Mike spotted this in one of the restrooms at his Atlanta office. As amused as he was by the snarky comment-ALL CAPS-clip art combo, “I can’t say I disagree with the note,” says Mike. “That’s just gross.”
related: Don’t vom in the urinals, either
Vomiting for dummies
June 10th, 2013 · 78 comments
FILED UNDER: Atlanta · bathroom · clip art catastrophe · most popular notes of 2013 · office · vomit
78 responses so far ↓
#1
jay
They are actually lucky it happened in the bathroom. I have worked retail and seen it in trashcans or just in a corner.
Jun 10, 2013 at 8:58 pm rating: 90
#2
Marci
Someone’s probably pregnant
morning sickness isn’t fun. And throw up is gross.
Jun 10, 2013 at 9:08 pm rating: 90
#3
LI
The note writer should be on their knees in front of a toilet thanking the Lord that the person made it to a sink instead of hurling on the floor. There are actual reasons for using the sink. Throwing up the the toilet causes spash-back. Sometimes the sink is closer. The standing up position can make the vomiting easier. Maybe they did toss their cookies in the toilet, then went to the sink to rinse and got MORE sick. And yeah… morning sickness sucks.
That said, I can’t think of nearly as many legit. reasons for not at least attempting to clean up the vomit after you’ve used the sink. The only one that seems reasonable is: cleaning it up made me want to vomit more, so I called building maintenance and left them a tip. A large tip.
Jun 10, 2013 at 9:21 pm rating: 90
#4
Laura
I don’t want my face that close to a public toilet, thanks. But having thrown up in a public restroom sink before, I cleaned up after myself.
Jun 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm rating: 90
#5
Nahhh
Bulimia: You’re doin’ it wrong.
Jun 10, 2013 at 11:06 pm rating: 90
#6
nikki
I mean… it sucks to be sick and have to throw up, but I am a little shocked at all the pro-sink vomiters commenting here. If you can’t make it I understand but… Yeah, toilets are gross, but they are equipped to easily deal with the … chunkier… bodily functions like vomiting. Most sinks have drain grates or plugs and don’t really let larger substances down, making them ill suited for barf. Also, sinks, especially in public bathrooms, are meant for washing hands. This person could have some kind of bacteria or flu.
I’ll admit to having drunk-barfed in a sink before, but I cleaned it up and felt pretty embarrassed about it.
Jun 10, 2013 at 11:26 pm rating: 90
#7
Dalamara
So, if I throw up in the sink at work, I can work from home? BRB!
Jun 10, 2013 at 11:34 pm rating: 90
#8
Poltergeist
That man is about to give a blowjob to the toilet’s water erection.
Jun 11, 2013 at 1:01 am rating: 90
#9
H for Toy
What ever happened to throwing up in the trash can and throwing the bag in the “facilities” dumpster?
Jun 11, 2013 at 7:06 am rating: 90
#10
sandra
I was headed to the toilet, then remembered
it can’t handle
big jobs.
Jun 11, 2013 at 8:11 am rating: 90
#11
jennyb
if it has happened multiple times in a short period of time, esp. in the men’s room- I’m betting someone is getting chemotherapy. If that is the case, they should not be hovering over a public toilet. However, cleaning up after yourself is not only a niceity, but an expectation. If that were the case, I’d have a bucket lined with heavy duty trash bags and paper towels at the ready in my office or stashed in a safe spot to avoid the whole sink issue, then toss them in the dumpster after I’d tossed my cookies.
Jun 11, 2013 at 8:50 am rating: 90
#12
Wilma Jo
I had a stomach flu come on me at work once so suddenly and so violently, all I could do was hurl in the trash can next to my desk. And I was glad it was there. I was so grateful to the janitor who was my friend, he got it out of there instantly. I got in my car and came home. Bleah!
Jun 11, 2013 at 9:13 am rating: 90
#13
Henry
Oh well. Unless you make love to the sink in a public or workroom bathroom, you have nothing to worry about. I assume nasty things have happened in public sinks. The puker could have rinsed away the evidence, and then everyone would have continued as if nothing had ever happened. At least this way everyone got a warning.
Jun 11, 2013 at 10:01 am rating: 90
#14
pooham
throw up, vomitus, barf, spew, hurl, blow chunks, toss cookies…
I grew up with the phrase throw up. The way most of the other ones sound make me want to do it. I’m like Will Ferrel on Four Chrismases, “I’m gonna do it too!” It was the one thing I couldn’t handle when my kids were little, so ex always had that chore.
Jun 11, 2013 at 11:22 am rating: 90
#15
Madrias
How hard is it to PUKE IN THE BLOODY TOILET!?
I grew up being taught to either vomit in the toilet, the trash can (thereby the bag can be replaced), or if I’m feeling particularly pukey, grab a bucket.
What do all of them have in common? They’re all designed for disposal of chunky waste. The bucket can be dumped and washed out, and works well for the ‘by the bed’ factor of being sick. You know, the sudden urge to vomit where you’ll never make it to the toilet.
Jun 11, 2013 at 1:00 pm rating: 90
#16
Redhead
OMG. this is a true story about vomiting in the office sink. we had on bathroom to be used by all, one bathroom, one stall. well, one day a women throws up in the sink then comes out yelling, “does anyone have a colander?”
(to strain the puke, so it is easier to remove)
YIKES!
Jun 11, 2013 at 1:50 pm rating: 90
#17
redheadwglasses
My coworker has a colander at work this month. Kidney stone. (They want you to keep it so they can test its chemical make-up.)
I have puked in a porta potty. Puking in a toilet is substantially better.
Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 pm rating: 90
#18
redheadwglasses
Okay, parents, what is your opinion?
One night, I spent the night at my boyfriend’s and I wasn’t feeling well. When we went to bed, I asked, mostly jokingly but for future reference: “If I wake up and have to puke and I don’t have time to get to the bathroom, do you want me to puke in the bed or on the floor?” He insisted the floor. I would have thought he’d say the bed, since you can gather up the blanket/sheets and wash them, but the carpeted floor is a whole ‘nother matter.
After some debate, he just said, “let me get you a waste can.”
Jun 11, 2013 at 2:13 pm rating: 90
#19
guest
Could it be that someone is just pouring vegetable soup down the sink?
Jun 11, 2013 at 2:45 pm rating: 90
#20
Urgh
Yeah, maybe you can’t make it to the toilet. But the note says this is the THIRD time in two weeks. If you’ve been sick once at work, I’d expect you to start taking precautions, keeping a trash can by your desk, or just not coming in. And you should DEFINITELY clean up after yourself.
I remember when I was at primary school, my Mother had been called in to collect my sister, who wasn’t feeling well. When my sister went to get her things from the cloakroom (not really a room, more the back area of the classroom with coat pegs and sinks and two toilet stalls), she threw up in one of the sinks. My Mum rushed over and tried to catch the vomit in her hands whilst herding my sister into a stall. My Mother then preceded to clean the chunks of carrot, sausage and potato out of the sink with her bare hands until the teacher came over and told her not to worry about it.
I also had a friend who took a bowl and a towel into work when she was pregnant, because she had severe morning sickness. She knew she might not always be able to make it to the bathroom, and it could be occupied, etc. So, she threw up in the bowl, covered it with the towel and took it across to the bathroom to flush it.
Yeah, it’s not pleasant, especially when you’re already feeling ill, but it’s your responsibility to at least try and minimize the danger/unpleasantness for others.
Jun 11, 2013 at 6:57 pm rating: 90
#21
Littlest Hobo
That is so gross! Frankly if you’re feeling ill, stay at home if there’s a possibilty of it being contagious! If it’s morning sickness, make sure you’re near a bathroom. I moved my station when I was working so I could be. I was off every ten minutes. My colleagues were great and supplied me with ginger beer and dry toast which always seemed to help. But chucking in the sink is NOT common courtesy! Ewwww!
Jun 12, 2013 at 12:10 pm rating: 90
#22
Mysty
Vomiting in the sink is gross, but this comes from someone who lived in college dorms for four years and had to see people try to dump their leftover pasta and stuff down the sink. People even put notes on the mirror saying the pipes couldn’t handle it, but it kept happening- several times a week, even.
Of course, being that I suffer from chronic stomach problems, I’ve found myself in the position of not making it to the toilet. In high school I ended up yakking on the floor once, and some kids were making fun of me about being hungover. I told them that unless they wanted to clean it up themselves they’d shut the hell up. Silly kids.
Jun 12, 2013 at 2:45 pm rating: 90
#23
Cheri
I have to admit I threw up in the sink in the break room at my work when I was pregnant with my first. I was stupid about how morning sickness works and hadn’t eaten anything yet that morning (so there wasn’t much to throw up anyway) and I cleaned up after myself. I did freak out a couple of co-workers that happened to be there at the same time, but more because they thought I was sick than anything. They calmed down when I told them I was pregnant. Learned my lesson though, I never went to work without eating something first again.
Jun 13, 2013 at 8:07 am rating: 90
#24
danbingbing
what about having a small paper bag on you (like the ones given in the airplanes), especially if you anticipate it (hangover, morning sickness, etc)
Jun 13, 2013 at 9:45 am rating: 90
#25
Josephine
A chunder blunder?
Jun 13, 2013 at 10:19 am rating: 90
#26
Pkay
I think a small trash can lined with a few plastic grocery bags should do the trick.
Jun 14, 2013 at 1:08 am rating: 90
#27
Missiletoe
Honestly? Even if I make it to the toilet to puke, I will try to puke into the trashcan or puke bucket instead. And there is a VERY good reason for this. I’ve been sick enough before that the act of vomiting was so violent it caused me to have diarrhea at the same time. NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU’RE PUKING INTO THE TOILET. Now every time I have to puke I sit my ASS on the toilet and vomit into the trashcan/bucket just so I don’t shit my pants again.
THAT is the proper puking technique.
Jun 16, 2013 at 3:32 pm rating: 90
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Jun 20, 2014 at 9:57 pm rating: 90
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Jan 6, 2015 at 11:50 pm rating: 90
#30
jill
what a bunch of sick losers. Normal people never do this. Idiots.
Feb 11, 2016 at 9:42 pm rating: 90
#31
Silly billy
I have always thrown up in the sink since childhood and I have seen all the adults among our family, friends, relatives throw up in sink and clean it up after. Never had the drain clogging problem that some freaks are talking about. Are you vomiting shit out of your mouth that you need toilet? I guess all the weirdos talking about vomit in toilet do throw out poop from their mouths rather than the rear. As for the dumb note how can they say it’s only the vomit clogging their crappy drains? Maybe they always needed to put some drain opener in there ( as we have seen at places the water doesn’t drain properly in some sinks, it takes a while to do that). The same way you idiots cant use sink after vomit then how the hell you use toilet after someone did a splashy diarrhea job there, We all know flushing hardly cleans up the mess, and we do need a janitor to clean it up. So what are you going to tell people: Diarrhea in the sink, Vomit in the toilet!
Nov 2, 2016 at 11:54 pm rating: 0
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