# The Feared Foot Fungus Fork (Or: Carnival cruise passenger caught on video scratching her foot with a fork) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895 "2026-07-24T16:02:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/41 "2026-07-26T15:55:15Z")
You need something in which to vomit if you are stuck in bed. Sometimes I don’t have time to get to the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/42 "2026-07-26T16:01:35Z")
Ah. I once put 2 bags in my little trash can and set it by the bed. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/43 "2026-07-26T16:05:13Z")
My mother would leave a bucket by my bedside and clean it herself. I don’t think we fully appreciate what our parents did for us. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/44 "2026-07-26T16:41:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > You need something in which to vomit if you are stuck in bed. Sometimes I don’t have time to get to the toilet. Yeah, in practice, i usually make it to the toilet. But it’s reassuring to know i have the puke bowl as backup. And i have used it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/45 "2026-07-26T16:47:02Z")
Certainly you _want_ to puke in the toilet but a couple of times I only got as far as the bathroom sink. That was messy. And ain’t this a fun conversation? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/46 "2026-07-26T16:50:45Z")
And sometimes you’re already using the toilet… ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/47 "2026-07-26T16:54:16Z")
After seeing them used in a hospital, I switched to using disposable emesis bags. They’re much more convenient than kneeling in front of the toilet, or even using a bowl or bucket in bed. And they can be easily taken on a trip, or used in a car. > **[Amazon.com: MP MOZZPAK Vomit Bags Disposable 24 Pack - 1000ml Emesis Bags,...](https://www.amazon.com/Mozpak-Vomit-Bags-Resistant-Disposable/dp/B07V813VMY)** > > Buy MP MOZZPAK Vomit Bags Disposable 24 Pack - 1000ml Emesis Bags, Leak-Proof Barf Bag, Travel Friendly Puke & Nausea Bag for Motion Sickness, Medical Grade Throw up Relief for Car, AirPlane, & Road Trip on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/48 "2026-07-26T16:57:11Z")
Hospitals also have something called an emesis basin (also called a kidney basin) but I think they’re terrible for collecting vomit. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/49 "2026-07-26T17:30:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think they’re terrible for collecting vomit. So do nurses. We avoid depending on them, preferring the disposable blue barf bags in the preceding post. At home I just use a gallon size zip loc bag and seal it and pitch it after every use. Simpler than ordering a one use item from Amazon. Zip locs work for just-in-case in the car for motion sickness or migraine episodes too. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/50 "2026-07-26T18:33:34Z")
I like the blue barf bags..I keep them handy. A barf is gonna barf..I suggest you don’t try to suppress it or run or you’ll have it running down a wall. Or as I had to clean up once, a large bathroom mirror. Why? Just why? Never got a clear answer on that. And @LSLGuy , I live but to serve my fellow Dopers. 😄 (Empty ice cream tubs make good barf receptacles and are tossable) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/51 "2026-07-26T21:13:10Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Retiring a random fork and claiming they retired that fork was probably worth it for the optics. I hope they did a whole burial-at-sea for the fork. “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed. We therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body, when the sea shall give up her dead. Present! Fire! Fire!” Fire! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/52 "2026-07-26T21:42:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > (Empty ice cream tubs make good barf receptacles and are tossable) Stainless steel bowls and pots are easy to clean and reusable. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/53 "2026-07-26T21:43:59Z")
This reminds me of a funny movie scene where the butler contaminates the food. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/54 "2026-07-26T21:44:39Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > (Empty ice cream tubs make good barf receptacles and are tossable) Why do they serve KFC in a bucket? So you have something to throw up in afterwards. (Hat tip: Neil Hamburger) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/55 "2026-07-26T21:44:47Z")
Wait, you can _reuse_ stainless steel bowls and pots? I’ve been putting them in the recycling bin each week. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/56 "2026-07-27T00:26:38Z")
It’s _good_ to be rich. But I expect you really mean the staff has been putting them in the recycling and you’re just being modest. Such a gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/57 "2026-07-27T00:29:06Z")
Sorry no staff here. Repeatedly needing to replace the cookware might explain why I can’t manage to save for retirement. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/58 "2026-07-27T04:37:54Z")
Eh, minor costs like that shouldn’t impair your wealth. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/59 "2026-07-27T16:48:26Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > (Empty ice cream tubs make good barf receptacles and are tossable Life hacks, brought to you by the 'Dope. (Seriously, **Beck** that’s a damn good suggestion.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feared-foot-fungus-fork-or-carnival-cruise-passenger-caught-on-video-scratching-her-foot-with-a-fork/1031895/60 "2026-07-27T17:17:55Z")
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