharrp. The same with Altoids. Wintergreen is perfect for me. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/2 "2000-11-09T14:07:38Z")
Actually, I love the ice gums, and buy the Cinnament (? can’t spell this early) Ice in 4 packs. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/3 "2000-11-09T15:16:38Z")
Welcome, Za! I just don’t get the charms of gum at all. I chewed it when I was a kid, but gave it up when I got braces and never started again. It’s like chewing rubber after the first few minutes, and (especially if you chew with your mouth open) makes you look like a slack-jawed yokel. Why chew gum at all? ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/4 "2000-11-09T16:22:29Z")
I like that Extra Polar Ice gum. I can’t chew any gum a whole stick at a time though, some of it is just too sugary. Half a stick, plus it lasts twice as long! I chew gum mainly at work, and only out of consideration of others who might slide up next to me and ask me to show them something on my computer. I don’t drink coffee at work, but I almost wretch when other people drink coffee, smoke, and skip breakfast on top of it - their breath is horrendous. Same goes for people who avoid the dentist. At least chew some gum or pop a mint in your manky mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Jo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sue\_Jo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Jo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/5 "2000-11-09T21:39:15Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Dire Wolf \* \*\*I can’t chew any gum a whole stick at a time though, some of it is just too sugary. Half a stick, plus it lasts twice as long!] I have the opposite problem. I find gum not sweet enough, and usually chew one stick after another, five minutes each. Then I decide I’m better off with mints. Like wintergreen Breathsavers best, but not fussy really. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/6 "2000-11-09T21:59:06Z")
Well, Eve, I think that Dire Wolf answered your “Why chew gum at all” question quite well. I skip breakfast, drink coffee, and smoke. I used to use mints a lot, but recently got tired of them, and got in the habit of popping gum in my mouth after a smoke. I only chew them for the duration of the flavour, and I go through lots of gum. I think that anyone who talks to me in the morning really appreciates it. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-ice-flavor-gums-or/40428/7 "2000-11-10T05:48:56Z")
Hi, lola. Can I offer you a piece of Polar Ice gum? :: ducking & running, very fast ::