Man Dies After Winning Vodka-Drinking Contest

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Man Dies After Winning Vodka-Drinking Contest

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A vodka-drinking competition in a southern Russian town ended in tragedy with the winner dead and several runners-up in intensive care.

 

"The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the winner downed three half-liter bottles. He was taken home by taxi but died within 20 minutes," said Roman Popov, a prosecutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk.

 

"Five contestants ended up in intensive care. Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink."

 

Popov said the director of the shop organizing this month's contest had been charged with manslaughter. He had offered 10 liters of vodka to the competitor drinking the most in the shortest time.

 

Russians drink the equivalent of 15 liters of pure alcohol per head annually, one of the highest rates in the world. Some experts estimate one in seven Russians is an alcoholic.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

Them crazy-arse Russians.

[MrRant 0]

Commie got what was coming to him.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

Well ... I hope his prize was good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited so that I win.

Edited November 20, 2003 by subliminal_animal

[Guest Skironox]

At least he went out in a blaze of glory

[Cuban Linx 0]

I wouldn't mind dying from excess vodka intake, there are certainly worse ways to go.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

At least he went out in a blaze of glory 

Damn, that was better than mine. I forgot all about that face.

 

Well, you may think you've beaten me, but since I still have the response with the higher position ... I'm gonna turn the tables so that I'm beating you.

 

Wait there a second, okay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Well, well, well ... would you get a load of this? By way of my cunning, your saucy comment has been transformed into what appears to be just a brazen knockoff, or at best, some kind of half-mocking of what I said that went terribly awry.

 

Looks like the inevitable winner finally ran away with this little battle of wits.

 

 

 

EDIT: It isn't you.

 

 

 

EDIT: I'm talking about me.

 

 

 

EDIT: Being the winner, that is.

Edited November 20, 2003 by subliminal_animal

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Personal foul on Subliminal Animal for roughing the pussy. That play's going to have to come back, junior.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

My apologies to all the fans, but I am not one to be screwed around with. This goes double and especially when it concerns the type of serious business of anything that happens on a message board.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

It's biddness, subliminal. Not business, BIDDNESS~!

 

By the way, that story is the greatest piece of news I've ever seen.

[godthedog 0]

Damn, that was better than mine. I forgot all about that face.

 

Well, you may think you've beaten me, but since I still have the response with the higher position ... I'm gonna turn the tables so that I'm beating you.

 

Wait there a second, okay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Well, well, well ... would you get a load of this? By way of my cunning, your saucy comment has been transformed into what appears to be just a brazen knockoff, or at best, some kind of half-mocking of what I said that went terribly awry.

 

Looks like the inevitable winner finally ran away with this little battle of wits.

 

 

 

EDIT: It isn't you.

 

 

 

EDIT: I'm talking about me.

 

 

 

EDIT: Being the winner, that is.

post of the week.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

I wonder how long you have to wait before you can safely cremate a body with that much alcohol in it

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Damn, that was better than mine.  I forgot all about that face.

 

Well, you may think you've beaten me, but since I still have the response with the higher position ... I'm gonna turn the tables so that I'm beating you.

 

Wait there a second, okay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Well, well, well ... would you get a load of this?  By way of my cunning, your saucy comment has been transformed into what appears to be just a brazen knockoff, or at best, some kind of half-mocking of what I said that went terribly awry.

 

Looks like the inevitable winner finally ran away with this little battle of wits.

 

 

 

EDIT: It isn't you.

 

 

 

EDIT: I'm talking about me.

 

 

 

EDIT:  Being the winner, that is.

post of the week.

Yeah.