# Best/Worst Things to Hurl **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026 "2002-05-14T15:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/1 "2002-05-14T15:08:19Z")
If there can be a “best” thing to hurl, I discovered it this past weekend during another nasty bout with a migraine - Pepto Bismol. They should change the ad campaign to “Coats, Soothes, Protects - on the way up _and_ on the way down.” 😃 I still maintiain that this is how they make liquid Pepto Bismol from tablets. Worst things to hurl - gotta be Guacamole and Chips. Luckily I have not experienced this recently. So what are your best/worst? ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/2 "2002-05-14T15:22:02Z")
The worst thing by far that I have ever hurled is bile. The second worst being the precursor to that, nothing. I would rather puke up chunky stuff all over the place than heave that much ever again. owwwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/3 "2002-05-14T15:24:36Z")
_sigh_ Can’t believe I’m responding to this… Best - Well, I threw up some Methylenedioxymethamphetamine once. Surreal experience indeed… Worst - Frosted Mini Wheats. Felt like throwing up steel wool pads. ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/4 "2002-05-14T15:26:26Z")
**Worst:** Shrimp salad mixed with two Hammes beers. (Ahhh…college days…) Closely followed by a shrimp boil meal consisting of shrimp, sausage, corn, potatos, mixed in with some dry red wine. **Best:** Pizza. That shit looks the same coming up as when they spread it on the dough. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/5 "2002-05-14T15:28:03Z")
I’ll second the bile… it is purely disgusting and painful and the taste stays with you for a very long time afterwards… best: spaghetti… ---
**Author:** ![jmpride62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jmpride62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmpride62)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/6 "2002-05-14T15:45:39Z")
Worst - Chinese Food - shudder ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/7 "2002-05-14T16:47:34Z")
Best: Jello. It comes up fairly easy, and it doesn’t burn if it happens to wind up in your nose. Worst: Bologna and dill pickles. Especially if it comes out of your nose. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/8 "2002-05-14T16:58:06Z")
**Worst:** When I was a “look at me I’m so cool” smoker, I smoked about 5 cigarettes in a row on an empty stomach. Suddenly I felt dizzy and nauseous, so I stumbled to the toilet where, instead of bile, I retched up this disgusting, foul-smelling black stuff. _shudder_ It made my throat feel terrible as well. Orange juice smells gross coming back up as well. But _nothing_ compares to that cigarettey liquid. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/9 "2002-05-14T17:14:50Z")
Worst: Domino’s pizza (haven’t had one since) Best: Chocolate chip cookie dough ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/10 "2002-05-14T17:30:56Z")
I’ll say it again, [lovely topic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19542). Although, if ya stay away from the chips, guacamole ain’t too bad coming up. I’d be pleased to demonstrate that for ya sometime. ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_peril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ee7513/32.png) [@yellow\_peril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_peril)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/11 "2002-05-14T17:38:30Z")
Best: I’m with MachV - Ecstasy definitely takes the edge of vomiting. Worst: hot coffee. ---
**Author:** ![jmpride62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jmpride62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmpride62)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/12 "2002-05-14T17:53:47Z")
Worst - Chinese Food I am not sure there is a good thing to hurl 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/13 "2002-05-14T19:44:17Z")
Best : ice water, or maybe that’s strangest… If I’m massively hungover and I try to rehydrate myself with water, sometimes it comes right back up. The strangest feeling, cuz it’s so much colder than vomit usually is. Not really that unpleasant if you’re expecting it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/14 "2002-05-14T20:36:59Z")
Best: Iced tea, especially if it’s still cold. Worst: Milk (curdled and blobby) or eggs. ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/15 "2002-05-14T20:59:12Z")
Best: Jello, especially red Worst: Ranch Doritos. They just stick in your throat and won’t come out. ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/16 "2002-05-14T21:22:20Z")
Worst: has to be chips that you’ve not long eaten, mixed with copious amounts of alcohol of your choice Best: Dandelion & Burdock comes back up quite nicely 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/17 "2002-05-14T22:09:30Z")
It’s funny, I would vote for orange juice and milk being great to vomit back up (the orange juice leaves a nice citrusy flavour in your mouth and nasal passages, the milk is kinda soothing coming back up). Everyone’s mileage varies, I guess. My vote for worst is gin. Got drunk on it once, vomited (it burns, baby, burns), have never drank it again in over 15 years. Can’t even stand to smell it. ---
**Author:** ![tygre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tygre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygre)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/18 "2002-05-15T04:08:00Z")
No personal experience, but a former roommate of mine claimed that the worst thing to hurl was popcorn, and I’d have to think that it would be pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/19 "2002-05-15T04:14:09Z")
My personal worst is red beer and peanuts. There is no good thing to hurl, only degrees of worseness. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026/20 "2002-05-15T04:21:50Z")
Best: Water. Did this within miliseconds of downing about one third of a gallon on a hungover Saturday morning. It came up the same way it went down. Cold, wet, and splat. Worst: Anything that has tequila in it. It has the same soothing effect as razor blades and shards of glass, blended with a sweet grapefruit chaser, except not as much fun. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-things-to-hurl/109026.md?page=2)