SLOB NEWS: Science Experiment Proves Link Between Slob Diet and Tonky Pig.

Have you seen this? It's one of those things where somebody takes a photo of themselves every day for a year then speeds it up.

The interesting part here, though, is that scientists took a handsome, healthy young subject and force fed him slacker dietary staples like beer, burgers, curry and cigarettes every day until he turned into a haggard slug. The transformation is miraculous.

While the latter part of the video is Photoshopped for the purposes of some advertising campaign, the natural results up until 0:41 speak for themselves!

A noteworthy aside is that the wifebeater vest is evidently a versatile garment, suitable for hunks and punks alike.

SLOB IDOL #1: Rab. C. Nesbitt.

Rab C. Nesbitt: textbook slob heartthrob.

The alcoholic Scotsman, Rab C. Nesbitt, may be a boring, unfunny and probably racist caricature, but one thing he must be given credit for is having the textbook slob look on lock.

In a manner typical of BBC light entertainment, Nesbitt's appearance is overstated and obvious. But it is classic, archetypal slob nonetheless.

The Glaswegian layabout opts for quintessential slob staples – yellowed string vest, unkempt hair, stubble and beer gut – but brings it all together with the touch of class only a torn charity shop suit can bestow.

If ever there were a timeless style-icon for alcoholic deadbeats – a shining example of how to do it right – Rab C. Nesbitt is your man. He's like the Steve McQueen or Cary Grant of the slob community.