Since we live in such a celebrity obsessed society I thought today would be a good day to look at some of the big names who make (or made) it their business to not drink alcohol. It’s worth noting that many Teetotallers spent plenty of time drinking alcohol before they turned their backs on the Nectar of Gods.
Famous Teetotallers:
Donald Trump – Entrepreneur
Tilda Swinton – Manly looking actress/ Queen of Pretence
Peter Kay – ‘Comedian’
Adolf Hitler – Fuhrer of
Michael Martin – Ex-speaker of the House of Commons
Robert Mugabe – President of
Andy Murray – Tennis Player
All reasons why being a teetotal is like owning an Audi. It makes you a cock! (Jeremy Clarkson said it, the Audi bit anyway, so it must be true)
If ever a man needed a drink....
However, in the interest of fairness, there are some people who don’t drink that I would like to have a drink with if they did drink (and in some cases if they were still alive);
H.P. Lovecraft – Horror/ Sci-Fi Writer
Samuel L. Jackson – Actor (
Ross Noble – Comedian
Abraham Lincoln – 16th President of the
Tom Cruise – Actor (Mission Impossible) (say what you want about him, I love the little guy!)
Also there are some smoking hot babes who don’t drink which sadly makes pulling them that little bit harder for the average man (as in the chance goes from 0.00000001% to 0.000000001%);
Kim Cattrall – Actress (Big Trouble in Little
Fearne Cotton – Presentor
Elizha Dushku – Actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Natalie Portman – Actress (V for Vendetta)
Sarah Silverman – Comedian
And in an instance of cosmic irony (not to be confused with literal irony; that’s aimed at you ALANIS!) the man behind the voice of Homer Simpsons, TV’s favourite drunk, Dan Castellaneta is a teetotaller!
Keeping with the celebrity theme its back over to Linda McCartney for today’s Vegetarian Dish of the Day;
Linda McCartney 4 Vegetarian Quarter Pounder Burgers
Box Blurb: A vegetarian burger flavoured with onion and seasoning
After original hating then being won over by the Quorn Burger I had high hopes for Linda’s entry. So far Linda has been a mark of quality. However it is with a heavy heart (from years of eating fatty meat burgers) that I report these to be quite awful. It might be the fact that the Quorn burgers are small enough to be discreet when used correctly but as a Quarter Pounder I just couldn’t stomach the bland, dryness of these. I found myself overdosing on sauce to at least add some flavour to the proceedings. I cooked two and could only just force my way through one. Unlike the Quorn Burgers these can’t be micro waved (thankfully) so I opted to grill. Was this a mistake? Like the Quorn would I have been better shallow frying. Is that the secret to adding flavour? In this case I doubt it.
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