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* The page quote is from [[Dave Barry]]'s novel ''[[Tricky Business]]''.
* In ''The Body'', by [[Stephen King]] (which became the movie ''[[Stand by Me]]''), a story-within-the-story involves a pie-eating contest, in which one contestant deliberately induced vomiting in himself, and set off a chain reaction among other contestants, officials, and the audience.
* Causing one of these is how Buster Casey, aka [[Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey]] got his nickname. As a kid he created a haunted house with {{spoiler|actual brains, blood and guts from a slaughterhouse.}} Once the other children realized what they were touching...well, apparently the onomatopeia for hurling is "Raaannntt!"
* Happens in Paul Murray's ''Skippy Dies'', after someone spikes the punch bowl at a school dance.
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* Vomit chain reactions are one of the biggest obstacles to success in the game ''[[Theme Park (video game)|Theme Park]].'' One customer hurls, then another sees it and does the same, and pretty soon your entire park is paved in vomit.
** The same happens in ''[[Theme Hospital]]''.
* There is a memorable quest line in the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' in which the player is asked to deliver a rotten ''undead'' egg to a character named Tobias the Filth Gorger. Upon consuming this vile object, his ensuing belch causes a
* This is very common in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'', since vomit inspires other dwarves to vomit as well. Because of this and cave adaptation, the front door of your fortress often gets a shallow moat of dwarf puke.
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* Although they had all taken ipecac for a vomit holding contest, this appears in ''[[Family Guy]]''.
** Several other gags involve such a chain reaction spewing; one even dragged it out to an [[Overly Long Gag]]. (Those weak of stomach are advised to mute the sound.)
* In the short lived sitcom ''That's My Bush'' (from the creators of ''[[South Park]]''), a
* Happens a couple of times on ''[[Total Drama Island]]''.
* Happens in one [[South Park]] episode, where Cartman and Co write a book which no-one [[Brown Note|is able to read without vomiting.]] The book is called "The Adventures Of [[Fail O'Suckyname|Scrotie McBoogerballs]]".
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