I for one love enjoying a glass or two of wine over dinner, it is relaxing and I love the feeling of the warmth that comes from my stomach. I was stumbling around the internet and came across a hilarious site devoted to drunkards. What surprised me the most however was who the focus of the article I found was upon. Andre the Giant.
You see, recently we had been learning in my Biopsych course about Andre as he was an excellent case study of acromegaly, a glandular disorder which causes some people to grow to be remarkably large. What was NOT mentioned in my Biospych class was that Andre was a massive drinker. When I say massive, I mean after reading this article I learned he had to drink 2 litres of vodka just to feel "warm inside".
For those interested, here is the article. It is quite long but picks up in the middle and becomes hilarious as it describes carriages in New York being stolen, piano covers being used to cover Andre when he was passed out, and keeping bars open until 5am by ordering drink after drink. Definitely worth a read.
So what do you guys and gals like to drink? My favourites are Rum and Coke, Sangria, Whiskey Sour's and White Russians. Post below!
Wow, 2 litres of vodka? More than enough to kill a normal person. Especially me, since I don't drink alcohol and thus have zero resistance.
ReplyDeleteseems like a lot of comedians are/were drunktards. My fav drinks are Ouzo and Weiss (wheat) beer
ReplyDelete2 litres of vodka is very bad for the liver.
ReplyDeletei drink often too, but not that much!
+1
Not a drinker here but I could assume for his size he'd be able to process a lot of alcohol.
ReplyDeleteyou know i love drinking bro. refresh bombed, returning the favor would be appreciated ;)
ReplyDelete...btw are you going to continue the IQ-puzzles?
ReplyDelete@icey yep my next post tonight will be a new IQ Puzzle :)
ReplyDeleteIt's sad how he was so massive in an age of where people weren't accepted for who they are. I have no doubt, he would have lived a much happier life in todays age, rather than the 70's and 80's when people were judged and sneered at. It's sad, I read stories of how he mostly drank due to how people treated him just getting off airplanes or walking down streets. People who throw food at him, hurl slurs and other hateful words. I also read how he'd just be too large for certain things. He'd have to spread a garbage bag on beds in Japan because he couldn't fit in their bathrooms, and that's where he'd defecate. Or he'd just go into the bathtub. It's really sad. I personally would love to see a real movie based on his life. He seemed to have led a real intriguing and depressing life.
ReplyDelete@braumaman, yikes.
ReplyDeleteI stick to the beer for drinking, easy to make and cheap to buy.