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What exactly did Keaton do with that vile of drugs??

posted 13 years ago by digitalboy72
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They showed him tie a piece of floss to it and then he, apparently, swallowed it? Is that even possible? Forget the fact that it was rather large and would have gotten lodged in his throat but even if he did manage to swallow it wouldn't his stomach acids destroyed it?

And I won't even talk about the logistics of pulling it out of his stomach and back up his esophagus...whoops, just did.

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[–] CasseroleWorshipper 13 years ago

very possible and even quite a common practice for prisoners I think, especially for transporting drugs undetected.
I play cards with J.D. Shelnut, chief of PO-lice! So kiss my ass, you old bastard!

[–] Geekery 13 years ago

Are you completely serious? I am asking seriously, by the way.
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RIP Daisy

[–] CasseroleWorshipper 13 years ago

I am.

I guess using a string to pull the stuff you swallowed back up isn't that common, it's more simple to just 'poop' it out. it's not hard to swallow a small baggie containing drugs or the like, nor just poop it out undigested. many folks also just stuff whatever their smuggling into their anus.

I play cards with J.D. Shelnut, chief of PO-lice! So kiss my ass, you old bastard!

[–] scottiedundee 13 years ago

The drug he put in his stomach was an anti-anaesthetic drug so he wouldn't go under during the operation. One of the few things in this hokum that made any sense.

Ca' canny now.

[–] DomsDad 12 years ago

My take was that tying the floss to it was to 1) prevent himself from passing it through his bowels, and 2) to allow him to pull it back up with his tongue, after which, he chomped it. It was glass, so I don't think the stomach acids would destroy it.