Told he'd have to throw out his two pints of vodka before boarding the plane,

[moshquerade]

not so bad for me, i only had to have a bottle of water thrown out.

Last updated December 12, 2007 9:54 a.m. PT
Man drinks liter of vodka at airport line

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERLIN -- A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.

The incident occurred at the Nuremberg airport on Tuesday, where the 64-year-old man was switching planes on his way home to Dresden from a holiday in Egypt.

New airport rules prohibit passengers from carrying larger quantities of liquid onto planes, and he was told at a security check he would have to either throw out the bottle of vodka or pay a fee to have his carry-on bag checked as cargo.

Instead, he chugged the bottle down - and was quickly unable to stand or otherwise function, police said.

A doctor called to the scene determined he had possibly life-threatening alcohol poisoning, and he was sent to a Nuremberg clinic for treatment.

The man, whose name was not released, is expected to be able to complete his journey home in a few days.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/...quaff.html?source=mypi

 

[MixMasterTang]

:Q Wow! What a moron.

 

[GenHoth]

Sounds like college

 

[bignateyk]

haha. Way to stick it to the man

 

[Daishiki]

My friend forgot to take out her water bottle with just a bit of water left. The operator wouldn't even let her finish it and threw it away.

 

[sonambulo]

Do I smell a Darwin?

 

[ITPaladin]

What is so threatening about water?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: ITPaladin
What is so threatening about water?

Didn't you see the video? You can light it on fire with hte right frequencies now.

 

[Platypus]

lol @ security theater

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
haha. Way to stick it to the man

Haha. I lol'ed at this one.

 

[clamum]

lololol

That's my boy!

Hahah :laugh:

 

[Dacalo]

LOL, Man Law XXIV: Thou shall not waste alcohol in vain!

 

[wheresmybacon]

Dad?

 

[Parasitic]

Wait what? What if you bought the liquor on the plane duty-free shop?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
haha. Way to stick it to the man

:thumbsup:

 

[BrokenVisage]

Good for him.

 

[mobobuff]

Damn! I've gone through a pint of gin pretty quickly, but never in one swig.

Edit: Title is misleading, apparently it was one one litre bottle. :Q

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I like the way this guy thinks. :thumbsup:

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Wait what? What if you bought the liquor on the plane duty-free shop?

they give u a receipt. then you go claim it at the end of your flight

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: ITPaladin
What is so threatening about water?

Nothing. What's so threatening about liquids that look like water being explosive or part of a binary explosive?

 

[SlickSnake]

PAAARRRRTTTAAAYYY!!! <burps> :beer:

Which way is the plane and restroom again, peeweeze???

They left out the part where he was the captain on the previous flight...

 

[apac]

OPEN BAR, DUDE!

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: Flammable

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Wait what? What if you bought the liquor on the plane duty-free shop?

they give u a receipt. then you go claim it at the end of your flight

I've also seen them give you a sealed bag to take on board.

 

[SlickSnake]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: Flammable

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Wait what? What if you bought the liquor on the plane duty-free shop?

they give u a receipt. then you go claim it at the end of your flight

I've also seen them give you a sealed bag to take on board.

To vomit in?

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: Flammable

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Wait what? What if you bought the liquor on the plane duty-free shop?

they give u a receipt. then you go claim it at the end of your flight

I've also seen them give you a sealed bag to take on board.

I was just given the 2 bottles of Jameson I bought in a regular plastic shopping bag right before boarding on my way home from Ireland. Probably was because of the connecting flight in between there and home and the mess that would be caused for people with a short layover.