We Tried To Chew As Much Gum As Sean Spicer Does. Here's What Happened.

Sean Spicer really has a thing for gum. The new White House press secretary has been chewed out this week for his excessive habit, as detailed in a resurfaced August profile by The Washington Post. In the profile, Spicer claims he chews and swallows two and a half packs of Orbit cinnamon gum before noon each day. Spicer said he talked to his doctor about the habit, and “he said it’s fine.” But two and a half packs before lunch, really? We had our doubts. So we tried it. 7:17 a.m. I make an early-morning stop at a gas station for three packs of gum, Spicer-style. Cinnamon Orbit is nowhere in sight.  7:22 a.m. Another gas station, still no cinnamon. Why is cinnamon Orbit so hard to find?! Oh right: Spicer ate it all. 7:45 a.m. One last gas station. No cinnamon Orbit. I opt for strawberry and begin to chew. I’m not swallowing, because that’s scary. 10:50 a.m. I’ve made it through about three quarters of a pack. My jaw hurts. My tongue is raw with sticky-sweet abrasions. I can only imagine how much worse that would feel if this was cinnamon flavor. 11:14 a.m. I ask colleagues for help chewing all this gum. They respectfully decline.  11:56 a.m. The pack is complete, each finished wad spit dutifully into a Starbucks cup. This is ridiculous. I quit, with a pack and a half left to go.  I chewed less than half of Spicer’s daily gum diet, and I didn’t even swallow the pieces as he claims to do.&nb...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news