# Hey Boss, it's the Andre the Giant Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456 "2001-08-15T22:27:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/1 "2001-08-15T22:27:15Z")
Am I the only one who really loved Andre the Giant? His deep voice and thick French accent made his interviews very surreal. His work in **The Princess Bride** was just amazing. He was unbeatable at cribbage. Most importantly, thought, he could drink a twelve-pack without so much as a buzz - in fact, they used his alcohol tolerance as a way to figure out how much anasthesia to use when they operated on him (“Because an angry giant waking up while you had his back laid open would not be good” - Vince McMahon). ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/2 "2001-08-15T22:29:38Z")
Rumor has it that he was a lovely, kind, wonderful, generous man. William Goldman tells some stories about him in one of his books. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/3 "2001-08-15T23:30:19Z")
I also loved him in **The Princess Bride**. Apparently many admired him. A [search on Google](http://www.google.com/search?q=Andre+the+Giant) turned up lots of links on him, many pages of them, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/4 "2001-08-16T00:13:29Z")
As a wrestling fan, watching him squash Hulk Hogan was always good for a laugh. [sub]I hate Hulk Hogan\*\* ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/5 "2001-08-16T00:40:17Z")
Don’t forget he was a gourmet chef from Grenoble France. (I can still remember that factoid even though I haven’t heard his name or watched the WWF in over 20 years.) ---
**Author:** ![ModernRonin2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@ModernRonin2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ModernRonin2)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/6 "2001-08-16T04:13:37Z")
[http://www.dim.com/~mackys/irregular/current/andrethegiant.html](http://www.dim.com/~mackys/irregular/current/andrethegiant.html) He seems like he was a really cool guy. I’m bummed he died too soon. Seems like he knew it was coming, though. He was apparently a rather perceptive guy, despite what his rather hulking appearance might lead one to think. I almost see him as a tragic figure, actually. He had fame and money, but the fame was sort of corn-pone and the money couldn’t really buy him a comfortable car or plane seat - and he spent much of his life travelling. I think, ultimately, what defined his life was that he was very different from everyone else. (Major revelation there, eh?) And of course there’s both good and bad in that. But I think everyone who’s ever been ostracized or teased because they were different understands, a little bit, what much of everyday life must have been like for Andre “The Giant” Roussimoff. Though I never knew him, or even met him, knowing now what I do about him, I wish I had. It would have been a real neat memory to play a hand of poker and talk about life with this underestimated man. -Ben ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/7 "2001-08-16T04:28:09Z")
He looked really cuddly, like a big bear. A little bird could get used to that. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Rossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@Rossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossarian)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/8 "2001-08-16T04:37:16Z")
I really only know him from his **Princess Bride** role, and he was excellent in that. I laugh at his lines every time I watch it. Especially when you compare it to the acting of other wrestlers. [sub]suburban commando[/sub] I’ve heard talk of a sequel to the **Princess Bride** but it won’t be the same, because I don’t think anyone else could fit in the role after Andre did it. No more rhymes, and I mean it! Anybody want a peanut… ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Stewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dave\_Stewart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Stewart)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/9 "2001-08-16T10:17:49Z")
I can’t believe he turned heel! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/10 "2001-08-16T13:04:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rossarian \* > \*\*I really only know him from his **Princess Bride** role, and he was excellent in that. I laugh at his lines every time I watch it. Especially when you compare it to the acting of other wrestlers. [sub]suburban commando[/sub] I’ve heard talk of a sequel to the **Princess Bride** but it won’t be the same, because I don’t think anyone else could fit in the role after Andre did it. > > No more rhymes, and I mean it! > Anybody want a peanut… \*\* Although Michael Clarke Duncan is nearly a foot shorter, I could see him assisting Dread Pirate Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/11 "2001-08-16T13:17:27Z")
I loved Andre. Yes, he was awesome in the Princess Bride, but there was nothing quite like watching him effortlessly win battle royales in the WWF. I remember watching him wrestle Hulk Hogan years ago, and I remember saying to my friends, “Hogan’s lucky that wrestling’s fixed. Otherwise, Andre would flick him across the ring like a booger.” ---
**Author:** ![demanton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@demanton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/demanton)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/12 "2001-08-16T14:49:04Z")
I wondered for years about the origins of the “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” stickers that had appeared around my town, plastered on lightposts and drive thru windows. Then, through the magic of the Internet, my questions were answered. [obeygiant](http://www.obeygiant.com/manifesto/index.html) tells the story about them, really an interesting examination of pop culture icons and how easily they can slip into everyday life. Apparently, I was _supposed_ to wonder about those stickers. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/13 "2001-08-16T15:13:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dave Stewart \* > \*\*I can’t believe he turned heel! \*\* Right, it was too bad he had to go out that way since he was so well-liked for the larger part of his career. I guess he knew his time was short both in wrestling and in this world and he was ready to pass on the gauntlet to the next big thing, namely Hulk Hogan. You may recall that in the match where he loses the title to Hogan in Wrestlemania ?, the fans are mercilessly pelting him and Freddie Blassie with cups, debris, and lord knows what else as they enter and leave the ring. Really was a crappy way for such a great guy to go out. ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/14 "2001-08-16T16:39:48Z")
I can but quote the man himself here: “I once had 114 beers, and then had wine with dinner.” I can say no more about a man’s excellence or place in society. Wow. LC ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/15 "2001-08-16T16:51:47Z")
7’4" 520 lbs. Andre the Giant has a Posse. Obey! [http://www.andrethegiant.com](http://www.andrethegiant.com) (I have one of the stickers over my desk at work) ---
**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/16 "2001-08-16T16:53:32Z")
yeah, I can still remember when I first saw how he turned heel and gave Ted DiBiase the title, man that was a sad day. He surely was a great man like few others in the business. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/17 "2001-08-16T16:53:34Z")
“You really are a meanie!” I loved Andre the Giant! He was such a neat guy, and seemed very gentle. I was very sad at his passing. He was one of those that I would have loved getting the chance to meet. ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/18 "2001-08-16T20:32:05Z")
“I’m on the Brute Squad” “You _are_ the Brute Squad!” I loved him in that movie. I also liked him as a youngster, watching the “rasslin’” on Saturday mornings. ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/19 "2001-08-16T21:09:43Z")
When I lived in St. Louis he lived in the house at the front of our neighiborhood. I never got to meet him because he was almost never there and moved out soon after we moved in, but that’s my claim to fame! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456/20 "2001-08-16T21:13:54Z")
He was a badass, in both **TPB** and in wrestling. I like the **Big Show** also, because he’s such a physical monster. I don’t think that the **Big Show** is as nice of a guy as **Andre** was though. I also read that they both suffered from the same problem…something wrong with the hypothryroid? Apparently they were able to “fix” the **Big Show**. Too bad they couldn’t save **Andre** also. ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-boss-its-the-andre-the-giant-appreciation-thread/76456.md?page=2)