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It seemed like a good idea at the time?
Posted by: Erik Torkells, Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:56 AM

Here's the bad idea of the day, from AP/Yahoo.com: "A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred at the Nuremberg [Germany] airport on Tuesday, where the 64-year-old man was switching planes on his way home to Dresden from a holiday in Egypt." The report says he's at a clinic. Here's hoping he'll recover.

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I'm sure many have experienced the frustration of buying duty free on way back home, only to find out that for connecting flights you have to put bottle in checked bags. I never understood why that is the case...you don't leave any security areas when connecting from international flights to domestic connections.

Posted By trent olmstead on December 17, 2007, 2:27 PM

I'm surprised he made it to age 64!!

Posted By Liz Mayor on December 17, 2007, 2:44 PM

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