{"id":4456,"date":"2015-01-03T08:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2015-01-03T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T19:10:07","slug":"national-drinking-straw-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2015\/01\/03\/national-drinking-straw-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL DRINKING STRAW DAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marvin C. Stone<\/a> received a\u00a0patent for the paper drinking straw on January 3, 1888. \u00a0That’s how come today we’re celebrating National Drinking Straw Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historians think the\u00a0first drinking straws were used by the Sumerians<\/a>. For drinking beer. In\u00a03,000 B.C.E.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOOK:\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drinking_straw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"girl\n

Two of my favorite people, Lucille Ball<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Desi Arnaz<\/a>\u00a0drinking from straws:<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Lucy\n\"kitten\n\"Teenager\n

Teenager Drinking Large Milkshake. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 1953 by Genevieve Naylor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"Drinking\n\"drinking\n\"flexi\n\"Sani-Serv\n

Sani-Serv Sanitary Straw Dispenser manufactured by The Vee Line Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n\"sizes\n

Various widths of drinking straws. Wikipedia<\/a> sure has a lot of info on them:\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drinking_straw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"stache\n

STACHE STRAWS!\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/178HBcb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"drinking\n

Eyeglasses straw:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/1xEbZnt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"color\n

OMG! COLOR CHANGING STRAWS!!!!!\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/13O1fI7<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"kikkerland\n

Kikkerland<\/a> (I love<\/em> them; not going to marry them, though!) Biodegradable Paper Straws, Bamboo:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/1BgdVF8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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CANDY STRAWS!!!\u00a0http:\/\/www.homewetbar.com\/Candy-Drinking-Straws-p-1024.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"bamboo\n

Bamboo straws:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/1yihzyy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"drinking\n

Drinking Straw Chair! And Check out lots more straw stuff at\u00a0https:\/\/barefootpastrygirl.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/19\/apparently-straws-are-vintage\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"drinking\n

Drinking Straw Lampshade!\u00a0http:\/\/the3rsblog.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/24\/colorful-drinking-straw-drum-shade\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"drinking\n\"flute\n

Flute made of drinking straws!\u00a0http:\/\/www.kiwicrate.com\/projects\/Straw-Flute\/1472<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\"flute\n