Jamie Marraccini must be a teacher’s worst nightmare.  Not only does he chomp gum regularly, he’s always sticking it to inanimate objects. But he has a good excuse; he’s a professional Gum Artist.  The Virginia native does things to Bubbalicious that would make even the strictest of disciplinarians soften.  Check out his work here.

And right up his alley would be Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo, California.  Equally interesting as it is gross, this has to be of the most chewed over passageways on the planet. Forty years worth of cold gum layer the walls of this alleyway saturating it with both color and saliva.

Some believe the gum-sticking started in the late 1950’s as a rivalry between San Luis Obispo High School and Cal Poly students while others say the tradition traces back to after WWII.  It even survived two cleanings in the 70′s.

But this landmark has stuck and paved the way for more recent gum attractions likeThe Gum Wall in downtown Seattle.  This conglomeration of used gum began around 1993 and was named one of the top 5 germiest tourist attractions in 2009, second to the Blarney Stone.

Now there’s some eye candy that won’t lose its flavor anytime soon.