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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ever try hydrating your kids in cars without a straw? I wouldn't even try that in my house.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I have a wife for that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I genuinely don't understand the need for straws.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But I like the thick globs of ice cream that barely come up the straw 😔

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They're pretty handy when driving...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For bubble tea, and that's about it I think. And every bubble tea place I've been to recent has used those biodegradable agave straws.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Get hit by battalion of ice cubes to the face.