What is it about someone barfing that draws a crowd and entertains them? I understand slowing down at an accident scene to see the blood and the guts. That makes sense. Barfing? No, I can do that for myself. I’ve never enjoyed it to be honest. Perhaps the few times I did it publicly I did entertain others. Still, I don’t get it.

I'm a drycleaner. I went up to the front to get some clothes to clean. That’s why I say I go up there so much. I actually need a break from hearing the pressers call my name every ten seconds. When I got there the girls working the front counter were talking about this guy out front. I looked and he seemed to be wiping himself off. Then he wiped the car off.

“Uh, what happened?”, I asked.

“That guy just threw up all over the place”, one of the girls told me.

That was an exaggeration. No one could throw up all over the place. Take a mighty big man to do that. A mighty big sick man. No, he only tossed up in and around his car. Maybe he splattered his wife a little bit. Couldn’t tell from my angle.

“That’s gross”, another of the girls said although she wasn’t looking away.

“Why?”, I asked. “It’s a natural thing to do if you’re sick or drunk. It’s harmless”.

“It’s gross. It’s as bad as littering”, the girl responded.

“Oh, it is not. Even littering gets overblown”, I told her.

“You litter?”.

“Yea, sometimes, but only biodegradable stuff. That’s what he’s doing. He’s tossing up biodegradable stuff. Might help the greenery”.

“You know, you’re gross too”, I was told.

You try to educate these young girls and that’s what happens.