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Environmental Stupidity

Gary Sibio @garysibi (702) • Chicago, Illinois 6 Aug 19

From the "Someone Needs a Good Butt-kicking" Department... McDonald's in the UK and Ireland made the switch from plastic straws to paper ones. Good idea, right? Wrong. You see, the plastic straws they previously used could be...

environmentalism

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Fun Post: Latest Hacks to Make Life a Bit Easier- Cans & Straws

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 27 Feb 19

Ever have trouble drinking with a straw and keeping it in place while sipping out of a canned product (like soda or a juice drink)? Here's the latest hack (trick) I found to solve this problem... You can easily keep that straw...

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Question for Today: Do You Use A Straw?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 6 Jul 18

Do you use a straw in your drink when dining out or getting your favorite beverage at a fast food place like 7-Eleven? Or do you skip the straw and rough it? I have become a bit of a germaphobe in my old age and always use a...

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No More Plastic Straws In Restuarants?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 18 Jan 18

DMK restaurants, a Chicago based chain has decided to eliminate using plastic straws. The Great Lakes and oceans have increasing been polluted with single use plastics, like straws according to environmental groups. Americans...

restaurant policy

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do you chew on your straws?

shiquitatw @shiquitatw (442) • Jamaica 26 Jul 10

I know that a lot of people chew on their straws, I was just wondering for those that do it why.

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Do you prefer to drink beverages with a straw?

Bethany1202 @Bethany1202 (3431) • United States 20 Nov 09

Some people like using straws to drink their beverages while others don't. I generally like to use a straw, ESPECIALLY when drinking mixed drinks (alcoholic drinks). Some people think men using straws is effeminate. I don't...

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Do your kids do this?

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 27 Dec 08

I am sitting here myLotting and my daughter asked for a drink of my soda. I told her she could have one drink. She took the cup and took a really, really long drink out of the straw. She seems to think as long as she does not take...

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Do you prefer to use drinking straws?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 9 Nov 08

Except in some cases, I would prefer to use a drinking straw when drinking from cans or bottles. Of course I wouldn't do that when I am drinking beer (which I rarely do as I am allergic to it). It all depends on what I am...

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straws

hopejordan @hopejordan (3561) • Australia 26 Nov 07

do you use straws with your drink i do with big m but if its fanta or coke then i drink it like that do any of you drink with a streaw or make things out of straws let me know your thoughts

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What do you think is better...straight or bendy straws?

Guna1980 @Guna1980 (872) • India 8 Jul 07

I think strait straw is easy to use... what your openion...

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Drinking Soda

jillhill @jillhill (37353) • United States 23 Jun 07

How do you like to drink your soda? I love mine poured into a glass with lots of ice in it. I also like to sip it out of a straw. If I have to drink out of a can, my lips sometimes breaks out from contact with the can. I don't...

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