You vomit on the bus, you pay; norovirus is the best excuse

The Associated Press is reporting that George Washington University students who get drunk and barf on the university’s shuttle bus could be charged hundreds of dollars to clean up the bus, plus the cost of cab vouchers for other students trying to get home.

The policy will be enforced by "mystery riders," who could be on board at any time.

The Vern Express runs round the clock between the university’s Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses.

University officials say when someone gets sick, the driver has to stop the bus, unload the passengers and arrange rides home.

The policy follows an increase in the number of incidents and complaints from students about delays. School officials say it applies only to students who are drunk — not those who are actually sick.

The were several of those in Manhattan last night, as a late game meant the "official" tailgating started at 3 pm, and didn’t wrap up until 12:30 a.m., with a 47-20 Kansas State victory over Colorado, and allowing K-State to sneak back into the college football rankings at #25 in the AP poll (shout-out to my Canadian Food Inspection Agency fans).

One of our golf friends tried the norovirus excuse on the first fairway after a night of excess several years ago in Newport News, Virginia.

It didn’t work.

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