SELF POISON

A man from Tokyo was on the fifth day of a golfing holiday when he suddenly collapsed and had to be taken to hospital for treatment. The examining doctor eventually diagnosed the man as being poisoned and informed the police of the incident. The detective in charge of the case questioned the man, but could think of no reason why anybody would like to poison him. The detective continued to ask the man questions and eventually was able to deduce that the man had unwittingly poisoned himself. The golfer had the habit of holding the tee between his teeth after teeing off on each hole. The golf course had been heavily sprayed with pesticide, so every time the man took the tee in his mouth, he ingested a small amount of toxic pesticide. Eventually, he poisoned himself.

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