The police officer was waiting for him. He stopped the driver, read him his rights and administered the Breathalyzer test. The results showed a reading of 0.0. The puzzled officer demanded to know how that could be. When this plant is touched, the leaves fold and the stems droop.
Recovery is prompt, and the action can be repeated endlessly without harm to the plant.
He warns that if the plant wilts when it is touched, the drinker should not drive. The inebriated patron is usually so startled by the plant's action that he willingly calls a cab. A MAN in western attire went into a bar and asked for 30 martinis in a bucket. I want to surprise him. So the bartender got busy and came up with a bucket of martinis.