Who's chewing gum in here?

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:18 PM

I'm wondering how many of you folks chew gum regularly (or semi-regularly, even, I guess). If so, what are your favorite brands/flavors? I've recently started chewing gum often, and I'm partial to Stride Spearmint and Stride Always Mandarin. I've also recently tried Bubblicious Sour Apple and Bubblicious Burst, but the flavor disappeared very quickly on those two. I bought a pack of Hershey's Ice Breakers last week, and I was pretty happy with that. I bought a pack of Dentyne Classic today, and I'd forgotten how weak it is.

What about the rest of you?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:21 PM

I chew gum a lot. There's maybe a couple hours in the day where I don't chew. I almost always have some kind of mint gum too.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

I chew gum a lot. There's maybe a couple hours in the day where I don't chew. I almost always have some kind of mint gum too.

Which brands of gum do you like?

molson · 07-23-2008, 03:23 PM

Is Big League Chew still around?

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Is Big League Chew still around?

Yes.

cartman · 07-23-2008, 03:27 PM

I usually pick up a pack of Dentyne Ice or Trident White when I am at Costco.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:28 PM

Dentyne Ice, Excel (called Eclipse in the U.S. I think), and 5ive or whatever it's called (with the slick packaging) are the three I most often carry around. I do have Stride once in awhile, but that's fourth on my list.

Jas_lov · 07-23-2008, 03:29 PM

I get the Trident Tropical Twist. My jaw gets sore from chewing it because the flavor lasts so long. I've tried the watermelon flavor, but it's not nearly as good as tropical twist.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:31 PM

Parody: Who's chewing cum in here?

The idea was not mine, people.

Raiders Army · 07-23-2008, 03:32 PM

Extra wintergreen. The flavor lasts extra, extra long. We like it because the gum doesn't disintegrate, doesn't harden, and is reasonably small....especially when compared to bubbalicious.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Dentyne Ice, Excel (called Eclipse in the U.S. I think), and 5ive or whatever it's called (with the slick packaging) are the three I most often carry around. I do have Stride once in awhile, but that's fourth on my list.

Funny, I had no idea that Eclipse was called Excel in Canada. Very nice. Yeah, the Wrigley Five's packaging is a big hit. I honestly believe that Wrigley could put turds in that packaging and sell millions of them. They had a hit on their hands with that one.

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Originally Posted by Jas_lov

I get the Trident Tropical Twist. My jaw gets sore from chewing it because the flavor lasts so long. I've tried the watermelon flavor, but it's not nearly as good as tropical twist.

Is that so? I should give that Tropical Twist a shot. I'm looking to expand my gum horizons.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:33 PM

I can give you the number of the guy in Chinatown that sells these. It's no problem at all.

Noop · 07-23-2008, 03:34 PM

With gold teeth in my mouth I don't chew gum, I use Listerine strips.

Izulde · 07-23-2008, 03:34 PM

I haven't chewed gum since I was about 14 or 15.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

I can give you the number of the guy in Chinatown that sells these. It's no problem at all.

Turds in the Wrigley signature sleek black envelope pack?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

With gold teeth in my mouth I don't chew gum, I use Listerine strips.

Do you really?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Funny, I had no idea that Eclipse was called Excel in Canada. Very nice.

Yeah, I had no idea it was called Eclipse in the U.S. for awhile. When you look at the packaging:

Eclipse sure does seem like a better name though.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Turds in the Wrigley signature sleek black envelope pack?

Anything in that packaging is gold.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:40 PM

I am really intrigued by that Eclipse/Excel thing. I wonder if Wrigley's has renamed any of their other products for the Canadian market. Since I really want to know, I should look into that. Yes.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Anything in that packaging is gold.

Noop's teeth are in that packaging?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I am really intrigued by that Eclipse/Excel thing. I wonder if Wrigley's has renamed any of their other products for the Canadian market. Since I really want to know, I should look into that. Yes.

Report back please.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:48 PM

Well, damn. Just from a quick look at Wikipedia, it looks like Excel was around long before Eclipse. So Wrigley actually renamed Excel for the US. Weird. I'm going to keep researching this, though.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:49 PM

That seems weird. Do you see the packaging? There's an eclipse on the front!

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

That seems weird. Do you see the packaging? There's an eclipse on the front!

That must be how they came up with the Eclipse name when they introduced it to the US! AND I THINK WRIGLEY'S CONTROLS THE SUN, TOO!

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 03:52 PM

So they found a name they liked (Excel), and then franticly tried to find an image. Instead of using a Hyundai Excel, they used an eclipse. Then after they trademarked and printed packaging, they realized that Eclipse would be a better name... so they changed it for the U.S.?

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

So they found a name they liked (Excel), and then franticly tried to find an image. Instead of using a Hyundai Excel, they used an eclipse. Then after they trademarked and printed packaging, they realized that Eclipse would be a better name... so they changed it for the U.S.?

Yes. Basically, stuff makes sense in the U.S.

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 04:08 PM

This is pointing to be Patrick Ewing. Does not make sense.
http://www.cooperbricolage.com/2007/...obric-patrick/

PackerFanatic · 07-23-2008, 04:09 PM

TMJ is a bitch. My jaw hurts anytime I chew gum, which sucks because I enjoy chewing gum.

Noop · 07-23-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Do you really?

I have six on my bottom teeth and four on the top.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 04:19 PM

Cool.

Fidatelo · 07-23-2008, 04:21 PM

I'm a big fan of strawberry gum, usually Bubbalicious. However, the flavour dies down really quick and then makes your mouth taste like ass, so it's a double-edged sword. I find it helps to jam another piece in as soon as the flavour is wearing off, but by the third piece the wad is so big my mouth gets sore.

I've also been known to like the strawberry 'tape' gum, but that goes bad even quicker. I can burn through a roll of that stuff in no time, like 30 minutes. So good though.

When it isn't appropriate to be spitting gum into little wrappers every 5 minutes, I like peppermint Excel or Dentyne Ice. I think there is also a berry flavoured Trident brand that I enjoy.

And now you know!

cartman · 07-23-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Parody: Who's chewing cum in here?

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

the wad is so big my mouth gets sore.

Canadians are weird.

Fidatelo · 07-23-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

I have six on my bottom teeth and four on the top.

I've always wondered how gold teeth work. Do they actually pull your original teeth and replace them with gold ones? Or are they plates that sit on the fronts? If you get tired of them, can you just have them taken off, or would you need some kind of other false teeth? And are they 100% gold? Like, is each tooth worth thousands of dollars?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 04:24 PM

Whoawhoa whoa.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I've always wondered how gold teeth work. Do they actually pull your original teeth and replace them with gold ones? Or are they plates that sit on the fronts? If you get tired of them, can you just have them taken off, or would you need some kind of other false teeth? And are they 100% gold? Like, is each tooth worth thousands of dollars?

I would like to know those answers too. I assumed they were caps, and were partly real gold. Instead of getting white caps, you can get gold ones. Prove me wrong Noop!

Fidatelo · 07-23-2008, 04:27 PM

I've never had caps on my teeth so I'm not really sure how those work either.

MJ4H · 07-23-2008, 04:27 PM

I've chewed gum fewer than 10 times in my life. Does nothing for me. Well, except annoy me.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 04:31 PM

I had a cap when my tooth was chipped playing basketball. But it later fell off.

Noop · 07-23-2008, 04:44 PM

I have pull outs so I can take them out when I coach or go home to my parents. They are 14k...

Noop · 07-23-2008, 04:47 PM

Sorry MikeVic I sent that by mistake.

TCY Junkie · 07-23-2008, 05:12 PM

Orbit Wintermint, it doesn't last long, but it is good to chew on.

Poli · 07-23-2008, 05:17 PM

I chew gum when I'm coaching practices or games. I also chew gum during Vols games. It's chew gum or watch my fingernails and surrounding skin be obliterated.

oliegirl · 07-23-2008, 05:28 PM

I am a gum addict...I literally have 6 or 7 packs of gum in my purse at any given time. Off the top of my head I have a Tropical Twist flavor, Sangria flavor, Pomegranate, Berry, some other fruit kind, and 1 or 2 that I am forgetting. I also have at least 1 pack of tic tacs and there really amazing Iced Tea Mints that I found in both Peach and Raspberry flavors. Yes...I carry a really large purse!

RomaGoth · 07-23-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by oliegirl

I am a gum addict...I literally have 6 or 7 packs of gum in my purse at any given time. Off the top of my head I have a Tropical Twist flavor, Sangria flavor, Pomegranate, Berry, some other fruit kind, and 1 or 2 that I am forgetting. I also have at least 1 pack of tic tacs and there really amazing Iced Tea Mints that I found in both Peach and Raspberry flavors. Yes...I carry a really large purse!

Is that some kind of floor covering?

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

Sorry MikeVic I sent that by mistake.

No need to apologize. I thought that should've gone in another thread, but then you would get boxed.

Noop · 07-23-2008, 05:41 PM

I thought you were at work and your IT guy would have seen it.

oliegirl · 07-23-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Is that some kind of floor covering?

LOL - no it' s a fruit. It's one of the "in" fruits right now b/c it has all those antioxidants and crap in it. It's really yummy gum, tart at first but then mellows out and is just good...

samifan24 · 07-23-2008, 06:31 PM

I'm a big Stride guy. Occasionally I mix in Orbit as well.

Poli · 07-23-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ4H

I've chewed gum fewer than 10 times in my life. Does nothing for me. Well, except annoy me.

Kids in marching band that chew gum rock.

MikeVic · 07-23-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

I thought you were at work and your IT guy would have seen it.

Yeah I was at work and clicked on it, but clicked back really fast once I saw it loading.

07-23-2008, 03:27 PM	#6
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I usually pick up a pack of Dentyne Ice or Trident White when I am at Costco. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

07-23-2008, 03:34 PM	#13
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	With gold teeth in my mouth I don't chew gum, I use Listerine strips. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-23-2008, 03:34 PM	#14
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I haven't chewed gum since I was about 14 or 15. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

07-23-2008, 03:40 PM	#19
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I am really intrigued by that Eclipse/Excel thing. I wonder if Wrigley's has renamed any of their other products for the Canadian market. Since I really want to know, I should look into that. Yes. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

07-23-2008, 03:48 PM	#22
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Well, damn. Just from a quick look at Wikipedia, it looks like Excel was around long before Eclipse. So Wrigley actually renamed Excel for the US. Weird. I'm going to keep researching this, though. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

07-23-2008, 03:21 PM	#2
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I chew gum a lot. There's maybe a couple hours in the day where I don't chew. I almost always have some kind of mint gum too.

07-23-2008, 03:23 PM	#4
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Is Big League Chew still around?

07-23-2008, 03:28 PM	#7
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Dentyne Ice, Excel (called Eclipse in the U.S. I think), and 5ive or whatever it's called (with the slick packaging) are the three I most often carry around. I do have Stride once in awhile, but that's fourth on my list.

07-23-2008, 03:29 PM	#8
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I get the Trident Tropical Twist. My jaw gets sore from chewing it because the flavor lasts so long. I've tried the watermelon flavor, but it's not nearly as good as tropical twist.

07-23-2008, 03:31 PM	#9
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Parody: Who's chewing cum in here? The idea was not mine, people.

07-23-2008, 03:32 PM	#10
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Extra wintergreen. The flavor lasts extra, extra long. We like it because the gum doesn't disintegrate, doesn't harden, and is reasonably small....especially when compared to bubbalicious.

07-23-2008, 03:33 PM	#12
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I can give you the number of the guy in Chinatown that sells these. It's no problem at all.

07-23-2008, 03:49 PM	#23
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	That seems weird. Do you see the packaging? There's an eclipse on the front!

07-23-2008, 03:52 PM	#25
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	So they found a name they liked (Excel), and then franticly tried to find an image. Instead of using a Hyundai Excel, they used an eclipse. Then after they trademarked and printed packaging, they realized that Eclipse would be a better name... so they changed it for the U.S.?

07-23-2008, 04:08 PM	#27
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	This is pointing to be Patrick Ewing. Does not make sense. http://www.cooperbricolage.com/2007/...obric-patrick/

07-23-2008, 04:09 PM	#28
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	TMJ is a bitch. My jaw hurts anytime I chew gum, which sucks because I enjoy chewing gum. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

07-23-2008, 04:19 PM	#30
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Cool.

07-23-2008, 04:21 PM	#31
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I'm a big fan of strawberry gum, usually Bubbalicious. However, the flavour dies down really quick and then makes your mouth taste like ass, so it's a double-edged sword. I find it helps to jam another piece in as soon as the flavour is wearing off, but by the third piece the wad is so big my mouth gets sore. I've also been known to like the strawberry 'tape' gum, but that goes bad even quicker. I can burn through a roll of that stuff in no time, like 30 minutes. So good though. When it isn't appropriate to be spitting gum into little wrappers every 5 minutes, I like peppermint Excel or Dentyne Ice. I think there is also a berry flavoured Trident brand that I enjoy. And now you know! __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

07-23-2008, 04:24 PM	#34
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Whoawhoa whoa.

07-23-2008, 04:27 PM	#36
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I've never had caps on my teeth so I'm not really sure how those work either. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

07-23-2008, 04:27 PM	#37
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I've chewed gum fewer than 10 times in my life. Does nothing for me. Well, except annoy me. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

07-23-2008, 04:31 PM	#38
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I had a cap when my tooth was chipped playing basketball. But it later fell off.

07-23-2008, 04:44 PM	#39
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I have pull outs so I can take them out when I coach or go home to my parents. They are 14k... __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-23-2008, 04:47 PM	#40
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	Sorry MikeVic I sent that by mistake. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-23-2008, 05:12 PM	#41
TCY Junkie College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TX	Orbit Wintermint, it doesn't last long, but it is good to chew on. __________________ I try to open things I probably have no chance of opening.

07-23-2008, 05:17 PM	#42
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I chew gum when I'm coaching practices or games. I also chew gum during Vols games. It's chew gum or watch my fingernails and surrounding skin be obliterated. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

07-23-2008, 05:41 PM	#46
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I thought you were at work and your IT guy would have seen it. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-23-2008, 06:31 PM	#48
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I'm a big Stride guy. Occasionally I mix in Orbit as well. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

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