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F1nutF1nut Posts: 40,608
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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: 9,966
    I'll match that and include Santa Barbara
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 9,966
    F1nut wrote: »
    1000 plastic straws.

    Free to anyone in Seattle or San Crapcisco.

    Mighty generous of you Jesse
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 9,966
    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: 4,323
    Awesome karma.
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  • Mr. SharpeMr. Sharpe Posts: 1,163
    I’ll drive from south Alabama for that
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  • aprazer402aprazer402 Posts: 1,171
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  • skrolskrol Posts: 2,678
    I was going to ask, bendy or straight?
    Stan

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  • F1nutF1nut Posts: 40,608
    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."

  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 4,940
    edited August 19
    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.
  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 19,530


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

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  • VR3VR3 Posts: 22,365
    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

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  • rooftop59rooftop59 Posts: 4,740
    A straw ban. Surely a sign of the apocalypse!!!
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  • FTGVFTGV Posts: 3,598
    I see the straw ****'s have migrated south of the border as well. Or has the Antifa's taken up the cause?
  • tonybtonyb Posts: 30,156
    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: 3,598
    Wow I see vanilla auto scrub's certain words. How PC of it.
  • kevhed72kevhed72 Posts: 3,343
    edited August 20
    The Right to Bear Straws....boo yaaaa!
  • mrbironmrbiron Posts: 4,848
    Straw Smuggling...It has become a real thing.
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  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 19,530
    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/
  • motorhead43026motorhead43026 Posts: 2,896
    Is this the shiny new object of the week, the straw ban............lol.
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    Political memes posted as fact and accepted as fact, are sign language of the ignorant, for the ignorant

    tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there

    Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 19,530
    hey, it got Russ off the front page for new posts for the moment ;)
  • MilitoMilito Posts: 214
    Does that include shipping? You will double box them to avoid damage?
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  • txcoastal1txcoastal1 Posts: 9,966
    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: 18,542
    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: 18,542
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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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  • Nesmith98Nesmith98 Posts: 70
    Corded Window Blinds are now on the contraband list too. So buy them while you can.
  • BlueFoxBlueFox Posts: 10,234
    Since they are only used once, why can't paper straws be used?
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,322
    edited August 21
    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.
    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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