Word: gumming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chicago, Marva Collins has brought order and learning -- and national acclaim -- to Westside Preparatory School with her own brand of rules. Chewing gum is out: "If they insist on chewing gum, we have them do a paper on the etymology of the word gum." Any cocky youngster who walks into Westside with a defiant swagger, or wearing gang jewelry, gets special treatment: "I put my arm on their shoulder and say, 'Darling, is your hip broken?' Or, 'You're going to have to take out that earring...
...must fight plaque and gum disease," they cried. "And a good way to start is to install toothpaste vending machines! You never know when someone will run out unexpectedly...there simply are not enough places to get toothpaste in Boston...
...MEASURE was vigorously debated. Opponents of the plan were branded insensitive to the horrors of gum disease...
...Just because you are not extremely prone to gum disease as a result of your preference of eating habits, you are acting in anger against those who may be at risk...
There was nothing quite like opening a new pack of Topps cards, stuffing the rock-hard piece of gum into your mouth, and checking to see if your favorite players were in the pack...