Drunk Admits Driving on ‘20 Beers at Most’

Reuters / Yahoo ^ | 07/28/2003

[dighton]

BERLIN (Reuters) - An inebriated German driver’s honesty cost him his license after he told police he had drunk “20 beers at most,” authorities said Monday.

During a routine traffic check in the western city of Essen, police asked if the 25-year-old man had drunk anything. He answered: “Twenty beers at most if you want me to be perfectly honest, officer. But that’s it, really.”

Police carried out a breath test, confirming the man’s claims, and confiscated his license. “I’ve no idea why he told them,” said Raymund Sandach, a spokesman for Essen police. “Maybe because he was drunk.”

[stainlessbanner]

Lightweight!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Hold mein bier.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Wonder how many the guy in the passenger seat had?

[jjbrouwer]

If it had been American beer he would probably have been quite safe to drive.

[mhking]

Just damn.

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[King Prout]

bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Hatteras]

Of course it was a different time and place back when drinking and driving wasn't a "serious offense" but on numerous occasions, our little gang of guys from high school would go out on Saturday night and whoop it up. Inevitably, those flashing lights would appear in the rear view mirror.

We had one fellow in our little band of merrymen, Todd, that never drank as much as the rest of us, he was a bit more reserved. (Come to think of it, he always got the women too... Hmmm, who woulda thought?..)

Well, the officer would walk up to the driver's side window and shine his light in the driver's eyes, then scan the other 5 faces. Then he would ask, is there anyone in this car that's sober enough to drive home? After a few quick glances, the light bulbs would go off in our heads. Everyone would turn to the back and point to Todd, sitting sheepishly in the far back corner.

Somehow, we never were smart enough to figure out why Todd was always in the back seat....

[dfwgator]

Reminds me of that old Happy Days episode:

"All we had was beer in teenie-weenie bottles."
"How many teenie-weenie bottles did you have?"
"72"

[bedolido]

20 beers at most

Good that he didn't exceed his linit.

[tophat9000]

I meant to say 2 beers but I was drunk

[Charles Henrickson]

Ich bin ein Bierliner.

[talleyman]

Oh those wacky Germans bump!

[dfwgator]

Don't mention the war.

[Prodigal Son]

Lightweight!

Hmmm. Perhaps. But not if he were drinking from one liter mugs. That'd be about 5 gallons ;-)

[stainlessbanner]

That'd be about 5 gallons

In that case, he's a heavyweight! < gulp >

[Erasmus]

Good that he didn't exceed his linit.

True, but unfortunately he always gets drunk as hell before he reaches it.