I just spent twenty minutes scraping gum off of my sheets,

[LaraMN]

with an ice cube and a butter knife.

:banghead:

I fell asleep on the couch and when I woke up I was thoroughly disoriented. I went upstairs to bed and fell asleep, not even noticing that I had gum in my mouth. I woke up this morning to find that the gum had fallen out of my mouth, and I had apparently rolled around on it. It was melded to my sheets in a big, long streak (and stuck to my belly, besides.) It was gross and damn near impossible to get off of my sheets.

I guess I won't do that, again.

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. At least it didn't get in your hair.

:7

[Hugin]

3. Ooo... That would be bad!

Good catch.

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. I only know because it happened to me once when I was little

:o x(

[Raffi Ella]

6. That was my first thought.

You're lucky it was just your sheets.That still sucks though.Were you able to get it out?I mean all of it?Candle wax and gum are two things I've never been successful at removing from anything.

[Irreverend IX]

29. There's a solvent called Goof-Off that removes stuff like that.

It takes off paint, gum, lipstick, wax, glue and similar substances. Also has a tendency to dissolve plastics, so you gotta be careful where you put it.

[trof]

14. I've heard peanut butter for removing gum from hair.

Never tried it.
Not much hair anymore anyway.
;-)

[datasuspect]

2. i had gum stuck on some perfectly good boxer shorts one time

never could figure out how to remove it.

[Katina]

4. if there is any left on the sheet

try nail polish remover or acetone.

[LaraMN]

10. Oh- thanks!

There are a couple spots where I'm not sure if I see actual gum, or just color-stain from it; so I'll try that on them!

[yvr girl]

7. Better your sheets than your couch

And MUCH better than choking on it.

Be careful.

[pdx_prog]

8. Never mind the sheets....how's the belly, damnit?

[LaraMN]

9. Rather red from my attempts to "sand" the gum off of me!

:crazy:

[pdx_prog]

12. Ouch....

:-(

[MissMillie]

11. Must be pretty special sheets

did you try hardening the gum w/ some ice... that usually makes the scaping a bit easier.

[Texasgal]

13. This thread is just asking for

an evil copycat! :evilgrin:

[LaraMN]

15. Are you volunteering?

:bounce: :dilemma:
:rofl:

[Texasgal]

23. Heck no!

I'm an angel! :p

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. I clicked on this thread because I knew someone would try to make an off color joke

The lounge never dissappoints

[LaraMN]

18. Took a while though, didn't it?

Methinks some people are slipping...

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. It took 13 responses...you can't even blame it on a "case of the Mondays"

since it is Thursday...my only guess is that it's too early in the day for half of the lounge to be posting drunk yet :P

[LaraMN]

24. Frankly, I'm a little disappointed in people.

This is not indicative of expected Lounge standards- imbibement lacking, or not.:D

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. like you said in an earlier post...people are most definitely slipping

[LaraMN]

19. Oh dupe! My first ever dupe!

It's a special day, after all!!!!11

[ContraBass Black]

17. I made an innocent one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5846187

[fudge stripe cookays]

21. Could have been worse...

You could have been smoking! :scared:

[LaraMN]

22. My old apartment building burned down due to a drunk, tired smoker.

The smoker died, too...

It was a few months after we'd moved out, in 2001, I think. If we hadn't moved; we'd have at least lost everything material we had.

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Such a pointless, stupid way to die.

Glad you guys are all OK!

[Phillycat]

25. Good god, this is the most copy-cat-able thread I've ever seen.

I can't believe people have held off. I mean, it's ONE LETTER. What are they, saints???

[Texasgal]

27. I know...

It;s just begging like I said!

[GirlinContempt]

30. Lighter fluid, baby

[Sanity Claws]

31. You poor dear

You're apparently exhausted and very sleep deprived. I hope you can take better care of yourself.