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Does anyone under thirty know Bazooka Joe? When I was young we used to stay with my grandmother and in the afternoon me and some other kids would walk up to the store and buy penny candy. Bazooka gum was one, the individual pieces with the comic wrapped around, about Bazooka Joe and it also had a fortune at the bottom.
I love these momories. We really did walk or bike by ourselves. Do kids do that today? (not alone or not without a helmet).We would also get Now or Laters, Grass Hoppers (hard green candy that was apple flavored), and a carmel sucker called a Slap Stick that was in a swirl, BB bats (suckers). Occasionaly we would pick up a charms sucker, you know the red and blue ones that turned your tongue deep color. Those seem to last longer than the blow pops. They started having charms sweet and sour pops also. Did you ever get the pixie straws with the powdered sugar? Nothing but flavored sugar!! g r e a t. Then I got the one that had the white stick and you dip it in the red and grape sugar powder. When you were done, you EAT the stick!!! Loved that too. Did you ever get the hot dog gum? Cinnemon gum shaped like a hotdog weiner, or gum cigarettes?? I better stop, it just started as a Bazooka thread. If you got kids, let them be kids and share in some candy memories. ---------------------------------
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I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.  And the gum is really hard...-------
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jthad1129 said: When I was young we used to stay with my grandmother and in the afternoon me and some other kids would walk up to the store and buy penny candy. Bazooka gum was one, the individual pieces with the comic wrapped around, about Bazooka Joe and it also had a fortune at the bottom.
I love these momories. We really did walk or bike by ourselves. Do kids do that today? (not alone or not without a helmet).We would also get Now or Laters, Grass Hoppers (hard green candy that was apple flavored), and a carmel sucker called a Slap Stick that was in a swirl, BB bats (suckers). Occasionaly we would pick up a charms sucker, you know the red and blue ones that turned your tongue deep color. Those seem to last longer than the blow pops. They started having charms sweet and sour pops also. Did you ever get the pixie straws with the powdered sugar? Nothing but flavored sugar!! g r e a t. Then I got the one that had the white stick and you dip it in the red and grape sugar powder. When you were done, you EAT the stick!!! Loved that too. Did you ever get the hot dog gum? Cinnemon gum shaped like a hotdog weiner, or gum cigarettes?? I better stop, it just started as a Bazooka thread. If you got kids, let them be kids and share in some candy memories. Yeah my Mom used to buy me a piece of it everytime we went to the grocery store and I'm under 30 (for a couple of years). | |
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either...  | |
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AzureStar said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either... that's why the pieces are only 5 cents a pop!! so u could buy mo' pieces and shove them in your mouth... 
but yeah, i know bazooka joe...the stale gum and the even staler jokes on the wrappers... | |
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AzureStar said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either... True. I hate gum that loses flavor fast.  I only use winterfresh these days...You can taste it for at least 80 minutes...a block at school.-------
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jthad1129 said: When I was young we used to stay with my grandmother and in the afternoon me and some other kids would walk up to the store and buy penny candy. Bazooka gum was one, the individual pieces with the comic wrapped around, about Bazooka Joe and it also had a fortune at the bottom.
I love these momories. We really did walk or bike by ourselves. Do kids do that today? (not alone or not without a helmet).We would also get Now or Laters, Grass Hoppers (hard green candy that was apple flavored), and a carmel sucker called a Slap Stick that was in a swirl, BB bats (suckers). Occasionaly we would pick up a charms sucker, you know the red and blue ones that turned your tongue deep color. Those seem to last longer than the blow pops. They started having charms sweet and sour pops also. Did you ever get the pixie straws with the powdered sugar? Nothing but flavored sugar!! g r e a t. Then I got the one that had the white stick and you dip it in the red and grape sugar powder. When you were done, you EAT the stick!!! Loved that too. Did you ever get the hot dog gum? Cinnemon gum shaped like a hotdog weiner, or gum cigarettes?? I better stop, it just started as a Bazooka thread. If you got kids, let them be kids and share in some candy memories. 
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: AzureStar said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either... True. I hate gum that loses flavor fast. I only use winterfresh these days...You can taste it for at least 80 minutes...a block at school.spoiled..bazooka gum was there from jump street--before this freshen up jazz...before bubblicious..before winterfresh etc..bazooka rules  "Climb in my fur." | |
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I did use to sneak a piece of juicy fruit or double mint from my mom's pocketbook.
Then I discovered Bubble Yum and Bubblicious!! ---------------------------------
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PlastikLuvAffair said: AzureStar said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either... that's why the pieces are only 5 cents a pop!! so u could buy mo' pieces and shove them in your mouth...
but yeah, i know bazooka joe...the stale gum and the even staler jokes on the wrappers...
I bought my kids a piece a while ago and they spit it out telling me that it was "just not good... like rocks!". | |
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: AzureStar said: BattierBeMyDaddy said: I know about Bazooka Joe. The comics were so lame.
And the gum is really hard...I know! It is hard... it really keeps the jaw working and tires it out like nothing else! The flavor doesn't last long either... True. I hate gum that loses flavor fast. I only use winterfresh these days...You can taste it for at least 80 minutes...a block at school.That is GOOD gum to last that long... | |
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AzureStar said: I bought my kids a piece a while ago and they spit it out telling me that it was "just not good... like rocks!".
they are spoiled on all of these new fangled pleasant gums..its supposed to be hard..you have to give it time in your mouth to get soft etc. Aint nuthin like unwrappin Bazooka and getting that powder on your fingers and opening that cominc up while chewin that gum getting it soft.
Bazooka Comic Tribute Bazooka Joe: I had a dream last night that I ate a giant marshmallow Guy With Turtleneck Over half his Face: So...what's the big deal Bazooka Joe: When I woke up this morning my pillow was gone! Bazooka Joe gum
. [This message was edited Wed Dec 18 17:01:15 PST 2002 by rdhull] "Climb in my fur." | |
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yes. though i think the little comic strip was easier to chew than the gum. | |
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rdhull said: AzureStar said: I bought my kids a piece a while ago and they spit it out telling me that it was "just not good... like rocks!".
they are spoiled on all of these new fangled pleasant gums..its supposed to be hard..you have to give it time in your mouth to get soft etc. Aint nuthin like unwrappin Bazooka and getting that powder on your fingers and opening that cominc up while chewin that gum getting it soft.
Bazooka Comic Tribute Bazooka Joe: I had a dream last night that I ate a giant marshmallow Guy With Turtleneck Over half his Face: So...what's the big deal Bazooka Joe: When I woke up this morning my pillow was gone! Bazooka Joe gum
. [This message was edited Wed Dec 18 17:01:15 PST 2002 by rdhull] I remember that one! | |
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jthad1129 said: Did you ever get the pixie straws with the powdered sugar? Nothing but flavored sugar!! g r e a t. Then I got the one that had the white stick and you dip it in the red and grape sugar powder. When you were done, you EAT the stick!!!
Pixie Stix and Lik-M-Aid!!! 
These were my absolute favorites as a kid!! Although I never really ate the stick. I didn't like the stick. And Bazooka Joe was cool. Cept for how hard it always was... |
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CarrieMpls said: Pixie Stix and Lik-M-Aid!!!
These were my absolute favorites as a kid!! Although I never really ate the stick. I didn't like the stick. i always ate the stick...though i gagged on it cuz the damned things are so sugary...it's like eatin compressed powdered sugar, almost.  | |
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jthad1129 said: I did use to sneak a piece of juicy fruit or double mint from my mom's pocketbook.
Then I discovered Bubble Yum and Bubblicious!! yeah, and hubba bubba...i always ate the coca-cola flavored kind... | |
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 I'm 29 and I know Bazooka Joe  so count me in as "yes". | |
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PlastikLuvAffair said: CarrieMpls said: Pixie Stix and Lik-M-Aid!!!
These were my absolute favorites as a kid!! Although I never really ate the stick. I didn't like the stick. i always ate the stick...though i gagged on it cuz the damned things are so sugary...it's like eatin compressed powdered sugar, almost. I think I'm the only person I know who didn't eat the stick. Everyone loved the stick. Cept me. Oh, and I'm under 30 too. |
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oh yeah...
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I'm over 30, but what about "Squirrels"? The carmel candy things with nuts in them... anyone remember those?
They are hard to find... | |
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Does anyone under thirty know Bazooka Joe?
yeah i know that bastard the gum if i remember was horrible... oh im 21 btw | |
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like hard and soft icream
Bazooka is hard and good, better than soft thin gum, also VERY good for bubbles ---------------------------------
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Bazooka gum rocked! I'm 22. | |
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23 this side, Bazooka gum was cool  --ยปYou're my favourite moment, you're my Saturday... | |
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AzureStar said: I'm over 30, but what about "Squirrels"? The carmel candy things with nuts in them... anyone remember those?
They are hard to find... yeah i hah squirrels too, they were shaped like peanuts, right? How about an astro pop (sucker that was red, yellow and green) ---------------------------------
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Does anyone remember those candies that were actual mini ice cream cones with a dollop of marshmellow on the top (looked like soft serve ice cream) | |
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applekisses said: Does anyone remember those candies that were actual mini ice cream cones with a dollop of marshmellow on the top (looked like soft serve ice cream)
Yes! They left a horrible aftertaste in your mouth though! | |
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jthad1129 said: AzureStar said: I'm over 30, but what about "Squirrels"? The carmel candy things with nuts in them... anyone remember those?
They are hard to find... yeah i hah squirrels too, they were shaped like peanuts, right? How about an astro pop (sucker that was red, yellow and green) No, they were little squares... Are you talking about Circus Peanuts? Orange peanut shaped things? My mom loved those... I couldn't eat them. | |
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They still sell Bazooka Joe in some candy stores (in Canada). The gum is still hard and the comics still suck. | |
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