I'm a pretty aggressive person. I know this about myself. Driven and focused is probably more the way I prefer to think of it. I talk strongly.... I walk very quickly and rather heavily (and in those high heels of mine, you can imagine the sound clicking on the floor!), I'm very straightforward - and I've discovered that I must chew my gum rather harshly as well.
Yes, I'm a gum chewer. I know it's not looked upon as "ladylike" but, it's a great source of enjoyment for me. Plus, I'm obsessed with brushing my teeth and having fresh breath, so always having a nice minty piece of gum in my mouth is quite appealing. Yesterday, at the Red Sox game - I must've gone through a whole package. I bought a pack of Eclispse Midnight Cool gum. (Word to the wise, if you don't care for black licorice or anisette - do not buy this gum. I was sucked in by the marketing scheme of the name. I thought "Hmmm. Midnight Cool...it's must be extra minty fresh". No. It's anisette and mint which is a rather peculiar taste combination. Imagine my surprise when I tasted it! And did I mention that I detest black licorice??? But I digress...). If anyone watched the game - it was excellent. It was an up and down emotional game that ended in a way that only fairy tales end. I'm amazed I have a voice left today....
So, I woke up this morning with the most excruciating pain at the top of my jaws. I felt like I had clenched my teeth all night, but I knew that wasn't the case. My teeth weren't actually lining up that way - it was almost as if my jaw was stressed at a certain point in the chewing motion! How did I test this theory, you ask? Well, when it hurt to place my jaws in a clenching motion, I realized that wasn't the cause. So, I chewed a piece of gum! The first bite down was very uncomfortable, but after that - the pain wasn't noticeable anymore. Weird, huh?
But I decided that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, and so I threw it away, and remained gum free all day today.
Which was no easy task. Trust me.
My jaw still aches. And I'm still an assertive person - that will never change.
But clearly - I should not be allowed to chew gum at a baseball game!!
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(Still jealous) You saw one fantastic game! 4 comebacks - a walk-off homer - wow.
...I hope your jaw is feeling better soon.
...And how apropos - your yahoo avatar.
I'm a gum chewer too. Dentyne cinnamon is my all time fave. I was suckered into trying the gum you are talking about and hated it. I have a really annoying habit of snapping my gum through my front teeth. I do it so often that the muscle right under my chin is totally buff.
Haha! Naive's comment cracks me up, because I was going to ask if you snap your gum. I do. :)
Maybe you grind your teeth at night and don't even realize it?
This disorder runs in the family, so if anyone in your family has it or other compulsive-obssesive disorders, you might want to check it out.
I chew gum all the time too (Dark Blue Extra) and I've had this happen to me as well.
The high-heel comment cracked me up too...Cause that is me too, ALL of my shoes have heels except for my tennis shoes. :)
Anisette is nasty! Thanks for the tip!!!
I used to chew gum all the time - for the exact same reasons you cited (big surprise eh?) but now I can't because I gave myself TMJ from it. :( Sucks to me me!
to BE me I mean. $#&$%@#!!!
Hey All -
I AM a total gum cracker. I snap my gum without even realizing it sometimes! I can't help it. Both sides of my mouth. ;)
hahaha, that must've been what I've done - self inflicted TMJ for a day!
I'm only teasing about that - I would hate to be deprived of gum chewing. :(
Never chew the stuff anymore....used to though and it was good!!
I'm sorry but I just can't resist.
"Violet Beauregarde..."
(from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
"Dear friends, we surely all agree
There's almost nothing worse to see
Than some repulsive little bum
Who's always chewing chewing gum.
(It's very near as bad as those
Who sit around and pick the nose).
So please believe us when we say
That chewing gum will never pay;
This sticky habit's bound to send
The chewer to a sticky end.
Did any of you ever know
A person called Miss Bigelow?
This dreadful woman saw no wrong
In chewing, chewing all day long.
She chewed while bathing in the tub,
She chewed while dancing at her club,
She chewed in church and on the bus;
It really was quite ludicrous!
And when she couldn't find her gum,
She'd chew up the linoleum,
Or anything that happened near–
A pair of boots, the postman's ear,
Or other people's underclothes,
And once she chewed her boy friend's nose.
She went on chewing till, at last,
Her chewing muscles grew so vast
That from her face her giant chin
Stuck out just like a violin.
For years and years she chewed away,
Consuming fifty packs a day,
Until one summer's eve, alas,
A horrid business came to pass.
Miss Bigelow went late to bed,
For half an hour she lay and read,
Chewing and chewing all the while
Like some great clockwork crocodile.
At last, she put her gum away
Upon a special little tray,
And settled back and went to sleep–
(She managed this by counting sheep).
But now, how strange! Although she slept,
Those massive jaws of hers still kept
On chewing, chewing through the night,
Even with nothing there to bite.
They were, you see, in such a groove
They positively had to move.
And very grim it was to hear
In pitchy darkness, loud and clear,
This sleeping woman's great big trap
Opening and shutting, snap–snap–snap!
Faster and faster, chop–chop–chop,
The noise went on, it wouldn't stop.
Until at last her jaws decide
To pause and open extra wide,
And with the most tremendous chew
They bit the lady's tongue in two.
Thereafter, just from chewing gum,
Miss Bigelow was always dumb,
And spent her life shut up in some
Disgusting sanatorium.
And that is why we'll try so hard
To save Miss Violet Beauregard
From suffering an equal fate.
She's still quite young. It's not too late,
Provided she survives the cure.
We hope she does. We can't be sure."
hahaha, OMG - that's a riot.... You are the best. ;)
Uhm
Run Run Run
Reb has come
To stick some gum
on Noojes bum
Uhm
Ok thats just me being silly and dillusional lol
noojes
ahhh gum gives me a horrible stomach ache.. plus I fear the dentist so i try not to chew gum.. but i eat candy which makes no sense... ah well...
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