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[–]Granite-M 96 points97 points ago

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It's all fun and games until someone chokes to death on a bouncy ball.

Then again, if the Heimlich maneuver launched the bouncy ball out of that person's throat, and it bounced all over the place, and people chased it around trying to catch it, then it would be fun and games again.

[–]Ambitionlessness 25 points26 points ago

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It's all fun and games until someone tries to bounce a gumball

[–]ReggieFruit 0 points1 point ago

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haha, i was just thinking this, i was like, if i put in a quarter and want a gumball i would maybe put it in my mouth and it could be a bouncy ball, hahaha, wow, that's too good, and if i were to want a bouncy ball and i got a gumball i would throw it and try to bounce it and it wouldn't bounce and it would get dirt and hair all over it, haha, dirty gumball.

[–]LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK 5 points6 points ago

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You've never chewed on a bouncy ball? I can still remember the texture quite vividly.

[–]Skreex 3 points4 points ago

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Me too... Some odd nostalgia, right there.

[–]tekno45 1 point2 points ago

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especially the one slice with your teeth that cuts it open....weird weird texture.

[–]apox64928 4 points5 points ago

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i thought this same thing. the person who catches the bounced bouncy ball has to then eat it. rinse & repeat.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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It may be because I'm high, but I'm laughing much too long at your comment!

[–]iamFishmonger 1 point2 points ago

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It's all fun and games until someone chokes, then it's just fun!

[–]viceroy76 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah was gonna say that, if this is in the US, it's probably not legal. You can't have non-food mixed in or surrounded by food. It's why you don't have Kinder Surprise.

[–]Cavemencrazy 1 point2 points ago

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I love those. Lol, we truly are missing out in the states...

[–]feanturi 0 points1 point ago

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I'm surprised they even let them have packaging. I mean they just shovel in everything indiscriminately, amirite?

[–]MixT 1 point2 points ago

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Natural selection, yo

[–]uncreative_name 0 points1 point ago

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[Slow piano Muzak]

Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey:

"I think a gumball machine filled with a mixture of gumballs and bouncy balls would be all fun and games until someone started to choke to death on a bouncy ball. Then, if someone performed teh Heimlich maneuver and launched the bouncy ball out of that person's throat and it bounced all over the place and people chased it around trying to catch it, it would be fun and games again."

[–]captiveball 13 points14 points ago

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When i was young my father used to sell his bee's honey at a local farmers market. I loved to tag along and wander around while he worked the booth. They had a gumball machine there that took pennies so i ran back to my dad and got a couple. I was so excited when i got the gumball i didn't realize it was a MARBLE and nearly cracked my tooth. thanks for helping me remember this story.

TL;DR Marbles aren't for chewing.

[–]ggggbabybabybaby 6 points7 points ago

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It's like when you bite down on your fork. :/

[–]walksofar 23 points24 points ago

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Funny story. There was one of these at my local ski club, only it had a game element to it. If you got the gumball to fall into the right hole along a pegged track, you'd get a bouncy ball with it.

Well the one time I won the bouncy ball, both of them came out at the same time, and I bit into the bouncy ball while simultaneously throwing the gumball at the ground.

[–]justanub 6 points7 points ago

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I can't blame you. The bouncy balls do look delicious.

[–]DGer 7 points8 points ago

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I'm not sure it would be safe to ingest something that had been stored with those shitty rubber balls.

[–]NoxMortalitus 5 points6 points ago

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Nope. You have to take it seriously. Put bouncy balls, gumballs, and jawbreakers all in the same machine, all with a sold color. I almost broke my jaw on a jawbreaker because I thought they were gumballs D:

[–]DarkLightx19 6 points7 points ago

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The game where there's no bouncing back so don't take on more than you can chew.

[–]DZ302 2 points3 points ago

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If it doesn't bounce, give it the 5 second rule.

[–]kukukele 2 points3 points ago

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From Lady Gaga:

Russian Roulette is not the same without a gum

[–]demonroullete 1 point2 points ago

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I love roulette, bring it.

[–]KillAllTheZombies 1 point2 points ago

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"Oh sweet I got a bouncy ball!!!"

gumball shatters on hard ground

[–]ChrisHernandez 1 point2 points ago

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WHY?! Would anyone do this to?! This is really unsafe. Nuff said.

[–]MidnightTurdBurglar 1 point2 points ago

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Should be "lawsuit roulette".

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Spoiler, those aren't gumballs those are jaw breakers :)

[–]kungpu 2 points3 points ago

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I've seen this before, where was this picture taken at?

[–]FourZoko -1 points0 points ago

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You've probably seen this on reddit before. It's posted at least once every few weeks.

[–]jeffhauck 2 points3 points ago

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I think I saw this on Digg last year

[–]RealLifeTim -3 points-2 points ago

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LOL, I see what you did there.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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He's not kidding.

[–]RealLifeTim -2 points-1 points ago

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Nearly 90% of the top 100 submissions are reposts so believe I know.

[–]CaseyG 0 points1 point ago

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And one jagged metal Krusty-O!

[–]jamesbondq 0 points1 point ago

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When I read "gum ball roulette" I imagined a game where you take a bunch of identical gumballs, but you fill one of them with lemon juice and throw it in with the others. Then you and a bunch of friends each take one and bite down at the same time.

[–]metapy 0 points1 point ago

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I imagine that after a few weeks the gum starts to taste like a bouncy ball. Mmmmm condom flavored gum.

[–]churlish_curls 0 points1 point ago

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Location?? I swear I've seen that machine before.

[–]mister-bizarro 0 points1 point ago

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In other places people actually call them "bouncy balls" instead of super balls? WTF?

[–]Nyax-A 0 points1 point ago

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*munch*

WHY?!

[–]DrBaby 0 points1 point ago

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I've seen that sign before! Are you in Perris or Riverside CA?

[–]MrOrdinary 0 points1 point ago

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Replace 'Bouncing' with Cyanide. That'll be fun.

[–]isignedupforthis 0 points1 point ago

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They still taste like marbles.

[–]totemo 0 points1 point ago

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Be careful not to end up with some unpleasant tasting balls in your mouth.

[–]thecrikster 0 points1 point ago

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Ralph Wiggum "My gumball tastes bouncy!"

[–]unknownman19 0 points1 point ago

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can you blow rubber bubbles that never pop since they are mixed together???

[–]latexsolarbeefheart 0 points1 point ago

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[–]Thzy 0 points1 point ago

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if (throw on ground to test){ if (object=="gumball"){ BREAK; RAGE; } else if (object=="bouncyball"){ BOUNCE; AWWWWWYEEEEAAAAAHHHHH; } else if (put in mouth to test){ if (object=="gumball"){ CHEW; AWWWWWYEEEEAAAAAHHHHH; } else if (object=="bouncyball"){ CHEW; CLOSEENOUGH; } }

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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FAILOLOLOLOLOLOL

[–]TehScrumpy -2 points-1 points ago

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. . . why in WTF? Thats not questionable or horrifying, thats awesome!

You have left me in a state of flux because I don't know whether to upvote for awesome content or downvote for poor placement.

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[–]figuratively_literal -2 points-1 points ago

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Ha! Audible laughter was produced. Sorry about all of the hate. You're right. This image is almost as old as the internet, and gets posted to reddit constantly. CONSTANTLY.

Alas, my upvote cannot counter the hivemind's flurry of downvotes. I'll gladly go down with you, though.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

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Its sad that a novelty account would get upvoted for this.

[–]Inten-so-far -1 points0 points ago

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Have i seen that in Nørrebro?

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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I guess it's funnier this time around.