vomitous mass....

so yesterday, i had to leave work early. the better half was sick. the two year old was crawling all over her in bed. got the phone call. finished up the task i was at. left.

but.... before leaving, it thought to myself - better let the boss know. so i popped by his office to tell him. sort of interrupted a meeting he was having with another manager, but it seemed pretty casual. so i told him 'better half is sick, i have to go.'

he asks, 'how serious?'

how do you politely explain that the two year old is holding her hair up when her head is in the toilet? i thought i'd be amusing, yet understated.

'she's uhhhh, worshipping,' was my reply.

blank look. so i expound "at the porcelain alter." now i feel as if this is going farther than i wanted. especially since the look is still blank.

the second manager, she stifles a laugh and says 'do i have to spell it out for you? she's puking."

i think she may have been just as surprised as i was, since he was an ex rcmp officer.

but it got me to thinking.... maybe all of the euphemisms for vomiting aren't universal.

so, here's the list i remember hearing (mostly when i was younger).

vomit
barf
ralph
throw up
puke
the technicolour yawn
tossing your cookies
worshipping at the porcelain alter
riding the porcelain bus

please... add the common ones you remember that i've missed, or haven't heard. maybe they are more regional than i think. and remember to keep your hair up ;)