BUBBLEGUM
The first commercially viable bubblegum product seems to have been produced by the Shelby Gum Company of Shelby, Ohio in 1924 and was sold worldwide under the name "Blow Gum" and later as "Blow Bubble".
The Fleer company later developed an improved bubblegum, which they marketed under the name Dubble Bubble. The invention of Dubble Bubble is commonly attributed to Walter Diemer, an accountant at Fleer.[2] It has been claimed this story was fabricated in the 1960s by the Fleer company[citation needed] and that the true inventor was Fleer president Gilbert Mustin, who had died by that time, but that Fleer did not want to lose the publicity opportunity. The reason bubblegum is traditionally pink is that it was the original color used by Frank H. Fleer, as it was the only one in stock when he made it.
Up to the 1970s, bubblegum had a tendency to stick to one's face, if given the opportunity. But with the advent of super-soft, non-stick gum like Bubble Yum, Bubblicious and Hubba Bubba, bubble blowing became a less dangerous sport. In the years that followed, the fear of gum sticking to one's face actually ceased to be a cultural phenomenon, despite having been a common humorous reference in entertainment.
Indeed, with the introduction of Bubble Yum, bubblegum became one of the best-selling sweets in the US and soon outpaced Life Savers eponymous flagship candy in annual sales.
The 23 inch (58.24 cm) bubble blown by Susan Montgomery Williams of Fresno, California in 1994 stills holds the Guinness World Record as the largest bubble blown (in 1979, she broke the then-existing 17 inch [43.18 cm] record); on 1 October 2008, Williams died of an aneurysm at age 47. Joyce Samuels of Louisville, Kentucky is the current Guinness World Record Holder for blowing the largest bubblegum bubble from the nose, 16 in (40.64 cm). At the time this was written, Samuels is the only person to ever hold this record.
Since its beginning, competition to find out who can blow the largest bubble has been one of bubblegum's prime attractions. Over the years many contests have come and gone. The most recent entry of importance, which has been developed by a group that includes Williams and Samuels, is the Bubblegum World Championship. This contest bills itself as one where an entrant can blow the biggest bubble and become the world champion of bubblegum bubble blowing, and is open to a broader population than some of the major contests of the past.
Wow, I feel really sorry for anyone whose heart is broken over a stupid car! Almost as sorry as I feel for people who post nonsensical comments on TMZ for a bit of attention. I'm guessing that your mommy didn't love you enough and the other kids laughed at you :(
P.S. If you rear-end a car, it's always your fault! Love how this ass made it sound like the Hyundai driver's fault. Leave 2 car spaces between you and the car ahead of you, then you'll have room to stop or change lanes. DUH!
Assured CLEAR distance. Bet he knows that now. Don't drive the nice toys unless you can handle them.
Yeah. I believe this. I also believe in the tooth fairy and that Obama is going to become a great leader. This is yet another case of to much, to easy, to soon. Yeah..."But your honor, I was driving 30 mph in a 45 when, after turning on my signal and looking all ways, I changed lanes when this big terrible Hyundai stopped infront of me and I, um, my breaks went out. Yeah, yeah, that's it."
You all are missing the bigger pictures here - karma reared it's head as dana is one of the biggest douche bags on the planet.
He is constantly cheating on his wife, a notorious liar and a misogynist to the nth degree.
Hopefully he will continue to get what is long overdue in coming to him...
1. buy a toy car that's more than you can handle
2. drive like a prick
3. rear-end somebody the fourth time you try to drive the car
4. watch toy car crumple after you hit a hyundai
5. cry about it
6. get sued by the driver you rear-ended
that sounds about right to me...
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