AWOL 2014 Issue 274 14th March | Page 5

Advertise here from only 40 baht per week weird NEWS melbourne, australia Hair of the dog: Miracle vodka cure saves puppy from certain death For many people, arriving at A&E at death’s door and being told the only way for you to survive was to get blind drunk would count as a result. That’s the situation Maltese terrier Charlie found himself in after being left with hours to live after licking coolant from his owner Jacinta Rosewarne’s garage. Quick-thinking vets deduced that the little dog had ethylene glycol poisoning, which can lead to kidney failure – and the only treatment was to get him as drunk as possible. Because pure alcohol can alter antifreeze chemicals and allow them to be flushed out of an animal’s body, Charlie was given 700ml of vodka over two days via a tube. Animal Accident & Emergency wrote on its blog: ‘For the whole weekend, Charlie had a huge party with us in the Pet ICU.’ It almost certainly saved his life – but also left him with an almighty hangover. ‘He was definitely drunk,’ said Ms Rosewarne, from Melbourne, in Australia, told the Herald Sun. ‘He was stumbling around, I’d go to pat him and he’d push me away like a normal drunk person, he was vomiting a little, whining like a drunk.’ She added: ‘I thought it was hilarious. It was distressing but funny at the same time.’ new zealand Man who lost drunk poker bet with friends gets ridiculous new name Here’s why you should never get drunk and start placing ridiculous poker bets. One unfortunate New Zealander found out the hard way after losing a bet which involved his friends choosing him a new name if he lost. The 22-year-old did lose and is now called Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova. ‘My friend lost a bet 5 years ago and his friends changed his name,’ explained the man’s ‘friend’, who helpfully posted the confirmation letter online. ‘He just found out it was actually accepted last week when his passport expired. He has to wait 3 years to fix it.’ The man’s new name will go ‘live’ on Monday when he will also have to change the name on his driving licence and other official documents. 5 Join the AWOL forum