I love straws. I do. I love them enough to grab a stack, tie a bow around them and use them as the subject of my first lesson on my husband’s fancy, enormous and heavy camera. That being said, this temporary focus on straws forced me to analyze my affection:
• Straws are empathetic. Your drink can be mighty-crazy cold and a straw will deliver it right past your sensitive teeth.
• Straws are heroic. A straw will save you from a block of ice barreling toward you as you tilt your head back to drink. This is especially obnoxious when the ice has managed to form a virtual iceburg, the shape of your glass. Your beverage may then splatter from the thrust of the dislodged ice and you’ve gotta change your shirt. Not if you use a straw!
• Straws and lipstick get along.
• No orange mustaches.
• Straws are great for driving. With no head tilting, you can keep your eyes on the road.
• Good for smiles. It’s actually better for your teeth, when enjoying a sugary drink, to use a straw.
• You can match your straw to your mood. It’s like saying, “That’s right, I’m feeling pink today!” Children instinctively understand this.
• Straws are cheap fun. (I get my fix at Ikea, they sell boxes of 200 straws for $1, in funky color combos)
• Straws like to party. Display an array of cute, coordinated straws at a baby shower or birthday and it’s inexpensive table décor. Functional too.
• Straws like to dance. Stir your drink to “In the Good Ol’ Summertime,” while kickin’ it on the hammock. Straws like that.
• Straws reduce stress. A straw can help you keep track of your glass. Everyone gets a different color — easy living.
• And, face it, slurping is fun!
I’m not alone. My sister, Julia, loves straws too. When she serves me a drink, it’s always, “And what color straw would you like?” She keeps a serious stash of options. (What’s that all about? It’s not like straws were a big thing at our house.) So, after much analysis and self-reflection, I’ve come to the conclusion that straws are just great. I’m convinced that there are folks all around the world like my sister and me, who anonymously keep an ample supply of straws on hand for all of the glorious reasons above. You should too – go get yourself some! Straws are neat.
For a good, old-fashion “Turkey in the Straw” sing-a-long, click here.
hello, I’ve just come across your blog & I have to say: what an irresistable post! great picture + detailed straw analysis — straws DO love to party!
i *always* have straws around! they also make it easy to drink while one is, say, lying on the couch. no need to lift the head!
I’m a fellow straw user … especially when I’m pregnant. Drinks go down much smoother and more frequent when I use a straw. And easier to talk on the phone and drink at the same time …
a new thing to collect. I am so excited.
Fellow straw collector over here! Love this post! [And great photographs!]
I didn’t know I was in such good company! Straws rock!
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I was at IKEA the other day. I picked up the box of beautiful straws, I put down the box. I went back, picked them up again. I looked at my full cart, my husband’s raised eyebrows, and I put the box back on the shelf. I went home without the straws.
Tomorrow, I’m going back to IKEA and buying those straws! It’s only one flippin’ dollar, for goodness sakes! What was my problem? Momentary over-frugality. Won’t happen again.
Bravo! on the straw post. I ditto that!
another straw aficinado – my daughter loves straws too – that make even water taste better!
who knew there were so many other straw lovers??? oh, my! we should organize a STRAW SWAP!
Oh those IKEA straws. The ones I bought there the last time came in a plastic dispenser box! The joy.
Nice straw photos btw!
Another straw lover here. I can totally relate to your post! It’s almost to the point where I *can’t* drink anything without a straw.
Ruth
Although a straw lover, it is my sad duty to inform you that we are currently in the midst of a one week straw ban in our home. This is due to out of control bubble blowing through straws into drinks that then overflow all over the table. There is only so much of this a straw loving Mummy can take. Can you remember the old fashioned wax paper straws that came in the pastel stripes? Aahh, my childhood.
So clever! And soooo funny!
Viva la straw! My husband doesn’t understand my great love of straws – I’m so happy to see that someone else does! ;0)
yes, straws are great! that’s how we got babybug off the bottle with no problems. she couldn’t say no to drinking from a straw. it was more exciting than the bottle.
love your site. going to try your headbands soon. thanks for the pattern.
WHoot! Love straws, the bendy fun one’s are awesome! My little one just learned how to drink from a straw…passing on the love 🙂
Go straws! I’m gonna love them now too.
YOU ARE ALL MAD! FFS….
YOU ARE ALL MAD! FFS….
Straws are true party animals!! How cute!
i actually keep straws in my purse in a toothbrush holder just in case i can’t get a server to get me a straw. i am full-blown in my straw neuroses.
I am addicted to straws as well. My friends make fun of me when I order my drink WITH A STRAW. I mean seriously, I don’t understand how people can drink anything (especially with ice in it) without one. greatest invention.
this is hilarious. i thought i was the only one!
my favorite reason straws are the best: i can read and indulge in a beverage simultaneiously!
(i have to show this to my boyfriend – he thinks my adoration of the mighty straw makes me a freak!)
hello, this drink is delicious, to be honest I have not tested but just seeing the photo and gave me thirsty!
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