We’re not sure if Christoper Ian Petrie was driving the same cruzin’ cooler we’ve covered in the past, but we know it was powered by a 50cc motor, and that the magistrate ruled it a qualified vehicle, slapping the 23-year-old with a 500 buck fine.
“How much beer can it hold?,” the magistrate asked. The answer: “at least a couple of cartons.” I love Australia.
Problem was that Christopher was more than three times the legal limit when he got breath tested in June. Not cool. What’s the bet that this won’t be the last time we hear about Esky shenanigans, either. [Fox News]
Matt
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 12:32 PMBonzai? WTF?
Simon Reidy
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 1:07 PMThat’s what I was thinking. Isn’t the correct Aussie term “Bonza”?
Sam
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:40 PMOnly explanation I can provide is that Danny actually means “Banzai” which its a Japanese war-cry… I have no idea what miniature tree’s have to do with the story or the photo…
Scott
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM“Not cool”. HAHAHAHA NOT COOL! . … Was I the only one?
Mike
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:03 PMBonza means “great”, “bonzai” (actually “banzai”) is what the Japanese shouted when they charged in WWII, means ten thousand years.
Emma
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:23 PMWell not just in WW2. The word is still commonly used today.
Mike
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:15 PMOh yeah, LAWYERED!
red t-rex
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 4:49 PMWorst thing was he also lost his drivers license for 10 months. He is not likely to kill anyone with the esky. I think the fine and a harsh talking to would have been enough.
prashy
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 6:48 PMI thought the funniest part of the story was when the magistrate asked “how much beer does it hold?”
Wok
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:09 PMMeh. Stupid PC society. FFS it’s an esky.