I'm old enough to remember when

[Ferrets are Cool]

Straws were ALL still made of paper. That moment when the straw disintegrated into a flat "unsuckable" object was devastating.

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1. Well I'm old enough to remember when

... shit, what did I come into this thread for?

[werdna]

2. And when they became "unsuckable" -

- you simply got another one, then threw them both away and, being paper, they would naturally decompose in the landfill instead of taking p space for an eternity. If they escaped the landfill, they still decomposed instead of posing a forever threat to the health and well being of animals and an eyesore of pollution in our living spaces.

[Wicked Blue]

3. I'm old enough to remember when the best part of getting a straw

was the opportunity to partly open the wrapper and blow it into the air.

[Hekate]

8. My Mama taught me how to make a caterpillar out of the wrapper!

Open one end, stand the wrapped straw up and carefully pull the wrapper down and off so it’s tightly wrinkled. Then take a few drops of water or soda in the straw and dribble it on the empty wrapper, which immediately opens in a kind of crawling motion — a caterpillar!

[Wicked Blue]

10. Cool!

[JoseBalow]

4. In-N-Out Burger uses paper straws

They are sturdy, heavy-duty paper straws that hold up to their delicious thick shakes* with no problem! You would probably collapse a lung before you collapsed one of their straws

*In-N-Out are the only fast food shakes made with REAL ice cream, not that thick goo that all the fast food joints use.

[Hekate]

9. Another reason to love In N Out💕

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[usonian]

5. I'm old enough to remember

leaving the ice cream container out overnight and opening up the microwave to find the chai tea that I prepared last night.

I just have too many projects going on at the same time. Now, where did I leave the to-do list?

Happy Thursday (that's what they watch says).

BTW, it also said ....



I use the watch to find the phone, which finds the keys, which find the car, unless I use the watch to backtrack to the car.

[Brother Buzz]

6. I remember you were cool if....

you could chew the end of a paper straw and push it inside, and turn the entire straw inside out with your tongue.

We were easily amused back in the day

[amerikat]

7. In WW2 the P-51 aircraft had paper drop tank for fuel.

Only used to get them to the target and were jettisoned at that point. Could not land with them. https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/necessity-mother-invention-paper-drop-tanks-wwii.html