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1. KevinQ on July 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am

   Yes. Unless it has alcohol.

   K

2. Conrad Strong on July 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am

   No, not usually. If it’s a fast food soft drink I do but that’s the only time. Interesting question!

3. Jordan Running on July 11th, 2009 at 10:38 am

   Nope. Only if I end up with a bunch of ice at the bottom of the glass and want to get the last bit of liquid without dumping the ice all over my face. If the drink comes with a lid I’ll take it off and drink it “like an adult.”

4. range on July 11th, 2009 at 11:07 am

   I hate straws. I only drink ice drinks, like Mango with ice chips, with straws. I like gulping down drinks.

5. Phil Bebbington on July 11th, 2009 at 11:16 am

   No, I’m English.

6. Aaron Winslow on July 11th, 2009 at 11:26 am

   Sodas and aguas frescas. And the stuff that requires it… icees, slurpees, bubble teas, frozen dranks.

7. Deron Bauman on July 11th, 2009 at 12:38 pm

   nope.

8. Rick Neece on July 11th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

   Nunh-unh.

9. Kelsey Parker on July 11th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

   I like Phil’s answer. My ancestors were British, so maybe that’s why I dislike straws.

10. Dave Vogt on July 11th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Omigosh bubble tea.

    I like curly straws, but I don’t use them often.

11. Michael Smith on July 11th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    No.

12. vin. on July 11th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    Sometimes.

13. Melissa on July 11th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Not usually.

    What about the people in line behind me at Starbucks who ordered their lattes extra hot and then drank them through a straw?

14. Cindy Scroggins on July 12th, 2009 at 11:24 am

    I am baffled by the terseness of the above comments. I will take this opportunity to instruct all y’all on the rules of drinking with a straw.

    1. Any cold, viscous drink should be drunk through a straw (e.g., milkshake, slurpee, frozen margarita).

    2. Non-viscous drinks without ice may never be drunk through a straw.

    2. Soda pops and ades served over ice may be drunk through straws.

    3. Root beer may never be served over ice, nor may it be drunk through a straw.

    4. Iced tea must never, under any circumstances, be drunk through a straw.

    5. Club soda may be sipped through a tiny straw only if presented in a small glass. It must never be drunk through a “normal” straw.

    6. Still water must never be drunk through a straw, regardless of the ice factor.

    7. Iced tea must be served in a see-through receptacle, preferably made of glass. Again–and I cannot state this strongly enough–do not use a fucking straw when drinking iced tea.

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16. Cece on July 12th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Re iced tea, not even glass straws?

17. Cindy Scroggins on July 12th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Why, Cece, I’m glad you asked. Yes, it is permissible to drink iced drea through a glass straw. In fact, it might well be permissible to drink anything through a glass straw, especially if the straw is a faint shade of aqua.

    It is not permissible to drink anything through a paper straw. On this, I do not bend.

18. Cece on July 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Don’t see any in aqua, but an outfit called Greenfeet offers a set of four glass straws with spots of bold color. In the $29 range, made of borosilicate or some such. If one breaks, you get a free one. Good for extreme cold AND hot drinks (ewww re hot).

    I am not peddling these, of course, but am just about sold on them!

19. Mary Jeys on July 12th, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Melissa’s comment reminds me of the hilarious couple I saw on some terrible show like Wife Swap who drank their hot coffee every morning through a straw to “save their teeth.” Ha ha ha. Oh man, that just kills me.

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