As a man, I just can't bring myself to suck on a straw. Just like I can't bring myself to wear sweats in public.

Only instance I can think of where I might use a straw would be if I were having a milkshake.

7/12/2018 6:30:11 AM

sometimes i use straws sometimes i don't, i really don't put much/any thought into it.

7/12/2018 6:47:27 AM

i use straws to stir up the lemonade i made in my water cup from zaxbys

7/12/2018 6:56:52 AM

I have several replies for you. Pick one.

Dismissive of the notion of what is "masculine":

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"Holy shit who could care? Does your identity hinge so on masculinity that it dictates how you drink, which is something no one could possibly give a shit about? I promise you no one is watching sip a drink through a straw in public and thinking, 'Check out the weak sister over here!' It's worse that it even bothers you. Do you understand that?"

Suspicious of how unhygienic it is to not use a straw:

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"So what, you'd rather put your bare-ass lips to a cup or glass that thousands of people who don't floss have been licking? I promise you them shits ain't getting as clean as you think they are. Enjoy your canker sores and shit. I'll be over here taking pristine sips."

Mocking your milkshake concession:

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"What the fuck kind of watery shakes are you having that you'd deign to use a straw over getting in there with a spoon?"

Partly homophobic taunt:

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"I'm too manly for a straw you guyth~"

Getting real about what is manly:

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"Why do you think it's 'unmasculine'? Because it reminds you of sucking dick? I got news for you, buddy: The manliest thing you can possibly do is fuck a dude."

7/12/2018 8:38:25 AM

how do you drink in a car without a straw? Maybe that's something short people can do

7/12/2018 8:51:04 AM

ain't anybody ever told you not to drink and drive

7/12/2018 8:51:48 AM

^^wait, what? I'm 6'5" and have the ability to raise a drink to my mouth in a car

[Edited on July 12, 2018 at 9:18 AM. Reason : Frosh, that was selfish, leave some responses for the rest of us]

7/12/2018 9:18:11 AM

Giving a single fuck what other people think about how you get a drink from a cup into your mouth. Unmasculine or nah?

7/12/2018 9:38:22 AM

7/12/2018 10:00:39 AM

i wish they offered crazy straws, frankly

7/12/2018 10:43:39 AM

I love straws when I'm hungover as hell and need to lazy sip a soda with my bojangles

7/12/2018 11:16:33 AM

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"how do you drink in a car without a straw? Maybe that's something short people can do"

i'm very curious about this and would like some more info

when you drink does your cup somehow end up above your head?

7/12/2018 11:27:23 AM

i too am interested in this drinking in a car difficulty.

7/12/2018 11:55:08 AM

I think the idea is you don't want to drive around with a cup full-to-the-brim with liquid, without a lid on it, because it would spill. So a lid and straw would be practical.

7/12/2018 12:20:41 PM

Nobody is gonna fill it to the brim then put it in the car. And even if they did, one swig would put it to a more reasonable level. Unless you are driving down a hill or driving crazy, it isn't gonna spill. Besides, aside from drinks from fast food places that come with straws, the only other drink people have in their car is likely either in a bottle with a cap or one of those travel coffee mug things.

7/12/2018 12:35:11 PM

^^ what would that have to do with: "Maybe that's something short people can do"

if it was about having a lid why would height have anything to do with it

7/12/2018 12:37:20 PM

[Edited on July 12, 2018 at 12:41 PM. Reason : bigman exposed]

7/12/2018 12:41:19 PM

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7/12/2018 3:16:32 PM

I only drink from steel military spec combat utility straws. #SuchManly



[Edited on July 12, 2018 at 4:06 PM. Reason : ]

7/12/2018 4:06:09 PM

I use that to punch a hole through my throat into my neck

7/12/2018 4:11:21 PM

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"when you drink does your cup somehow end up above your head?"

having tried, i can't get enough of an angle to get the bottom of a frozen drink to slide out because my head is right against the ceiling

7/12/2018 4:55:57 PM

See now you're adding additional criteria. Moving the goalposts smh

7/12/2018 5:07:58 PM

Raising the goalposts so he doesn't bump into them with his head

7/12/2018 5:18:52 PM

Ok let’s take it a step further...

Men drinking cocktails out of stir straws. A good look or nah?

7/13/2018 5:36:29 AM

So what are dude bartenders supposed to do? Not taste the cocktails they're making to make sure they're good? Take a sip with their lips right on the rim of the highball glass?

7/13/2018 6:22:05 AM

It's not that it's "umasculine," it's that it's childish and undignified. Children ask for straws. Adults drink from the glass, because adults are used to drinking beer, bourbon, wine, and other things which cannot possibly be consumed through a straw by someone with any sense of self-respect.

But even childish and undignified things can be of use, which is how we discovered that people can use kickball to get laid. A straw is fine in situations where it fills a need that would otherwise have to be filled by something even more childish, like a sippy cup. A drink in a moving vehicle should have a lid to prevent spillage (and also shouldn't be beer, wine, or bourbon). A drink in a dark movie theater generally should have the same, unless you're in one of the cool theaters that serves beer, in which case you just kind of have to resign yourself that you're going to spill some beer on yourself.

7/13/2018 7:02:07 AM

a straw is always fine because who the fuck really cares

7/13/2018 7:28:12 AM

I went to lunch with a former co-worker several years ago. Our waitress dropped a couple straws on the table along with our drinks. I proceeded to grab mine and hand one to said co-worker, he looked me right in the eyes and said "I don't need no sissy stick"

I still used my straw

7/13/2018 8:13:04 AM

I hope you blew the straw paper at him like a blow dart.

7/13/2018 8:50:38 AM

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"how do you drink in a car without a straw?"

I've found that the over-sized fast food cups block nearly half of my field of vision when I drink out of one without a straw while driving.

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"Men drinking cocktails out of stir straws."

If I'm finishing off a pitcher of margarita, and my last sip is from a glass that's full of ice, I'll use the cocktail straws (preferably two of them) to drink the last remaining bit of margarita out of the glass without spilling ice all over my face.

[Edited on July 13, 2018 at 8:52 AM. Reason : ]

7/13/2018 8:51:29 AM

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7/13/2018 9:55:53 PM

why is this even a consideration

7/14/2018 10:30:30 PM