![]() Indeed, it was recently shown that Klebsiella pneumonia can similarly ferment carbohydrates into alcohol in the gut, which can accelerate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (i.e., brewer’s yeast), well known for its use in producing bread and alcoholic beverages, and taken by some people as a probiotic supplement, has been identified as the main causative agent for this condition, but several other microorganisms have been identified, including bacteria. Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS also known as gut fermentation syndrome, endogenous ethanol fermentation or drunkenness disease) is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through the endogenous fermentation of carbohydrates within the digestive system, which has already been described in children and adults of both sexes. Need an “Essential Charlotte Ledger” T-shirt? Order here. Social media: On Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Like what we are doing? Feel free to forward this along and to tell a friend. Got a news tip? Think we missed something? Drop us a line at and let us know. Any advertising, paid marketing, or sponsored content will be clearly labeled. The content reflects the independent editorial judgment of The Charlotte Ledger. We strive for fairness and accuracy and will correct all known errors. The Charlotte Ledger is an e-newsletter and website publishing timely, informative, and interesting local business-y news and analysis Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, except holidays and as noted. “It’s biodegradable, so you can’t even call it littering,” Page said. Throwing rocks at cars is damage to property. Stepping into a road or putting a victim at fear of assault would be punishable offenses. Egging is a little different, because egg can cause destruction of property, said Officer Blake Page. There are no laws against throwing, say, water at a car. Officers said they strongly discourage yeeting cheese at cars, but that it’s not clear how a magistrate judge would rule if an alleged cheese-thrower came before them. There is no search criteria for “cheese” in the department’s database, they said. Most of the Charlotte incidents seem to be groups of teenagers, as opposed to a perpetrator who is working prov-alone.įor local purposes, our story seemed to have some holes, so we took the Nextdoor reports to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officials, who said they are unaware of widespread dairy-related crime. Now, #cheesechallenge is a thing on TikTok (warning: audio NSFW). The phenomenon, unbelievably, seems to have begun by people throwing cheese slices at babies. It could scare someone and cause an accident or they could be the victim of road rage,” the victim posted on Nextdoor.Īpparently, cheesy pranks aren’t unique to Charlotte. “I know it sounds funny but I would be upset if my teenager was driving around in what seemed to be a brand new Audi behaving like that. The alleged victims were hotter than a jalapeño, so they chased the teens, witnessed them hurling slices at other cars, and then called 911 to report the incidents. Last weekend, SouthPark: Just last weekend there was another report, this time on SouthPark Nextdoor: Two teenagers in an Audi Q3 were “convulsive-like dancing” in their seats in the left turn lane at Colony and Sharon roads, then threw cheese at the victim’s car and sped off. 25, Cotswold: The Cotswold incident in late October involved a teenage boy and his friends in a gold Pathfinder with a “DUKERULZ” license plate, according to a Nextdoor post. We cheddar do something about it before it gets worse,” wrote one commenter on the Nextdoor post. 1, Southampton Commons: The first incident we’re aware of happened in early October in the Southampton Commons neighborhood off Ardrey Kell Road, when the alleged victim awoke to find what appeared to be Kraft Singles stuck on the family’s car windows: We’ve been journalists long enough to know that where there’s three of something, by golly, there’s a trend. Now, following another reader tip, The Ledger has sniffed out two more cheese-hurling incidents: one in Ballantyne, and another in SouthPark. Three weeks ago, The Ledger brought you the strange Nextdoor tale of three teenage boys throwing cheese at a car in the Cotswold Harris Teeter parking lot, incensing the victim and sparking more than 100 (hilarious) comments on the post. Because 2020 wasn’t weird enough: Apparently, throwing slices of American cheese at cars is a new trend in vandalism, as evidenced by this Nextdoor post.
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