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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

Ohhh man...Beemans... that brings back memories...Beemans was aviator gum so we all carried packs and chewed it while flying.

Haven't seen a pack in probably 25-30 years, and it could be tricky to find back then...wherever did you find it?

Same here. A long time ago.

Growing up was plagued with stomach troubles.

Beemans was a welcome friend.

It's good to hear that it's still around

Atomic fireballs were the "thing" as an elementary school kid. No grandparents pushing these.

Then I was introduced to rock candy at a school outing to the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Oh my word!


As for gum, are there actually any left with real sugar in them? The artificial sweetener gums taste like crap to me.

My parents would not buy me a Schwinn Stingray. I forgave them. I did like the orange slice candy too. Still do.

Fuckers are supposed to be in my neighborhood this weekend. My only real concern is my pregnant wife going into labor and having to go past the shit to get to the hospital. "Peaceful protest" on 6/6 and c-section scheduled 6/8 but previous 2 kids came way early. See what happens.

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Originally posted by SigSauerP226:
Fuckers are supposed to be in my neighborhood this weekend. My only real concern is my pregnant wife going into labor and having to go past the shit to get to the hospital. "Peaceful protest" on 6/6 and c-section scheduled 6/8 but previous 2 kids came way early. See what happens.

Back Off! That's about this thread.

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Originally posted by ugeesta:
When I go to see my parents, my dad always has a bag of these around. don't know anyone who is still alive that eats them.

I don’t think I’m dead yet. I love good and plenty’s.

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I always liked clove gum.

If I see it, I'll try it. I love the Ting Ting Jahe ginger candies from Indonesia. One thing that you don't want to chew is ginseng gum unless you like the flavor of dirt.

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Originally posted by mr kablammo:
One thing that you don't want to chew is ginseng gum unless you like the flavor of dirt.

I had some ginseng hard candies a few years ago. They were great. You would pop one in your mouth, and they were glazed with a little sugar. So at first it was just a little sweet, just enough yo make your mouth water a little. Then in the blink of an eye, all the glaze would melt, and you would be hit hard with the full flavor or a mouthful of moist potting soil.
You could spit the candies out, and try something else to kill the flavor, but it wasn’t happening. You were stuck with the flavor of dirt until it wore off.

I passed out a lot of those candies.

Bleeding hearts

I’ve always had this thing for regular jelly beans or that candy that was like a jelly bean, but coated in sugar. My late mom always had them stashed somewhere.

Just last night, while eating dinner, I thought to myself, “Ya know, a big bag of jelly beans sure would nice right about now...”. My wife asked what I was thinking (I had that look on my face...), I told her and our kids just laughed at me and said I had issues...little jerks.

Starburst or Now and Later chews, Sweetarts, Fruit Stripe Gum, Necco Candy Wafers

Grandparents always had hard candy around...

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Originally posted by Bytes:

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Originally posted by SigSauerP226:
Fuckers are supposed to be in my neighborhood this weekend. My only real concern is my pregnant wife going into labor and having to go past the shit to get to the hospital. "Peaceful protest" on 6/6 and c-section scheduled 6/8 but previous 2 kids came way early. See what happens.

Back Off! That's about this thread.

Sorry

thread needs theme music...

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Originally posted by rburg:
But I've got an honest question. We mostly have good laws, here in the hills. But one says we can't carry in places where alcohol is served. I kind of understand why. But we just got home from eating at my favorite restaurant. We ate outside on the sidewalk. They have tables set up. Anyone think that's illegal, too?

No demonstrations or riots down there, the hillbillies wouldn't put up with it. I hope this hammering around the edges doesn't get upsetting.

Hey Rburg, you can carry in restaurants that serve alcohol in Kentucky. Just not in places that dedicate the majority of their business to serving it.

Here is a quote from the section of the Kentucky statute that outlines places where carry is prohibited : Section 16(e) Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense beer or alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to that purpose;

If you're bored, here is a link to the whole thing. https://apps.legislature.ky.go...tatute.aspx?id=47039

Speaking of Beemans; Gen. Chuck Yeager is still with us, age 97.

I could never tell the difference between Butter-Scotch and Butter-Rum.