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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25349738

Saw this on the BBC website this morning and couldn't believe that someone actually sat down and worked it all out. Bond, you are a drunk.

And this is news how?
Fleming wrote the character as a drunk in the original books.

So he's Archer?

 marv335 wrote:
And this is news how?
Fleming wrote the character as a drunk in the original books.

Not so much a drunk... but I always got the impression that as a secret agent type, he was in such phenominal physical shape that he could really get away with his level of consumption. They have also completely glossed over how much the guy smoked.

 d-usa wrote:
So he's Archer?

I don't think Bond has a hard on for Burt Reynolds the way Dutchess, I mean Archer, does.

 timetowaste85 wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
So he's Archer?

I don't think Bond has a hard on for Burt Reynolds the way Dutchess, I mean Archer, does.

But both ride the Highway to the DANGER ZONE!

 d-usa wrote:
So he's Archer?

If you keep this up, we're going to have to call Kenny Loggins...

Because you're heading to the DANGAAAH ZONE

I started laughing when they said "he might be practicing safe sex after all".

 d-usa wrote:
So he's Archer?

I really, really hope you're joking.

I must admit I laughed when I read this in the paper on the bus this morning. There are two tragedies here as far as I can see:

A) the fact someone was sad enough to work this out.
B) the fact they actually needed a study to work this out.

Coming soon, a study I conducted to prove that 1145% of the stunts in the James Bond novels are physically impossible. This study led me to the conclusion that he IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER, for crying out loud!

Tragedy number three: I can't find it.

I dunno how much of a study this is. I know some scientist types and this is the sort of thing they do for fun on their lunchbreaks.

I read it, had a laugh, and am currently drinking a martini. Which was stirred, not shaken. Well, kinda swished around after pouring the vermouth/gin into a juice glass. No points for presentation tonight.

Cheers, 007!

P.S. Don't bother with blue cheese stuffed olives. Not worth it. Garlic is worth it though.

 Paradigm wrote:
Coming soon, a study I conducted to prove that 1145% of the stunts in the James Bond novels are physically impossible.

There's actually a German physics professor (Prof. Metin Tolan) who gave a fun lecture and wrote a book about the physics of Bond's stunts
He also did something like that on Star Trek stuff and possible football flight trajectories.

 Nevelon wrote:
I read it, had a laugh, and am currently drinking a martini. Which was stirred, not shaken. Well, kinda swished around after pouring the vermouth/gin into a juice glass. No points for presentation tonight.

Cheers, 007!

P.S. Don't bother with blue cheese stuffed olives. Not worth it. Garlic is worth it though.

I just recently tried making a Vesper.. well, really it was the James Bond (as apparently the "official" recipe for the Vesper calls for garnish of orange peel, not lemon)... And I've no idea if I was using the wrong ingredients, or my mixing skills are not up to par, but both my wife and I found it undrinkable.....