Have you trained a super mouthy dog not to nip and chew? Is it possible? (below is very long in case details matter; feel free to skim.) [more inside]
posted by keener_sounds on Dec 15, 2009 - 12 answers

What is the strange white plastic ring thing that I see baseball players chewing on during the postseason games? [more inside]
posted by hippybear on Oct 11, 2009 - 13 answers

Is it OK to give rawhide chews to a cat? [more inside]
posted by dlugoczaj on Mar 22, 2009 - 9 answers

I need to stay on a quite impressive roll of having given up a long held vice. Could you all please assist in this effort? Specifics inside. [more inside]
posted by repoman on Jul 11, 2008 - 38 answers

Anybody heard of a Central Asian drug that's green and gets you high when you chew it? [more inside]
posted by metajc on Jun 25, 2008 - 10 answers

foreign phrases for "overacting" [more inside]
posted by zeraus on Jun 15, 2008 - 3 answers

My Golden loves to chew but has a sensitive stomach. What can she chew that won't have a Super Colon Blow effect? [more inside]
posted by Silvertree on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers

Chewfilter: My dog, a year-old or so terrier mix, loves to chew rawhide bones. Seriously LOVES to chew them. But she goes through them fast enough that I worry about it. What can I get her instead? [more inside]
posted by YoungAmerican on Jan 7, 2008 - 29 answers

How do I stop my 4-year-old son from chewing (on EVERYTHING!)? [more inside]
posted by jkaczor on Nov 8, 2007 - 15 answers

Where can “chew sticks” (liquorice root) be found in the Atlanta area?
posted by ijoshua on Jun 4, 2007 - 3 answers

[Chewing Gum] Does this exist? A sugarless, flavorless chewing gum that loses its pliableness the longer you chew it? [more inside]
posted by zippity on May 20, 2006 - 10 answers

Why do athletes chew gum? [no more inside]
posted by mdeatherage on Oct 20, 2004 - 10 answers

YuckHabitFilter/NeedMoreToWorryAboutFilter: Say you tend to chew on plastic pens while working, despite efforts to stop. Aside from the obvious Googleable dental detriments (tooth wear) and, um, choking risk I guess, are there any other dangers, esp. ones not grounded in Freudian analysis? Are you ingesting scary levels of leeching plasticizers and resins? If so, can you litigate? Kidding...
posted by tss on Jun 8, 2004 - 8 answers