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Liquid that poisoned man's beer bottle was caustic (Jogger finds lye in found lagger)
WPRI (Provedence RI) ^
| August 31, 2005
Posted on 08/31/2005 4:17:56 AM PDT by Cowman
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. A South Kingstown man who became ill after he drank from a beer bottle ingested a caustic liquid.
Police say the liquid that sent Michael Darigan to the hospital last Sunday resembles lye.
Lye is a highly concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. It's often found in commercial drain and oven cleaners.
The 53-year-old Darigan found the bottle along his jogging route last week.
Sergeant Thomas Owens says there's no evidence suggesting Darigan was personally targeted.
Local police sent two bottles of the liquid to the state Department of Health for testing.
Darigan's wife has said her husband began vomiting immediately after drinking from the bottle. Darigan remains hospitalized.
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KEYWORDS: beer; darwin; dumb; jogger; lye; stupid
Never, Ever, drink anything out of a bottle you find on the side of the road -- even if it is beer.
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:17:56 AM PDT
by
Cowman
To: Cowman
This guy almost made the Darwin awards. Drinking something out of a bottle one found along the road. DUH.
To: Cowman
This reminds me of the guy I knew who was bleeding his brakes into a beer bottle, while he was drinking a beer of the same brand. He was in the hospital for 3 days after he got the bottles mixed up.
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:28:48 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(It is Watergate yet? Is it Watergate yet?)
To: Cowman
Gee, I'd better stop drinking half empty bottles I find on the side of the road.
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:32:40 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: Cowman
My goodness, that's DUMB.
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:40:36 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe ... take me back to Tulsa!)
To: riverrunner
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:44:49 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" -- but there is no peace. - Patrick Henry)
To: Cowman
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:46:48 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
To: Cowman
I don't feel so good. Could it be that half-eaten smashed ham sandwich I found on Rte 7 yesterday?
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:47:23 AM PDT
by
BufordP
("I wish we lived in the day when you could challenge a person to a duel!"--Zell Miller)
To: mhking
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posted on
08/31/2005 4:47:50 AM PDT
by
Shazbot29
(Light a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day; light him on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life)
To: Cowman
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........lyyyyye..........
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posted on
08/31/2005 5:14:36 AM PDT
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been cowboys.)
To: Cowman
The 53-year-old Darigan found the bottle along his jogging route last week. How does one survive to 53 not knowing things that are learned at age 5?
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posted on
08/31/2005 5:16:41 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(Archaeologists test for intelligent design all the time.)
To: Cowman
Kinda the opposite of "Hold my beer and watch this."
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posted on
08/31/2005 5:36:55 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Cowman
Come on folks. This guy is "lyeing" through his freshly cleaned teeth. There's no way this happened like he is suggesting.
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posted on
08/31/2005 6:02:36 AM PDT
by
Niteranger68
("Spare the rod, spoil the liberal.")
To: Cowman; All
The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me...
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posted on
08/31/2005 6:19:59 AM PDT
by
EHC Southern Pride
(Where ever you go, go with all your heart)
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