# They wanna take away my gums!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256 "2013-01-24T20:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/21 "2013-01-26T22:13:06Z")
Damn gummint! They can take my gums when they pry them from my cold dead mouth. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/22 "2013-01-27T03:49:22Z")
Double the flavor, double the carnage. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/23 "2013-01-28T03:50:09Z")
Most of rural America is already compliant with having less than 10 rounds in their gums. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/24 "2013-01-28T06:39:26Z")
Frankly, considering how often I get it stuck on my shoe, I’m in favor of increased gum control. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/25 "2013-01-28T20:52:58Z")
He doesn’t want to take your gums away, but he does want to check out your backside before letting you keep them. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/26 "2013-01-29T14:20:01Z")
“A well used set of Gums, being necessary to the consumption of Luby’s Tuesday meatloaf special, the right of old people to smack and bear Gums, shall not be infringed, unless the grand kids are visiting.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/27 "2013-01-29T14:54:19Z")
Really what they ought to consider is taking away large packs of gum. Those packs that have dozens of sticks of gum are not of use to anyone who just wants to have a simple chew. No one needs to stick a huge number of pieces of gum in their mouth at once. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/28 "2013-01-29T16:12:59Z")
Even worse, the law says if your gums get infected, you have to preserve your own body as evidence. But don’t worry: _legitimate_ gum use doesn’t cause infection. > [@Miller](#): > > Moved to MPSIMS. Duh… We can tell where the thread was moved to. But where did it come from? _In My Mumble Opinion_ ? ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256/29 "2013-01-30T20:11:10Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Even worse, the law says if your gums get infected, you have to preserve your own body as evidence. But don’t worry: _legitimate_ gum use doesn’t cause infection. > > Duh… We can tell where the thread was moved to. But where did it come from? _In My Mumble Opinion_ ? The BBQ Pit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-wanna-take-away-my-gums/648256.md?page=1)