When Fast Food Restaurants Switch To Paper Straws

[@RyanGeorge]

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[@DarthScott]

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[@kiraanbadar5993]

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[@evanorsomething909]

Hello ryan

[@fnafonfire3704]

Ok

[@connorconfirmed9171]

Hi

[@ClintsReptiles]

Man, I have never wanted a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it so badly. It is just good to know that they support solutions that almost work.

[@kadenbane]

bro what the frick are you doing here?

[@OutsiderLabs]

Paper straws make terrible pet reptiles - you're wasting your time here.

[@johnnyphesto1247]

So the “women will want to sleep with you” didn’t work? What are you, some kind of gay?

[@Vaultboy101]

You need to Dill with that urge.

[@conan8819]

what's up checkmark

[@Z4RD4N34]

"It's like drinking from an actively decomposing toilet paper roll." That is so accurate.

[@PurpleCat64209]

Imagine a straw made of toilet paper, that stuff would have flown off the shelves if it were 2020

[@Z4RD4N34]

@@PurpleCat64209 Yuuuuuuuuuck

[@altorins]

I refuse to use them. The other day my wife unwrapped a paper straw an put it in my drink. I glared at her as I immediately took it out. Surprise ...... 5 mins later she makes this hilarious face as her straw is disintegrating in her drink.

[@27th-Letter]

A good trick around that at restaurants that have those is just get a plastic stir stick straw that they put in cocktails, I just use those as my main straws, so I don’t swallow paper lol

[@geewillikers918]

@@PurpleCat64209 Or... now....

[@Conceptcreator]

So the pickle company is doing well! Man how it has grown!

[@BlipFanatic]

He's such a heartless CEO! You should support local businesses such as food place!

[@MiotaLee]

I think the point is that you shouldn't be proud of him

[@Rosmarus_Odobenus]

The pickles haven't, though.

[@gargamancula5158]

Well according to the obviously honest owner it makes women want to sleep with you so... ya

[@itrynano2048]

@@BlipFanatic how could i support Food Place, their pickles aren't even comparable. It's like food place uses some sketchy cucumbers or something

[@jeffkadlec8264]

"Devestatingly minimal climate action" What a great quote!!

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

DevEstating spelling.

[@Strogman25]

​@@Dr.Ian-PlectDevastatingly dickish pedantry.

[@Lumerlume11]

activism.

[@BigRedDino3311]

Ever heard of tipping a motherfucking cup you fucking toddler?

[@F4c2a]

People upvote this comment with a chuckle and then they go on twitter/facebook and change their profile picture into "support current thing" and think they're helping

[@pepeshrinu]

"Over simplify the issue and specifically demonize plastic straws". Yep, that is perfectly accurate.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

But why, though? Is it to distract from oil spills, smog, the well-oiled network of petrol stations, leaky pipelines poisoning ground water, fracking, and from renewable energy being much cheaper even without the subsidies that oil, gas, coal, and uranium receive? Is it to make it seem like the climate catastrophe is a matter of small personal choices rather than a global structural political issue that 99% of the population wouldn't have an impact on even collectively without first changing the underlying infrastructure of everyday life? Or is it an attempt by the paper industry to open new revenue streams now that they have increasing competition from.the hemp industry?

[@Laqiss]

@@davidwuhrer6704 jesus christ thats a long comment

[@NoaZeevi]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Just use thorium!

[@zorudareapr3170]

@@Laqiss We literally had the same first two words as a reaction to that paragraph 😂

[@angrymokyuu1951]

@@davidwuhrer6704 You're entirely overthinking this: it's entirely about taking some issue X and making yourself out to be the good guy by doing action Y, which may or may not actually have an impact. Greenwashing is especially fun, as a number of "green" replacements end up worse for the environment than the non-"green" original.

[@NoodleProductions]

That guy sharing about his grandma getting thrown into a hurricane by a tornado was being so insensitive. It’s like he doesn’t know that the company only needs 3 disasters to make money, and any more are just inconvenient.

[@Hope-ux4dx]

Hi man

[@pcmacintyre]

But is it barely an inconvenience?

[@salmanuel4053]

...whereas using three disasters is super easy, barely an inconvenience!

[@RobMedellin]

I know right! Guys like him make me lose faith in humanity! Like who cares?!!! If it were the first said OK, maybe the third of course, but the fourth goddammit people.

[@NoodleProductions]

@@RobMedellin he took it too far

[@Musiqueen1]

As a person with a disability who literally requires a straw to drink pretty much anything, I appreciated this so much! As great as it might be to get some extra fibre in my diet, paper is not my ideal way of getting it! You hit the ball out of the park with this one!

[@lenonel3286]

You must have some metal straws with you at all times tho, right? They're much better and look cooler

[@antonellamR2D2]

Hope they shift to compostable mais plastic!

[@swistedfilms]

I knew someone who also needed straws and paper just wasn't cutting it for them. Wound up getting silicone and aluminum straws to bring with them wherever they went. Was lucky enough to have a dishwasher so re-using the straws was easy. But yeah, I'm finding out how often accessibility for the disabled is overlooked, in ways big and small. It really is high time that these things are considered when designing new things.

[@Musiqueen1]

@@lenonel3286 I agree that they look cool and they are a lot better for the environment! Unfortunately, part of my condition is having muscle spasms that will cause me to bite down, which can be pretty painful with metal. I am trying really hard to find the best alternative because I'm a huge environmentalist but I also want to not get hurt when I'm trying to drink haha.

[@lenonel3286]

@@Musiqueen1 oh sorry, I didn't know about that part of it! Someone a few comments ago suggested silicone straws

[@trustnoone2152]

That line "What if our straws could fall apart like an ancient scroll being touched by the sun for the first time." Just got me. such a funny dude

[@XtremiTeez]

Yeah, that one fell flat. It should have been: "...for the first time in over 2,000 years".

[@-Teague-]

​@@XtremiTeezWe are all very concerned about the precise factual detail of this 4-minute KZbin comedy sketch. Please continue to provide the highly valuable service of pointing out how obvious hyperbole is incorrect.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@XtremiTeezit wasn’t ancient 2000 years ago so that’s implied

[@XtremiTeez]

@@-Teague- "factual detail"? No. It's about comedy and joke writing. The joke fell flat because it wasn't written in a way that realizes its full, comedic potential.

[@XtremiTeez]

@@iGaveLiaHIV but that doesn't clarify WHEN it is being touched by the sun for the first time. It's these little subtleties that are important in writing.

[@Toxik_Dubz]

"And then...we wrap the paper straws in plastic!!" "Brilliant!"

[@reignman30]

Lol you can't make this shit up. Gotta keep those paper straws from degrading before people use them.

[@Rigged10000]

Glass Straws

[@OliveTreesa]

@@Rigged10000 bamboo straws

[@VeraEdelman]

@@OliveTreesa I've been to one restaurant where they had bamboo straws. Don't remember which one it was but it was certainly better than the paper ones

[@fnafgachafan1644]

or I will coudl just ge tour own plastic straws

[@ultrajinxrutabaga]

“Of course the CUP is still plastic, we’re not insane!” almost made me spit out my breakfast.

[@DrWh1teCat]

Which is made better by the fact that paper cups are commonly used in fast food restaurants.

[@johnjekyllson28]

@@DrWh1teCat Yes, and a *lot* of places that use paper straws also use plastic cups, and it’s such a weird disconnect.

[@soonamisapphire2425]

Isn’t all coffee and paper cups to I don’t understand why a cold drink would be plastic if a hot drink can be held and paper

[@LXW-Arts]

New paper cup You might want to drink a lot faster

[@mischarowe]

@@DrWh1teCat Paper cups in fast food restaurants (especially those for coffee) do have a lining of plastic inside of them.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

"Devastatingly minimal climate activism." "Exactly how minimal are we talking here?" "Well, most of our actual efforts were spent on writing that sentence." 👍

[@wasabista1613]

And the best part is, the problem it's supposed to solve doesn't exist!

[@Venator_X1]

@@wasabista1613 exactly

[@davidtee5367]

@@wasabista1613 oh that's right! that carmen sandiego keeps stealing all that land ice in greenland. She's so dastardly! Personally i think Trump hired her to steal it, seeing how he tried to _buy_ greenland from denmark in 2017. seems sus to me, glad we voted him off the ship

[@wasabista1613]

@@davidtee5367 That land ice is still there. It was supposed to be all gone by 2018 but it's still there. None of the climate Chicken Littles' other predictions have come true, either. Manhattan isn't half submerged (supposed to happen by 2019), the Arctic isn't ice free (2018), the Maldives haven't sunk (2018), and by the way unseasonable cold just killed the coffee harvest in Brazil so your soy milk latte will cost you more this winter. But, hey, maybe it's time for another climate summit -- I can hear Al Gore and Lenny DiCaprio revving up their private jets now.

[@davidc.3145]

@@wasabista1613 Global cooling is caused by global warming. (sarcasm) Or is it. lol

[@brandonmaster7901]

"But paper straws are biodegradable!" I know, one is currently biodegrading in my drink.

[@OneTopic]

i like the fun in-built race to finish your drink before it’s impossible to consume! so enjoyable! 😊

[@DarthScott]

Ryan George: uploads new vid Verified People: my time has come

[@AverageAlobamaEnjoyer]

Alobama

[@Vortex-fv2up]

Oh

[@milktea6676]

Like build a bear but less Creative

[@unez1312]

@@DarthScott exactly dudeee!!

[@nonspiderweb]

I love how much "a sandwich with a pretty big pickle" has taken off from it's humble roots.

[@gm2407]

Isnt that a burger?

[@sperkyjerky]

@@gm2407 So your saying you order burgers that just have one pickle inside of them?

[@gm2407]

@@sperkyjerky Well when I make them at home Pickled Gherkins are one of the ingredients. I take one and cut it into strips. I also have chedder, lettus, onion, mustard, and tomatoes. Its lovely as a burger or sandwich.

[@SadButter]

Makes sense that the first guy ever to make a commercial would get a lot of profit.

[@bunnyboy98]

As humble as telling people that eating the stuff gets girls to have sex withyou, like a lot?

[@rachelppython]

"I'm in a field now and the implication is that I had something to do with how green it is." Ryan pointing out subtle marketing strategies in these is too real

[@Hope-ux4dx]

Yee

[@salmanuel4053]

I hope you're not poking fun at another Ryan who stands in a green field in his marketing campaign. Cuz if you were, I would phone him immediately using my reliable, $30-a-month mobile service.

[@mrvoice3436]

@@AxxLAfriku bro was spelling the name Rachel so hard that you could only say ra like some kind of low budget dinosaur

[@rachelppython]

@@mrvoice3436 raaaaaaaa

[@hardwirecars]

"subtle"

[@misseli1]

The "I'm in a field now" line gave me Old Spice commercial vibes

[@Anonymized-name]

"Of course the cup is still plastic we're not insane" Even though paper cups have been around for eons and work FINE lol

[@tuschman168]

So do the straws if you make them properly. I've had no issues with them but maybe they're a different make, depending on where you live.

[@TheGregamonster]

It's weird to me that we can make cups out of paper that don't get soggy and make your beverage taste like paper but not straws.

[@mcmadness110]

Even double walled ones for coffee.

[@aaronforsythe8556]

Well don't put liquor in them they will leak.

[@deenaprice1524]

Paper cups have waxed bottoms. Maybe they need to wax the paper straws. That might help the slow drinkers get to the end of their drink without the straw melting.

[@meshells965]

I love how the straw gets progressively worse every time it cuts back to him. Nice!

[@erikburzinski8248]

We cant make good paper straws but we can make paper cups that work somehow

[@coin2094]

@@erikburzinski8248 but we're not gonna switch to the working cups and instead make everyone use our awful straws. We're the real heroes here.

[@angrymokyuu1951]

@@erikburzinski8248 It's the waxy coating that makes paper cups work. I imagine it's a pain to apply that to the inside of a straw, so we get garbage instead.

[@ValiantOutcast]

My personal favorite is when they wrap the paper straws in some kind of plastic to protect them until you are ready to use them.

[@adrenjones9301]

Especially since we used to have Plastic Straws wrapped in Paper xD

[@paaph8747]

Well, they need to keep the straws dry so they "work". 😂😂😂

[@nathanthebird4625]

mine is when you get a plastic cup with a paper straw

[@enginepy]

It’s actually cellophane, which is a corn product, but I totally agree.

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

@@enginepy So what I am hearing is cellophane straws?

[@frogosplayer1]

Love how the straw got soggier and soggier as he talked 🤣

[@BigRedDino3311]

Tip a motherfucking cup dumbass

[@someshta]

Just from the humidity in the air, no less...

[@kaseyrolow]

“I’m in a field now and the implication is that I had something to do with how green it is” I spat my drink out at that one lol golden!

[@davidgoldrock7264]

Did you use a paper straw to consume it beforehand? If not, Micheal pickleseller is better than you /s

[@UrbanBricks]

@@davidgoldrock7264 nooooooo you beat me to it!

[@raccoon3271]

I’m starting to get really invested in the story of the “Sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it” company.

[@John_Locke_108]

I want one of those sandwiches so badly.

[@SnickersEatsCookies]

Now I feel like a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it

[@kenshiraccoon2147]

i just wanna say that i dont know you from anywhere but i love you and your profile pic

[@johnnyphesto1247]

It’s been tracked pretty well. After a “women will want to sleep with you” advertising campaign, they went corporate.

[@singenstattatmen5096]

Nah, they've become a sell out! I preferred when only a select few knew about it and they definitely couldn't make a living with it! 😤

[@cyberdronefpv]

"So we decided it was time for some devastatingly minimal climate activism..." Ryan, you have a gift with words, glad you decide to share it, in spite of it probably not being barely an inconvenience.

[@caroline10081]

After losing a couple of stainless steel straws (by leaving them behind in restaurants), I've resorted to drinking directly from the cup. Not sure what guys with mustaches like the Ryans will do. Wish they would make a lid that is similar to the ones for coffee cups. Environment not saved.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

That's.. honest

[@wintaaaaa]

This is a conspiracy by Cocacola to get people to buy their bottles, cocacola is the #1 plastic polluter in the planet

[@FalconRS]

I know, right? Only other KZbinr so good with words is Charles White.

[@SeenAGreatLight]

"A tornado launched my grandmother into a hurricane." That line KILLED me, several times over. XD

[@kingcaz1990]

And grandma too

[@evancraftgc6271]

Are you his grandmother?

[@SeenAGreatLight]

@@evancraftgc6271 No, but I was in the same hurricane and waved as she passed by. I think she landed in Oz!

[@wenteago]

"I don't want that." This single quote is one I've been using for years now.

[@Money4Nothing]

It never doesn't work

[@anthonymcrooster3703]

@@Money4Nothing so it works?

[@Terra_Lopez]

Eloquent and elegant -- to the point.

[@AS_210]

"Of course the cup is still plastic, we're not insane." That really says it all doesn't it

[@wck]

I'd rather the cup be paper instead of the straw. I don't have to put my mouth on the cup.

[@ildix]

@Annas R Zulficar it's paper with a plastic layer inside the cup, so the beverage would not soak the paper. It's actually worst than a pure plastic cup because you can't recycle it.

[@hardwirecars]

that this is a completely made up issue that has literally been going on for the last 100 years? yeah it really does say it all.

[@thomasneal9291]

@@ildix it's not plastic, it's wax. has been for over 60 years.

[@jeffkadlec8264]

"A tornado launched my grandmother into a hurricane." That might be the greatest line EVER!!

[@AxeMan808]

I laughed out loud in RealLife™

[@azathoththeprimalchaos2289]

Its certainly up there, thats for sure I'm certain.

[@Christina_Cage]

"Not particularly large but not comically small. You wouldn't point and laugh at it" I discovered how surprisingly immature I actually am when I laughed way too hard at this.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

"I'm in a field now, and the implication is that I had something to do with how green it is." Great marketing, right up there with "When I drink from plastic straws, everything is black and white with scary music. But when I drink from new paper straws, it's bright and sunny with piano music!"

[@jessiehogue.]

Also, with the plastic ones, everyone hates me, my car won't start and I get fired from my job! Whereas drinking from the paper straws makes me popular, causes me to win the lottery somehow and I lost 50 pounds!

[@mayebeline1149]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT. I hate these paper "straws" (as they call themselves). The bare minimum requirements for a straw should include not ruining the drink you put it in.

[@azombie8mybaby]

Paper straws are just a cover up for the bigger problem... turtles that are addicted to cocaine. That's how they get the straws stuck in their noses. Big Straw doesn't want people to know that they are enabling the turtles addictions and therefore switched to paper straws that are completely useless under water in an effort to force the turtles to quit cold turkey instead of sending them to rehab because that would cost them more and affect their profit margin.

[@SMC-yq3xh]

@@azombie8mybabythis is great

[@DCHockey13]

I received a paper straw for the first time last week and I'm pretty sure it even ruined popsicles for me as the straws pretty much taste the same as a wooden popsicle stick you're sucking on for 45 minutes.

[@KaizerKilborn]

The problem is, they already solved the paper straw issues, since paper cups exist and worked okay. They just need to incorporate the waxy sealing to the inside and outside of the paper straw, so it's useful for twenty minutes while being used.

[@azombie8mybaby]

@@KaizerKilborn this only means that Big Straw is now in cahoots with Big Wax in an attempt to set events into motion that will leave us all open to a global assault and the fall of all organized government as the Bees take control of the planet. By this time next year, you and everyone you know will be speaking Bee.

[@leskiharn9597]

The dumbest part of paper straws is that they are usually in a plastic wrapper. Which part of it is more likely to end up in the ground? Definitely the wrapper

[@ZenithAMVs]

And the paper straws because of how bad they are.

[@prairiepanda]

The ones I've seen come in paper wrappers, just like the plastic straws used to. But I definitely prefer the sippy cup style lids over dissolving straws...

[@RiotforPeacePlz]

I loved they got rid of the straws yet still put the plastic drink cover on their drinks.

[@iame7483]

Wait, so the Sandwich With a Pretty Big Pickle in it Corporation has drinks now? I was trying to use the plastic straws to drink my sandwich, which didn't work very well at all. I for one am very excited about this new change!

[@mercurywoodrose]

pickle juice. they have pickle juice. 3 varieties. regular, sweetened, and with caffeine (mountain Pickle)

[@thetheoristking8731]

You're forgetting diet Moutain Pickle, and Mountain Pickle zero sugar.

[@jjonahjameson8934]

How have I never heard of this company?! I need a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it butt try I already ate my lunch money

[@liamchaidez5889]

SANDWICH WITH A PRETTY BIG PICKLE IN IT PRESENTS A CUP WITH A PRETTY BIG VOLUME OF PICKLE JUICE IN IT!!!

[@daveroche6522]

"Pretty big pickle slurpies"? Gawd, I'm sure 'someone from marketing' is already latching onto this....

[@kumailjawadallawati9740]

"Climate change is very very complex, that's why we've decided to oversimplify the issue and *specifically demonize plastic straws* " That got me 🤣🤣👌

[@professionalshitposter6897]

it's funny because it's true

[@JW-tq2rl]

And the fact that China and India are the worst offenders and do nothing about it

[@Gadottinho]

@@JW-tq2rl and those leftists don't care and most of the time even "protect"/"defend" them...

[@Somerandomdude-ev2uh]

@@JW-tq2rl true, noone should try to improve anything as long as there are worse things

[@Humanresouces]

@@Gadottinho WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

[@kalinvaricu5102]

We began watching Michael Pickleseller as he was trying to put out ad's for his company and now it's a giant company. He has come so far!😭

[@garykunsman448]

It’s heartwarming to see.

[@violinda.]

Covid has been kind to Michael Pickleseller

[@BlipFanatic]

I hope he makes a collaboration company with food place to make the best food there could possibly be!

[@craigstaley352]

@Joshua Roehl Shame on you for trying to hijack another person's comment section for your incredibly bad song.

[@kalinvaricu5102]

Oh my god!! I didn't think I would get this many likes! Thank you everyone 😁

[@remylebeau34]

"I'm in a field now, and the implication is that I had something to do with how green it is" that line made me laugh so much

[@CatchTheMarmosets]

Glad to see Micheal Pickleseller made a name for himself. An idea that was truly ahead of its time finally being recognised. This will truly advance humanity.

[@Hope-ux4dx]

Lol

[@johnnyphesto1247]

I mean, he did lie about the whole “if you buy it, women will want to sleep with you” thing.

[@thinkinofanameidunno7816]

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[@thegreenxeno9430]

@@johnnyphesto1247 I don't know. I ate two of his sandwiches and I'm married now. Seems to work. Are you eating it from the middle out?

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

@@johnnyphesto1247 I think you're trying with the wrong women cause the women I meet loved the pickle

[@silverblade357]

I heard it at a Burger King. "Can I get a soda in a large coffee cup?" I understood this man's intent immediately!

[@limegreensquid]

Fresh slice pizza has sippy lids for pop. Solves the problem and saves then money.

[@SerenityFeueropal]

So... what was his intent?

[@shaereub4450]

What's the reference from?

[@lukaschin1038]

@@SerenityFeueropal He means that because pop cups give you paper straws, he wants a coffee cup so he can drink it like how he drinks coffee instead.

[@silverblade357]

@@shaereub4450 No reference. I heard someone ordered soda in a coffee cup and immediately realized he didnt want to deal with the paper straw.

[@rylter]

My mom used to tell stories about how her parents used to drink straight from the glass. Like, with their mouths. Savages.

[@jesusisunstoppable4438]

LoL

[@amberscoutstarwatcher]

I've tried that before... it's such an amazing experience!!

[@Milamberinx]

Problem is fast food company paper cups don't have enough structural integrity without their lids, so poking a straw through the lid was the solution.

[@jesusisunstoppable4438]

@@Milamberinx Poking a Hole through the lid is Tight !! Super Easy, Barely an inconvenience !!

[@thomasneal9291]

"how her parents used to drink straight from the glass" I can only assume that was in the days before cars and fast food.

[@makingthestorybetter]

I do love how corporations solved plastic pollution with the tiniest source of plastic besides a plastic toothpick.

[@justforever96]

"the corporations" didn't do it. You think they just decided to stop using plastic straws? They banned them in several states, the companies had to come up with an alternative if they wanted to keep selling drinks with straws like they always had. In sure a few decided they might as well make it company wide because it's easier than trying to sort out different supplies for different states, and you might as well play it for a PR gain if you are going to be stuck with a crappy situation anyway. So blank eco activists and the state governments, not the corporations.

[@JRS06]

@@justforever96 If anything, we should all carry a plastic straw around with us. You just put it in your drink, wipe it, and use it again.

[@sharkdentures3247]

"Devastatingly minimal climate activism." "That's . . . .honest." GET OUT OF MY HEAD RYAN! I was going to say that.

[@skulliothepumpkin535]

McDonald’s been real quiet ever since “Sandwich With A Pretty Big Pickle In It” opened up

[@powdereyes2210]

why? because they're working on something even better so costumers won't have to spit out the drink along with paper every time they try to take a sip Edit: I haven't even heard in 15 years of my life a single person using or even talking about a straw being made of paper so is it a new thing? because it'd make sense because 2020 and 2021 are the years of stupidity I'd call 2020-2051 the age of the Zombies because everyone was so braindead and lazy they couldn't even bother spelling things correctly and not being in a country where people actively speak English being their excuse heck I'm not from those countries and look at me even though sometimes I make mistakes I don't ignore them like a 6 year old I either learn not to do that or get help from the internet to correct them first step is to watch what you're writing make sure you didn't screw it up step two... well... if you're interested you should google it I'm not a teacher I can't make this seem fun I'm not Mat Pat

[@CatchTheMarmosets]

Muscleman8562 why r u self promoting on a comment with 25 likes

[@jamielondon6436]

Are they still around? Huh.

[@slovnicurling9808]

Not really. In my country they had ad campaing with young people and youtubers like half year back.

[@DEEZNUTZ-gm8sy]

@@powdereyes2210 how the hell did u go to straw to an English professor and this is the internet as long as someone can understand us we dnt need to correct

[@SleepingSpinet]

“Devastatingly minimal climate action.” 😆😆😆 Seriously I appreciate that through the sponsor you provided a way to more significantly help with environmental problems. 💚💚💚

[@8lec_R]

No no no. The sponsor will also provide a minimal response to climate action. You can't fight a metric tonne of oil being burned every hour with a bunch of trees that will grow over the period of 60+ years. Talking to politicians and local representatives and telling them to stop with fossil fuels is what is going to get us to be carbon neutral 😐. Planting trees is a great side project but far far from the solution.

[@timeflowEqualquin]

@@8lec_R so you think you can trust politicians to make decisions to impact environment ? Also, do you have any quantitative and qualitative data that suggest petroleum is heavily impacting our environment ? Or that you doing something about it will change ? Planting tree is actually better than trying to stop oil industry. Also, do you even think about the impact that will have on humanity ? It’s nice to have a phone/computer using electricity in the comfort of your home typing nonsense on KZbin video

[@moscreefus]

@@timeflowEqualquin talking to politicans is SUPER EFFECTIVE. They're GREAT listeners

[@8lec_R]

@@timeflowEqualquin yes. Louis Rossman has managed to get a lot of success in the right to repair space by talking to MPs and such. No I don't trust them (whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean), but they are humans capable of understanding stuff, and it's frankly too stupid to let this opportunity go. As for the evidence you're asking, just read the IPCC report. You'll see how much emissions are produced. Then compare that to amount of carbon sequestered by a tree over it's lifespan. Also you need to tend to the tree. You cannot just expect to plant it and leave it, most will die before they even get big enough to make an impact

[@DAMU34]

@@moscreefus they are if you give them lots of money. Actually they will do anything you want for lots of money. Like knowingly selling a product that is addictive and causes cancer

[@flippert0]

I love these sketches where you can guess they stem from Ryan's personal grievances 😅

[@phoenixgirl70]

How Ryan keeps up the pace and quality of his comedy skits, truly blows my mind.

[@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484]

Glad to see that Michael Pickleseller found success with his business despite it’s rocky start.

[@jeycee32]

Well…remember after a few unsuccessful ad campaigns he finally realized that telling people if they eat his sandwich girls will want to sleep with worked like a charm.

[@cringyhuman3210]

@@jeycee32 ye best commercual that made the company succesful

[@HungryGuy3]

@@jeycee32 man u sound like michael picleseller was lying or something i have to say i dont agree nor my harem of 4 girl and 1 boy

[@hunterkiller1440]

Remember when they created plastic bags because they think it'll be more environmentally friendlier than paper bags but plastic bags turned out to be worse for the environment?

[@matthewjohnson3656]

A few decades ago they were clear cutting natural forests for use in paper. Nowadays almost all paper products are sourced from tree farms which are cut down and replanted after few years. Much more sustainable than before. Also we now have more data on the effects of micro plastics

[@elias_xp95]

@@matthewjohnson3656 Micro plastics make u gay

[@stephalloplayz]

@@elias_xp95 (but have a 33% chance of giving you superpowers)

[@Endymion766]

pepperige farm remembers, so they switched back to paper packaging

[@coreyw5981]

Then they gave us thicker plastic bags i guess so we'll hopefully reuse them

[@gwallace5403]

This feels so relatable right now, I'm cleaning some coffee off my desk because the cardboard cup they put McD's coffee in gives you about 15 minutes to drink a boiling beverage, so about a 5 minute window between scalding yourself and soaking yourself in your drink. Good stuff.

[@NikiRGB]

Michael Pickleseller is a notoriously trustworthy person

[@AV_Action]

Like that time he hired a scientist to prove that ingesting his products makes women want ot sleep with you, I can confirm it is in fact true! I trust the man, what can I say?

[@noraizhaider8269]

@UCMUHRxAp9s-wwoJgRamVTxg r/iamverybadass

[@AsaNoGaijin]

I love how the topic of the video and the sponsorship (which sounds like a cool project) work so well together thematically. That's how KZbin sponsorships should be done.

[@ns0557212]

"Let's design a straw that literally can't do the 1 thing it's made for!" "DERRR OKAY!!"

[@adku2318]

"We switched to plastic straws because making things out of plastic is bad for the enviroment" "Oh, how did you make theses straws?" "Deforestation"

[@sleepypancake1863]

The way that the straw he’s holding just devolves into mush… too real. XD

[@daveed491]

I love how straight forward the Ryanverse ads are. And the existentialism and questioning of it as well

[@Hope-ux4dx]

O

[@ShortHax]

What some customers, including me, like doing is to use a complex process called “drinking” to consume beverages

[@robotnoir5299]

I know, right? It's like when you see ramps outside buildings. Are some people seriously so lazy they won't use the stairs?!?

[@carbonbeaker409]

@@robotnoir5299 I hope this is satire xd.

[@NikolakiH]

I prefer a different process called slurping. It has the same end result, but with the added complexity of making a gross noise while you do it.

[@arjunpai7884]

@@robotnoir5299 bro ramps are for disables people

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I am a big fan of straws though. I use my to-go cups at home. In fact, I’ve been using the cup/straw combo at my house for around 4 or 5 months now. I use around 2 plastic cups/straws a year. I generally only use it for drinking water, so it’s pretty easy to keep clean.

[@raine6813]

"ok, im just gonna drink straight from the cup... which is still made of plastic?" EXACTLY!!!

[@jorjicostava8513]

“This is deeply soggy” is my new favorite quote

[@garysmith3037]

"This is deeply soggy, an extreme inconvenience"

[@6022]

This is why I just carry around a silicone straw now. Reusable, doesn't disintegrate, doesn't taste metallic.

[@Supremax67]

Then there's compostable plastic straws that is a thing. But because they are more expensive than normal straws, restaurants don't give you those. They want to look good, but still be greedy as hell.

[@the-engneer]

Do you just keep it in your pocket?

[@morrownow]

You sound like an environmentally friendly psycopath.

[@Nerdniche]

Yes I’m glad someone has said about these straws their so good. No one talks about them and I legit thought that my family were the only people to use them

[@raccoonman4691]

@@morrownow you sound like you hate people trying to help the planet cuz you feel bad that you’re too selfish to do anything

[@comradestarbucks2726]

Paper straws were a great step in the direction of having less people take climate change seriously.

[@littlekong7685]

That was literally the entire point of the paper straw campaign.

[@rumfordc]

deciding to call it "climate change" was the single biggest step backward though

[@donaco]

@@rumfordc , excellent point!

[@Noplayster13]

Back in the 90’s, we were sternly told never to use disposable paper products because it would destroy the environment. They told us to use plastic instead. You ever get the feeling that it’s all bullshit?

[@conniethesconnie]

What people miss about plastics and other petroleum based products is that they are already being recycled. When oil is pumped out of the ground they extract the gasoline. That is the main revenue stream. That is the driving force behind pumping more oil. Everything else is made from the waste of that process. Asphalt, plastic, Styrofoam, rubber cement, motor oil. What ever form it takes is that this is the alternative to just dumping crude oil back into the environment. If you really want to attack climate change it's using less gasoline. Get a smaller more fuel efficient car, drive less, and drive slower.

[@sharplily]

i love the idea that the canonical inventor of advertisements does not comprehend how infomercials work

[@duolightningproductionstud1435]

Idk why restaurants go through all of this trouble when they can just encourage us to eat the straws to show sympathy for the turtles

[@ryanf15yt78]

This reminds me. There are those kind of cookie straw thingys i think.

[@DarthScott]

@Muscleman8562 cringe

[@sophierobinson2738]

I remember when restaurants switched from paper straws to plastic.

[@greatleader4841]

Buy a bunch of those sour straws from 7/11 and use those. Problem solved. You can have a sour blue raspberry treat after you finish your coke.

[@yummynubs3646]

@Muscleman8562 i can promise you noone gives a shit

[@aquamarine99911]

Ryan is a genius. And he's not running out of ideas. It seems that as long as hypocritical stupidity/mindless virtue signaling exists in the world, he'll be there to mock it.

[@NineBreakerUIXB]

It is so good to see that Michael Pickleseller's restaurant business turned out so successful after having such a rough start. A true underdog story for the ages.

[@SteveCarras]

👍 😉

[@Rex_Nichts]

And we never heard from "Sounds I can Make" again.

[@ggtooez]

@@Rex_Nichts because that guy pressed "Cancel the show" button

[@antonnym214]

Funny AND tragic, because hey, we've all been there, haven't we? LOVING your stuff! Thanks for the big laugh.

[@tfofurn]

The diversion into "How are you asking me questions?" is so on-brand for this channel, deconstructing that which none of us ever question in our daily lives. Bonus joke there: the last thing kitchen guy said wasn't a question!

[@devindriskill8727]

Michael: “How are you asking me questions and stuff?” Studio executive guy: “That was so meta I feel like crying, but I accept it”

[@SynoPTL]

Lego Movie 2?

[@devindriskill8727]

@@SynoPTL *DING DING DING DING*

[@AHopelessLegoFan]

Ryan: My name is Michael Pickleseller My brain, without missing a single microsecond: ah yes, the CEO of the the company that makes sandwiches with a pretty big pickle. Its good to get an update on him

[@lecoutcritique8854]

you mean it's the CEO of that company !

[@crockettlauncher]

That's good branding.

[@leovk5779]

I mean, we all wanted to know how he was doing, obviously.

[@gracenorcott1]

I appreciate your humor. There was a viral video of a guy flipping out because he had a big plastic cup of overpriced coffee with a disintegrating paper straw. He angrily and rightly pointed out how stupid it was that he was handed a big plastic cup with a useless paper straw. Why not paper cup with plastic straw, less plastic? Yeah, I think you guys are onto something.

[@creap32]

I'm so proud of Mr. Pickleseller, he started with nothing and look at him now.

[@steinarbergstl5799]

I think you'll find he started with some bread and a pretty big pickle, and that's not nothing.

[@trevorpacelli8056]

Customer: It's impossible to drink out of a paper straw! Michael: Actually it's super easy, barely an inconvenience!

[@LadyDragonbane]

That's my honest opinion tho. I've never had a problem with paper straws

[@joeblazer3429]

@@LadyDragonbane In my experience they both effect the taste of the drink, and literally decompose while your drinking out of them. I hate them

[@Jzombi301]

Michael Stevens?

[@randoria284]

When my 6 year old was asked what kind of sandwich she wants she said a pickle sandwich. She has never seen Ryan George’s content, but I totally thought of his sandwich with a really big pickle in it!!!!

[@daveroche6522]

A lot of 6-year olds are seriously smarter than a lot of us 60+ year olds (myself included). Their creativity & imagination must be encouraged - always. Just suggestin'.

[@randoria284]

@@daveroche6522 I encourage it for sure! Both my girls put bits of pickle on their homemade pizza every time. They are too cute.

[@daveroche6522]

@@randoria284 Randoria - too cute? Do you mean the gals or the pickles/pizzas? I'm VERY puzzled (if my youngest read this, she'd say "DAAAAAD - you COB!!!"). For the record, C.O.B. in naval terms refers to "Chief Of the Boat", whereas since she was 8, our Aisling always referred/refers to me as "Crazy Old Bastard", which always (and still) made/makes me laugh. Fun, innit? If we can laugh at ourselves I believe it's a sign we're ok. Take care - no stupid risks, please.

[@zombieslayer689]

Legitimate lols and a knee slap with every episode. Friggin genius

[@adamlsplash4338]

Love how all these sketches is in a connected universe

[@daveroche6522]

Thank you Ryan - another great one (I've decided) - we're now at the stage where if/when any of my family members/friends ask "I'm a bit peckish, you hungry?" and I respond with "A bit - I'd love a sandwich with a pretty big pickle in it", which has now lead to robust debates around "gherkin in a burger - yes/no?" - there appears to be a (surprising, to me) 50/50 divide around that one - I always say "Yes, super easy, barely an inconvenience". Again thank you Sir. Please keep 'em coming....

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

I love how the solution to all these plastic problems is basically lets find the lowest possible weight of plastic and get rid of that like plastics bags and straws. I think long term it's going to be medium term biodegradable plastics replacing plastics and all we need for that to happen is for them to be cheaper than regular plastics or at least close enough that government subsidies make it untenable to keep using non biodegradable plastics.

[@Mccar42]

I see a lot more of the non-micro plastic/biodegradable plastics around lately. Suffolk County NY went full paper straws several years ago but some plastics apparently qualify. I went to a 7-11 last week and they gave me a fabric bag (really cheap feeling) instead of plastic or paper. Paper is AWFUL for bags in most cases since they rip apart so easily. Just food does well, once you add in groceries or large bottles it is all over.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@Mccar42 I don't even use bags any more when I go to the shops. I have bags that I am supposed to take but I always forget them so I just load my car directly from the trolley with no bags and use my work rucksack to bring everything into my house.

[@foxinabox5103]

@@Mccar42 oh yeah, the intention is nice but it's a problem when the drinks you order in McDonald's are also packed with paper bags. You know what happened..... Happened to me once.

[@wow-roblox8370]

“Of course the cup is still plastic” really throwing shade at McDonald’s

[@bunnybear1010]

The lore is incredible

[@alexielmarquay]

Finally someone is speaking up! Ryan the hero we don't deserve, but the one we needed.

[@Hope-ux4dx]

Hn

[@balecalduin1993]

Little known fact: humans can drink without even using a straw. It's pretty efficient actually. Or use a straw made of straw. Straw was the initial straw

[@PikaJim]

Unless my mouth is a straw then I gotta disagree with you on this one bud

[@greatleader4841]

You mean cups exist?

[@brandoncastellano1858]

I actually don’t use straws. :). … it got on my ex girlfriends nerves.

[@snacksnake7418]

@@Hope-ux4dx Nope. Disgusting

[@breathingviolatestermsofse9915]

@@TheRatsintheWalls Getting those last few inches in is TIGHT!

[@chihauhaun]

I was working food service when they made the switch to paper straws.... I have never seen angrier customers except maybe that one lady who got really mad that we ran out of gravy on thanksgiving after almost a full day of non-stop line-ups. They would bring them back (used so they were garbage anyway), throw them at us in anger and just walk away, or ask if we had plastic ones in the back (which we didn't obv. but I think that is the bargaining part of the 5 stages of depression so it was annoying but better than the angry stage). Good times

[@_liminor]

if the "field" was the Windows XP default desktop background - that would've been just next level of meta for me :)

[@theneoreformationist]

Yeah for a second I thought that was a mouse cursor to the left of him. 2:14

[@davidfisher71]

"We know you've come to love our sandwiches" -- love the expression on his face while attempting to eat one at 0:11.

[@prithviproduction4412]

Ryan: "I'm just gonna drink out of the glass which is still made of plastic" Hotels: **Write that down! Write that down!**

[@testyneko]

I love how there's even a sign in the background saying "hi there hello". Not only is this guy a comedy genius, but all these details he sprinkles in are just immaculate.

[@ChristopherHemsworthCreative]

Frankly I'm just so happy to see that Michael's business is still going. Good for that guy.

[@lostmarble540]

also our pickles are grown in Argentina, processed in Thailand, and consumed in the US, because it's cheaper to have a fleet of ships running circles around the planet than to produce food locally.

[@benjaminadams9389]

He's a genius to occupy that happy middle ground in their pickle sizes. Im always complaining that Too many restaurants make them either too big or too small.

[@krismose500]

If you remeber Michael pickleseller you deserve a veteran's discount. Nice to see him come back

[@mysticeditsstuff]

Let’s take a second to appreciate how he always puts his sponsorship’s at the end of the skit so the people who want to skip it can

[@thewholecircus]

But nobody wants to skip it

[@catbatrat1760]

Or people like me who sometimes wanna skip it entirely but sometimes wanna read the comments or something and let it play with my headphones off to the side so that KZbin thinks I'm watching it so he'll get the money for it even though I didn't actually watch it >:)

[@cyberdronefpv]

@@catbatrat1760 jeez captain obvious, some things don't need to be said, let the man make a living.

[@catbatrat1760]

@@cyberdronefpv What?

[@killernyancat8193]

@@cyberdronefpv Think you misread the reply

[@kinggordoproductions6203]

2:04 This is immediately one of my new favorite Ryan George bits

[@Thegreatnick]

"devastatingly minimal climate activism" Boy that's accurate

[@jazwilly85]

"Horton's" over on Cracked is going to be gunning for you. Lol Love the sketch!

[@devindriskill8727]

I literally had paper straws at my brother’s wedding, and this is FACTS. You forgot to mention the satisfying way in which the the dye in the decorative coloring in the straw dissolves off the straw into your drink, so you have not only a taste of toilet paper in your drink, but also the taste of what is basically lead paint when you eat the straw

[@wizkaleeb662]

1:16

[@devindriskill8727]

Lol that’s for pointing that out. Still, it’s so true that you gotta say it twice ;)

[@FoxenAnime]

*pickle sando returns!*

[@Stevejake12]

wait a minute, I think I watched your videos before

[@conan8819]

what's up checkmark

[@_Vaal_Hazak_]

Hello verified human being!

[@user-zx1ur8zx9c]

I love how he points out the whole cup is still plastic! Great job as always! 🥤

[@thomasneal9291]

except they aren't. only the lids are plastic for most fast food cups. the rest is and has been waxed paper for decades.

[@user-zx1ur8zx9c]

Thanks for the info! How can you be sure? Do you work at the Sandwich With a Pretty Big Pickle in it Fast Food Corporation?

[@shaereub4450]

Well of course. They're not insane.

[@Me_Caveman]

When I heard my favorite restaurant was phasing plastic out of their drinks, that was the final straw.

[@gavinpowell4607]

.......🙄

[@foxhound6364]

I love how restaurants can still use massive plastic cups and lids, but we are bad people if we complain about the removal of plastic staws.

[@jjo-mg8xo]

@Scom Tott ALL HAIL

[@ariellesarinafirestone7823]

Literally all my thoughts on paper straws have been expressed in this video 😂

[@dagr8kerek]

I went to a bar in Germany and was served a drink with a pasta straw. It was honestly one of those “how did I never think of this” moments. Genius!

[@LuisCasstle]

But the glutens!

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

That sounds gross.

[@dieblauebedrohung]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 sucking on dried Pasta doesn't really taste like anything. It's actually one of the best Solutions I've seen yet and I'm really surprised not more Places have picked up on this.

[@agustinfranco0]

@@dieblauebedrohung but its not dry after you start drinking...

[@dieblauebedrohung]

@@agustinfranco0 it doesn't get soggy *that* quickly though. It usually takes a while even when boiling.