How many etiquette violations is that? Six or seven?

[A-yo]

Now, I've been drinking for a good six years, and I consider myself just as traveled as any other experienced drinker. However, last night, I encountered a situation which is new even for me.

We were having a nice little barbeque, drinking whiskey and scotch, and smoking. Nice evening, right? Except this time there were some new "flavoured cigarettes" in our presence (in addition to the normal cigars), and to add to all of this mix, I'd had enough caffiene to make even the most traveled Starbucks customer choke on his mocha latte. And about thirty minutes after all of this, I entered new territory -- drunken puking. I was alone at the time, except for a few people who were in the doorway, headed out, and I made no awful puking sounds, and I'm relatively sure that nobody noticed, which of course probably means that EVERYONE noticed. I attempted to discretely clean it up (which I think I was relatively successful in, as, looking at my clothes, it's difficult to find residue), and after stumbling upstairs, proceeded to spray perfume all over myself with the cover that "I'm a bit of a role model for my roommates, and don't want to smell like whiskey and cigars", a cover that I now realize only works if I proceed to cover myself in that shit every time I drink with this crowd from here on out -- a cover I'm willing to stick with. The night wound down pretty quickly for me, yet the others proceeded to leave the home we were at and get even more wasted at someone else's home. I stumbled home, assisted by a police officer, who helped me into my roommates bed (I being too plastered to even identify my own room), put my illegal booze in the cupboard, and place my cigars somewhere discrete (really wish I could remember where). If I could find said officer, or even remember his name or face, I'd send him a brandy.

Here, however, is where I have the problem. I've never dealt with drunken puking, much less the fallout from drunken puking, and I don't quite know the etiquette. As far as I see it, I can man up, say something along the lines of, "Man, I was totally shit-faced and made an ass of myself. Sorry bout that.", while pouring my friends a round, or I can act like an American and completely ignore it, and act like it never happened. Any comments? Suggestions? How would you handle this? I'd really rather keep whatever dignity I have left.

[ThirstyDrunk]

Unless you let it loose upon another person, or onto something irreplaceable and/or expensive, I wouldn't worry about it.

[happydrunk]

I have puked more times than I care to remember . . . pretty much near every time I drank heavily during my late teens / early 20's. And although I kind of felt bad about it when it happened (especially when it was someplace bad - like in the corner of some person's New York apartment by their lamp), I always just took it to be the risk of learning how to drink properly, and would always own up to it the next day (I think everyone knew I was puking anyway - well the people in that apartment did!).

Now that I'm older, my puking days are far behind me, but it still happens occasionally, and I still own up to it the next day when it does. So, I recommend the man up thing you suggested - besides, they are your friends, so all will be forgiven, and you can all have a laugh together. They might even share some embarrasing puke stories of their own.

[Rip Rufus]

Now, I've been drinking for a good six years, and I consider myself just as traveled as any other experienced drinker.

That's a ballsy statement for a first time poster on the board...

That said, just ignore that the puking happened. If anyone wants to make an issue of it, apologize.

[A-yo]

That's a ballsy statement for a first time poster on the board...

It may be a ballsy statement, but I'm a pretty ballsy person...

[pukey]

I sympathize with you. I really do.

-Pukey

[frankennietzsche]

I'm a pretty ballsy person...

Do you have trouble walking?

[A-yo]

Do you have trouble walking?

Yes.

[Mayhem]

Some drunks have glass stomachs. What matters is how you behave after puking. If you say, "Ohhhh, I'll never drink again", then you lose. If, however, like some 'round these parts, say " SHOTS!!!" and get right back on the horse, then it's A-OK.

[Dr. Dotto S. Blotto]

As someone who puked some strange purple drink concoction onto the side of her man's boss' house and EVERYONE knew because they were just around the corner, I didn't bother mentioning it unless someone else did. Which no one did. Except my man.

It was Grody to the Max.

[tisbor]

Some drunks have glass stomachs. What matters is how you behave after puking. If you say, "Ohhhh, I'll never drink again", then you lose. If, however, like some 'round these parts, say " SHOTS!!!" and get right back on the horse, then it's A-OK.

A M E N .

Best is waking up the day after you puked your soul out , and as first thing reach for another sip of sauce .
Puking stories are always source of good laughter with friends , don't think too much and just vomit all you can .

[Absolut Mopar]

Heh, that's not bad. This, this is bad.
One night playing beer pong it was myself, my friends John and Nate and one really hot Canadian girl (Erica).
I threw up on Erica a little bit.
Walking over to Johnny's apartment across the hall to crash (John was unlocking the door for me) I kinda looked at him and said, well maybe one of you two will manage but uh, I'm pretty sure I'm not gettin laid tonight. Now that I think back on that one, I kind of hope she didn't hear me say that.

[l...]

i'm a puker. i'm also resilient.

[Absolut Mopar]

^Definatley, after the puke comes the rally. Thank god I don't puke much anymore. (Said incident was three years ago)

[Bundy]

i am the master of the casual vomit.... actually, i tend to throw up more when i'm NOT drinking.... remember, eating is cheating.