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Michigan Woman Guilty of DUI After 3 Glasses of Listerine
CNN.com Law Center ^

Posted on 01/27/2005 10:11:59 AM PST by NativeTexun

Edited on 01/27/2005 10:20:56 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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.


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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: dui; intoxication; listerine; michigan
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To: NativeTexun

3 glasses of Listerine? That's nothing. Anybody here know about Dr. Tichenor's? It's been made in New Orleans for the last 100 years or so, and is still fairly popular among black folks as an all-purpose home remedy. It's a concentrated antiseptic often used as a mouthwash--but you're supposed to dilute it first with water, in a 5 to 1 ratio. That's how strong it is. I once made the mistake of trying to use it as mouthwash straight out of the bottle. Thought I was going to die. If there's a saloon in hell, it's serving straight shots of Dr. T.

By the way, the company that makes this sulphurous stuff has decided to take a page out of the Altoids marketing book and launch an ad campaign trading on Dr. T's ferocious flavor. The company's new slogan is "Gargle. Wince. Repeat."


21 posted on 01/27/2005 11:06:27 AM PST by ArcLight
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To: ArcLight

>>The company's new slogan is "Gargle. Wince. Repeat."<<

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Hey, I remember Dr. Tichenor's. My grandmother used to use it. She lived in "New Awlins."

But she didn't drink it! ; >


22 posted on 01/27/2005 11:09:37 AM PST by NativeTexun ("If you don't live in Texas, you don't live in the United States.")
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To: SilentServiceCPOWife
Actually, I meant to say:

And a MOUTH totally devoid of any senses. ;o)

23 posted on 01/27/2005 11:48:17 AM PST by iconoclast (Conservative, not partisan.)
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To: jaydubya2

So then, when he was driving his BAC was legal, and he could (in principle) make the case that he would have arrived home before his BAC rose to an illegal level.


25 posted on 01/27/2005 12:03:33 PM PST by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: kenth

Thats funny, good one.


26 posted on 01/27/2005 1:26:32 PM PST by Graycliff
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To: eastforker; coloradan
Yes I agree. But this guy was passive and did not challenge the charges or get an attorney. As a result he faced the consequences.
27 posted on 01/27/2005 6:51:56 PM PST by jaydubya2
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