Bramble Tamble

Dubble Bubble loses its flavor after about 42 seconds, and the comics that come with it are about as funny as "The Bill Engvall Show," and sometimes it tastes like you're chewing the original batch from 1928, and even though the gum still touts itself as "America's Original," it is manufactured in Ontario, but you wanna know why it's still my favorite gum in the world?

Because the mascot - the face of Dubble Bubble brand Bubble Gum, the image that Concord Confections Ltd. continues to put forth for its gum - is still a little boy named Pud.

Completely unrelated: Son has started exposing himself at the daycare. Great.

Update: No, Captain, you cannot make a "like father, like son" comment here.

Update 2: No, really! Pud!

Although I don't care for the misrepresentation at the end ... while it may be a fact, it is in no way "fun." In fact, it left me feeling empty and allergic. The comic itself, of course, is a scathing commentary on the deviated septum pandemic.

Bramble Tamble Fun Fact: Many years ago, Pud had his name written on his hat to denote that his name was, indeed, Pud.