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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Meister on May 23, 2012, 04:09 pm

Title: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: Meister on May 23, 2012, 04:09 pm
Because I've certainly never ended up with a zebra in my car, yet.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/justice/iowa-arrest-zebra/index.html

The charge is rather routine -- an Iowa man was arrested over the weekend, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to a police report. What makes this case unusual are the passengers that police in Dubuque say were with him: a parrot on his shoulder and a zebra in the back seat.

"They love going for rides," John Reiter's girlfriend, Vicky Teters, said to CNN affiliate KCRG.

"We treat them like our kids. They come in the house, we take them outside and take them for walks. We take them for car rides," Teters told KCRG. "They go and get the mail with me."

Dubuque Police Lt. Samuel Baxter told CNN that quite a few people called in to alert the police about a "zebra and parrot trapped in a vehicle parked at a bar."

Officer Chad Leitzen described in his report what he saw as he arrived: "I did observe two white male subjects in the front of the vehicle. I also observed a zebra in the back seat of the vehicle and a parrot on the driver's shoulder."

Leitzen then conducted a breathalyzer test that he said Reiter subsequently failed with a blood alcohol content of .148. The legal limit in Iowa is .08, according to Iowa's Department of Transportation website.

Reiter was arrested Sunday and held overnight, while the zebra and parrot were taken safely to a friend's house.
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: opi8 on May 23, 2012, 04:27 pm
Im blazed as shit and that is funny as fuck!

Wasn't expecting that when I clicked on this thread
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: sdesu on May 23, 2012, 05:09 pm
Awesome!
I guess we all suck in comparison.
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: nobody on May 23, 2012, 05:21 pm
http://mashable.com/2012/04/23/stolen-penguin-seaworld/

Or a penguin?
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: sdesu on May 23, 2012, 06:10 pm
While the penguin story sounds cool, it seems a bit reminiscent of The Hangover, like the article said.
The guy with the zebra and parrot apparently keeps these things as pets, seeing as he takes them on walks, car rides, ect. Which is 10x cooler than drunkenly stealing a penguin, IMO.
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: Kappacino on May 23, 2012, 06:32 pm
While the penguin story sounds cool, it seems a bit reminiscent of The Hangover, like the article said.
The guy with the zebra and parrot apparently keeps these things as pets, seeing as he takes them on walks, car rides, ect. Which is 10x cooler than drunkenly stealing a penguin, IMO.

I don't know, stealing a penguin has a nice ring to it. Then again there are cooler animals. Actually now that I think about it penguins are kinda gay
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: Meister on May 23, 2012, 06:40 pm
I was more shocked that it happened in Iowa, I didn't think anything interesting ever happened in Iowa.
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: Knomo on May 23, 2012, 07:34 pm
While the penguin story sounds cool, it seems a bit reminiscent of The Hangover, like the article said.
The guy with the zebra and parrot apparently keeps these things as pets, seeing as he takes them on walks, car rides, ect. Which is 10x cooler than drunkenly stealing a penguin, IMO.

I don't know, stealing a penguin has a nice ring to it. Then again there are cooler animals. Actually now that I think about it penguins are kinda gay

Dude, penguins are freaking awesome.
Title: Re: I guess I'm a boring drunk
Post by: Meister on May 23, 2012, 07:47 pm
Why would you want to steal one though? If your in the zoo, why not do it big, a giraffe or walrus or something.