# Hicks chewing on wheat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 9, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511 "2010-06-09T05:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JL86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JL86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JL86)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/21 "2016-04-07T00:32:56Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > It’s timothy you chew on, not wheat. And you chew on it for something to chew on–pleasant flavor and texture. And it’s free and easily available. > > I’m sometimes amazed about how little people know about rural life. Of course, I’m sure there’s things about city life I don’t even know I don’t know to ask about. You must just live on an acreage, and call yourself a farmer. Funny how you belittle people on knowledge you yourself are wrong on. It’s everything. Timothy, WHEAT, barley… wheat specifically because it turns into something that almost resembles chewing gum. Keep your posts to yourself perhaps unless you know what you’re talking about. I’m a farmer of many crops, I have a bucket of wheat right beside me. “Pleonast” - Since you’re not a farmer, maybe you should keep your trap shut rather than insulting people with your false information. Isn’t nice being on the receiving end, is it. Must suck to be you not knowing anything. Also, NO crop is “free”. Tens of thousands of dollars go into crops each year, no crop is “free”. Especially not “easily available”… does that mean you’re stealing farmers crops? Usually that gets a shotgun to the face. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/22 "2016-04-07T00:59:38Z")
Well, that escalated…I’d say “quickly,” but it’s been almost six years… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/23 "2016-04-07T01:01:17Z")
What’s the point of chewing on a toothpick? ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/24 "2016-04-07T01:13:29Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > What’s the point of chewing on a toothpick? Don’t have gum? and don’t smoke anymore. and the wife’s ni… NM ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/25 "2016-04-07T01:24:34Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Well, that escalated…I’d say “quickly,” but it’s been almost six years… He’s been saving it up for that “just right” moment… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/26 "2016-04-07T01:31:23Z")
> [@JL86](#): > > You must just live on an acreage, and call yourself a farmer. Funny how you belittle people on knowledge you yourself are wrong on. It’s everything. Timothy, WHEAT, barley… wheat specifically because it turns into something that almost resembles chewing gum. Keep your posts to yourself perhaps unless you know what you’re talking about. I’m a farmer of many crops, I have a bucket of wheat right beside me. “Pleonast” - Since you’re not a farmer, maybe you should keep your trap shut rather than insulting people with your false information. Isn’t nice being on the receiving end, is it. Must suck to be you not knowing anything. Also, NO crop is “free”. Tens of thousands of dollars go into crops each year, no crop is “free”. Especially not “easily available”… does that mean you’re stealing farmers crops? Usually that gets a shotgun to the face. **Moderator Warning** **JL86** , insults are not permitted on this board outside the BBQ Pit. Likewise suggesting harm to another poster is not allowed. Also note that you are picking a fight over a post made six years ago. This is an official warning. I suggest you familiarize yourself with the rules of this board before posting again. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/27 "2016-04-07T14:07:31Z")
I vote for “farmer’s gum” having been raised on a farm. I still preferred Bubblelicious:D. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/28 "2016-04-07T14:37:28Z")
Back in my farming days, clover was my preferred chew. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/29 "2016-04-07T14:48:15Z")
I always figured they chewed on that there wildwood weed…[Wildwood Weed (Jim Stafford) w/ lyrics - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjlxIcu8AM) ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/30 "2016-04-11T01:51:01Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I always figured they chewed on that there wildwood weed…[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjlxIcu8AM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjlxIcu8AM) That’s why it takes 'em so long to get mad. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/31 "2016-04-14T15:30:49Z")
You can rub off the pokies from the stem of a thistle flower … chewing on that makes you look bad-ass. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/32 "2016-04-14T15:52:58Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > **Hicks Chewing on Wheat** > I’d see that band. > [@watchwolf49](#): > > You can rub off the pokies from the stem of a thistle flower … chewing on that makes you look bad-ass. _Rub Off the Pokies_, the debut album by Hicks Chewing on Wheat. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/33 "2016-04-14T20:57:21Z")
AIUI, rubbing off the pokey is a popular activity whether one was raised rural, urban or somewhere in between. ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/34 "2016-04-14T21:07:24Z")
Fact is, there are lots of grasses that grow more or less wild all over the country. Many of them can simply be grabbed as you walk, and the soft, sweet and juicy base end of these stems are not only pleasant to chew on, but they keep the mouth moist. When you’re done with one, you toss it away and simply pick another. Anyone who has walked in or near a prairie has no doubt had, or should have, this lovely experience. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/35 "2016-04-14T22:14:16Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Wheat is host to ergot which gives a hallucinogenic trip for the person chewing on it. Is ergot a true hallucinogen, or is it simply a poison that produces neurological symptoms by extreme vasoconstriction of the arteries of the brain? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/36 "2016-04-14T22:23:01Z")
Over here, a country bumpkin is usually depicted with a straw in his mouth. I always thought that was pretty daft since straw has none of the pleasant effects described above. As a kid in West Africa, we used to chew on casave leaf. It is found everywhere and is very tasty. The locals made it into soup called saka saka which looks disgusting but tastes great. The locals preferred betel nuts which turned their mouths purple and apparently gives a kick like six cups of coffee, but rots your teeth and worse… ---
**Author:** ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/37 "2016-04-14T23:19:51Z")
We aren’t Hicks, we’re rednecks ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511/38 "2016-04-14T23:32:26Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Ha! I knew what that was before I clicked! > > But… Timothy was just the mule, right? :eek: > > Anyway, that’s Scepter Records’s story and they’re sticking to it! No, you don’t understand: Timothy is his dog! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hicks-chewing-on-wheat/542511.md?page=1)