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Fruit Stripe Gum memories... I
grew up in Montreal, and we didn't have Fruit Stripe gum available to
us there. We did, however, have access to the American television
networks, and were very familiar with the product through their zebra
advertising campaigns.
My
parents loved to drive down to Plattsburgh on the weekends, and on one
trip, we discovered that a gas station just over the boarder had the
much advertised on TV fruit striped gum. So we chanted their jingle
"Yikes, Stripes, fruit striped gum" on every trip, making a
stop at the gas station imperative to their sanity and our enjoyment.
~ Jen from Calgary
While in 7th
grade Pre-Algebra, the highly irritating boy behind me would rub chalk
across his hand, than slap me on the back, leaving a handprint I had
to walk around with for the rest of the day. To get back at him, I
would make fun of his favorite striped shirt. It had stripes in
various widths and was the exact same color as lime fruit stripe gum.
So I called him "Fruit Stripe," and he stopped chalking my back.
The following school year I didn't have any classes with him, but I
did run into him at the horrid Junior High Christmas dance. He asked
me to dance and I said yes. When we finished with our awkward
prancing, he asked if I wanted some gum and pulled out a pack of Fruit
Stripe. "I've been carrying it ever since you started calling me Fruit
Stripe because it reminds me of you." I melted and accepted a stick.
Lime, of course. It's now ten years later and we're getting married in
the Spring. ~ Molly from Pennsylvania
I remember growing up in the 90's and I always
got fruit stripe gum. I remember the very first time I discovered it. I was opening a box of Trix cereal and inside I found fruit stripe
gum, I really liked the package. So far this is the best gum I've tasted. I used to get this so much I think I had every tattoo that came
with it. I don't think that any other gum can compete with the one and only original fruit stripe gum, it's the best! ~ Salpi from
California
I remember going to the dentist who used not only injections but laughing gas. As he was drilling
away I began giggling uncontrollably until he had to stop. He asked me what was so funny and I explained that the drill was tickling my
tongue and I was picturing him as the Zebra from Fruit Stripes Gum - "Tickle Your Tongue with Fruit Stripes Gum"! I have a very clear memory
of having my teeth drilled by a multi-colored zebra! (I never used laughing gas again!) ~ Pam from Oklahoma
About 10 years ago, my wife
and I were walking along the boardwalk at the beach. It was a very
hot day, so we decided to sit down for a bit. As I was about to sit
down, something on the seat caught my eye. It was a colorful piece
of paper. I looked closer, and realized that it was an old wrapper
of Fruit Stripe gum! I was immediately sent back into my childhood.
I remembered walking to the
local candy shop to buy Fruit stripe gum after a long summer's day
of stickball and a dip in the swimming hole. It was wonderful to
have been able to feel that way again. From that day on, I have
gotten a pack of Fruit Stripe gum whenever I have had the chance,
though to my dismay, most convenient stores do not carry it.
I have even named my new
golden retriever Yipes, after the infamous zebra whose face is
always smiling back at me from every wrapper of that wonderful gum.
~ Sam from Pennsylvania
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