Saturday, August 04, 2012

CCCLIV - Gum


The first commercial chewing gum appeared in 1871,
after Thomas Adams (1818-1905) had previously failed
to make car tyres from the same ingredients.

Gum

The fellow invented the mastic
That’s neither a food nor a plastic.
It's now sold as a gum
But considered by some
To be rebranded Goodyear elastic. 
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© 2012   J Cosmo Newbery
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3 comments:

  1. Nice to know the history of chewing gums :-)

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  2. Hmmmm, this poem does not do much for making chewing gum appealing...eewwww.

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  3. Nothing makes chewing gum appealing. And the way is which said gum is discarded for all and sundry (me) to stand or sit on - eeeuw.

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