# The mother of all spit-takes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 15, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805 "2005-01-15T01:55:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805/1 "2005-01-15T01:55:46Z")

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Next time you [steal](http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Bad%20Swallow%20Theft)a truck, bring your own bottle.

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> VANCOUVER, Wash. – A man who failed to look before he swallowed and wound up choking on someone else’s tobacco spit has been arrested in the theft of a tractor-trailer rig, police said.
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> Cuitlahvac Renteria-Martinez, 26, of Vancouver, was arrested for investigation of first-degree theft Monday morning shortly after he called 911 for emergency medical help, according to a police report.

Knowing what truckers sometimes leave in bottles, this guy should consider himself lucky.

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805/2 "2005-01-15T02:28:41Z")

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> [@JonScribe](#):
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> Next time you [steal](http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Bad%20Swallow%20Theft)a truck, bring your own bottle.

What did he expect in a cup, Coca-Cola? Coke comes in bottles!

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805/3 "2005-01-15T02:31:55Z")

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That happened to Ivylad’s cousin many moons ago.

This was back when Ivylad dipped. He was using a longneck bottle as a spit cup while they played pool.

Well, Cousin picked up what he thought was his beer, took a swig…and swallowed.

He then promptly powerpuked all over the pool table. They were escorted from the bar shortly after that

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**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805/4 "2005-01-16T18:41:51Z")

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He stole a truck with a GPS transmitter, -and- drank someone else’s tobacco-spit.

NICE!

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**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-spit-takes/284805/5 "2005-01-16T20:10:12Z")

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Exhibit A: Instant karma.