Posted on 03/04/2017 11:25:25 AM PST by EveningStar
It was the bet to end all bets, and ultimately a man's life.
A 23-year-old man died from alcohol poisoning after chugging an entire bottle of tequila in a Dominican nightclub.
Kelvin Rafael Mejía decided to down the lot as part of a friendly wager between friends.
The insane bet was all caught on camera and then posted online.
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Well...that 600 bucks will pay for the flowers.
I remember that case.
I also remember that Scott was not held down and had booze forced down his throat.
The settlement was ridiculous.
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A Penn State kid fell downstairs,drunk,about a month ago——and was ignored all night by the frat——later died.
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I heard — from a recent grad — that Cornell has a "drunk dorm," where students who are over-the-moon can be dropped off by friends, or stagger to, and they will be taken care of while they sleep it off and recover.
According to my student friend, Cornell has offered this service for many years, perhaps decades.
“I heard — from a recent grad — that Cornell has a “drunk dorm,” where students who are over-the-moon can be dropped off by friends, or stagger to, and they will be taken care of while they sleep it off and recover.”
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That’s incredible-—and I’ll bet it saved lives.
This Penn State kid probably would have lived if something had been done——but to be just ignored all night was dreadful.
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True words
I laugh plenty. I don’t laugh at tragedies
Lightweight
I’ve done that...
A tragedy? No. Stupid? Yes.
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug
Make you wanna holler hi-dee-ho
Burns your tummy, don’t you know
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug
I saw a guy kill a 1/2 pint of whiskey one time while having a big chew of tobacco in his mouth, he had only started chewing about a week prior. Made me sick but didnt seem to bother him.
One can but hope it was a Darwin Award Winner...
(No genes passed on...)
I guess they can skip the embalming.
RIP.
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