The following statement is going to put me in a staunch minority, but I need to stand by my convictions.
I actually like V8.
A lot of people turn their heads at the vegetable drink, but not me. I enjoy the spicy hot and normal variety, but can do without the lemon twist variety.
The aluminum can form is the best, because you can feel how cold it is just before you slam it down. That’s how I drink it, all in one motion. Sometimes it’s so cold, it ends with the irony that I got an ice cream headache from vegetables.
However, two things bother me about V8:
1. The aluminum cans are sold in two sizes — 11.5 ounces and 5.5 ounces (as a six-pack). Each 5.5-ounce can claims to have “one full serving of vegetables,” while the 11.5-ounce can claims “two full servings of vegetables.” Since 5.5 times 2 equals 11, and 11 is 0.5 less than 11.5, it makes me wonder what’s that extra 0.5 doing?
2. Why does it say “full servings” on the can? Wouldn’t “serving” be enough, without wasting words? Please don’t point out the irony of dedicating 16 words to the concept of wasting one word, because I know.
I hope you weren’t anticipating an educational blog today. I’ll work harder next time.
