Things That Make You Go Puke

Last week my office sponsored a table at the Southampton Days Fair. There's something about fairs and carnivals that makes me feel both exhilarated and scared to death at the same time.

In general, I love the atmosphere and excitement that surrounds county fairs. The face painting, games of chance, sideshows, cheesy puppet shows and other activity that I associate with fairs and carnivals.

Even some of the rides can be fun. It's the ones I won't go on that scare me. For the record, I've never, ever felt nauseated or vomited after going on an amusement ride. That's because I won't go on rides I believe will make me sick. That includes rides that spin fast, go upside down and yes, roller coasters. Funny thing is that I will go on virtual rides that are known to cause motion sickness and I love them and never feel sick from them. Merely closing your eyes while on these rides will remedy any motion sickness so I'm not afraid of them.

Watching some of these rides operate puts a pit in my stomach. Our table was near this nausea inducing twirling ride.
















Other rides I won't go on are:

The Gravitron














The Roundup














Combining these rides with typical fair food is another fear inducing thought. I don't like fried, greasy foods and the smell of them on a sizzling day makes it that much worse. Emetophobics ponder the thought of how many people during a typical day at the fair vomited somewhere on the grounds.