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Is your marriage like chewing gum or a sticky sugar ball?

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 25 Dec 22

A lot is being discussed about a successful married life with challenges that one faces. Some compare it to chewing gum that loses its sweetness as one chews it and some to a sticky sugar balls that stays sweet till the end....

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It was disgusting!

Bill McAlpine @ScotMac (1335) • Edinburgh, Scotland 25 Oct 20

I didn't notice it until I got into my car and my foot stuck to the carpet. A lump of chewing gum I must have picked up crossing the car park was firmly fixed to the sole of my shoe and the carpet of my car! I realise that some...

disgusting

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How Long For You??

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 11 Apr 19

I'm sitting here thinking about the pack of gum that I'm just about to open. I am trying to keep it down to 2 sticks a day, but it runs out of flavor so fast that it's easy to go through twice that many sticks. I really like the...

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Did (or do) you like chewing gum?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 25 Feb 19

I think in adulthood they are pretty much scorned (despite still has some fans), but as kids, chewing gum was very popular around the world. They usually had many colors and different types of flavors. This combination was...

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Do you cry when chopping Onions? Here is a simple remedy.

waflay @waflay (2737) • Nairobi, Kenya 25 May 17

Imagine knowing something but you are defiant to try it out just because it looks so simple and ordinary. You feel that a remedy to your watery eyes has to be complicated. 'No thanks' being your best choice of words when someone...

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Today chewing gum stick on my tshirt...

Mareena @Mareena (443) 25 May 17

It firmly got stick in the fabric. I keep it inside my freezer for hours and after a deep freeze it came out whole easly with a pull. No marks of gum left on my tee.

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freezer saved my tee

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Benefit or harm from chewing gum

Vyacheslav Kuchinsky @aktivnyj100 (86) 30 Mar 17

The history of chewing gum began on September 23, 1848, when the world's first factory for its production appeared. The founder of the factory, John Curtis, made a chewing mix of resin from coniferous trees with the addition of...

chewing gum

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SNL (Saturday Night Live)

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 12 Feb 17

In all my years on this earth (too many to count) I never watched that show. It wasn't my thing and it was on way beyond my bed time. Now the plot has thickened! Since we can record things quite easily with Direct TV there is...

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Here's Your Frivolous Topic!

Sue H. @CinnamonGrl (7086) • Santa Fe, New Mexico 29 Aug 16

Does anyone chew chewing gum anymore? I don't cause I'm afraid for my teeth. But my favorites used to be Dubble Bubble and Spearmint. I loved blowing bubbles and I'd chew huge wads of it when I was a kid. Oh, I liked the...

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The world has changed SO much!

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 31 Jul 16

Today, while I waited for the rice to cook (I invited some friends I haven´t seen for a long time), I thought I´d listen to oldies. I got some of the earliest rock as it is the music that is played at the serial I´m watching (a...

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The benefits of chewing-gum

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 9 Jun 16

Though the chewing-gum is not free of it's flaws there are many advantages one can derive out of chewing-gum it improves concentration and memory Combats stress and anxiety protects teeth Reduces Acid Reflux Improves...

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eating habits

dry mouth

memory and concentration

stress anxiety

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chewing gum on stair rails

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Jun 16

I was walking through Manchester city centre and cut down some steps near the main Arndale shopping centre, and held on to a safety rail there only to get some skroat's chewing / bubble gum stuck to my fingers where they had just...

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arndale

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Do you know what Xylitol does to wildlife and your dog?

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117244) • El Paso, Texas 14 May 16

This alcohol based sweetener is lethal to dogs as well as other wildlife, there are birds who have died because of it and now there are dogs dying because of it. It can be found in chewing gum and other sweet candies like mints....

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Chocolate Bubble Gum or Chewing Gum!!!

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 12 Apr 16

I was wondering why no one has come up with a brand of chewing gum that is chocolate flavoured before? everyone loves chocolate right, so I am sure it would do well as long as they use real chocolate or no artificial flavourings....

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Heartburn: What is the NATURAL Cure?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 2 Feb 16

Most of the time, when a person suffers from occasional heartburn, they reach for an antacid. But, here is a better idea. My brother, who is a retired Physician’s Assistant told me this. Chew a stick of gum for about a half an...

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Do you chew gum? And what do you do with it afterwards?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 20 Oct 15

A campaign group has recently been busy on the pavements in London's Oxford Street, marking every piece of discarded chewing gum with a yellow circle. The result is startling, with the pavement looking as though it has developed a...

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Chewing Gum

Lady_Justice @Lady_Justice (969) • United States 19 Sep 15

I started chewing a lot of gum when I decided to quit smoking. I decided that I like it. I always chew sugar free gum. Yes, I'm one of those annoying people that loves to blow bubbles. I don't snap and pop my gum thought, so it's...

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Do you know you shouldn't chew the gums for a long time?

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 18 Dec 12

Just now from the TV I learned that you shouldn't chew the gums over 15 inutes. Otherwise it is not good for your fixed decay teeth. And it is possible to lead to the stomache and so on. Now I don't chew gums at all since I think...

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Chewing Gum Can Be Beneficial !

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 9 Oct 12

The chewing gum is basically a type of gum made of ‘chicle’, a natural latex product, or it is made out of synthetic rubber by name polyisobutylene. Many parents incuding me, don’t like their children chewing gum. The...

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Chewing Gum - The World's Menace

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 2 Oct 12

Personally, I cannot stand the stuff. The very idea of chewing something and your stomach thinks, "Right, am I about to get some food in here now? No? Well, I shall carry on rumbling then!" is crazy to me. Oh,...

we should have chewing gum police

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