Hawkes Bay Today reports that local police brought 46-year old Kim George McKain into court yesterday charged with breaking the town's liquor ban.

Judge Richard Watson noted the man slurring, and asked him why he was having trouble talking.

McKain said that he was having problems with his dentures because his dog, a Jack Russell, had snatched them right out of his mouth, and chewed them up.

"You've got to watch those jack russells," the judge said. "They're about as bad as a Jack Daniels."

Via DoggieNews