# V8 - The V is for Fucking Vile (gross) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 30, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891 "2002-03-30T07:32:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/1 "2002-03-30T07:32:22Z")
So I was feeling thirsty… and I remembered the six-pack of V8 my mom had bought me a couple of weeks ago. Cool, I think. V8 Splash is pretty tasty, I’ve got no reason to fear its less watery cousin. So I pop the top on one and take a swig. Imagine what would happen if you stuck a carrot and a tomato in a blender and let it rot in the sun for a week. This was worse! Every organ in my body immediately went into rejection mode - except my brain, which kept screaming “Don’t spew! Don’t spew! DON’T FUCKING SPEW!” I manage to keep from spitting the devil’s brew all over my computer - and a good thing, too, because I’m sure the unholy mix would have melted my monitor. But there’s no place to spit it out. No sink. No cup. No wastebasket. So I take a deep breath and - - - - - swallow it. When I was a kid and had a cold, I once snorted a snot brick into the back of my throat. The only way I could have gotten it out of my throat was to swallow it. It was probably the most horrible feeling I’ll ever experience outside of an S&M scat party. I spent the next five minutes desperately trying to stave off the constant waves of nausea. This wasn’t worse, but it’s the only thing I’ve ever swallowed that’s so accurately duplicated that sensation. And I swallowed it. I’m now washing out my mouth with every single non-V8 liquid in my room. My lower intestine senses danger. The only possible explanation: my mom is trying to kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/2 "2002-03-30T07:40:29Z")
I LOVE V-8!!! I like to jazz it up a little with a dash of Worcestershire sauce, ground pepper, celery salt, and a little squirt of fresh lemon juice. If you stick in a rib of celery it’s kinda like a Bloody Mary, without the alcohol, also known as a Virgin Mary, also known as a Bloody Shame. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/3 "2002-03-30T07:44:41Z")
I’ve always said tomatoes are vile, evil fruits. (Or vegetables, or whatever the hell they are.) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/4 "2002-03-30T07:55:48Z")
I can’t stand V-8 cold. I’ve always thought, however, that it would make a pretty good tomato-veggie soup if you heated it. Haven’t tried it yet, though. jayjay ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/5 "2002-03-30T07:55:49Z")
Yeah, that shit’s nasty. I like regular tomato juice, though. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/6 "2002-03-30T11:01:45Z")
Foolish boy you **build** on V8. You don’t drink it “straight” or cold. Big glass of V8 at room temp (not cold!) add cracked pepper shake or two of Tobasco shake or two of Worcestershire sauce sprinkle of garlic powder stir Add celery stick if feeling frisky get a roast beef of tuna fish salad sandwish and YUM YUM YUM ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/7 "2002-03-30T11:38:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Foolish boy you build on V8. You don’t drink it “straight” or cold. I disagree. I love the taste, texture, and overall feel of the stuff, straight or no. I will go on to say that I have, on occasion, downed over a liter of V8 in a single day. It is a greatly adored beverage of mine, probably ranking just under Josta (may it rest in peace), Mr. Pibb, and Code Red (and, well, boozey drinks). I do agree, however, about drinking it cold: Don’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/8 "2002-03-30T12:51:09Z")
“So I was feeling thirsty… and I remembered the six-pack of V8 my mom had bought me a couple of weeks ago.” Where had it been between now and then?🙂 Oh, and folks, remember, **Daowajan** is a chick. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/9 "2002-03-30T13:46:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\* > Mr. Pibb > \*\* Finally, someone who understands this. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/10 "2002-03-30T14:49:17Z")
Hubby loves to drink the stuff straight. :Brrr: Lisa, wondering what the hell an S&M scat party is… ---
**Author:** ![Listalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@Listalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Listalis)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/11 "2002-03-30T15:06:19Z")
V-8 is just about my favorite drink, especially “Spicy Hot V-8”. Unfortunately, my stomach can’t stomach the spicy stuff, although I dearly love it. I like it cold, I like it hot, I like it bold, I hate it not. I will drink it in car; I will drink it in a bar. If you don’t like V-8 drink, To each his own (I have to think). Yes, I’m a lousy poet! But the stuff is frigging delicious. I have to completely disagree with the OP. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/12 "2002-03-30T15:07:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Some Guy \* > \*\* > > Finally, someone who understands this. \*\* I understand. I understand, really I do. Pepsi’s version of Dr. Pepper- only not quite as heavy. When I was a kid. I was addictrf to the stuff. I still enjoy a glass every now and again. I also love V8. Cold and unadorned. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/13 "2002-03-30T15:13:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*Big glass of V8 at room temp (not cold!) > > add > > cracked pepper > shake or two of Tobasco > shake or two of Worcestershire sauce > sprinkle of garlic powder > stir > \*\* Add a shot of vodka, garnish with a Claussen pickle spear, and that’s a damn fine bloody mary. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/14 "2002-03-30T15:35:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daowajan \* > \*\*It was probably the most horrible feeling I’ll ever experience outside of an S&M scat party. \*\* Hey, you said Beloit was _boring_! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/15 "2002-03-30T17:14:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Listalis \* > \*\*V-8 is just about my favorite drink, especially “Spicy Hot V-8”. Unfortunately, my stomach can’t stomach the spicy stuff, although I dearly love it. I like it cold, I like it hot, I like it bold, I hate it not. I will drink it in car; I will drink it in a bar. If you don’t like V-8 drink, To each his own (I have to think). > > Yes, I’m a lousy poet! But the stuff is frigging delicious. I have to completely disagree with the OP. \*\* Spicy V-8 is the greatest! I get it in 32 oz. bottles. Then eat it with habanero pretzel bits. Then I take prilosec. But it was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/16 "2002-03-30T19:59:35Z")
mmm, spicy hot V8!! ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Rubin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billy_rubin/32/3622_2.png) [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/17 "2002-03-30T20:57:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by PunditLisa \* > \*\*Lisa, wondering what the hell an S&M scat party is… \*\* You really, really, REALLY don’t want to know. b. ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Rubin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billy_rubin/32/3622_2.png) [@Billy\_Rubin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Rubin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/18 "2002-03-30T20:58:50Z")
Although, “Wow! I coulda had a V-8” would be a really funny thing to hear at an s&m scat party. b. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/19 "2002-03-30T21:11:04Z")
**Spoofe** , _Mr Pibb?_ Oh, the horror! Only the good Dr is acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891/20 "2002-03-30T22:40:40Z")
Begone from my sight, Eris. Dr. Pepper is great and all (although it also ranks just below its generic brand cousin, Dr. Skipper), but Mr. Pibb is half of the vital ingredients towards making the wondrous drink Pibbsprite (I’ll give you ten SPOOFE points if you can guess what the other ingredient is). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891.md?page=2)