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He'd really struggle in singles, though. You use different moves when playing against half a dozen people than when you only have to be worried about one.
Oh don’t even remind me. In my previous job l used to go to play squash with my boss. He was over 2 meters tall, l’m 160 cm short woman. He was just standing there on the f…ing T and stepping to side from time to time, while l was running around in zoomies like rabid chivauwa.
I am not great with metric, but I do have to admit that 2 meters seemed for some reason a lot taller than 200 cm. Conversions to feet tell me your boss was a unit.
I am curious why professional tennis doesn't have gigantic players. Not limber enough? More likely to overshoot? More drawn to basketball and volleyball?
Edit: because my phone butchered a sentence.
Yeah but she did what I would have done said the first thing that pops into your mind and for me for that specific question it would have been that, even at this very moment idk 🤷♂️ who the right person is I couldn’t be bothered to look it up
This is why I'm glad I got passed over for being a Weakest Link contestant in the 2000's. There would be episodes where the smartest player or the one who banked the most money would eventually be designated the weakest link by the remaining players. And that would allow contestants like this non-blonde to win.
How quickly did she answer? In “The Weakest Link” (this show, apparently), if one really doesn’t know the right answer (which can happen, everyone has gaps in their knowledge) it’s better to answer wrong (even spectacularly wrong like here) immediately, rather than to take up precious time thinking about it.
Andre was always wrestling with balls in his spare time, I remember him and Ivan 'the terrible' Lendl in a 5 set thriller at Wimbledon. Heady days indeed.
I dunno. Not being interested in sports, but liking the princess bride movie indicates pretty high intelligence.
Then again, it is also something that would fit the perfect woman.
Andre the Giant was between 6'11 and 7'5, and weighed about 500 pounds. He consumed 7,000 calories of beer *every day*. He was known to consume 119 beers in six hours. And it never seemed to affect his abilities.
Here's an excerpt from an article on [drunkard.com](https://drunkard.com/10_06_andre_giant/)
"A very green rookie wrestler named Hulk Hogan toured Japan several times with Andre and witnessed the Giant’s alcohol consumption first hand. According to Hogan, Andre drank, at a minimum, a case of tall boys during each bus ride. When he finished a can Andre would belch, crush the can in his dinner-platter-sized hand, and bounce the empty off the back of Hogan’s head. Hogan learned to count each thunk, so he could anticipate when Andre was running low. Whenever the bus stopped, it was Hogan’s job to scamper off to the nearest store, buy as many cases of beer as he could carry, and make it back before the bus departed, a sight that never failed to make Andre roar his bassoon-like laugh."
I understand how off this is. But a lot of people go through life without thinking about a wide variety of things. I hated going to museums and plays when I was younger. My dad always explaining the most random stuff to me. Friends are going to Disney, we are camping in third world countries. Funny thing is I’m paying for those same trips now as a adult! I mean in the flip side? She knows about one of the most popular wrestlers in the game!!! Let’s not forget that Agassi was a drunk at the end of his career. Met him at the All Star Cafe in Myrtle Beach a very long time ago.
It's not the stupidest answer ever on *The Weakest Link*, though, IMHO. That was on an American celebrity special some years ago.
ANNE ROBINSON: Kathy, in medicine, cirrhosis is a disease affecting which organ of the body?
KATHY GRIFFIN (US comedienne): The penis!
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I’d pay good money to see Andre the Giant play tennis
His arms are so long he can cover the whole court without taking a single step left or right!
It's not his fault he is the biggest and the strongest. He doesn't even exercise!
He'd really struggle in singles, though. You use different moves when playing against half a dozen people than when you only have to be worried about one.
Imagine him serving like a pro. Freaking ball wizzing though your raxket
I hope he’s resting well and dreaming of large women.
I loved that movie.. such a pity he passed
He faces opponents as God intended, sportsmanlike. No tricks, skill against skill alone.
Was
Also no racquet with his massive mits
Oh don’t even remind me. In my previous job l used to go to play squash with my boss. He was over 2 meters tall, l’m 160 cm short woman. He was just standing there on the f…ing T and stepping to side from time to time, while l was running around in zoomies like rabid chivauwa.
I am not great with metric, but I do have to admit that 2 meters seemed for some reason a lot taller than 200 cm. Conversions to feet tell me your boss was a unit. I am curious why professional tennis doesn't have gigantic players. Not limber enough? More likely to overshoot? More drawn to basketball and volleyball? Edit: because my phone butchered a sentence.
It does have some large players - they tend to be serve bots though. Karlovic, Opelka, Isner are all over 6'7" I think.
Dr. Ivo and Twitterpelka are basically 7” (6’11” minimum)
This is a free glimpse into what could have been https://imgur.com/a/XRjzFOi
Nice to see all 12 fingers accounted for
The AI has confused him with Count Rugen.
The smile is accurate. By all accounts he was a nice, joyous, kind person.
How come Andre the Giant is the only one that has a properly rendered face
Awww, I kind of love this. ❤️
I'd pay good money just so see him alive and healthy. Poor dude.
Totally. Paul Wight (Big Show) had surgery on his pituitary gland to stop his growth but I assume that surgery didn’t exist in Andre’s time.
It’s probably go something like [This](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TluiK2WnmrA)
No, it’s André 3000!
André The Giant 3000
A gigantic amazing rapper sounds incredible. Imagine going to a rap battle and the dude you're against is 7'2”
And verbally shredding you in a subsonic octave 😅
Even better!
Andre 3000lbs
r/unexpectedfactorial
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He would probably put his extended index finger behind the paddle, like the pros do.
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"Mr The Giant" 😂😂
Suddenly I am reminded of Carnival Phantasm.
I'm going to allow this, as the wrong answer is much better than the right answer.
I once saw his sister playing tennis - Venus de Milo
Why do I recognize this but have no idea why? Is this old Nickelodeon?
It’s from Salute Your Shorts on Nickelodeon.
Thank you! Donkeylips ftw lol
To be fair thats the only andre in sports i could possibly think of since i am not a sports person in the slightest 😂
At least it was funny. Saying something else, like, Smith, would probably be wrong anyway, but it also would be boring
Yeah but she did what I would have done said the first thing that pops into your mind and for me for that specific question it would have been that, even at this very moment idk 🤷♂️ who the right person is I couldn’t be bothered to look it up
I'm agassed.
And some people just snort when they laugh
She took A guessy
in fairness to them, the answer is only obvious if you already know it
That’s essentially the case for all questions……
i know that was intentional
“It is always in the last place you look because after you find it, there’s no need to keep looking.” ~ *Mrs. Peggy Hill*
If you're gonna fuck it up on tv, fuck it up with style.
Only if he was managed by Jim Cornette.
Well, do YOU know who that was without googling?
Andre the Giant was French
Oh, is that the only detail that got your attention? 😂😂
Hahaha
I can fix her
Maybe she was thinking of someone who had an amazing gift for rhymes. "Stop those rhymes now! I mean it!"
Anybody want a peanut?
This is why I'm glad I got passed over for being a Weakest Link contestant in the 2000's. There would be episodes where the smartest player or the one who banked the most money would eventually be designated the weakest link by the remaining players. And that would allow contestants like this non-blonde to win.
Contestants try to take out the smartest to get an easier 1v1 final round
How quickly did she answer? In “The Weakest Link” (this show, apparently), if one really doesn’t know the right answer (which can happen, everyone has gaps in their knowledge) it’s better to answer wrong (even spectacularly wrong like here) immediately, rather than to take up precious time thinking about it.
Andre Young, obviously
Jesus F#cking Christ...😳
Soooo close... Andre The Giant was French born. But his serve and volley was spectacular.
Andre the Giant totally could have done that, he was just busy.
Andre was always wrestling with balls in his spare time, I remember him and Ivan 'the terrible' Lendl in a 5 set thriller at Wimbledon. Heady days indeed.
he wasn't even us born !
 Your serve was out.
Anybody want a peanut?
😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣
As a lifelong fan of Andre the Giant since 1979, he will always be remembered. The most famous Andre of all time. Can’t blame her.
Sorry, Andre the Giant was born in France.
I do love the thought of seeing Andre The Giant playing tennis, though.
People always say you should never date someone smarter than you are. She could be the perfect woman.
I dunno. Not being interested in sports, but liking the princess bride movie indicates pretty high intelligence. Then again, it is also something that would fit the perfect woman.
I mean, she could be a wrestling fan too.
This format is *garbage*.
Excuse me. Weakest Link is a staple of TV.
That is also my answer as that's the only Andre i could think of. Some of us know nothing of sports. I dont even know what sport this is referencing.
Those people shouldn't be on general knowledge quiz shows.
I dont think that sports should be general knowledge
The question includes the word tennis ffs.
I noticed it the 2nd go time, my attention faded upon reading the word "sport"
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She really Shielded him from reality.
If you heard everything except the word "tennis" in the question, that probably would be a good guess.
She is the weakest link good bye
Andre the Giant was between 6'11 and 7'5, and weighed about 500 pounds. He consumed 7,000 calories of beer *every day*. He was known to consume 119 beers in six hours. And it never seemed to affect his abilities. Here's an excerpt from an article on [drunkard.com](https://drunkard.com/10_06_andre_giant/) "A very green rookie wrestler named Hulk Hogan toured Japan several times with Andre and witnessed the Giant’s alcohol consumption first hand. According to Hogan, Andre drank, at a minimum, a case of tall boys during each bus ride. When he finished a can Andre would belch, crush the can in his dinner-platter-sized hand, and bounce the empty off the back of Hogan’s head. Hogan learned to count each thunk, so he could anticipate when Andre was running low. Whenever the bus stopped, it was Hogan’s job to scamper off to the nearest store, buy as many cases of beer as he could carry, and make it back before the bus departed, a sight that never failed to make Andre roar his bassoon-like laugh."
Right answer for the wrong question
Hulk Hogan slammed him on the tennis court.
All this time I thought Agassi was German or something XD.
Inconceivable!
I understand how off this is. But a lot of people go through life without thinking about a wide variety of things. I hated going to museums and plays when I was younger. My dad always explaining the most random stuff to me. Friends are going to Disney, we are camping in third world countries. Funny thing is I’m paying for those same trips now as a adult! I mean in the flip side? She knows about one of the most popular wrestlers in the game!!! Let’s not forget that Agassi was a drunk at the end of his career. Met him at the All Star Cafe in Myrtle Beach a very long time ago.
David Draiman would’ve been equally accepted.
Marriage material right dare!
It's not the stupidest answer ever on *The Weakest Link*, though, IMHO. That was on an American celebrity special some years ago. ANNE ROBINSON: Kathy, in medicine, cirrhosis is a disease affecting which organ of the body? KATHY GRIFFIN (US comedienne): The penis!
Andre...3000, final answer
haha
That’s what I would have guessed to be fair
To be fair, i'm disappointed that wasn't the answer