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F1nutF1nut Posts: 43,636
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1000 plastic straws.

Free to anyone in Seattle or San Crapcisco.
Political Correctness'.........defined

"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 10,857
    I'll match that and include Santa Barbara
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 10,857
    F1nut wrote: »
    1000 plastic straws.

    Free to anyone in Seattle or San Crapcisco.

    Mighty generous of you Jesse
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 10,857
    ken brydson wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    1000 plastic straws.

    Free to anyone in Seattle or San Crapcisco.

    You know the rules. You have to post a price. This isn't freaking eBay....

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  • vmaxervmaxer Posts: 4,594
    Awesome karma.
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  • Mr. SharpeMr. Sharpe Posts: 1,273
    I’ll drive from south Alabama for that
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  • aprazer402aprazer402 Posts: 1,675
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  • skrolskrol Posts: 2,864
    I was going to ask, bendy or straight?
    Stan

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  • F1nutF1nut Posts: 43,636
    skrol wrote: »
    I was going to ask, bendy or straight?

    Their choice.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 7,592
    edited August 2018
    Haha, "San Crapcisco" - never heard that one.

    But take it from someone who has lived in the SF bay area for the past 13 years, you don't want to come here. Whether it be to visit or live. Just stay away. Trust me.
    "Electronic music is human sound adapting to indulge technology, and for some, it feels like the signature sound of energy. New and abstract sounds over hypnotic rhythms can conjure vast soundscapes for escape, pleasure, and transcendence."
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  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 24,593


    I'm just worried that the next generation will have no idea at all who/what this is...

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  • VR3VR3 Posts: 23,694
    I know this is tongue and cheek, but watch a few videos of straws being pulled from the nose of a sea turtle

    Stuff is crazy
    - Not Tom

    "No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro
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  • rooftop59rooftop59 Posts: 6,286
    A straw ban. Surely a sign of the apocalypse!!!
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  • FTGVFTGV Posts: 3,655
    I see the straw ****'s have migrated south of the border as well. Or has the Antifa's taken up the cause?
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  • tonybtonyb Posts: 31,812
    You can't win with these people. If you replace plastic straws with paper ones, the tree huggers will complain. Unless there is an obvious problem that we can control, best to ignore the knuckleheads.

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  • FTGVFTGV Posts: 3,655
    Wow I see vanilla auto scrub's certain words. How PC of it.
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  • kevhed72kevhed72 Posts: 3,868
    edited August 2018
    The Right to Bear Straws....boo yaaaa!
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  • mrbironmrbiron Posts: 5,213
    Straw Smuggling...It has become a real thing.
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  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 24,593
    Just to get this to audio for a minute -- :) there's a time honored trick used to tune bass reflex ports using bunches of -- you guessed it -- straws. A fistful of straws, cut to (various) lengths can be used as a quick and dirty way to test alternative tunings
    for a Helmholz resonator (ahem, bass reflex cabinet) :)

    Srsly.

    https://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/straws-in-bass-port

    there may be other reasons to do it, too.

    https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/straws-in-ports

    and, of course, Jon Risch says there're better ways to approach these issues than straws -- but, then again, he would ;)

    https://www.audioasylum.com/messages/tweaks/5370/how-drinking-straws-in-a-port-work-amp-how-to-do-better

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    source: https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/238587-acoustic-diffusion-or-absorption/
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  • motorhead43026motorhead43026 Posts: 3,384
    Is this the shiny new object of the week, the straw ban............lol.
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    tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there

    Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb then dumber.
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  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 24,593
    hey, it got Russ off the front page for new posts for the moment ;)
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  • MilitoMilito Posts: 770
    Does that include shipping? You will double box them to avoid damage?
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 10,857
    It will include shipping but not responsible if they are confiscated at the border.
    Also not responsible for any legal fee's incurred if you get arrested with such straws B)
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  • nooshinjohnnooshinjohn Posts: 21,995
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Is this the shiny new object of the week, the straw ban............lol.

    Just wait til they come for yours at two in the morning.
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  • nooshinjohnnooshinjohn Posts: 21,995
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    And of all that the U.S. is responsible for, less than .5 percent comes from straws.
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    Saying that it's "too hard" to pursue your dreams is no different than admitting to yourself that you are too lazy to achieve them.

    “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
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  • BlueFoxBlueFox Posts: 12,623
    Since they are only used once, why can't paper straws be used?
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,685
    edited August 2018
    I’ll bid at $15. :lol:
    This whole straw thing is crazy. We were in Montana on vacation this week, and when I got my drink I asked for a straw. I was told no.
    Not Tom or Trey or Jim just Micah
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    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
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  • tonybtonyb Posts: 31,812
    Nesmith98 wrote: »
    Corded Window Blinds are now on the contraband list too. So buy them while you can.

    Why would that be ?

    Soon we'll all be taking orders and making road trips like we used to do for Coors beer and fireworks.
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