“Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? If your mother says don’t chew it, do you swallow it in spite? Can you catch it on your tonsils, can you heave it left and right?” This jaunty refrain from “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor” was a hit song by Lonnie Donegan back in the 60’s.

In answer to the several burning questions concerning flavor, tonsils and heaving the gum around I would choose to address just the “mother says don’t chew it” aspect.