The 7 Greatest Drunks in Nerddom

Alcohol. Some of you may see it as a provider of confidence while others may look upon it as a ruiner of lives that has caused unthinkable pain since the dawn of man. Either way, its effects have been explored in every possible way throughout pop culture — from Arthur to Zaphod Beeblebrox and beyond. So for today’s Daily List, Topless Robot will be looking at different characters from throughout various aspects of nerddom whose shared love of booze is an essential part of their personalities. From comic characters who use cold gold to keep their demons at bay to elves whose lack of feature film screen time further serves to fuel their hard-drinking ways, consider this list your overview of seven individuals who at point or another have found solace in tossing their responsibilities aside in order to get blind, stinking drunk.Before we begin, just a quick note: obviously alcoholism is an extremely sensitive issue. So if you find yourself offended by jokes about drinking you should probably sit this list out. Even though it is only pointing out fictional characters and therefore you should probably just lighten the hell up and have a cold one before you ruin today like you ruin everything. Hear me. EVERYTHING! Ahh, I didn’t mean it, come over here and gimme a hug, Burp. Sorry, that was the Guinness talking. Anyway, let’s begin.

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