Nepal boy claims to be shortest in world

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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he has applied to be named the shortest in the world, his supporters said on Wednesday.

Khagendra Thapa Magar, 14, is only 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds.

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=6101a13e-0abe-421a-010f-a6e51390062b&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

Damn, I wish they had pictures.

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. He's got nothing on Howard Stools

Hello, good evening, and welcome to yet another edition of "Interesting People." And my first interesting person tonight is the highly interesting Mr. Howard Stools from Kendal in Westmorland.

(He puts a matchbox on desk in front of him. He presses a button on the desk and we hear applause. Releases button; applause stops abruptly. He opens the box a little and speaks into it.)

Good evening, Mr. Stools.

(from inside box) Hello, David.

Mr Stools, what makes you particularly interesting?

Well, I'm only half an inch long.

Well that's extremely interesting. Thank you for coming along on the show tonight Mr Stools.

I thought you'd think that was interesting David. In fact...

(shuts matchbox; applause) Mr. Howard Stools from Kendal in Westmorland — half an inch long. (applause)

[Bunny]

2. Here's a pic:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-08-30-nepalboy_x.htm?csp=34

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3. Thanks!

I was really curious about what he looked like.

[Metta]

4. Reminds me of Lem and Clem from the WC Fields movie about a circus.

Two regular sized guys. One was the world's largest midget and the other was the world's smallest giant.

[FedUpWithIt All]

5. Something i don't understand...

what would he have been like at birth? My children were nearly 10 lbs.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Bet I could kick his ass!

And as an American, that's the only thing that matters, especially when it comes to furriners. He'll get into the Guiness book, and then the next thing you know he's on a flight here to the US to take our jobs and steal our welfare and marry our women.

I say kick his ass now, on his own turf, so we don't have to kick it here.

[BreweryYardRat]

7. Poor little fella.

No :sarcasm: intended.

[KamaAina]

8. In other news, Nepal eliminated from world basketball championship

Final score: Kiribati 137, Nepal 3. :spank: