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[Phoenix]

ADRIAN, Michigan (AP) -- A woman arrested after failing a sobriety test and telling police she drank three glasses of Listerine has pleaded guilty to drunken driving.

Carol Ries, 50, was pulled over after she rear-ended another vehicle at a red light on January 9. She passed one breathalyzer test, but failed another that used different equipment.

Police found a bottle of Listerine in her car, and she told them she had drunk three glasses earlier in the day. Her blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, police said.

According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, while other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol.

Ries, who entered her plea last week, could face up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine when she is sentenced. Prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of having an open intoxicant in the vehicle.

Siyrce

sorry, had some listerine this morning

 

[DarienA]

Wow I can barely standing having that stuff in my mouth for 30secs.... people drink this stuff to get drunk?!?!??!

 

[Drey1082]

Getting drunk off of listerine?

That's hardcore.

 

[Escape Goat]

You know you have a problem when you use listerine

 

[Jeffahn]

You're supposed to gargle it, not down it. Likely story methinks.

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[Nightbreeze]

Where I live all the listerine it keep behind glass in the stores since too many bums attempt to steal it to get drunk. :lol

 

[Nerevar]

You're supposed to gargle it, not down it. Likely story methinks.

...

??

The stuff is like 25% alcohol, and she had an empty bottle of it in her car. It's more than likely that she's just retarded and really did drink it.

 

[Hooker]

Or she wanted to get back at the person who she was going to give a blowjob...

 

[DarienA]

You're supposed to gargle it, not down it. Likely story methinks.

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Listerine has higher alcohol content than malt liquor.

 

[belgurdo]

Listerine has higher alcohol content than malt liquor.

Ugh. I can't even fathom the thought of drinking it though...

 

[Drexon]

What IS listerine? Something american?

 

[Tarazet]

It's a mouthwash which is legendary for being very painful.

 

[tt_deeb]

What IS listerine? Something american?

It's mouthwash.

I didn't realize it had any alcohol in it. I use it every morning, I like it!

 

[ToxicAdam]

What would that do to your stomach? Agghhh


Remember that wife of the Presidential candidate, Kitty Dukakis. She drank RUBBING ALCOHOL, trying to get a fix. That was pretty hardcore.


::stealth edit:: I wonder if it makes your pee smell minty?

 

[Tarazet]

At least it wouldn't taste bad on the way back up?

 

[goodcow]

It's a mouthwash which is legendary for being very painful.

And you can buy it from Amazon.com!

 

[The Faceless Master]

what the fuck, she drank listerine!?

 

[Wellington]

Or she wanted to get back at the person who she was going to give a blowjob...

:lol!

Well, now I know a good cheap alcohol that doesn't taste... too bad.

 

[Prospero]

In Stephen King's book On Writing, he talks about how he finally decided to quit drinking and join Alcoholics Anonymous when his wife caught him drinking Listerine in the bathroom.

 

[belgurdo]

In Stephen King's book On Writing, he talks about how he finally decided to quit drinking and join Alcoholics Anonymous when his wife caught him drinking Listerine in the bathroom.

I've had this book in my house for two years and have not bothered to open it. Now I'm totally stoked to waste a weekend going through it

 

[Brian Fellows]

What would that do to your stomach? Agghhh


Remember that wife of the Presidential candidate, Kitty Dukakis. She drank RUBBING ALCOHOL, trying to get a fix. That was pretty hardcore.

My friend tried that once at college. He puked for like 2 hours straight while I laughed at his stupid ass.

 

[brooklyngooner]

This is even more fucked up than when Tom Hanks drank vanilla extract on Family Ties.

 

[Brannon]

For those that don't know, Listerine is the American Standard for mouthwash here. Almost every commercial for rival mouthwashes compare themselves to Listerine.

Strong, potent, and some people can get temporarily (few seconds) woozy just from having it absorbed in their mouth, either from insane tingling or the alcohol or both.

And bums can buy it on Sunday in Georgia. The stuff is never going away.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

3 small cups of Nyquil will have a worse effect. You're basically drunk, without as much of the buzz.

 

[Phoenix]

3 small cups of Nyquil will have a worse effect. You're basically drunk, without as much of the buzz.

You had me until you got to the "without much of the buzz" part. I took some Nyquil back in college to help me with some sinus problems I was having the night before exams and I woke up the next morning just straight floating... I can only imagine that's what being blunted feels like.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

You had me until you got to the "without much of the buzz" part. I took some Nyquil back in college to help me with some sinus problems I was having the night before exams and I woke up the next morning just straight floating... I can only imagine that's what being blunted feels like.

There's a slight buzz, but it wears off so quick, and give me headaches. I guess I just got immune to it/sick to my stomach... it's a much different feeling than being blunted imo.

 

[Dice]

Strong, potent, and some people can get temporarily (few seconds) woozy just from having it absorbed in their mouth, either from insane tingling or the alcohol or both.

Wha? Those people must be the lightest lightweights on earth. Jack is almost twice as potent and I'll have like 5 ounces of that with dinner and feel nothing.

 

[SirFodderton]

I work at a grocery store and we're not allowed to sell listerine to people we "suspect" will be using it for the alcohol.

 

[slayn]

I work at a grocery store and we're not allowed to sell listerine to people we "suspect" will be using it for the alcohol.

how the hell can you look at someone and know they don't just want mouth wash?

I mean short of buying 20 bottles at once of course.

 

[Crag Dweller]

how the hell can you look at someone and know they don't just want mouth wash?

Lack of teeth?

 

[Tarazet]

Shopping cart full of garbage bags outside, outfit apparently made of canvas, homeless-alcoholic smell?

 

[mattiewheels]

Is this a good place to break out my Robotussin story?

 

[demon]

Is this a good place to break out my Robotussin story?

No.