# Pardon me, boy, is this the Chuckupnoodle Choo-Choo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751 "2007-01-12T20:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/41 "2007-01-14T11:16:58Z")
A few years ago a friend of mine was on a train in the early hours of New Years Day. drunk as anything and feeling pretty delicate. She tried her best to hold it in, but in the end had to upend her brand new (and, at the time, totally cool) Hello Kitty bag, ralph into it as discretly as she could, and dump it sadly in the bin as she staggered home. > [@](#): > > Many years ago I was on a late subway train back from Shinjuku in Tokyo, and there was a drunk salaryman sitting opposite me, looking very green. He retched once, then barfed but held it in his cheeks and reswallowed it. He did this several times until the train came to a station, and only then hurled, taking care only to vomit down onto the tracks in the gap between the platform and the train. This made me gag. You may have just put me off a week’s worth of meals. Shudder ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/42 "2007-01-14T13:24:25Z")
A guy unexpectedly tossed his cookies on the bus Friday afternoon (he had not appeared ill or drunk.) The driver was NOT happy and she made him get off, then called Transit to demand a fresh bus. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/43 "2007-01-14T21:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=manx] A few years ago a friend of mine was on a train in the early hours of New Years Day. drunk as anything and feeling pretty delicate. She tried her best to hold it in, but in the end had to upend her brand new (and, at the time, totally cool) Hello Kitty bag, ralph into it as discretly as she could, and dump it sadly in the bin as she staggered home. This made me gag. You may have just put me off a week’s worth of meals. Shudder [/QUOTE] You made me read it twice… ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/44 "2007-01-14T22:16:38Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] The poor guy clearly had no manners. Many years ago I was on a late subway train back from Shinjuku in Tokyo, and there was a drunk salaryman sitting opposite me, looking very green. He retched once, then barfed _but held it in his cheeks and reswallowed it_. He did this several times until the train came to a station, and only then hurled, taking care only to vomit down onto the tracks in the gap between the platform and the train. I also noticed in the streets of Rappongi in the morning that there were no pavement pizzas, except at the storm drains. They’re very tidy, the Japanese. [/QUOTE] The Japanese sense of Honor is truly amazing; I’ve heard of hara-kiri, but barfi-kiri is a new one to me. King of Soup, yer ditty is pretty fandamtastic! ---
**Author:** ![XaMcQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f9ae1b/32.png) [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/45 "2007-01-15T02:49:48Z")
Mr. McQ got sick on the MARTA train one morning. It caught him by surprise and he hurled right into the lap of the guy next to him, all over a folded up suit he had in his lap! The guy tossed the suit, upchuck and all, at my queasy, apologetic hubby and stormed out at the next stop. The only thing more embarrassing than vomiting in front of people is vomiting ON people. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/46 "2007-01-15T03:00:59Z")
As a sympathy puker, this is one of my worst nightmares. The only time I’ve been puked on was by a baby, as a nanny. I promptly (involuntarily) puked on him in return. Then we both cried. Then we both had baths. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/47 "2007-01-15T14:47:43Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] As a sympathy puker, this is one of my worst nightmares. The only time I’ve been puked on was by a baby, as a nanny. I promptly (involuntarily) puked on him in return. Then we both cried. Then we both had baths. [/QUOTE] And thre baby learned an important lesson. Good nanny! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/48 "2007-01-15T15:22:46Z")
A thread that mentions vomiting and the Japanese has to have a [Bush](http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=11911) link ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/49 "2007-01-15T15:38:28Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] You were soooo lucky no sympathy horkers were aboard. [/QUOTE] This line made me laugh uncontrollably for several minutes. My eyes are still tearing as I think about it. Yes, I’m a sick, sick puppy. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/50 "2007-01-15T15:55:20Z")
**The King of Soup** that was priceless! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blue\_sky\_dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@blue\_sky\_dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_sky_dreamer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/51 "2007-01-16T02:43:16Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Many years ago I was on a late subway train back from Shinjuku in Tokyo, and there was a drunk salaryman sitting opposite me, looking very green. He retched once, then barfed _but held it in his cheeks and reswallowed it_. [/QUOTE] I must confess, I did this once myself on a plane. We were coming in for a landing at Newark and there was really bad turbulence, unfortunately not too long after a sandwich and a couple cans of soda. Of course, the fasten seatbelt sign was on and even the flight attendants were strapping in, so no heading for the toilets. And as luck would have it, there was no barf bag in the seat pocket in front of me. Faced with the prospect of regurgitation reversal or puking all over myself and my seatmates, I just barely managed to keep it all in my cheeks and then re-swallow. I was afraid to open my mouth again until we’d landed and I was in the terminal to buy some breath mints. The worst part was… well, let’s just say I couldn’t bring myself to eat any chunky soups for a while after. I’ve only truly lost it in public once in adulthood - out the window of a moving car on the highway. I did unfortunately get to see one friend drunkenly puke into another friend’s boot, though (while she was wearing it). ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/52 "2007-01-16T02:47:23Z")
This thread is making me want to get my teeth cleaned. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/53 "2007-01-16T03:11:01Z")
I’m a sympathy gagger…never got all the way to sympathy puking yet. This thread is making me feel a bit queasy! ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/54 "2007-01-16T14:47:29Z")
**Lefty** , I can’t honestly say I’m _sorry_, I guess, since I did it _in compos mentis_ and intentionally, but I sincerely hope that your wife doesn’t know about this. **Lsura** , I’m sorry you saw it at all, but if you had that kind of sensitivity you should’ve never opened a thread with that title. Thanks of course to everyone who had kind, if undeserved, words for a really lame parody. **Kalhoun** , you should be grateful you never saw the _Fiddler on the Roof_ takeoff I attempted in the thread in which someone wondered how to tell if an unlabeled jar of gefilte fish was any good. For what it’s worth, if I had _had_ time: “is this trick that I know,” would have been “is a trick that I know.” Easier to sing aloud. “if you like your tummy,” would have been “just as a precaution.” Which both scans better _and_ makes more sense. Oh, well. If wishes were horses no one could have nice shoes. And, as always, thanks to **Eve** , who starts the best threads and doesn’t seem to mind my being stupid in them. ---
**Author:** ![Greebo\_Ogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@Greebo\_Ogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greebo_Ogg)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/55 "2007-01-16T15:29:16Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] …she was leaning over the trash can). What’s more embarassing when you’re thirteen? [/QUOTE] Finding out it’s Morning Sickness? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751/56 "2007-01-16T17:02:33Z")
In elementary school, the bus driver never let us open the windows in the morning. Artificially hot air in a car has always made me a bit nauseous, so I nearly puked just about every winter morning on the way to school. Several times I couldn’t take it anymore, and did, in fact, puke all over the floor of the bus. The downside? The bus driver made me clean it up when we got to school. The upside? I had a seat to myself for most of the year! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-boy-is-this-the-chuckupnoodle-choo-choo/387751.md?page=2)