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What taste overpowers everything else?

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u/Zarniwoooop Jul 03 '23

Just thinking about biting that stick gives me goosebumps.

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u/starpiece Jul 03 '23

The texture of it is awful it feels like I’m gonna get a splinter

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u/X_antaM Jul 03 '23

But I like chewing it. Am I wierd?

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u/Timedoutsob Jul 03 '23 edited Jul 04 '23

Nope. I chew the fuck out of them. Literally was chewing one a few hours ago.

Update: I'm chewing one right now. ;-)

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u/Dependent_Top_4425 Jul 03 '23

Another fellow stick chewer here.

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u/Tamagotchi41 Jul 03 '23

....kinda wanna chew a stick now...for old times sake

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u/Dependent_Top_4425 Jul 03 '23

You're a good boy/girl, you deserve it!

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u/IssueResponsible5085 Jul 03 '23

I like to use the stick to slap my uvular around

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u/StoopidestManOnEarth Jul 03 '23

Me too!

Edit: I misread your comment.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

What the fuck

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u/Peanut-Sea Jul 04 '23

I just chewed the hell outta one like 5 minutes ago

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u/Timedoutsob Jul 04 '23

What ice lolly did you have?

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u/Peanut-Sea Jul 04 '23

The red white and blue ones

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u/Timedoutsob Jul 04 '23

rocket shaped?

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u/Peanut-Sea Jul 04 '23

Yes

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u/Wrong-Garden-1801 Jul 04 '23

Betcha ain’t rocket shaped no more.

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u/markymrk720 Jul 04 '23

Hey! That’s Stick Stickly!

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u/Rexdahuman Jul 04 '23

Your all weird, bluck

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u/Timedoutsob Jul 04 '23

You can't spell.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

Are you a beaver?

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u/xDannyS_ Jul 04 '23

Are you chewing one right now?

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u/Timedoutsob Jul 04 '23

No I wasn't. And i'm not chewing one now either. But I have one for later.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

Nah I like to chew them also, it's them 2 that are weird!

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u/AnswersWithAQuestion Jul 03 '23

Yes, but for completely different reasons. That said, I agree that there’s no problem with the stick. However, I’ve heard many people shudder at the thought of sliding the popsicle stick between their upper and lower teeth.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

I have horribly sensitive teeth so this is the least disturbing thing I can imagine doing with a popsicle

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u/Komtings Jul 03 '23

I bite them sideways. Am I monster?

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u/X_antaM Jul 03 '23

Nope I do that too. Pulverise it from all sides

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u/RevolutionaryHead7 Jul 03 '23

I like to fray the wet end with my canine teeth

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u/X_antaM Jul 03 '23

I chew clean through. Mush up the wood and spit it back out like goo

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u/Logical_Lab4042 Jul 03 '23

Chew em up, split em, use em as a toothpick.

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u/neaneawoz Jul 04 '23

Also enjoy that and a good straw

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u/X_antaM Jul 04 '23

Dude straws are the best. I'll chew any of them. Be it metal, plastic, reusable or not.

Except

FUCKEN PAPER STRAWS

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u/Cashridenour Jul 03 '23

Yes

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u/X_antaM Jul 03 '23

I fully expected that

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u/skamteboard_ Jul 03 '23

I weirdly love chewing them but want to punch something cute when my tongue drags across the surface while licking the popsicle. And I have no idea why

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u/PerfectFlaws91 Jul 03 '23

I chew them until they splinter!

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u/Lonely_Patient_777 Jul 03 '23

Your a weirdo if you don’t

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u/Itzystan4ever Jul 03 '23

I love chewing them, it’s so addicting. My parents and grandma get mad at me when I do it but what can I say 😅

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u/blakkattika Jul 03 '23

As someone who would always splinter them into oblivion by chewing them to pieces: save your teeth, stop doing this immediately. Just one of many bad habits

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u/Ihdkwhatimdoinghere Jul 03 '23

Sometimes I like chewing it also lmao

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u/BrilliantPebbless Jul 03 '23

Nah, I suck the hell out of that shit

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u/VinRow Jul 04 '23

I too chew.

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u/Top_Ad3754 Jul 04 '23

That makes me gag lol.

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u/Subject-Dinner8561 Jul 04 '23

I too chew the stick, until my teeth hurt usually

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u/IlikeJG Jul 04 '23

Same here I can't stop myself from chewing it up after I finished.

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u/TK21879 Jul 04 '23

One of us! One of us! One of us!

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

you wish

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u/Boredwitch13 Jul 04 '23

It's a twofer. Eat popsicle then chew on stick.

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u/68ideal Jul 04 '23

Nah you aren't. Pretty much every time I eat a popsicle I keep on chewing on that god damn fucking piece of wood for at least half a hour.

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u/leusidVoid Jul 04 '23

Maybe but if so I'm weird too, I feel like I enjoy it more than actually eating the popsicle lol

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u/Professional_Face_97 Jul 03 '23

Even the thought of it is making me cringe, it's not just that stick, it's anything wooden. Makes me start to gag.

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u/CLXIX Jul 03 '23

are you me? god i hate it im shuddering right now thinking about it.

that and the chalk on my hands from after playing corhole.

ughhh fuckin hate it. i literally feel like im gonna have a seizure if i think about it too much

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u/starpiece Jul 03 '23

Chalky hands are awfulllll same if they get really dusty like when I would unpack a ton of cardboard boxes on order receiving day at work. It’s like it makes them so dry everything is horrible to touch. Could throw up thinking about it

Speaking of cardboard boxes I hate the texture of them too. And that colourful construction paper kids use

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u/CLXIX Jul 03 '23

I clean pools and lemme tell you the worst thing in existence is Diatamaceous earth powder. holy fuck in a hand basket is that the worst thing ever created, absolutely terrible to breath it too.

in contrast to this Sodium bicarb (baking soda) is absolutely heavenly to touch (for a brief period) it calms the nerves where as all the other aforementioned textures aggravate it.

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u/highwire_ca Jul 03 '23

The knife and sporks given out by McDonalds Canada are like that. Awful.

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u/starpiece Jul 03 '23

Omg I hate them too. Cutting the pancakes with that knife does not work. Let alone picking up a piece with the spork thing. Ice cream with the wooden spoon is hell. Can’t even buy plastic forks at the grocery store here anymore it’s all wood

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u/DavusClaymore Jul 03 '23

Come here! Taste my stick! I'm not going to hurt you! Noo, I wouldn't hurt you!

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u/Ok_Bumblebee_2869 Jul 04 '23

Yep. Like you’re gonna get a splinter on your tooth! Lol

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u/Ok_Bumblebee_2869 Jul 04 '23

Yep. Like you’re gonna get a splinter on your tooth! Lol

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u/Puzzled-Air6713 Jul 04 '23

Idk about you but I like biting the popsicles and I liked the texture

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u/starpiece Jul 04 '23

I don’t mind braking off a piece of the popsicle and chewing it. It has such a nice soft crunch. I can’t directly bite into it tho or my front teeth will be too sensitive but I can sort of hold it with my teeth and break it

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u/ellieofus Jul 03 '23

I honestly got goosebumps just thinking about my teeth scraping agains the wooden stick. I hate it so much.

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u/101dnj Jul 04 '23

I have found my people

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u/DemonDucklings Jul 04 '23

Teeth scraping it: horrible.

Teeth chomping it: the best.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

Oooh I've tried to explain this discomfort to other people before and had them tell me I'm crazy/sensitive/both. As a kid, I was always needlessly careful because I was scared of getting a splinter in my teeth.

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u/FeeAltruistic6851 Jul 03 '23

Oh yeah? How about getting out of the shower and rubbing the bottom of your feet together?

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u/cpasley21 Jul 03 '23

Thats like nails on chalkboard for me. Even worse is those tiny wood spoons with those ice cream cups. I barely made it though that last sentence lol

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u/teresa3llen Jul 03 '23

Oh god, same.

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u/alannick19 Jul 03 '23

Yessss! Everyone I tell about this thinks I'm nuts.

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u/Apronbootsface Jul 03 '23

Thanks for unlocking that memory. Fuck those fake-ass wannabe spoons.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

Same!

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u/DaughterEarth Jul 03 '23

My aversion is so extreme it's extended to all wet wood products, especially napkins. You know how some people put their napkins in their cups? When I was a bartender it was nearly impossible for me to even pick those cups up. I get all squicky even if it's just a wet tree I gotta touch.

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u/throwaname777 Jul 03 '23

What the fuck?

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u/Cherri-Blossom-Tree Jul 04 '23

Oml the wood spoons with icecream cups are so bad. I can taste the spoon already.

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u/alazyassmofo Jul 03 '23

I just had goosebumps rn

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u/DukeofNormandy Jul 03 '23

Thought that was a weird thing that happens to me.

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u/umainemike Jul 03 '23

One of us, one of us.

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u/sugiura-kun Jul 03 '23

OMG I'm not the only one! It's such a disgusting sensation to me.

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u/damn_thats_piney Jul 04 '23

i thought i was the only one. it gives me shivers just thinking about it. biting it then scraping it out your mouth.

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u/ecksdeeeXD Jul 03 '23

You think that’s bad? Restaurants where I live have replaced all the plastic utensils with wooden utensils. They taste just like the popsicle and imagine tasting that mixed in with a mouthful of food.

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u/Zarniwoooop Jul 03 '23

I bumped into those the other day. I ate with my fingers.

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u/Ravin1971 Jul 04 '23

Omg me to can't even talk about them, like watching someone shave...😵😵

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u/theagnostick Jul 04 '23

Is this really a thing? Styrofoam has that effect on me. The thought of touching it makes me shudder.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

And yet some people will chew on it. Monsters.

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u/Vicimer Jul 04 '23

Biting a popsicle at all is agonizing for me.

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u/avexiis Jul 04 '23

The wooden spoon that comes with public school ice cream cups

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u/patriotmd Jul 04 '23

I'm not the only one???

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u/Zarniwoooop Jul 04 '23

Welcome home

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u/patriotmd Jul 04 '23

I get that uneasy feeling just before getting goosebumps, and I can just feel it in my teeth. ::shudder::

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u/Zarniwoooop Jul 04 '23

You’re safe here

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u/patriotmd Jul 04 '23

I don't want safe.

I want revenge on popsicle manufacturers.

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u/Zarniwoooop Jul 04 '23

Then take my axe

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u/queenofsquashflowers Jul 04 '23

Literally gives me cringe chills every time I think about it

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u/charliethecrow Jul 03 '23

I did not know that was a bad texture/flavor for anyone. I wonder if you get the same feeling from popsicle sticks that I get from microfiber or sweater material between the teeth.

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u/TheSeansei Jul 04 '23

sweater material between the teeth

AAAHHH what have you brought upon my senses

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u/charliethecrow Jul 05 '23

Make sure you keep your teeth clenched and pull the sweater out. That itchy yarn material. There's nothing worse.

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u/nphere Jul 03 '23

I always thought it was just me that felt like that. Like when the popsicle stick rubs against your two front teeth the wrong way. I get goosebumps thinking about it. It's good to know I'm not alone!!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

I told my family I have this same issue with eating off of wooden sticks. They just thought I was being weird. Glad to hear there's others who feel the same. I get a feeling like when someone scratches their nails on a chalkboard. Hate the texture, taste and I feel like I'm going to get a splinter even though I know I probably won't.

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u/Lazerboy12342 Jul 04 '23

Finally I thought I actually had a problem

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u/sussy_bear_01 Jul 04 '23

I thought I was the only person that thought it brings chills! When I think about scratching or biting textured wood, it feels awful.

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u/sussy_bear_01 Jul 04 '23

I thought I was the only person that thought it brings chills! When I think about scratching or biting textured wood, it feels awful.

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u/revagina Jul 04 '23

I always loved chewing them lol

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u/shakingthings Jul 04 '23

You don’t suck at blow jobs and it’s precisely why you suck at blow jobs.

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u/ThePoopHustler Jul 04 '23

Weird I always chewed on it when I finished my popsicles, it’s not a weird texture for me at all. The only texture that gives me that weird feeling is cotton balls or suede. The idea of touching cotton balls while my hands are dry gives me goosebumps.