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| Illicit brew kills 25 in India and blinds 6 | |
| 2005-03-31 | |
 LUCKNOW: Twenty-five people died and six lost their eyesight after drinking home-brewed liquor in northern India in the past three days, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. Thirty-two people were in hospital and the death toll could rise after villagers from Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh state drank a toxic mix of methyl alcohol and tannery waste. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Hmmm.... Dread, urban legend has it that its the impurities (methyl) what's give you the bad uglies in the morn. So drink lots of water and have an oxygen cylinder by your bed for waking up. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-31 5:30:58 PM |
| #10 Plus I bet it leaves one hell of a hangover--if you live to the next morning. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-03-31 1:11:51 PM |
| #9 Years ago they had a dog race across the eastern coast of Chukotka (across from western Alaska). The Alaskan teams took 1 gal cans of ban-ice (Methanol) for dog food cookers. Some local Russian chaps stole the ban-ice, drank it, went blind, and died. If the tannery waste did not get the lads from India, the methanol sure did. **gaaaaakkk** |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-03-31 11:22:11 AM |
| #8 The village idiots may want consult the chemist first. There plenty of them in India without a job. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-03-31 10:24:01 AM |
| #7 gives your corpse that golden hue |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-31 9:41:25 AM |
| #6 villagers ... drank a toxic mix of methyl alcohol and tannery waste Ye gods! I thought any fool knows you just don't mix your methyl alcohol and tannery waste. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-03-31 9:35:05 AM |
| #5 Those aren't beer goggles--them's beer blinders! |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-03-31 9:28:46 AM |
| #4 "less filling!" "tastes like sh&t!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-31 9:21:55 AM |
| #3 damn and i thought i was an alchy |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-03-31 8:56:50 AM |
| #2 The elephants were notably absent... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-03-31 8:25:56 AM |
| #1 methyl alcohol and tannery waste a pure unadulterated pleasure hit for the taste buds |
| Posted by: Ulaimp Glereting1667 2005-03-31 6:04:47 AM |