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Straw Safety in Cocktails

If serving frozen cocktails, be cautious of serving them with metal straws, as drinkers' lips can stick to the cold metal and tear skin in the attempt to separate from the straw.

This situation was famously portrayed in the movie A Christmas Story [link]. 

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