Andre the Giant - The Greatest Drunk on Earth
 

I thought this was a great article with some fantastic stories. Makes me proud to be his namesake.

The big man loved two things: wrestling and booze—mostly booze—and his appetites were of mythic proportion.

First, consider the number 7,000. It’s an important number, and a rather scary one considering its context, which is this—it has been estimated that Andre the Giant drank 7,000 calories worth of booze every day. The figure doesn’t include food. Just booze.

http://www.drunkard.com/issues/10_06...dre_giant.html

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Yes, I've heard some incredible stories about him over the years.

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Saw a show on tv a while back that talked about his excesses with alcohol.:tu

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Whoa. 2 liters of vodka just to get "warm & fuzzy".

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God dammit it just makes you weep.

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Amateur. :rolleyes:

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Saw that setup a mile away :D

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"For most of us, two liters of vodka means a one-way ticket to Blackout Island aboard the good ship Regurgitania."

Good Read

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119 beers in six hours. 500 pounds.
In the height of my drinking career at 250 pounds I could only do half that (pound for pound) and I drank with lots of pride and 25 years of daily practice.
They didn't call me a drunkard though. :r

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It's good to be proud of your accomplishments in life Scott!! :dance:

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There is an element of sadness in this story...


... after all, with only one more beer, he would've been able to claim 5 cases.

A missed opportunity the likes of which may never return.

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If either of those is code for "Morgue".... yep.

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He also used to drink a case of wine every night.

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Turned out I was allergic to the stuff. Kept making me break out in handcuffs. :)

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On a serious note, there is. He was was in alot of pain in the last years of his life and he was really tired of being as large as he was. He always wished to be normal sized. When doctors in Japan told him he wouldn't live long past 40 years old, he decided to live life to the fullest.

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:r:r
If I was told that I wouldn't live much past 40, I'd drink a lot too.

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When did Andre die? It wasn't that long ago.
I checked, January 1993. Man am I gettin old.

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He would have fit right in with the BABOTL!!!


:tu

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Said in the article....1993 I believe

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reminds me....I need another drink.... brb

:lv