I was on the subway, minding my own business.  I was reading a book on my iPod.  A woman standing next to me asks her boyfriend (it is obvious by the end of this anecdote) whether he wants some really great chewing gum.  He asks, “how good can chewing gum be?”  She says, “it makes you want to stick your tongue down someone’s throat.”  I had to look up.  I said, “really?”  She nodded.  I looked at the boyfriend questioningly.  He was too embarrassed to answer. I mentioned that it was too important a secret not to share with fellow strangers on a train.  In fact, it would be downright cruel to tantalize and not deliver.

The woman told me what kind and what flavor (I won’t tell you until I confirm this urban legend).

Life altering experiences on the subway.