Saturday, October 06, 2007
Chewels
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childhood memories,
oddities,
products
Remember Chewels? Chewels were pieces of gum with a liquid center that squirted in your mouth when you bit into them. I'm not sure what the thought process was in releasing Chewels and similar products, but if you want a piece of gum to squirt fruit-flavored jizz in your mouth so badly, you might as well get it over with and suck a dick dipped in cranberry juice and pectin.
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Cranberry juice to my left. Pectin to my right. It's Chewel time!
I think Freshen-up predates Chewels--and a little casual Googling indicates it may still be out there. I'd assumed it had been out of production for years. My dad used to chew it. He switched to Dentyne when he couldn't get it anymore.
Ed, now I want them to bring them back.
Bo, you might be right. And I know you can still get Freshen Up, at least online.
They also had a 7-Up gum like this.
A: "We really want to get an edge in on this squirty gum market, but we don't want to fuck this up; we want to *dominate* this market as soon as we enter it. What's our most bad-ass soda?"
B: "Crest: The Toothepaste Soda?"
A: "No, we need something that says 'No, don't fall asleep yet! There's still some party left!'"
Freshen-up is everywhere; I keep seeing it while I'm out shopping. Perhaps it's making a comeback.
Parisfal, I think they should make a gum that squirts crystal meth in your mouth.
Alexis, I've never seen Freshen Up, but I never pay any attention to the gum when I'm in the checkout line. Though I noticed "5 gum" when that came out. I remembered thinking that shit looked too pretentious to chew.
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