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I believe he's talking about prophylactics.
Real gummibears, OTOH, are made by Haribo in Bonn. The company name stands for Hans Richter Bonn. They have a jingle, which is I guess a kind of Ohrwurm: "Haribo macht Kinder froh, / Und auch die Eltern ebenso." (Haribo makes children happy, / And likewise also parents.) At Karneval time, when the floats are passing by in the parades, kids and adults alike cry out for Kamelle and Gummibärchen. University students have been known to protest: "Freiheit für die Gummibärchen! Weg mit der Plastiktüte!" (Freedom for the gummi bears! Down with the plastic bag!) Ah, Karnevalzeit ...
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