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My panties did not get in a bunch...it's just that I have had more than my fair share of visiting in the hospital, and insinuating that the people who are there are there because of their lifestyle really has nothing to do with a silly comment about 'a straw'. I have spent the last 15 days at a hospital and it's overwhelming to see what is going on in there and how it affects everyone around them.
Here's something I've always wondered about ... the drinking straw. Seriously, how difficult is it to put a cup to your lips to drink? I imagine the inventor of the straw sat back and thought "Hey, it's just too far to lift a cup to my lips, there's got to be a better way - a shortcut! Yeah, that's it, I'll put something in the cup that reaches my face so I won't have to struggle to lift the cup." Hence the cylindrical siphoning device we all cherish so fondly today!
Straws have many benefits over drinking out of cup.
Saves the enamel of teeth.
Straws that are sealed in wrappers served with drinks help prevent against bacteria that is sitting on the rim of the cup.
No worries of large chunks of ice landing on your lap.
Motorized, remote-control pull carts. But I guess these guys aren't quite as lazy as golf cart users...at least they're walking
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Okay, now this is a bit much! Couldn't you buy vinegar at the general store??? 
