Message Forum: Re: The chewing gum question

Re: The chewing gum question

Posted By: Dave, on host 208.164.234.234
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 15:24:45
In Reply To: Re: The chewing gum question posted by knivetsil on Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 15:20:14:

> > No. The connotation of the word is GUM. The
>>sticky object in my MOUTH. Not the trace
>>nutrients that possibly reside within it.
>
> I'm going to have to disagree with that. The
>trace nutrients are part of the gum, not some
>random stuff that just happens to be in it.
>Without the sugars, it isn't gum. Gum is
>composed of gum base plus sugars and whatnot.
>Without the sugars and whatnot (which you ingest
>and digest, just as you would food), you just
>have gum base, which is not quite gum.

YES ZANK YOU VERY GOOD EMORY!

Come now, what's all this talking? Let's throw the frisbee. OVER THERE! WHERE WE WILL MELT YOU INTO FLUID!

-- Dave

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Message:	> > > No. The connotation of the word is GUM. The > >>sticky object in my MOUTH. Not the trace > >>nutrients that possibly reside within it. > > > > I'm going to have to disagree with that. The > >trace nutrients are part of the gum, not some > >random stuff that just happens to be in it. > >Without the sugars, it isn't gum. Gum is > >composed of gum base plus sugars and whatnot. > >Without the sugars and whatnot (which you ingest > >and digest, just as you would food), you just > >have gum base, which is not quite gum. > > YES ZANK YOU VERY GOOD EMORY! > > Come now, what's all this talking? Let's throw the frisbee. OVER THERE! WHERE WE WILL MELT YOU INTO FLUID! > > -- Dave
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