Author Topic: Andre the Giant (Read 12517 times)

AppleJack · « **on:** July 02, 2012, 10:24:04 AM »

I would now like to discuss Andre the Giant with you. I find him pretty fascinating, and giants in general. I like to think about how much he drank.

* He once drank 119 beers in 6 hours.
* He once drank 156 16oz beers on one sitting.
* The box office smash hit My Giant was loosely based on him.
* He threw boulders in the Princess Bride
* Here is a neat picture of him holding a beer can

Here is a link to other fun facts about Andre the Giant http://freaksatnight.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/andre-the-giant-fun-facts/. Thank you for discussing him with me. Please feel free to use this thread to talk about other Giants or 80's wrestlers.

slobber · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:26:32 AM »

He was big.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:27:06 AM »

This is great.

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he treated his friends well, and always picked up the bar tabs and dinner checks: once, a friend of his slipped away to secretly pay the entire table’s bill, but upon handing his credit card to the waiter, suddenly felt himself being lifted off the ground, carried back to the table, and deposited back in his chair “like a little boy.” this friend was Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:42:17 AM »

Can you imagine him playing in the NFL? Just hand the ball off to him and tell him to run full speed ahead. Would have broken every rushing record in the book. Would have blocked almost every field goal and don't even get me started on him playing nose tackle.

Also, he's pretty funny in "The Princess Bride."

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:44:32 AM »

Quote from: BeanTownCat on July 02, 2012, 10:42:17 AM

Can you imagine him playing in the NFL? Just hand the ball off to him and tell him to run full speed ahead. Would have broken every rushing record in the book. Would have blocked almost every field goal and don't even get me started on him playing nose tackle.

Also, he's pretty funny in "The Princess Bride."

I don't think his knees would have made it through a single NFL season.

AppleJack · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:52:12 AM »

I think its sad that all he really wanted to do was ride horses, but he couldn't, because he was a giant.

steve dave · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:53:19 AM »

that is sad AJ. plus the hulk slammed him (barely).

michigancat · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:57:44 AM »

Quote from: AppleJack on July 02, 2012, 10:52:12 AM

I think its sad that all he really wanted to do was ride horses, but he couldn't, because he was a giant.

pffft, just enjoy your fame and fortune, douche. (andre, not you, aj.)

ben ji · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2012, 10:59:43 AM »

Quote from: AppleJack on July 02, 2012, 10:52:12 AM

I think its sad that all he really wanted to do was ride horses, but he couldn't, because he was a giant.

He also wanted to see a broadway play but he couldnt because he was too big for the seats and the people behind him couldnt see

Ghost of Stan Parrish · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:02:30 AM »

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:04:28 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 02, 2012, 10:53:19 AM

that is sad AJ. plus the hulk slammed him (barely).

Andre jumped to let the Hulk slam him. Hulk could never lift Andre otherwise.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:05:43 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on July 02, 2012, 10:44:32 AM

I don't think his knees would have made it through a single NFL season.

Yeah, and I don't think his kneck would have made it through several wrestling seasons packed with body slams and having chairs smashed against his face. Gimme a break, he was a tank. He would have dominated the NFL.

Brock Landers · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:06:07 AM »

As I recall he was deathly afraid of snakes. Like, he would have a real heart attack or something. It's real because I saw it with my own eyes during a WWF event.

steve dave · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:07:34 AM »

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2012, 11:25:10 AM »

This thread is like a cool rain on a dry lawn. Just what was needed during these dog days of summer.

AppleJack · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2012, 12:10:13 PM »

slobber · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2012, 12:21:06 PM »

Quote from: AppleJack on July 02, 2012, 12:10:13 PM

"Two tall guys and a small guy. The one on the left was a 13-time NBA All-Star who apparently had sex with over 20,000 women. The one in the middle was dubbed Mr. Olympia seven times, served two terms as Governor of California, made eight figures as a Hollywood action star, and also had a lot of sex (sometimes with unattractive housekeepers). The guy on the right has fantastic pants and once drank 16 bottles of plum wine (in four hours) before a triple-header wrestling showdown in Japan–with no discernible effect.

That last guy sounds pretty amazing, eh? For more about Andre the Giant and his amazing feats of drinking, check out this article from The Selvedge Yard."

Ghost of Stan Parrish · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2012, 02:19:38 PM »

Wichita State basketball legend Paul Wight (aka "The Big Show") was originally marketed in wrestling as Andre the Giant's son!

EuroCat · « **Reply #18 on:** July 02, 2012, 02:53:58 PM »

I think he would be really good at basketball because he's really tall and stuff

Pexikan · « **Reply #19 on:** July 02, 2012, 03:36:03 PM »

Saw Andre the giant lose to the Ultimate Warrior at the Kansas Coliseum in the 80's. Match took something like 20 seconds. UW went rope to rope clothes lining Andre the giant then pinned him and ran off. Worst main event ever. I'm pretty sure that it wasn't even the real Ultimate Warrior. I was like 5 years old and I still remember thinking how much of a rip-off that was.

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #20 on:** July 02, 2012, 03:43:29 PM »

How big was that kid from Topeka that was in high school in the early 2000s? I remember him being like 7'3", but that could be my memory sensationalizing it. It just remember watching him play basketball and having a hard time running from foul line-to-foul line. I think his last name started with a "G". Watching him run was like watching one of those animitronic shows at Chuck E. Cheese.

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2012, 03:53:07 PM »

Quote from: TheHamburglar on July 02, 2012, 03:43:29 PM

How big was that kid from Topeka that was in high school in the early 2000s? I remember him being like 7'3", but that could be my memory sensationalizing it. It just remember watching him play basketball and having a hard time running from foul line-to-foul line. I think his last name started with a "G". Watching him run was like watching one of those animitronic shows at Chuck E. Cheese.

Did some more of my own research and found him. Daniel Gilcrest, listed at between 7'7.5" and 7'7". Played Andre in the 2007 film Andre: Heart of the Giant.

DQ12 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:16:22 PM »

i don't believe the alcohol stuff at all. sorry guys.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:17:29 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on July 02, 2012, 04:16:22 PM

i don't believe the alcohol stuff at all. sorry guys.

Somebody not believing something they read on the internet. Now I've seen everything.

nicname · « **Reply #24 on:** July 02, 2012, 04:35:25 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on July 02, 2012, 04:16:22 PM

i don't believe the alcohol stuff at all. sorry guys.

He was a giant, Dlew. How many giants do you know? That's right, none. So you should probably leave the drinking facts to the guys on the internet who probably know tons of giants and can support this claim as true.