THAT’S JUST GROSS

Both my kids were asthmatic, sickly babies and spent their first years vomiting.

Unfortunately I’m extremely squeamish and would also throw up, then have

to clean up everyone’s mess, retching horribly as I did so.

I can’t watch someone brushing their teeth without feeling sick, and dry-heave when brushing my own.

If someone sticks their fork into a piece of food on my plate, I can’t eat any further, and please don’t offer me a taste of your food on your fork after you’ve been eating off it.

One of my grandchildren has inherited this phobia and won’t drink a beverage if you’ve taken a sip from his glass or eat his food if you’ve touched it with your fingers.

The Gong Show on M-Net claims to “praise, critique and gong unusually talented and unique performers” and three judges score contestants out of 10 for their performances.

The other day a couple came up with the most disgusting spectacle I’ve ever seen. They spat pieces of a banana back and forth into one another’s mouths, going as far as to involve the judges by spitting pieces of banana into their mouths.

I was having supper with my eldest grandchild and her spouse and even she was nauseated. But even worse is the fact that all three judges awarded the duo a full 10 out of 10! GROSSED OUT, EMAIL