Actually, there is no way of making vomiting courteous. You have to do…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Actually, there is no way of making vomiting courteous. You have to do the next best thing, which is to vomit in such a way that the story you tell about it later will be amusing. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.58, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Actually, there is no way of making vomiting courteous. You have to do the next best thing, which is to vomit in such a way that the story you tell about it later will be amusing. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.58, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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