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[–]jburkert[S] 216 points217 points ago

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Credit where credit is due. He's right, it is a cool article.

[–]artman 54 points55 points ago*

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That was a great tribute. I watched wresting in the '70's and Andre was a killer. His cameo in Conan the Destroyer was the horned giant.

From the tribute...

His bar bill for the month-long stay? Just a shade over $40,000.

That was Alice Cooper's expenses for alcohol and drugs for his whole Welcome to my Nightmare tour.

[–]Jalisciense 34 points35 points ago

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It's easy to rackup a $40K bar bill when you have a posse.

[–]Traiklin 15 points16 points ago

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doesn't hurt when your as big as andre either.

where he can down 4 kegs by the time you finish a 12 pack.

[–]Mr_Zero 11 points12 points ago*

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I read an article about Andre in the eighties. He drank something like 119 beers and passed out in the lobby of the hotel he was staying at. He weighed so much they could not move him. So they covered hm with some drapes or a sheet and left him there until he woke up.

[edit] Quote: Another time, Andre did not get up. It has been said that he passed out in a hotel lobby after drinking 119 beers. Too big to move, friends draped him with a piano cover and passed him off as furniture while The Giant slept it off.

[–]ajopaul 8 points9 points ago

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it took him 2 litres of vodka to feel warm inside..

[–]nomdeweb 15 points16 points ago

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I heard he had to hire midgets to scratch his nuts.

[–]bib4tuna 11 points12 points ago

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No.... regular sized men

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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To Bill Brasky!

[–]wham 5 points6 points ago

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He hated Mexicans! And he was half Mexican! He also hated irony.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Bill Brasky!

[–]crazyeight 9 points10 points ago

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Ironically, the article you read is literally 2 clicks away - right above the comment you just replied to.

[–]HyperSpaz 25 points26 points ago

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Like ra-i-ain on your wedding day?

[–]Mofme 2 points3 points ago*

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It also said he drank 119 beers in 6 hours. That's like 20 an hour. And once he apparently drank 157 beers on one bender
That also is A LOT compared to his bodyweight. It compares to a gentleman of 80 kg, drinking 40 beers (André weighed 240 kg)

[–]Slowlearner 8 points9 points ago

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No gentleman would drink 40 beers.

[–]DrPollo 11 points12 points ago

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I bet I could drink 100 beers

[–]_shift 34 points35 points ago*

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to drink 100 beers, but take it from this old bar rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the bar, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your drinking ability (and that's all a single exercise like drinking beer is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Drinking beers basically only train the throat muscles and to some extent, the stomach. What you really want to do is train your entire drinking ability, all the major drinking groups (brandy, whiskey, wine, rum, and beer) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your drinking game work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with drinking, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good bar, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for drinking fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being able to drink much the first time you walk into the bar. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

[–]dnifdoog[!] 1 point2 points ago

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sir, I assure you I have drank thousands of beers

[–]TheLoneHoot 1 point2 points ago

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No I'm don't!

[–]5DGuy 1 point2 points ago

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That's not true, because the volume of stomach is 3 for a doubling of body weight :-)

[–]E3K 8 points9 points ago

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your - possessive

you're - you are

[–]catsfive 7 points8 points ago

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It's about damned time today's episode was brought to us by something other than a letter of the alphabet. Punctuation got robbed.

[–]Scarker 2 points3 points ago

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Looking at the pictures, it sure seemed like he lead an exciting life.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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Is that the one about how much he drank? Truly, the worlds greatest alcoholic.

[–]CD7 2 points3 points ago

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You gotta admire that

[–]octophobic 2 points3 points ago

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I'm pretty sure his motto from birth was, "Go big or go home."

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

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Does André the Giant have a posse?

In all seriousness though, he was a crazy badass. I loved his role as Fezzik in The Princess Bride.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points ago

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A posse? He is the brute squad.

[–]maddscientist 11 points12 points ago

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anybody want a peanut?

[–]evanvolm 7 points8 points ago

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EVERYBODY MOVE!

[–]Barsalto 2 points3 points ago

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MY MEN ARE HERE.. I AM HERE, BUT SOON YOU WILL NO' BE HERE

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Apparently he frequently went out with other wrestlers and did not like to drink alone.

But I have no doubt he drank a ton. 119 beers in 6 hours. 40 vodka tonics (while drunk) in three hours. 16 bottles of plum wine in 4 hours (right before a match). He would basically drink 12oz of beer every 3-6 minutes and just keep going. 75 beers was average.

[–]SandwichCreme 8 points9 points ago*

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My friends call this the 'Andre Challenge'. The goal is to find the least number of people that can, as a team, accomplish this superhuman goal. With less than 8 people, next to impossible.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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That's actually hilarious.

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]slartibartfast24 8 points9 points ago

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Come in.

[–]leadera 42 points43 points ago

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[–]jburkert[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you!

[–]redditisforsheep 106 points107 points ago

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It takes a special type of duo to make Arnold Schwarzenegger look small.

[–]warner62 18 points19 points ago

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Arnold is actually not as tall as you would expect. I saw him at the Arnold Classic last year and was shocked at short, albeit wide, he really was.

[–]redditisforsheep 54 points55 points ago

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[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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http://www.celebheights.com/s/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-177.html

Celeb Heights is a weird site. You won't find a more wretched hive of scum and villany, in terms of arbitrary arguments. I say this as a seasoned redditor.

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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago*

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Moon was sweet.

Also, Mommy Market is FUCKING AWESOME. I saw that as a kid and loved it.

[–]LingLing1337 3 points4 points ago

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'Mike Katz is an idi*t.'

Lol.

[–]tomatopaste 6 points7 points ago

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[–]cybersphere9 4 points5 points ago

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The guy is clearly over 6 foot. It's stupid how people want to argue about a person's height down to the last centimetre.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

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People are just surprised to find he's the height of a human.

[–]atlacatl 9 points10 points ago

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Not as tall, but he was (and is, I guess) huge. In this picture he looks like a child.

BTW, 6 feet tall is not that short...

[–]pb1x 2 points3 points ago

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Sylvester Stallone is only like 5'9 - being short is good for body building - I wonder if it's for the same reason that ants can carry like 100x their weight

[–]turambar 2 points3 points ago

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It's a matter of leverage. Certain exercises are a lot harder when your limbs are longer.

[–]_shift 4 points5 points ago

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You know I tried arguing this point to my friend (I'm 6'3", with long arms, he's like 5'8" with short arms).

"I have to push the weight like a foot further than you if I'm going to lock out."

He wouldn't have it.

[–]ChunkyLaFunga 1 point2 points ago

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Which is odd, because it's easier for the blood to get to his brain. Point that out too.

[–]killer-robots 1 point2 points ago

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I'm 5'9" with a 72 inch wingspan.. is that normal?

[–]_shift 5 points6 points ago*

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[–]killer-robots 2 points3 points ago

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ma..?

[–]demian64 2 points3 points ago

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The same amount of muscle also looks much bigger on shorter people.

[–]jgrayson84 11 points12 points ago

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GET TO THE CHOPPA!

[–]TheLoneHoot 4 points5 points ago

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I NEED MORE POWAH!

[–]nomdeweb 29 points30 points ago

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What you don't see is Wilt is actually lifting him up with his penis.

[–]BearsBeetsBSG 33 points34 points ago

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I'm pretty sure all of today's STDs stem from Wilt's sex spree.

[–]TheDentite 9 points10 points ago

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10,001

[–]simplemachine 1 point2 points ago

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Man, you're leaving out 10,000 of his women: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Wilt_Chamberlain

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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That's 2 women a day for 27.37 years!

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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He was claimed to have said he'd rather have had 1 lover 20,000 times than 20,000 once.

I wanna find out.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago*

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One lover 20,000 times if she's attractive, compatible, and likes what you like, sure.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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I like pizza, but I don't eat it all the time.

[–]patchwork 1 point2 points ago

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I like oxygen.

[–][deleted] 86 points87 points ago

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eeuauaughhhuauaahh!!

[–]Bubba-Booey 43 points44 points ago

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Your ability to phoneticize that sound is incredible.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

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http://eeuauaughhhuauaahh.ytmnd.com

Actually the address to my favourite ytmnd.

[–]veritaba 20 points21 points ago

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Arnold is perfectly understandable in this movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kayFrIR-Qfw

[–]rm999 12 points13 points ago

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Wow, what idiot removed that scene? It's awesome.

[–]Stick 19 points20 points ago

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The same idiot who actually made that garbage movie.

[–]HorusTheHeretic 2 points3 points ago

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That is brilliant.

[–]im-not-rick-moranis 11 points12 points ago*

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[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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I think the best part of Arnold is watching him in a livestream channel with a dozen other people, with everyone going DAUGHHUGHAHUGH for a solid minute or two.

[–]bumbletowne 41 points42 points ago

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This picture made my day (I see arnie everyday)

[–]bski1776 22 points23 points ago

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Cool. What do you do that you see him everyday?

[–]bumbletowne 84 points85 points ago*

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I work across the street from the capitol, the view out my window is the front lawn of the capitol building from the fourth floor of my building. His cavalcade drives through the private street every morning at the exact time I walk into work, and he rides around with the windows down. I see him often out in the media center giving speeches, I see him all the time at restaraunts I eat at (like maybe once a month) and generally walking around. **I've talked with him once or twice at PF Changs and Zocalo's (Zocalos sucks, don't eat there)

[–]Shaper_pmp 77 points78 points ago*

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Oh, right. I thought you meant like "in the smiling faces of freakishly-muscled, six-foot children".

[–]aGorilla 10 points11 points ago

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The next time you see him, tell him that reddit (in general) says hi.

[–]TheGeneral 64 points65 points ago

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The next time you see him, tell him that reddit (TheGeneral) says hi.

[–]aGorilla 4 points5 points ago

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With my 2 points, and your 13 points, you might want to consider running for Governor of CA. Poor terminator, he doesn't stand a chance.

[–]TheGeneral 5 points6 points ago

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if you smoke cigars and roller-skate, and are a gorilla, then I will make you vice-governor.

[–]aGorilla 3 points4 points ago

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Must... learn... to roller-skate.

[–]clever_user_name 9 points10 points ago

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I see him every night in my dreams.

[–]warkro 4 points5 points ago

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Do you feel him? Is that how you know him? Go on.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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Nearrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, Farrrrrrrrrrrrrr, Whereeeeeever you arrrrrrre!

[–]saturdayplace 1 point2 points ago*

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I read that "Near" and "Far" in grover's voice. With the tappity-tap of his footsteps in between. The crack about DiCaprio below ruined that little bit of childhood nostalgia for me.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I second the Zocalo comment. Worst "mexican" food ever. PF Chang isn't great, but you know what to expect (panda express +$20). Zocalo feeds only the douche-nozzles of Sacramento, who care more about where they're seen than what they're eating.

[–]growinglotus 14 points15 points ago

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[–]nielsforpokker 10 points11 points ago

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There's nothing funny about Grace Jones. Everytime I see her my penis runs and hides.

[–]ibisum 7 points8 points ago

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She's hot, but you gotta be tough.

[–]jimstr 13 points14 points ago

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when you think of stuff you had but lost. i had a picture of andre the giant holding my dad's head between an arm, it was priceless... my dad is gone since 96..

[–]veritaba 35 points36 points ago

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Mongol General: We have won again. That is good! But what is best in life?

Mongol Warrior: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcon on your wrist, wind in your hair!

Mongol General: Wrong! Conan, what is best in life?

Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!

Mongol General: That is good.

[–]bloodredsun 5 points6 points ago

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"Hot water, good dentishtry and shoft lavatory paper"

[–]aGorilla 2 points3 points ago

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| Mongol Warrior: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcon on your wrist, wind in your hair!

Makes me want to play Mount&Blade

[–]veritaba 2 points3 points ago

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What does "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women" make you want to play?

[–]Moofed 9 points10 points ago

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Fat Princess?

[–]jburkert[S] 2 points3 points ago

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After three years, finally making it to the top of reddit. :)

[–]cybersphere9 10 points11 points ago*

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For the record, Andre the Giant was listed as being 7'4" and Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1".

Arnold was measured by his doctor as being 6'1 1/2", which he usually rounds up to 6'2"

Only 5% of people in the US are taller than 6'2"

[–]buba1243 4 points5 points ago

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Wow I am in the 95th percentile. Why is it that I don't really feel that tall.

[–]tomatopaste 3 points4 points ago

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Quit slouching.

[–]timperry42 1 point2 points ago

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I am too but i would say 90th because who would include women in a stat like this.

[–]platinum4 1 point2 points ago

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Wilt Chamberlain would. Three.

[–]svengalus 4 points5 points ago

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I think Andre was actually closer to 6'11". He looks a couple inches shorter than Wilt in all these pics.

[–]Swiggy 1 point2 points ago

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Whoa.... whoa... stop right there! I know you're not suggesting that the fine, upstanding people involved in the professional wrestling industry would exaggerate Andre's height just for promotion.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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Fuck Arnold looks small. This is hurting my ego, all the years of thinking Arnold was huge, it all feels like a lie, if this is a lie, then what else isn't true I must question every tenet of...

Ahhh

Much better.

[–]Swiggy 2 points3 points ago*

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The other two guys are giants.

And talk about ego, I stood next to Manute Bol a couple years ago at a benefit for Sudanese children. Talk about feeling like a child.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah but you were probably taller than all them sudanese kids.

[–]Swiggy 2 points3 points ago

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Nope. They settled a lot of the refugees in my neighborhood and these kids, teenagers now, are very tall on average. Probably average 6'3", and these are kids who grew up in refugee camps. Wonder how tall they'd be if they grew up with an American diet.

[–]TheLoneHoot 1 point2 points ago

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Probably about 6'3", but about 4' wide.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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what is not shown was how wilt was having sex with 16 women afterwords to keep up with his 1 per minute average.

[–]So_Cash 6 points7 points ago

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Hmmm. I wonder who would win in a fight, Arnold or Andre?

[–]Devotia 49 points50 points ago

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My money's on Arnold. Andre hasn't fought just one person for so long. He's been specializing in groups.

[–]lantech2 199 points200 points ago*

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Also, Andre is dead. In a fight, Andre would just lie there and when attacked would likely just break into pieces.

*edit: he was cremated. So, Arnold would have to attack the land area of a ranch in North Carolina where the ashes were spread. I think Andre would win this by simply tiring out Arnold.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Your edit earned my orange arrow.

[–]gerg6111 1 point2 points ago

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ewww, why did you paint it orange??...oh that arrow.

[–]trippingchilly 3 points4 points ago

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You.

Make.

Sense.

[–]HotBBQ 9 points10 points ago

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Have fun storming the castle!!!

[–]bski1776 2 points3 points ago

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He'd have to go to Greenland if he lost.

[–]NoMoreNicksLeft 4 points5 points ago

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Pro wrestling may be more theater than genuine competition, but it's hardly gentle theater. I'd say that Andre was easily ten times the fighter Arnold was, and I'm pretty sure he'd be the stronger of the two.

Andre had knee problems as I remember, but he'd probably could kill someone like Arnold with his bare hands in 3 minutes flat. Andre was reputedly a nice guy if a drunk, but only fools would want to piss him off.

Am I making this up, or did I once read a story about 3 assholes who provoked him as he was leaving the bar? I think he picked up their car and turned it upside down with them in it.

[–]syuk 2 points3 points ago

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Arnold Skaaland tells the story of when André was in a bar one night, four men came up to him and began harassing him about his size. At first, André attempted to avoid confrontation, but eventually he proceeded to chase the hecklers until they locked themselves in their car. André then grabbed the car and turned the car over with the four people trapped inside. André was never arrested for the incident, presumably since local police officers had a hard time believing four inebriated men's story about an angry giant having overturned their car.

[–]bakedpatata 4 points5 points ago

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Based on history I would say that Arnold would knock out Andre then kill a bunch of Jews. Later Arnold would be beat up by a bunch of people of various nationalities before shooting himself in a bunker.

[–]fragilemachinery 2 points3 points ago

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Andre, by a mile. Andre might not have been the quickest or most agile guy in the world, but he's got twice Arnold's body mass and he's still in reasonable shape. It'd be like trying to fight a bear barehanded. Plus, it's not like Arnold has any notable combat training, he just specializes in looking really, really buff.

[–]railmaniac 2 points3 points ago

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he's still in reasonable shape.

Dead + cremated = Reasonable shape?

[–]rm999 7 points8 points ago

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Wow, Wilt is lighter skinned than Arnold.

[–]rsavage 1 point2 points ago

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I noticed this as well.

[–]Stick 17 points18 points ago*

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Now both are dead and one runs California.

[–]qtx 4 points5 points ago

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That's life

[–]dneronique 54 points55 points ago*

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When I read the title, I thought you meant the Conan OBrien show. Damn.

[–]REBELYELLoz 29 points30 points ago

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That's funny because every time I see "Conan" I assume it's either the barbarian or the librarian.

Don't you know the Dewey Decimal system?

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[–]psilokan 1 point2 points ago

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You're a lucky, lucky, lucky little boy. Cause you know why? You get to drink from... the FIRE HOSE!

[–]tomatopaste 2 points3 points ago

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Spatula City! Spatula City! Spatula City!

I liked the place so much, I bought it.

[–]RationalBeaver 2 points3 points ago

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We sell spatulas, and that's all!

[–]trippingchilly 1 point2 points ago

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MELVILLLLLLE 2009!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[–]Cyrius 5 points6 points ago

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Conan never had the opportunity to have André on his show. Late Night with Conan O'Brien started September 13, 1993. André the Giant died January 27, 1993.

I'm sad now.

[–]aGorilla 2 points3 points ago

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I read the whole article thinking that... then, I read this comment. I blame the wine (or credit it, as the case may be).

[–]dneronique 4 points5 points ago

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Wine and reddit is basically my life.

[–]danstermeister 5 points6 points ago

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We're three wild and crazy guys!

[–]Nimbokwezer 5 points6 points ago

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Apparently, Arnold had to stop working out his biceps to prepare for that film. They were too big for him to hold a sword with both hands.

[–]wrekd 5 points6 points ago

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Can't...Contain...The Awesome!!!

[–]Liz4tin 4 points5 points ago

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Andre was the best! I remember reading where he kept the cast of "The Princess Bride" drunk so much they were afraid it was going to delay filming. He's definately in my top five of people I'd have loved to have a drink with.

[–]barfolomew 4 points5 points ago

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Remember when Hulk Hogan picked up Andre the Giant?

That was a great moment.

[–]TheLoneHoot 1 point2 points ago

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What line did he use, and did Andre really fall for the Hulkster's wimply golden locks or was it that Andre was wearing beer goggles?

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By saying "Conan" when referring to a movie, one is generally referring to "Conan the Barbarian" because it was fucking awesome and earned property rights over singular "Conan". The sequel never earned such respect because it kind of sucked.

[–]ContentWithOurDecay 3 points4 points ago

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Never thought I'd see the day where Arnold looked puny in comparison to someone.

[–]Pipvault 3 points4 points ago

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I totally got cooler by looking at that.

[–]Mathari 3 points4 points ago

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Look at how small Arnold looks compared to them

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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there's our governor. so proud.

[–]credence 10 points11 points ago

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Andre the Giant Has a Posse

[–]joshdick 1 point2 points ago

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I came searching for just this comment. Thank you.

I wonder how many people get the reference.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Those were the days back when everything still made sense. Imagine partying with those guys. Oh yea and how big was his you know...penis?

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[–]Logginus 3 points4 points ago

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I don't want to sound queer or nothin, but i think unicorns are SWEET

[–]Dagon 2 points3 points ago*

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"Aye don'ta want to sound like a queer or nothing... but think fire is very romantic."

lookofapproval! =D

[–]bloosteak 1 point2 points ago

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there's no height penis size coorelation

[–]el_pinata 2 points3 points ago

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Andre the Giant certainly DOES have a posse.

[–]Stick 2 points3 points ago

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I'm just after watching Conan on TV. I'm only saying because I'm sure you all wanted to know that.

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The one in the middle just signed a $110 billion budget into law.

[–]smakusdod 4 points5 points ago

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Ahhhh, back when men could be MEN. Epic pic.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Lemmy still gets more tail than all of them together...

[–]blakekate 1 point2 points ago

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Taken when the sex was dirty and the air was clean! Now look what Arnie has done....

[–]SandwichCreme 1 point2 points ago*

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Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women.

[–]Skitzie 1 point2 points ago

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I wonder if that was taken while Arnold Schwarzenegger was still a gigolo for the Bohemian Grove and the White House.

[–]thatrez 3 points4 points ago

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anybody else expecting this to be on the set of Conan O'brien

[–]ChickenTaco 5 points6 points ago

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I didn't know Wilt Chamberlain was white

[–]CallMeZoot 1 point2 points ago

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big people are big

[–]dora_explorer 1 point2 points ago

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who else assumed Conan O'Brien?

[–]Kracken23 0 points1 point ago

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Why does Andre always look like Homer Simpson?

[–]twistedcain 0 points1 point ago

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Conan O' Brian's show has been on longer than I thought.

[–]knullcon 0 points1 point ago

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that's exactly what that is.

[–]noobs 0 points1 point ago

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Makes Arnie look so small

[–]mgurf1 0 points1 point ago

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10 awesome points for awesomeness...

[–]Dagon 1 point2 points ago

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10? If anyone was going to go up to 11, it would be Andre =)

[–]SuperStalin 0 points1 point ago

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Immense awesome

[–]nuuur32 0 points1 point ago

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Apparently Arnold's height is unconfirmed. I'm surprised it's roughly 6'1" though, I figured his frame would be larger.

[–]Raff001 0 points1 point ago

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Andre the Giant sure did have a big ass head.

[–]baddox 0 points1 point ago

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Andre and Wilt are both very tall, but compare the sizes of their heads to understand why one is called The Giant.

[–]TheLoneHoot 1 point2 points ago

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Andre was an acromegalic giant - the bones of the head tend to expand outward as well, often causing the voice to change due to the nature of the individual's sinus cavities enlarging, etc. Also Acromegaly often causes the tongue to be disproportionately large which also hinders speech. This is part of what made Andre so hard to understand. That and he was French. Wilt, like Shaq, was just a really tall guy who was normally proportioned and ridiculously talented as an athlete.

[–]K4USHIK 0 points1 point ago

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There's always a bigger fish

[–]spamisham 0 points1 point ago

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Arnold's prime.

[–]painperdu 0 points1 point ago

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That Arnold is a small guy!

[–]JoeSki42 0 points1 point ago

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Oh internet, you give so beautifully.

[–]speek 0 points1 point ago

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It would've been funnier if they'd been holding up Sylvester Stalone.