Okay, there will be a repeated theme to this news story out of Iowa City, Iowa—alcohol. Why are so many stories that have that repeated theme in them?
“The driver was under the influence of alcohol.”
“The fight broke out between two people under the influence of alcohol.”
“The man jumped off the bridge after a night of drinking alcohol.”
See the pattern developing?
Well, here’s the latest alcohol-related story.
It seems that an alcohol-fueled argument between two friends degenerated into a fight in which one man bit off the other man’s nose. Donroy Merrival was charged with willful injury stemming from the July 24 fight.
Authorities said Mr. Merrival (pictured above) was drinking (alcohol) with another man when they started arguing and the other man hit him with a shovel. They say Merrival responded by biting off the man’s nose and part of his lip. “He’s a heavy drinker (alcohol) and sometimes when he drinks (alcohol) he changes and gets real nasty,” the injured man, Matthew Osing, said.
Mr. Osing acknowledged hitting Merrival with a shovel, saying, “He was crouched down ready to pounce on me and he was scaring me. ... He jumped up and grabbed me by my face and grabbed my nose and bit it off.”
The nose was not recovered but police say Merrival didn’t think he swallowed it. “I don’t know if he swallowed it or if my dogs might have eaten it, I don’t know,” Osing said.
Folks, I’ve got a great idea. Rather than showing the beautiful, blonde bombshells on the beer commercials, or the racing car drivers, or even those gorgeous horses, let’s put Mr. Merrival and Mr. Osing’s photos on those commercials!
There is such a thing as truth in advertising, right?
Be honest! Which one are you likely to meet up with after a drunken-binge—a beautiful, blonde bombshell on the arms of a race car driver riding a gorgeous horse? Or, are you more than likely going to meet up with a man who has his nose bitten off?
Care to offer a guess?
