Word: gumming
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...digitally enhanced photos were tasteless, I though, but I did not let my Luddite I though, but I did not let my misery, I at least wanted a stiff, stale piece of gum as compensation. But the baseball card industry, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that gum stains depreciate the value of cards too much, and would hurt collecting...
...just discovered a new taste sensation: try chewing on some regular-flavored Extra sugar-free gum before diving into your White Rum ice cream from Herrell's, and you wind up with a taste that smacks vaguely of--yum--mayonnaise...
...French would certainly not ban the use of words derived from Latin, as such an action would entail the prohibition of the bulk of the current vocabulary. Of course, Latin is a noble language of antiquity, while American English is the vile bastard child of culturally illiterate, gum-chewing slobs...
...University of Islam, actually an elementary and secondary school run by Shelby Muhammad, a former Chicago public-school teacher who converted in the early '80s. Along with religious training, the school emphasizes math, science -- and discipline. Children are searched on arrival, not only for weapons but for candy and gum as well. This rigor is so popular, Muhammad says, that she has had to stop accepting applications from non-Muslim parents...
...rest of Face the Music is bubble-gum sweet, alternating between mid- tempo make-out sound tracks and swooning ballads whose message is pretty much summed up by the dilemma expressed in Girls: "What would boys be without girls to love? . . . / Can't live with 'em, can't live without girls." That's the first thing boys learn when they grow...