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An Ontario man, pulled over for being suspected of driving while intoxicated, resorted to eating his own feces to try to foil the breathalyser test. You can read the rest of the story here, Accused Goes to Extremes, as it is just too gross to repeat and I don't want to open myself up to some interesting keyword based Google hits.

This news article comes on the heals of another drinking and driving story. A Newfoundland man, charged with drinking and driving, told the judge that he had eaten too many liquor filled chocolates before embarking on the road. With a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, that had to a great deal of the sweet stuff! A constable in the case did not buy the argument and said that it did not matter how the liquor was consumed, the man was still driving impaired. The man had three previous convictions for driving under the influence.

Canadians, or at least liquored up Canadians who are caught driving, are certainly getting more and more creative in trying to beat the rap.