I drank bong water before, just to see what it tasted like. It really didn't bother me that much, I mean... it wasn't like... good or anything... but what bothered me is that i was drinking all the gross shit that was filtered through the water in the first place... all that aside though, the smell of bong water is much worse than the taste. At least, in my experience. I don't think there's anything wrong in givin' a n00b a bit of a hard time, it's all part of the ritual. Someday when that n00b is no longer a... well... n00b... he'll do the same thing to one of his ignorant friends smokin' for the first time.