re: Is it “unmanly” to use a straw?

Yes

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only use a sissy stick in a restaurant so I don’t lip a germ off of a glass.

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Again glassware is cleaner than most things in the average restaurant. Same people that use a straw suck all day on a soup spoon.
I’ve worked part time at restaurants for over 20 years. The farther you get from the ghetto the less people use straws. The tv show The Wire had a great bit about that in an episode. But I’ve seen people use straws in martini glasses, wine glasses, and champagne glasses. The same crowd that requests a straw orders their steaks well done and wants the Heinz 57 and A1 sauce.

At home no unless it’s a cocktail. Weird I know.

Restaurants, always.

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For snorting?

Works better than a bill

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Yeah, but snorting out of a rolled up bill gives it a little extra character. Gives it th at extra flavor you don't get from a straw.

Nothing makes you feel like more of a baller than snorting a fat bump of blow of a hot girls tiddy (can't make a line on a decent sized tiddy. arse is better for lines, but I'm a tiddy man)

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Did you ever stop to think how many other noses that money has been in?

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That thought never crosses your mind while you’re in the moment

No one said anything about licking the dollar bill

So reading this thread a couple of weeks ago made me reflect on the fact that I get fast food a few times a week, and that it would take very little effort to reduce waste by keeping a resuable straw in my car. So I ordered a straw and wanted to give a review. I don't think it's worth its own thread, so I'm posting it here.

The titanium straw I ordered cost $11 exactly; not cheap but as long as I don't lose it, it should last forever. It came with a bag and a cleaning brush. So my first impression was that this very light, super strong thin-walled tube with an anodized violet finish was pretty cool. But here's why I wanted to review it: after two weeks, it's still a slightly negative experience using a metal straw. First of all, the non-smooth anodized finish still seems a little weird to my lips and tongue. And I swear there's a slight taste to the metal, even though titanium supposedly doesn't have a metallic taste. And using a hard metallic straw just isn't as pleasant as a soft chewy straw. So even though I'm used to using it now, it's still noticeably not as pleasant to use as soft plastic.

A glass straw would improve the sensory experience but it would still be hard, and it would be relatively bulky (thicker walls) and fragile. A polished stainless steel straw might be better. They are both much cheaper than titanium so I will probably try both of those other materials as well to see if it's a better experience.