Man drinks liter of vodka at airport line

[underpants]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071212/ap_on_fe_st/vodka_quaff

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.

[montanto]

1. a valiant if misguided effort.

it takes me at least ten minutes to drink a liter of vodka, thats why i start when i first get into line!!

[skygazer]

2. That's what you get for drinking cheap vodka