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The “Were I to come up with another name for bubble gum” poem

Were I to come up with
another name for bubble
gum, it would be a name
both light and airy, one that
popped and smacked and —
could you smell it — would
be redolent of overripe
     bananas.

18 Replies to “The “Were I to come up with another name for bubble gum” poem”

  1. Education Guy says:

    I’d call it “trans fats”, just to confuse New Yorkers.

  2. Jeff G. says:

    Trans Fats? He did “Yoplait Lite Blueberry Hill,” right?

  3. keninnorcal says:

    With a name like Onomatopoeia, it has to be good…

  4. happyfeet says:

    by jingo by gee by gosh by gum and hate blows a bubble of despair

  5. happyfeet says:

    Did you know that the way the industry differentiates the gum sector is to separate out bubble gum from functional gum? It’s true.

    For example…

    Viagra gum was patented in 2003 by Wrigley, though there are no plans to make it commercially available.

    also…

    Energy gum, also known as caffeine gum, is used as a replacement for energy drinks or caffeinated beverages, such as coffee. In addition to caffeine, these gums also often include some of the herbal extracts that are believed to enhance concentraction and mental functioning. (A much more powerful gum also exists and is used for the military).

  6. rndnum says:

    Thanks for the info, happyfeet. It almost makes it worth having Jeff inflict his poetry on me.

  7. happyfeet says:

    It’s FRIDAY, random, teh grumpy – you will need it for Monday. Conserve.

  8. happyfeet says:

    Um, help me. The poetry, it is inflictive, but you blog about Hanson?

    I mean, MMMBop rocked and all, but…

  9. rndnum says:

    In comparison to the “boy bands” being fiosed on the public by the LCD recording industry, Hanson was a breath of fresh air. At least these guys understood music wrote their own songs, and actually played their own instruments. You know, like an actual BAND.

    Besides, I think their pretty good. Real talent, rather than fashion plate wannabes, has been pretty rare on the pop charts lately.

  10. rndnum says:

    ERRRRP!

    their = they’re

  11. happyfeet says:

    I really really like MMMbop, but it’s a secret no one knows. It’s a secret no one knows. No one knows.

  12. happyfeet says:

    Were I to come up with
    another name for bubble
    gum pop

  13. Cowboy says:

    Bubble gum, by any other name,
    ‘Twould still be pink,
    ‘Twould taste the same.

    I think it’d be dandy,
    In my state of sloth and indolence,
    To name it Mandy-Pandy,
    You know, for the overripe redolence.

  14. Ardsgaine says:

    Candy is dandy,
    But to lick her is quicker…

  15. Cowboy says:

    Ardsgaine:

    Candy is dandy,
    But to lick her is quicker…

    Given my relative prowess, I hope to God that the two are not mutually exclusive!

  16. Phoenix says:

    Joy is prayer – Joy is strength – Joy is love – Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

  17. Indianapolis says:

    True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.

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