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I've got a question regarding Rock Paper Scissors. Carter pulled out a condom full of crack from Anne's guts. Now I'm sorry if i sound stupid, but how on earth did she get that in her system? did she swallow it? did she stick it up her, um, buttocks? I just don't see how one can swallow something that big. If someone can answer this, id appreciate it.
-- Reggie (cotysnyx@aol.com), January 23, 2001
She swallowed it. Personally I wouldn't been able to. But some people will do anything in certain situations. Brings to my mind the lady that was on a few years ago that liked having medical procedures done on her and swallowed a bunch of medical equipment that was sitting on a tray.
-- james (eorejim@aol.com), January 23, 2001.
Actually, swallowing condom(s) filled with drugs is probably the most popular method of smuggling, it's undetectable through airport x-rays, and it kills a lot of people too.I believe there was a very old episode of ER where a guy from Nigeria swallowed several condoms filled with Heroin or Coke, and he died because one of them broke.
-- LeeS (binkyinc@xsite.net), January 24, 2001.
I think the episode you are thinking of with the Nigerian man was on "Homicide."
-- Bonny (bonnyv@netzero.net), January 24, 2001.
Wow, I learn a lot from ER. Still, I agree, how DO you swallow all that?
-- Elaine (mrsclooney78@hotmail.com), January 24, 2001.
That's what I want to know. How the heck would you swallow stuff like nmedical equipment or condoms filled with drugs and not choke to death first? I too learn interesting things from watching ER.
-- Cammie (rmaelhorn@home.com), January 24, 2001.
LeeS was right about an old episode of ER about someone swallowing condoms full of cocaine. It was "Luck of the Draw," I think, in season one. Ming-Na Wen's first appearance (back when she still had a last name). A "body packer" comes in with about 30 condoms in his stomach. Carter sends Jing-Mei (nee Deb) in to perform a rectal on the guy and she gets stuck. Later a condom pops in his stomach and while attempting to resuscitate him, Deb accidentally shocks Carter with the defibrillator (sp?)
-- Will Harrison (wharrison51@hotmail.com), January 25, 2001.
Why use condoms to store drugs?
-- Maxine Carter (Maximus080@hotmail.com), June 22, 2001.
It was Luck Of The Draw that ER had the patient who swallowed the condoms filled with cocaine and one popped, but I don't think he died. They were trying ti recusitate him when Deb/Jing-Mei shocked Carter. After that, I think he went to surgery and lived, although I'm not positive.
-- Teddy (richarr@earthlink.net), August 09, 2001.