when we were young
bazooka gum
was the most popular
bubble gum
hard as a rock
we loved how sugary it was
the little comics inside
reading our fortunes
we had all summer
to play games
think up things to do
one day
my sister, my friend and i
had a contest to see who
could get the most pieces of gum in their mouth
bazooka was really really hard to chew
it took a lot of work
to chew it and chew it and chew it
to make it soft
to make a bubble
our friend won the contest
ten pieces in her mouth
while chewing it
she won nothing but the glory
we all had
very, very sore teeth
very sore jaws
but what a contest
so worth it!
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Bazooka bubble gum was first marketed shortly after World War II in the U.S. by the Topps Company of Brooklyn, New York. The gum was packaged in a red, white, and blue color scheme and originally sold for one penny. Beginning in 1953, Topps changed the packaging to include small comic strips with the gum, featuring the character “Bazooka Joe”. There are over 1,535 different “Bazooka Joe” comic-strip wrappers to collect. Also on the comic strip is an offer for a Premium and a fortune.
“Bazooka Joe gum: It’s like chewing a mountain that someone shot a freeze ray into.” — Reddit / 30 Rock
“I think my jaws still ache from chewing all that bubble gum when I was a kid.” — Facebook
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Bazooka Joe gum was also sold in the UK, and I loved it because it was long-lasting, and had the small comics inside. I dread to think what damage it did to my teeth, as I had to have many fillings later.
Best wishes, Pete.
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right!
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😀
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Love the memories. Like Pete says we had it in the UK too. I so loved the little comic :)
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it was such a good bonus
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I haven’t thought of this bubblegum in a long time. I’d forgotten about the comics, and how fun it was to have them when you unwrapped the gum. With all those pieces of gum and comics, did you ever send away for anything?
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i never did, but always thought i would )
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Lol. bubble gum, I loved it when I was a kid! Not sure if we got bazuka gum in ireland!
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this was really tough to chew but we loved it
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Thanks for sharing your memories.
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Those were the days Beth 🤗
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Haha! This takes me back
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