Corporate Cooperation....

If you go to Jack in the Box and order a large drink, they use a fork lift to serve you a small aquarium. The cup is close to 18 inches tall and as big around as my leg. Whether that is good or bad is for the Morgan Skerlocks of the world to debate. What I care about is the fact that the straw they give you to drink from this pony keg of Dr. Pepperocity is only about 10 inches long. On more than one occasion I have pushed my straw all the way down through the lid and lost it in the oblivion below. Any patron is left unable to consumer the final 25% of their drink without Cirq du Soliel-esque tipping maneuvers or resorting the barbarian practice of drinking without a straw.

Now, if you go to Quiznos and order a combo they give you a sandwich, chips, and a medium drink. The cup is probably in the 16 to 20 ounce range. Fairly standard size. But, the straws the have on offer are like two feet long. It is a pain to sit down at the table and eat my sandwich and then have to stand up to drink from the straw, maybe even on a chair if you are a short person. These straws are so ridiculously long that you are unable to take your drink to go unless you have a sun roof to accommodate the protrusion.

Someone should arrange a meeting of these fast food magnates and arrange a swap. Or, if that is unattainable, one of you politically minded activists down at the train yard should "accidentally" facilitate a switching of straw deliveries. The world would be a much happier place.