I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the episode of Amazon with Bruce Parry last night on BBC2. He hung out with the Achuar tribe in northern Peru who start each day with an extended bout of vomiting, induced by a local drink called Wayus.
Later he got stuck into one of their hallucinogenic drinks called Ayahuasca that also had him throwing up for Britain.
I’ve haven’t seen such extended, gratuitous chundering committed to film since the vomiting scene in Team America.
If you’re quick you can catch it on the BBC iPlayer here.
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The restaurant scene in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life?
Funnily enough, my friend and I were talking about vomiting scenes today (while driving through Washington state).
Stand By Me also has an excellent mass vomiting scene with a whole crowd barfing.
Although yes, Team America does take the biscuit (and puke it back up again).
I really just wanted to say how much I’ve been enjoying Bruce Parry’s new series. But this digression into famous vomiting scenes is an unexpected but intriguing twist.
Firstly, The Meaning of Life. Arguably the first totally gratuitous vomiting scene. Points lost, however, because Mr Creosote starts politely by asking for a bucket.
Stand By Me. Can’t remember the much of the movie. Must see if YouTub have the scene in question.
Can anyone think of any others?
Have you been watching the Charlie Boorman thing on BBC 2, Ireland to Sydney by any means?? Looks like he used the wrong way home as inspiration, but to be fair it’s been a fairly decent series so far. Much better than that other thing he did with the actor….
Ah. I feel I can contribute here. A childhood full of painful memories from travels by small planes (Twin Otters) between tiny airports in Northern Norway taught me to appreciate the air sickness bag. So much so that I ended up collecting them. (Not used specimens, off course. Well, mostly.) Parts of my collection can be admired at my Web site. Pardon the 1994 design, but it was actually made in 1994, so it’s ok. #8D)
Anyway. To the main course:
* The Exorcist – Green pea soup, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-emQAsGMeQ
* The Witches of Eastwick – Cherries
* Super-Size Me – Unfortunately not special effects
* Matrix – Also not a special effect, by Keanu
* Harry Potter, Chamber of Secrets – Giant slugs out of Ron Weasley
I think that’s enough for one post. #8D)
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I seem to recall the episode of Men Behaving Badly where they go in search of a rave (possibly to recapture youth). It only seemed fair that Martin Clunes would be the chunder-pants…….
Hmm..Don’t know what good such pictures in you blog are doing for buiding up your reputaion as a travel writer. Don’t want to sound like a prune, but try as I may, I cannot see any useful info in this particular entry. I am sure your blog readers realize what happens when s/o spews.