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Andre the Giant

17th April 2004, mid-afternoon | Comments (4)

At 7′4″ and 500 pounds, Andre the Giant could have been famous for his size alone.

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  1. Lee:

    There's a great story I remember from William Goldman (writer of The Princess Bride) about Andre always insisting on paying for the meal when he went to a restaurant. Once, his fellow diner, desperate to pay for a change, snuck into the kitchen and tried to handover the cash. Andre caught him, picked him up, walked him back to their table and plonked him down on his chair like he was a small child, saying: "I always pay."

    The friend was Arnold Schwartzeneggar (sp?).

    A truly remarkable man and a sad loss.

    Posted 3 hours, 39 minutes after the fact
  2. Debbie:

    I met him in the 70's on a flight to Los Angeles. He seemed of a gentle and quiet nature. But the man was HUGE! One cannot imagine the challenges someone of such stature must face on a daily basis. A coctail glass, the likes of which I couldn't put my hand around, fit between his fingers much like a shot glass might in mine.

    Posted 2 days after the fact
  3. E2wind:

    There's a great story I remember from William Goldman (writer of The Princess Bride) about Andre always insisting on paying for the meal when he went to a restaurant

    Posted 2 months, 1 week after the fact
  4. Ewind:

    his fellow diner, desperate to pay for a change, snuck into the kitchen and tried to handover the cash. Andre caught him, picked him up, walked him back to their table and plonked him down on his chair like he was a small child, saying: "I always pay."

    Posted 11 months, 1 week after the fact

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