ABC lives up to its initials (Bubble Gum Weekend)

ABC doesn't just stand for American Broadcasting Company. It also stands for Anti-Barack Channel, a reference to the network's bias that favored the GOP in the 2008 election.

And it stands for Already Been Chewed. As in gum, you know.

Usually our Bubble Gum Weekend feature links you to hilarious old gum commercials, but this week's installment isn't really an ad. I guess it could be an ad, because it shows gum, and every time people see gum, they buy more of it, because gum is funny. But anyway, the fact that it isn't truly a commersh means I can embed it directly in this entry and keep my integrity.

This uproarious clip seems to be from some 'Candid Camera'-style show that aired recently on ABC. It depicts a young woman chewing bubble gum, sticking it on the bottom of her shoe, walking around in a park, pulling the filthy gum off her shoe, and chewing it.

Yes, this does appear to be real. The individual in this ad actually chewed a dirty wad of gum off the bottom of her shoe! Onlookers (including an aging gent in a Phil Collins hat) were shocked at her amusing behavior.

And since I know you're going to ask: Yes, she bubbled.

So here's the clip (although those of you who read this on Facebook probably won't see this, because Facebook won't fix its failure to embed YouTube videos):



On the other hand, is it really ABC gum if the only person who's chewed it is yourself? Just because the bubble gum has become grimy from the pavement at the park (which is probably coated with dog feces and vomit residue) doesn't necessarily make it ABC gum. Maybe that wad of gum picked up someone else's discarded gum along the way for better bubbling, but who knows?