{"id":2842,"date":"2009-03-26T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T08:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:52:27","slug":"review-nonstop-mint-stride-gum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/26\/review-nonstop-mint-stride-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Nonstop Mint Stride Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/stridenonstopmgum.jpeg?resize=600%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-68021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/stridenonstopmgum.jpeg?resize=600%2C384&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/stridenonstopmgum.jpeg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/stridenonstopmgum.jpeg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/stridenonstopmgum.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minty gum flavors are like shades of gray &#8212; there are slight variations, either minty coolness with the gum or values in the hexadecimal format (or sadness in an emo&#8217;s soul) with the gray, but to most people it&#8217;s basically the same shit. The Nonstop Mint Stride Gum is just another shade of gray, albeit on the lighter side, that plays a lot of Dashboard Confessional and The Get Up Kids on its iPod.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the Nonstop Mint Stride almost has the perfect minty gum name, although the folks at Stride Gum disagree since they have a contest going on to determine a new name for it that involves people submitting their ideas for a chance to win $10,000. I think the name is fine because it somewhat accurately describes the gum itself. It&#8217;s minty and, while it may not be &#8220;nonstop,&#8221; it lasts surprisingly long, like Steve Wozniak&#8217;s stay on <i>Dancing With The Stars<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Naming a minty gum is simple if you have nerve endings and aren&#8217;t agoraphobic. Just go outside when it&#8217;s dark or cold, strip down to your underwear (or naked if it&#8217;s legal in your neck of the woods or you live in the middle of the woods), wait a few minutes for your body temperature to drop, write down what you&#8217;re feeling (if your shaking hands allow you to), and then add the word &#8220;mint&#8221; at the end of everything you&#8217;re feeling.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve come up with a number of minty gum names using this technique, like Wind Blast Mint, Mid-40&#8217;s Mint, Shiver Mint, Misty Wind Mint, Hard Nipple Mint, It&#8217;s So Cold I Can&#8217;t Write Straight Mint, My Nipples Are So Hard That They Could Poke An Eye Out Mint, Holy Shit It&#8217;s Fucking Freezing Mint, and Shrunken Genitalia Mint.<\/p>\n<p>The Nonstop Mint doesn&#8217;t have a strong minty flavor like a lot of chewing gums with names that combine a weather report with the word &#8220;mint,&#8221; but it does have a sweet side. I guess if there was a minty Juicy Fruit it would taste somewhat like this. I enjoyed its flavor and was able to chew on it for more than 45 minutes before I had the urge to spit it out, but if you need something stronger to get rid of the garlic, onions or mistress\/boytoy you just ate, I&#8217;d suggest something other than the Nonstop Mint Stride.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 piece &#8211; Less than 5 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 1 gram of carbs, 0 grams of sugar, 1 grams of sugar alcohol and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b>  Nonstop Mint Stride Gum<br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b>  $1.39<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b>  14 pieces<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b>  Wal-Mart<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b>  6 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Minty sweet flavor. Has a name that almost accurately describes it. Long lasting flavor. Able to keep it in my mouth for more than 45 minutes. 14 frickin&#8217; pieces. No fat. Stripping down to your underwear in the name of marketing. Genitalia.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Not a strong minty flavor. Doesn&#8217;t seem strong enough to get rid of garlic, onions or genitalia in your mouth. Shrinking genitalia in cold weather. Being agoraphobic. My excessive use of the word &#8220;genitalia&#8221; in this review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minty gum flavors are like shades of gray &#8212; there are slight variations, either minty coolness with the gum or values in the hexadecimal format (or sadness in an emo&#8217;s soul) with the gray, but to most people it&#8217;s basically the same shit. The Nonstop Mint Stride Gum is just another shade of gray, albeit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[24,1626],"class_list":["post-2842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-gum","tag-stride-gum"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9932,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/12\/review-whitemint-stride-gum\/","url_meta":{"origin":2842,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Whitemint Stride Gum","author":"Marvo","date":"August 12, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"If snowboarder\/skateboarder\/redhead Shaun White ever forgets his name, I hope he's carrying around a pack of his Whitemint Stride Gum because it'll help him remember his name quickly since it's printed ALL OVER the gum's packaging. 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