Now I've got it

[grumpyoldsoldier]

I bet you have an ology or something BW

[Bar Wench]

Nope! Nada! Zippy de do dah!

I am a drop out!!

From being voted most likely to succed at school to most disapointing at the reunion. 

[Nick]

Was there something in particualr that you failed to do at the reunion?

[Bar Wench]

Nope nothing. 

[Barman]

Nope nothing. 

[Bar Wench]

 

[Darwins Selection]

Ahem. If one snifs then the snot enters the throat which then enters the stomach. Hence the throwing up of snot.

For those of a delicate disposition read no further.

If you do a real big snif then you end up with snot in your mouth. Which you then swallow, which ends up in your stomach. Coughing can then cause you to throw up.

It was the "settles in the chest" bit I was questioning in that context.

"Chest" would imply respiratory tract/lungs, from which area vomiting is difficult.

The stomach, where vomit comes from, resides some way south of the "chest".

The basic concept of swallow snot=throw up, is not in question.

[Barman]

Ahem. If one snifs then the snot enters the throat which then enters the stomach. Hence the throwing up of snot.

For those of a delicate disposition read no further.

If you do a real big snif then you end up with snot in your mouth. Which you then swallow, which ends up in your stomach. Coughing can then cause you to throw up.

It was the "settles in the chest" bit I was questioning in that context.

"Chest" would imply respiratory tract/lungs, from which area vomiting is difficult.

The stomach, where vomit comes from, resides some way south of the "chest".

The basic concept of swallow snot=throw up, is not in question.

Perhaps Wenchy's chest resides some way south of her stomach! 

[Darwins Selection]

Ahem. If one snifs then the snot enters the throat which then enters the stomach. Hence the throwing up of snot.

For those of a delicate disposition read no further.

If you do a real big snif then you end up with snot in your mouth. Which you then swallow, which ends up in your stomach. Coughing can then cause you to throw up.

It was the "settles in the chest" bit I was questioning in that context.

"Chest" would imply respiratory tract/lungs, from which area vomiting is difficult.

The stomach, where vomit comes from, resides some way south of the "chest".

The basic concept of swallow snot=throw up, is not in question.

Perhaps Wenchy's chest resides some way south of her stomach! 

Is she a Vampire?

[grumpyoldsoldier]

Ahem. If one snifs then the snot enters the throat which then enters the stomach. Hence the throwing up of snot.

For those of a delicate disposition read no further.

If you do a real big snif then you end up with snot in your mouth. Which you then swallow, which ends up in your stomach. Coughing can then cause you to throw up.

It was the "settles in the chest" bit I was questioning in that context.

"Chest" would imply respiratory tract/lungs, from which area vomiting is difficult.

The stomach, where vomit comes from, resides some way south of the "chest".

The basic concept of swallow snot=throw up, is not in question.

Perhaps Wenchy's chest resides some way south of her stomach! 

Steer Away!!!!!!

[Bar Wench]

I give up. 

[Barman]

I give up. 

So easily? The week has barely started... 

[grumpyoldsoldier]

Once again the superior verbal firepower of the male species has been proven

[Bar Wench]

Personally I choose to view it as superior common sense to enter a battle with the unarmed.

[Snoopy]

Never the less BW is right in that a little boy of 7 will always sniff and swallow. My imprecations that when he coughs he should spit go against everything he is taught by his mother and the school ... ie Spitting is rude, nasty and naughty. That, when coughing up phlegm, one should dispose of the resultant mouthful discretely into a tissue or down the WC rather than swallow it is not an option that he will consider. None of this is helped because the 14YO Hormone Heap stands there with a look of distaste on her face muttering "Gross!" the whole time