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		fencepost on June 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider... Ever wondered what those black spots on city sidewalks are? That's gum. All of it is gum that's been spat out then walked on until it acquires a top embedded coating of city grime.

coding123 on June 10, 2020 | [–]

At least for sidewalks it probably had a helpful benefit of keeping it waterproof.

IHLayman on June 10, 2020 | [–]

Are you seriously justifying a two year prison sentence for selling gum?

fencepost on June 10, 2020 | [–]

Not at all, but nor do I choose to live in Singapore.

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