Martini-swilling spy James Bond is a "severe" alcoholic, study says
http://nypost.com/2018/12/10/martini-swilling-spy-james-bond-is-a-severe-alcoholic-study-says/
Martini-loving spy James Bond has a severe drinking problem and should seek help, researchers argue in a new paper titled "License to Swill."
"There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the 'severe' end of the spectrum," wrote the researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand in the paper published Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia.
During his six decades on screen, a drink touched the secret agent's lips 109 times at an average of 4.5 times per movie, the researchers found.
The dashing spook's biggest binge was in 2008's "Quantum of Solace," where he downed six of his signature Vesper Martinis.
This feat would put his blood alcohol level at 0.36, researchers estimated - well into the range that can be fatal.
When he drinks, Bond engages in risky behavior like having sex with enemies - "sometimes with guns or knives in the bed," researchers wrote in the study.
He's also prone to brawls, car chases, high-stakes gambling and operating complex machinery - like the nuclear technology in 1962's "Dr. No," they found.
Bond might be both shaken and stirred by the findings that he satisfies at least six of the 11 criteria for an alcohol use disorder. ...
Hmmm ... I wonder if someone should break the news to these Kiwi pinheads that James Bond is a fictional character, eh? It might be interesting to know whose money these "researchers" flushed down the toilet for this so-called "study."
Bottoms up!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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