Linda, I thought it was obvious enough I was joking that I didn't bother with the (/joking) tabs. No, of course it isn't defensible. But borrow a sense of humor from someone*, look at the artwork, an then think what a piece of gum looks like...
(*Teasing)
Sorry if my humor was turned off; on another board about the "gum incident", people were saying the Frankenthaler painting basically deserved what it got for not being their idea of "art", and I guess the steady drumbeat of ignorance gave me a headache. :)