Straight to jail

By breathalizard - 02/05/2009 06:21 - United States

Today, I left a party after drinking, and was soon pulled over. I frantically grabbed my mouthwash I keep for emergency situations to cover up the alcohol smell on my breath. I was given the breathalyzer almost immediately. I blew a 2.37. Apparently, alcohol is the main ingredient of Listerine. FML
I agree, your life sucks 35 372
You deserved it 300 340

Same thing different taste

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... how could you not have known that? Oh, and YDI for drunk driving.

kscott88 0

You're an idiot for multiple reasons. A) Driving drunk B) Not knowing that most mouthwashes have a high alcohol content C) Keeping mouthwash for emergency reasons

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sinbadmac 0

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Wow...I'm not going to read all the comments, but I'm pretty sure everyone agrees that you're a ******* idiot. How could you be so irresponsible? I hope you didn't come on here expecting sympathy. How the hell do you not know there's alcohol in Listerine...everyone friggen knows that. People drink Listerine to get drunk. I hate (and I know that's a strong word) people like you, who kill our family members because of stupidity and immaturity. Karma kid, karma.

Jertastic 0

It was proven on Mythbusters my friend.

umm... DUHHHHH!! Thats why you use mouthwash that is non-alochol-- like Crest :)

molly6394 0

Idiot. First of all, you should under no terms be driving drunk. My best friend was KILLED by a drunk driver. Want to go to court for something like that? Second of all, the alcohol in mouthwash isn't the type to fail a breathalyzer, it just kills the germs. Idiot.

Apparently stupid is the main ingredient in you.

#216 That post reads as if you typed it out normally then applied the synonym tool on every second word. Using bigger words does not make your point any more valid. Neither does trying to act clever. You clearly stated "nothing you put in your mouth is going to alter the results", which is not true, alcohol in your mouth can alter the results. If the officer waits the appropriate amount of time before administering the test, thus doing it properly under the circumstances, then there is nothing in his mouth to alter the results, which is very different from saying what you said. However, in roadside tests, there is no waiting period given for mouth alcohol to dissipate unless the driver clearly states they have had a drink / used mouthwash / anything else that could provide a false positive in the half hour preceding the test. Obviously the officer would redo the test if the reading given indicates the driver should be dead, but it is the mouth alcohol that provided the reading given in the FML.

greenbunni08 0

Absolutely moronic. Mouthwash dries your mouth out so it makes your breath worse. Driving drunk is the most absolutely stupid thing you could do. My friend's father was killed by a drunk driver, and now her and her little sister have no father.