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21-Year-Old Man Dies After Winning Tequila-Drinking Contest
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| 3-8-05
| AP
Posted on 03/08/2005 6:31:24 AM PST by OXENinFLA
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- One person is dead and three are gravely ill after a tequila-drinking competition in Santo Domingo.
The winner of the contest died. Ricardo Ivan Garcia drank more than 50 shots of tequila Sunday night at Santo Domingo's Blanc, Dance and Lounge discotheque to win the prize of $330 -- 10,000 pesos -- at a Mexican night celebration.
A prosecutor said the man died of apparent heart failure brought on by alcohol poisoning. Three other contestants remain in serious condition in a hospital.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alcohol; darwin; darwinaward
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To: OXENinFLA
41
posted on
03/08/2005 8:26:09 AM PST
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: PGalt
Revenge of the Worms. They don't put worms in Tequila, it's in Mezcal. It's actually a larva and not found in high quality Mazcal.
42
posted on
03/08/2005 8:27:40 AM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(I know that your keyboard has a SHIFT key. You know how to use it. USE IT OR DON'T GET READ!)
To: OXENinFLA
You say Tequila, I say Tekillya..
To: Labyrinthos
You're right. The worm is in mezcal.
L
44
posted on
03/08/2005 8:28:28 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Remember the Beirut Bombing. 243 dead Marines. The House of Assad and Hezbollah did it..)
To: Victor
22 shots per liter bottle – about 2 ¼ - liter bottles.
45
posted on
03/08/2005 8:28:40 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: GOP_1900AD
I think it was the tequila chasers that got to him.
46
posted on
03/08/2005 8:29:54 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(60 votes and the world changes.)
To: Lurker
You're right. The worm is in mezcal. I know my worms... I mean Tequila.
To: OXENinFLA
Darwin award?
_________________
Only if he has not yet sired offspring
48
posted on
03/08/2005 8:32:54 AM PST
by
dennisw
(Seeing as how this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world .........)
To: OXENinFLA
"Darwin award?"
He gets my vote.
49
posted on
03/08/2005 8:33:57 AM PST
by
roaddog727
(The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)
To: cyborg
Well he won the darwin award.
"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world $330, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? "
50
posted on
03/08/2005 8:34:20 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Modernman
"THE WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION... JOSE CUERVO!!!!"
51
posted on
03/08/2005 8:36:14 AM PST
by
Jimmyclyde
(Dying ain't much of a living boy...)
Comment #52 Removed by Moderator
To: uncbob
"Alcohol ain't a drug only POT and Coke are
Guy must have secretly been smoking POT"
Put down the doob and stay on subject......
To: OXENinFLA
Have to add a fourth stage...
I'm dead.
54
posted on
03/08/2005 8:52:03 AM PST
by
506trooper
(No such thing as too much guns, ammo or fuel on board...unless you're on fire)
To: R. Scott
21/4 Liter bottles = 3 750ml bottles.
Still way over my limit...
55
posted on
03/08/2005 8:59:06 AM PST
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: Victor
Way over mine too. The most I ever managed to put down way back when was killing a quart with two girl friends. The hangover was killer.
I am at the point where I only drink tequila (four or five shots max) in the safety of my own home with friends who know me very well. It tends to bring out my worst side.
56
posted on
03/08/2005 10:29:53 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: martin_fierro
57
posted on
03/08/2005 11:00:06 AM PST
by
ambrose
(....)
To: OXENinFLA
Ruling from the judges: Is Sr. Garcia still the winner of the contest, or does his death constitute a disqualifying party foul, with the championship passing to the highest-scoring survivor?
58
posted on
03/08/2005 11:09:18 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(...in any case, as a fraternity alum, I consider drinking oneself to death extremely poor form.)
To: bassoonmoo; agrace
59
posted on
03/08/2005 1:56:53 PM PST
by
lupie
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