12/19/2005: Bubblegum alley

Undertoad · 12-19-2005, 06:06 PM

Who knows how this sort of thing happens? One day somebody sticks their gum on the wall. The next person happens by and instead of taking it down, adds another. And pretty soon it's a movement, in an alley in San Luis Obispo that has been full of gum since 1960.

Emrikol · 12-19-2005, 06:25 PM

420? Hyuck, that's funny!

(I'm not the only one that sees it, right?)

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2005, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Pismo Polly at Bubblegum alley

That's a song title just begging...... at least a hook.

GlassJaw · 12-19-2005, 10:12 PM

Wow, Finally a IOTD from my sector of the world. whodathunkit.

Yes, that particular 420 is about one of a dozen or so that can still be read, in addition to smiley faces, names, W.O.W. Group Numbers (Week of Welcome for Cal Poly) [Guilty!], "sculptures" and lots of, yes, non-tasty gum. Most of the older samples resemble erasers left outside over a summer.

It is one of those "Worlds Biggest Balls of Twine" claims to fame, but it is ours. I actually prefer referencing San Luis Sourdough Bread as the local item, but pictures of bread are probably less exciting.

Iggy · 12-19-2005, 07:42 PM

That is decidedly non-tasty...

beavis · 12-19-2005, 10:06 PM

kinda cool but also kinda gross...

capnhowdy · 12-19-2005, 10:47 PM

I can hear The Archies playing in the background.
I bet it smells delicious there.

Trilby · 12-19-2005, 10:59 PM

I'll bet that's what the underside of my kitchen chairs looks like...

hampor · 12-20-2005, 12:25 AM

When we were planning our vacation the conversation went like this:

Me: In San Lois Obispo there a place called bubblegum alley.

She: That sounds cute. Lets go! What do they have?

Me: An alley full of bubble gum.

She: Yuck!

GlassJaw · 12-20-2005, 02:14 AM

oh hampor, I hope that you don't pass us by because of a 60 foot wall of chicklets. There is so much more in this area than what is depicted in the shots above, and that I could do justice.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-20-2005, 03:55 AM

That alley looks a little narrow to get a sightseeing bus through.

smithgr · 12-20-2005, 07:33 AM

Back in the 1970's, there was a television program in the U.S. (hopefully not exported) called "That's Incredible" that featured this wall in one of its programs. I remember the closing clip...some little girl pulled a piece of gum off the wall and plopped it in her mouth. That was thirty years ago and it still gives me the heebie-jeebies.

smithgr · 12-20-2005, 07:42 AM

They need one of these in Singapore! It could be their analog to a hash bar in Holland.

srom · 12-20-2005, 09:24 AM

heh, don't trip off to one side when you're walking through there, because you might never get out!

chrisinhouston · 12-20-2005, 10:20 AM

I remember when I was a freshman in High School having gotten detension for some reason and my punishment was to have to scrape gum off the bottom of countless lunchroom tables. To this day I have never used gum because of this experience!

12-19-2005, 06:06 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	12/19/2005: Bubblegum alley Who knows how this sort of thing happens? One day somebody sticks their gum on the wall. The next person happens by and instead of taking it down, adds another. And pretty soon it's a movement, in an alley in San Luis Obispo that has been full of gum since 1960.

12-19-2005, 10:12 PM	#4
GlassJaw Layperson Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Central Coast of Cali Posts: 13	Wow, Finally a IOTD from my sector of the world. whodathunkit. Yes, that particular 420 is about one of a dozen or so that can still be read, in addition to smiley faces, names, W.O.W. Group Numbers (Week of Welcome for Cal Poly) [Guilty!], "sculptures" and lots of, yes, non-tasty gum. Most of the older samples resemble erasers left outside over a summer. It is one of those "Worlds Biggest Balls of Twine" claims to fame, but it is ours. I actually prefer referencing San Luis Sourdough Bread as the local item, but pictures of bread are probably less exciting. __________________ GlassJaw To Honor...

12-19-2005, 10:47 PM	#7
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I can hear The Archies playing in the background. I bet it smells delicious there. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-19-2005, 10:59 PM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'll bet that's what the underside of my kitchen chairs looks like... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-20-2005, 02:14 AM	#10
GlassJaw Layperson Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Central Coast of Cali Posts: 13	oh hampor, I hope that you don't pass us by because of a 60 foot wall of chicklets. There is so much more in this area than what is depicted in the shots above, and that I could do justice. __________________ GlassJaw To Honor...

12-19-2005, 06:25 PM	#2
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	420? Hyuck, that's funny! (I'm not the only one that sees it, right?)

12-19-2005, 07:42 PM	#5
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	That is decidedly non-tasty...

12-19-2005, 10:06 PM	#6
beavis butthead died Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mtv reruns Posts: 88	kinda cool but also kinda gross...

12-20-2005, 12:25 AM	#9
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	When we were planning our vacation the conversation went like this: Me: In San Lois Obispo there a place called bubblegum alley. She: That sounds cute. Lets go! What do they have? Me: An alley full of bubble gum. She: Yuck!

12-20-2005, 03:55 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That alley looks a little narrow to get a sightseeing bus through. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-20-2005, 07:33 AM	#12
smithgr Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kettering OH, USA Posts: 17	Back in the 1970's, there was a television program in the U.S. (hopefully not exported) called "That's Incredible" that featured this wall in one of its programs. I remember the closing clip...some little girl pulled a piece of gum off the wall and plopped it in her mouth. That was thirty years ago and it still gives me the heebie-jeebies.

12-20-2005, 07:42 AM	#13
smithgr Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kettering OH, USA Posts: 17	They need one of these in Singapore! It could be their analog to a hash bar in Holland.

12-20-2005, 09:24 AM	#14
srom a small little word Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York State and Massachussetts State Posts: 17	heh, don't trip off to one side when you're walking through there, because you might never get out! __________________ "I know enough about cooking. If it tastes bad, then fry it until it tastes good."

12-20-2005, 10:20 AM	#15
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I remember when I was a freshman in High School having gotten detension for some reason and my punishment was to have to scrape gum off the bottom of countless lunchroom tables. To this day I have never used gum because of this experience!

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