r/dankmemes • u/Left-Twix420 ☣️ • Mar 01 '23

I am probably an intellectual or something With regulations I don’t see the issue

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u/Yadobler 🍄 Mar 01 '23

Reminds me of chewing gum.

Legal to chew in Singapore. But illegal to buy, sell, manufacture, import and export

(ignoring nicotine gum that is medically prescribed)

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u/ujtheghost Mar 02 '23

You can't eat chewing gum in Singapore? Wow, wonder why would they ban it.

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u/Yadobler 🍄 Mar 02 '23

Folks kept sticking them onto train doors, blocking the sensors, and also on walls of public housing blocks, and they are a pain to clean

So yeah. Banned. A reporter asked if this would stifle creativity, and the benevolent dictator replied, "if you can't think without chewing, then chew a banana"