The man with the iron stomach 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
BELGIUM (Antwerp) - One night, I think it was about a year ago, me and my friends had been to a discotheque and partied all night. Afterwards, we went to a bar of the king that was open all day and night. Such bars are known for housing really bad thugs and pirate-like guys.
As me and my friends (two guys and two girls) were sitting at a table drinking wodka and beer, a big, mean-looking guy approached the table and started 'talking' to us. He was so intoxicated that the collection of words he pronounced could hardly be classified as a language. The girls were annoyed by his presence, and - typically - started to call him names to get rid of him.
As a response, the man took an empty beer-glass (in Belgium a beer-glass is about as thick as a normal jar) and bit into it, breaking off a piece. This is done by a lot of men who have some kind of unresolved frustration and thus feel the need to show their courage, so we weren't impressed. But then the man started chewing the piece, and quickly bit off another piece, chewing it again, untill only the very bottom part of the glass (I don't know the correct english word for this) remained, which he put back on the table.
We gazed at the man as he was chewing the pieces in his mouth, and we heard the glass cracking between his teeth. Some blood came out of his mouth. He then tried to swallow the glass, but - naturally - nearly choked and spat the remaining blood-soaked pieces on the table. Then he started gargling blood and fell to his knees. The bartender ran up to the man - we were too paralyzed by the event - and tried to help him. He put his finger in the man's mouth and tried to get the remaining glass out. The man then bit the bartender's finger, so he pulled away. I took my cellphone and called an ambulance. The ambulance arrived quickly. I don't know if the man survived. And I really don't know why he did it.
But remember: if you have an iron stomach, make sure you throat is too.
Submitted on 02/01/2003
Submitted by:
Davor
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