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hose of you at a certain age (meaning old) will no doubt remember the song, “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour?” It was a single released in 1959 and sung by Lonnie Donegan. It’s an irritating song but not as irritating as the thousands of people who prefer to leave their chewing gum at the doorways of stores, restaurants, and public buildings.

Those dark spots you see on the concrete at the entrances to buildings are, of course, the remnants of some inconsiderate chewer discarding his gum on the sidewalk. Heck, today we were walking into a restaurant, and there must have been more than a hundred splotches at the entranceway. Appetizing.

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