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What's with the stripes on drinking straws?

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  • Ralfcoder
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It's so your strawberry koolaid knows which way to go once it's in the straw.

  • Scott R
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yeah, plain straws are boring. Colors make them better.

  • Plague
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Plain white straws are boring.

  • Everyday's the same again...
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Go faster stripes - they make you slurp quicker.

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  • B0uncingMoonman@aol.com
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It means `this way up` otherwise dumbos might try to use them sideways.

  • Polly
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Makes them more interesting ??

  • Kaz
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    It`s called a pattern !

  • wierd and wounderful world of me
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    to make them look better and more decorative same with cocktail unberelles

  • amymoniger
    1 decade ago

    i like them there cute.............dont you think so.

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