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Listerine Drinker Arrested for DUI
Talk about weird <G>
Listerine Drinker Arrested for DUI Posted January 17, 2005 ADRIAN, Mich. -- A woman who admitted drinking three glasses of Listerine mouthwash had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when she was arrested for drunken driving, police said Friday. The woman, identified by police Sgt. Mike Shadbolt as 50-year-old Carol A. Ries, was arrested Sunday night and released on personal bond the next day. She was to be arraigned late next week on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence of liquor, Shadbolt said. Police also found an open bottle of Listerine in Ries' car, and asked Lenawee County prosecutors Friday to authorize a warrant charging her with having an open intoxicant in a motor vehicle, Shadbolt said. Calls to the prosecutor's office were not answered after business hours. Ries showed signs of intoxication after her car rear-ended another vehicle Sunday, Shadbolt said. She told police she had not consumed any alcohol and also passed a Breathalyzer test, but "there was something not quite right about her," Shadbolt said. She failed a second test using different equipment and, under further questioning, admitted to drinking three glasses of Listerine earlier in the day, Shadbolt said. According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, more than four times that of many malt liquors. Other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol. -- LP "We are fighting today for security, for progress, and for peace, not only for ourselves but for all men, not only for one generation but for all generations. We are fighting to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient ills." Franklin Delano Roosevelt State of the Union Address - 1942 |
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LeMod Pol wrote: > Talk about weird <G> Kitty Dukakis entered therapy for drinking rubbing alcohol and perfume. At least Listerine is designed to go into the mouth!! > Ries showed signs of intoxication after her car > rear-ended another vehicle Sunday, Shadbolt said. She > told police she had not consumed any alcohol and also > passed a Breathalyzer test, but "there was something > not quite right about her," Shadbolt said. Wonder why she passed a breathalyzer?? |
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Larry Bud wrote:
> LeMod Pol wrote: > >>Talk about weird <G> > > > Kitty Dukakis entered therapy for drinking rubbing alcohol and perfume. > > > At least Listerine is designed to go into the mouth!! > > >>Ries showed signs of intoxication after her car >>rear-ended another vehicle Sunday, Shadbolt said. She >>told police she had not consumed any alcohol and also >>passed a Breathalyzer test, but "there was something >>not quite right about her," Shadbolt said. > > Wonder why she passed a breathalyzer?? > Rubbing alcohol? RUBBING ALCOHOL? doesn't "denatured" mean "it'll kill ya if ya drink enough?" nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Nate Nagel wrote: > > Larry Bud wrote: > > > LeMod Pol wrote: > > > >>Talk about weird <G> > > > > > > Kitty Dukakis entered therapy for drinking rubbing alcohol and perfume. > > > > > > At least Listerine is designed to go into the mouth!! > > > > > >>Ries showed signs of intoxication after her car > >>rear-ended another vehicle Sunday, Shadbolt said. She > >>told police she had not consumed any alcohol and also > >>passed a Breathalyzer test, but "there was something > >>not quite right about her," Shadbolt said. > > > > Wonder why she passed a breathalyzer?? > > > > Rubbing alcohol? RUBBING ALCOHOL? doesn't "denatured" mean "it'll kill > ya if ya drink enough?" > Blind first!!! > nate > > -- > replace "fly" with "com" to reply. > http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel -- LP "We are fighting today for security, for progress, and for peace, not only for ourselves but for all men, not only for one generation but for all generations. We are fighting to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient ills." Franklin Delano Roosevelt State of the Union Address - 1942 |
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It's wood alcohol that will kill you. I though that rubbing alcohol
-was- wood alcohol. Denatured -afaik- is de-watered. Alcohol is highly hygroscopic (if that is the right term) and will suck water from anything handy. That is the reason there is no 200 proof alcohol. Harry K |
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"Harry K" > wrote in message oups.com... > It's wood alcohol that will kill you. I though that rubbing alcohol > -was- wood alcohol. Denatured -afaik- is de-watered. Alcohol is > highly hygroscopic (if that is the right term) and will suck water from > anything handy. That is the reason there is no 200 proof alcohol. > Harry K Ethyl alcohol= normal alcohol Denatured alcohol is when they add a little bit of difficult to remove poisen to ethynol, so it can be sold and used for non drinking purposes, with no extra controls or taxes. IIRC wood alcohol is methyl alcohol, the antifreeze agent in windshield wash. It is also a commonly used substance to denature Ethyl alcohol. Rubbing alcohol is usually isopropyl alcohol. Although you're also right about strong alcohol, it would severly dehydrate you. |
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"Harry K" > wrote in message oups.com... > It's wood alcohol that will kill you. I though that rubbing alcohol > -was- wood alcohol. Denatured -afaik- is de-watered. Alcohol is > highly hygroscopic (if that is the right term) and will suck water from > anything handy. That is the reason there is no 200 proof alcohol. > Harry K Ethyl alcohol= normal alcohol Denatured alcohol is when they add a little bit of difficult to remove poisen to ethynol, so it can be sold and used for non drinking purposes, with no extra controls or taxes. IIRC wood alcohol is methyl alcohol, the antifreeze agent in windshield wash. It is also a commonly used substance to denature Ethyl alcohol. Rubbing alcohol is usually isopropyl alcohol. Although you're also right about strong alcohol, it would severly dehydrate you. |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Harry K wrote:
> It's wood alcohol that will kill you. Methanol, yes. > I though that rubbing alcohol -was- wood alcohol. Rubbing alcohol is generally either ethanol or isopropanol. > Denatured -afaik- is de-watered. No, de-watered is "anhydrous". Denatured alcohol ("Methylated Spirit", "Methyl Hydrate") is ethanol to which some methanol has been added. > Alcohol is highly hygroscopic (if that is the right term) and will suck > water from anything handy. That is the correct term. DS |
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In article ich.edu>,
Daniel J. Stern > wrote: > >No, de-watered is "anhydrous". Denatured alcohol ("Methylated Spirit", >"Methyl Hydrate") is ethanol to which some methanol has been added. Methanol is one adulterant, but acetone is also used. |
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In article ich.edu>,
Daniel J. Stern > wrote: > >No, de-watered is "anhydrous". Denatured alcohol ("Methylated Spirit", >"Methyl Hydrate") is ethanol to which some methanol has been added. Methanol is one adulterant, but acetone is also used. |
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