> this sounds like it's most likely derived from the myth that drinking
> through straws gets you more drunk or drunk faster. I'm sure
> lawmakers have bigger fish to fry in connecticut as if this is a fish
> to even fry.
>
>
> for sanitary reasons? I can see how the perception of the bartender
> touching the straw could be seen as unsanitary. but if it's wrapped
> or grabbed correctly there is nothing gross about this. I can think
> of many things far worse than this as a public health concern.
>
> The only other explanation that comes to mind is that some official
> had an unfortunate experience with a server/bartender/owner whatever
> that directly involved a straw in their drink.
All might be true, but I still don't have anything definitive to "bust the
myth". As for what lawmakers in Connecticut have to fry, they still don't
allow liquor stores to sell on Sunday. And the Florida law geniuses outlawed
touching drink garnish with your fingers (so I've heard...another myth?).