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Afghanistan/South Asia
Moonshine kills 14 in Karachi
2004-12-28
KARACHI: Fourteen men died in the city on Sunday and Monday after they consumed poisonous liquor. Six men died in Chakiwara, Lyari. Their names and other details could not be ascertained as relations of the dead men took away their bodies from private and government hospitals without post-mortem, to save their families' reputation. Most of the deaths took place in Kharadar. In another incident in Kharadar, poisonous liquor killed Noor, Umar and Ayub in Baldia Town on Sunday. The relatives did not allow their autopsy and buried them at the earliest for fear of social stigma.
"Didn't need no autopsies! Clem just stuck a match and they cremated themselves!"
Posted by:Fred

#10  I don't get it...was the liquor poisoned or was the proof simply too high?
Posted by: smn   2004-12-28 9:51:38 PM  

#9  That's why I stick to making beer.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2004-12-28 5:35:02 PM  

#8  Dang! they lied to me all these years N Guard! Back to the drawing board.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-12-28 2:27:41 PM  

#7  I wonder what they were using for sour mash?

As for the lead solder Ship, actualy most of the lead comes from the old truck radiator used for the condenser.

I wonder if someone tried to "Purify" denatured alcohol? That could explain the mass poisioning.
Posted by: N Guard   2004-12-28 11:17:04 AM  

#6  Damnit! No lead based solder. What's so difficult about this.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-12-28 8:17:50 AM  

#5  wonder if they also had a shootin' range, huh, SPOD?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-28 7:23:27 AM  

#4  They've been guzzling Muhammad's moonshine for centuries.
Posted by: dennisw   2004-12-28 5:13:43 AM  

#3  We need to sponsor some educational programs for these moonshiners so they don't accidentally distill methanol (wood alcohol) instead of ethanol (drinking alcohol). The way I figure it, anyone who drinks isn't a good candidate for jihad.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2004-12-28 2:43:12 AM  

#2  Um, AutoBartender...you may want to 86 that last delivery from Lyari Liquors. The Kharadar inspector just called and left a message that there's been some, er...irregularities in the quality control monitoring. He said to make sure you used the long-handled tongs and safety googles...maybe even a lead apron.
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-12-28 1:40:33 AM  

#1  Frank, I swear I had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-12-28 1:04:09 AM  

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