Was there really a benefit to chewing a kid out for a missed layup?

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' Ringo, happily chewing on a dried-out chunk of homebaked olive bread, pays no attention.

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Things like turning up the radio volume, singing loudly, chewing gum or eating, and getting out of the car and running around are not effective.

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And to those commentators out there who would prefer chewing an arm off rather than giving Oracle its due, remember one thing: your readers are a lot smarter than you apparently think they are.

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Staying focused at home would also keep him out of the fray that was chewing up other politicians.

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Then one of the artists would try to distract the shopkeeper by buying a candy bar or chewing gum while the other slipped the poster out of its wire casing.

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Getting up on a Monday and chewing their toast and putting their hats and coats on knowing what they were going out the door to come back to for eight hours.

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William Wrigley started out selling baking powder, and he thought that including a free pack of chewing gum would help.

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