Me a failed intellectual
Surely you can’t be serious
Shirley is always serious.
Please don’t call him that. It isn’t his preferred name
I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.
(Sorry, someone had to do it correctly)
the only “straws” i use now are the built-in straws on my water bottles. when dad was dying, he had drop-neck and bendy straws let him drink on his own. something about both being a straw and at whatever angle he needed for his mouth, since he rarely stood or sat entirely upright. he could not drink directly from a glass without burying his nose in it or spilling half of it. for me it’s not one of those “hey, now that this effects me” bullshits, it’s more “hey, now that i understand how necessary they are in specific contexts” bullshits.
if they can make a corn or paper bendy straw that functions properly, i’m all for it. until then, there are much bigger and better things to worry about than straws.
Thank you for this perspective because I’m one of those who never saw the appeal to straws.
I just wanna say that paper straws are lined with PFAS and similar substances, I would NOT use them at all. Mark my words they’ll be banned in the EU in 20 years.
I’d rather try a pasta straw, if the metal ones are not viable. If using plastic, prefer a more rigid plastic if possible, Policarbonate (like in a Nalgene bottle) is safer than Polyethylene; or at least I would avoid them with hot drinks.
I hate that restaurants will give me (non bendy) straws even when I specifically ask to not get a straw.
“Sir, this is a sperm bank”
I see. So you’re telling me this is not a straw and those are not boba balls?
it’s weird how presumably neurotypical people complain about paper straws feeling weird, but my autistic ass couldn’t give less of a shit about their texture.
do you chew on them, or what?
The odd time I end up eating fast food and getting a paper straw, it’s the fact that it goes mushy before I finish my drink. I think that’s the texture issue people are talking about.
The really bad experiences I’ve had with straws is at movie theatres. In that case you’re given a pretty big drink in a flimsy cup, and you’re slowly drinking it over a couple of hours.
There’s no way that the paper straw holds up in those circumstances. You also don’t want to drink without the straw, because the cup is so flimsy that if you try to drink from it like a regular cup/glass it’s likely to collapse. I have permanent metal / rubber straws at home, but of course I never remember to bring them with me when I go to a movie, since I only go a couple of times a year.
The only solution I’ve found is to take 3-4 paper straws with me, and change them out over the course of the movie.
Fast food implies fast drink, you’re not supposed to let it soak in there like it’s a hot tub.
I think it’s called fast food because it’s delivered to you quickly, not because you’re supposed to shove it down your gullet fast…
Lies!
I mean it’s both, it was supposed to be something you can get on a short lunch break
that takes like half an hour though, and affects the bottom end.
The ones I’ve used have gone mushy in half that time
Depends on the straw, there are some pretty bad ones and done decent ones
I guess you could say I use a reusable straw
Please don’t do that. A lot of garden hoses are made of junk plastic, which leaches along with metals into the water.
Those are flavor crystals
Straws are to prevent ice from sliding into your face
Skill issue. Just stick your lips out further.
Just open wider, ice is a nice crunchy treat!
Plus they help keep your mustache dry!
As a person with skin surrounding his skull, I don’t really get why that’s an issue.
Bamboo straws make you feel like you’re on some exotic, tropical island!
Good lord the capitalization choices in this make my head hurt.
Dumpy makes memes Now?
Boba is the only reason i use straws.
Here in the house we have re-usable, washable plastic straws.
Out and about I’ll use the disposable straws because the whole turtle-death thing was over-exaggerated. (Microplastics from automotive tires are killing us, though. There are real great filters to be navigated)
I also just don’t eat out much, especially since the 2020 lockdown.
Not sure how up to date this is, but synthetic fibers are the #1 source of micro plastics, followed by car tires and city dust. Car tires are absolutely a contributor and we should cut our reliance on personal transportation for more reasons than just micro plastics. In addition, we need to move away from polyester, nylon and a slew of other materials.
Most household furnishings used to be made of natural fibers. These days carpets, couch covers and filling, curtains, clothing, etc are often derived from a petrochemical. I suspect oil companies will continue to pivot into these areas to continue as we very slowly ween ourselves of gasoline.
We have silicone ones but I don’t like them as they retain the taste of washing up liquid on them
You can release some of the stuck on flavors from silicone by heating it in the oven to 250°F/120°C for 20-30 minutes.
What happened to those Italian pasta straws? They looked promising.
Bucatini? I can grab that at my local grocer
They aren’t gluten free, so not very inclusive
There are those made with rice tho. But also expensive.
How about bamboo?
Wow, that’s new to me.
$20 metal straw? I think all the metal ones I have were about .25
The lead ones are more expensive but improve the flavor of most beverages.
Great tip, I love sweetened drinks!
Am I the only one still cupping my hand under the tap?
I don’t even cup it just drink straight from the stream.
May not be the most practical, but I do find this the most satisfying way to drink water
I usually swallow a lot air doing this
Oh yeah, with an aerated faucet I end up having to burp after, but feeling the cool water run down both my throat and chin is very satisfying
Remember when people lost it because disabled people wouldn’t be able to drink again and then they all died of dehydration after these draconian straw laws severely impacted my day
I remember when disability rights groups pointed out that these laws were placing extra burden on disabled people that weren’t being put on everyone else.
These laws accomplish nothing except make liberals feel good that they actually passed some kind of environmental rules. Meanwhile, conservatives are making sure they can legally torture gay kids, let billionaires get away with pedophilia, and burn lots and lots of coal. But we passed straw bans in a couple of cities. Yay us.
You know that governments can focus on multiple problems at once, right?
But how do you snort cocain with a glass? I have metal straws.
glass straws
Had them but they fell and broke while being in a k-hole. So metal ones are the better option. Also, they are bent so they don’t roll off the mirror. Glass ones (afaik) are always straight (never gay) and roll.
if you own a blowtorch/bunsen burner and a file you can just get tons of lab glass tubing for really cheap and just bend your strawsexuality of dreams
That’s a possibility, but a lot of work. I’m happy with my metal straws. They work, don’t break, can go into a dishwasher and don’t roll because they’re bent. I don’t need anything else, except for some ketamine :)
