This isn't THE most important lesson I ever learned, but it's a big one: you have to respect the 3 nonos of drinking alcohol.

respect the alcohol gradient or you'll puke

if you puke in your mouth don't swallow it back down

if you swallow it back down, don't put your hand over your mouth when it comes back up with vengeance
I broke all 3 rules in college in ONE night. I had a six pack of beer, then did tequila slammers, then had everclear punch (rule 1 broken). Then I had to puke but managed to only hurl a bit in my mouth. So I swallowed it back down to avoid embarrassment (rule 2 broken). Then when I felt it coming back up with fury, I covered my mouth which caused puke to spray all over others, rather than just collecting on one spot of the floor (rule 3 broken).
The next morning my friend said I puked all over his girlfriends shoes. I don't even remember seeing them at the party! I never broke any of those rules ever again. Cheers! Drunk responsibly.
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