# I pit gum **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 6, 2004, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590 "2004-08-06T10:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/1 "2004-08-06T10:02:49Z")
No taste, sticks to you like glue, lodges in all sorts of funny places. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/2 "2004-08-06T10:18:04Z")
… you’re obviously not using it right. You put it in your mouth, THEN chew. ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/3 "2004-08-06T10:18:08Z")
You’re obviously not aware of this, but one of the coolest dudes on this messageboard is a Belgian dude who goes by the name of “gum” - so ya better watch out! I’m pretty sure it’s Belgium - my apologies if it’s the Netherlands. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/4 "2004-08-06T11:53:51Z")
It’s the Netherlands, and the poster **gum** is… female. Yes, caught me off guard as well. 🙂 Errr, **roger** , welcome to the boards. It’s a bit thin as far as rants go, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/5 "2004-08-06T12:06:09Z")
What’s your name, Goh Chok Tong? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/6 "2004-08-06T12:07:04Z")
Couldn’t believe that when I read it. Thought it was about the poster as well. :eek: I kind of agree with sentiment about actual chewing gum, though. Especially when people chew it audibly. Yuck. It’s not like it’s ruined my life or anything, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/7 "2004-08-06T12:30:43Z")
Yep, gotta agree that chewing gum is disgusting. I don’t want to see that bit of sugary rubber in your mouth, nor do I want to hear it, nor do I want to watch your face as you churn it all about! ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/8 "2004-08-06T12:56:43Z")
Move to Singapore. ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/9 "2004-08-06T13:44:12Z")
> [@Boo Boo Foo](#): > > You’re obviously not aware of this, but one of the coolest dudes on this messageboard is a Belgian dude who goes by the name of “gum” - so ya better watch out! > > I’m pretty sure it’s Belgium - my apologies if it’s the Netherlands. **gum** quit ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/10 "2004-08-06T13:56:35Z")
On the plus side, sugar free gum is good for your teeth. So there’s always that. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/11 "2004-08-06T14:09:26Z")
4 out of 5 poster recommend [gum](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?find=lastposter&t=268990) to thier readers who like gum. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/12 "2004-08-06T17:23:22Z")
OK go ahead, chew the damned stuff, but do you have to gob it on the freakin’ sidewalk!? Or stick it under the table in the restaurant, so it can decorate my pants!? Stick it behind your ear, where it belongs. ARRRRGH! I HATE gum! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/13 "2004-08-06T17:25:14Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > … you’re obviously not using it right. You put it in your mouth, THEN chew. But can he walk at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/14 "2004-08-07T03:31:34Z")
> [@Coldfire](#): > > It’s the Netherlands, and the poster **gum** is… female. Yes, caught me off guard as well. 🙂 > > Errr, **roger** , welcome to the boards. It’s a bit thin as far as rants go, isn’t it? Cheers, mate. It’s as thin as a stick of gum, but it did its job. In my previous incarnation as **Bodswood** , I’d enjoyed some good banter with **gum** , but she seemed to have disappeared while I was on holiday. Before anyone asks, I had problems registering as a chartered member under my old name, so had to choose a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/15 "2004-08-07T03:41:45Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#): > > Move to Singapore. You can get [gum](http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/singapore.gum.ap/) in Singapore now, but only for “therapeutic” gum dispensed to registered users by pharmacies. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/16 "2004-08-07T03:55:43Z")
Yes, I was actually aware of that. At any rate, there’s gotta be less gum (and less annoying gum habits) in Singapore. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/17 "2004-08-07T05:00:37Z")
> [@sevastopol](#): > > **gum** quit Why did she? ---
**Author:** ![Feztickle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5a626/32.png) [@Feztickle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feztickle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/18 "2004-08-07T05:05:55Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > You can get [gum](http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/singapore.gum.ap/) in Singapore now, but only for “therapeutic” gum dispensed to registered users by pharmacies. So what exactly is “therapeutic” gum? ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/19 "2004-08-07T05:10:05Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > Why did she? Somebody chewed her out. Besides, she was starting to lose her flavor anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590/20 "2004-08-08T01:08:31Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > In my previous incarnation as **Bodswood** , I’d enjoyed some good banter with **gum** , but she seemed to have disappeared while I was on holiday. If I read this correctly, you have two screen names. This is against our rules. Please contact one of our administrators to inform them the old account can be deactivated. Thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gum/258590.md?page=2)