tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post688196504732653230..comments2024-03-11T18:37:39.427-04:00Comments on Shoebox Legends: Is That Gum in Your Pack, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?shoeboxlegendshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-13865882459416667632015-05-01T19:33:23.276-04:002015-05-01T19:33:23.276-04:00Delicious gum...Delicious gum...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-66588884707182638222015-05-01T19:33:22.214-04:002015-05-01T19:33:22.214-04:00Delicious gum...Delicious gum...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-66504108507019387562015-05-01T10:04:41.912-04:002015-05-01T10:04:41.912-04:00I think I have that Aggie, but thanks for thinking...I think I have that Aggie, but thanks for thinking of me!<br /><br />One gum story - A buddy of mine had a birthday party a couple months ago. There was a card show that day and a vendor had a basket full of 1987 Topps packs for a quarter each - I grabbed a stack of them and handed them over to my friend as a cheap/gag gift (we talk cards every now and then, but he doesn't collect anymore).<br /><br />The first thing he did when he opened the pack was toss the gum in his mouth. I didn't see it in time, so there was that slow motion moment of me saying "NOOOOOOOOOO . . . " it was too late to stop him but the look on his face as the gum kind of foamed and dissolved in his mouth was pretty great. <br />He said it kind of melted/fizzed into a sawdust texture.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580716283983922689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-29655402554987419362015-05-01T08:21:26.493-04:002015-05-01T08:21:26.493-04:00Laughing my ass off at the whole gum commentary. Y...Laughing my ass off at the whole gum commentary. You did the smart thing! That hunk of gum is another year or two away from evolving into a biological life-form.<br /><br />These cards are decent enough. And, hey, for a quarter per pack, they are spectacular!Mark Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742272751796497047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-31787293863414416042015-05-01T02:28:28.890-04:002015-05-01T02:28:28.890-04:00The real question is...was the gum hard enough to ...The real question is...was the gum hard enough to cut glass with? :) <br /><br />When they did the Bazooka sets for the NBA in the early 2000s (2003-04 through 05-06) the gum was large and flat, came in a clear cellophane wrapper, and not only was malleable, but the example I've saved in my collection remains so to this day. It tasted good, too. Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525636942493401977.post-69022570050110334012015-05-01T00:13:32.902-04:002015-05-01T00:13:32.902-04:00Awesome quarter pack! Although the gum looks pret...Awesome quarter pack! Although the gum looks pretty nasty. I've seen better gum in 80's Topps packs.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com