Ted Turner's Paper Straw

We ate at Ted Turner's "Ted's Nebraska Grill" recently. Ted puts out a mean burger (buffalo or beef), but the straws he uses are also of interest. They're dubbed as "earth friendly" and are made out of heavy cardboard-like paper instead of plastic. My straw worked surprisingly well for the first 25 minutes or so, but then it started to really soak up the liquid and became rather soggy. It never quit working completely though.