Losing Face Literally 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Brazilians have always had a weakness for playing Russian roulette,” a spokesman for the Rio de Janeiro police force told reporters, “but this version got out of hand. Antonio de Caja and some friends had been drinking cachaca all night and letting off fireworks, to celebrate the holidays, and eventually they challenged each other to a game. The rules were simple. They would each put a firework in their mouth, light the fuse, and then see who would dare to hold his the longest before spitting it out. And afterwards, the ones who had chickened out first would have to admit to the winner that they were cowards.
“Within a few seconds, the other guys lost their nerve, spat their fireworks out, and hailed Antonio as the winner. But unfortunately he held his firework in his teeth a bit too long, and the front of his head was blown off, killing him instantly. So, in a way, all the men lost face.” (O Globo, 10/12/02)Submitted on 04/03/2003
Submitted by:
Dafyn Jones
Reference:
O Globo (Brazil) 10/12/02
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