July 14, 2007: World's tallest man meets, well, a very short man

Undertoad · 07-14-2007, 11:27 AM

Accuracy in headlines, I say. The Mail, who can't be faulted for wanting a really awesome headline, suggests that the above pic is the world's tallest man and the world's shortest. Well that would be a really amazing thing, but they admit in the story that the tiny gent is a good 5 cm taller than the person already listed in the Guinness Book as the shortest.

Nevertheless, the dude IS extremely short; the Mail does it again with yet another story that catches the IotD eye; and Bao Xishun does it again, staying in the weird news cycle a bit longer.

In today's story, Bao meets the tiny Ping Ping, who is 2 foot 4 inches (73 cm) tall. So almost three and a half of the little guy would stack up to 7 foot 9 Bao.

Ping Ping looks so awesome in his custom tux. The priceless part of this shot is their facial expressions, which only get better in the rest of the Mail story.

freshnesschronic · 07-14-2007, 12:33 PM

Why is the little dude being held up by another normal guy?

Uisge Beatha · 07-14-2007, 12:35 PM

Pingping better hope Bao hears his name correctly; he wouldn't want the big guy to grab a paddle and start playing Ping-Pong with him.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-14-2007, 01:12 PM

I guess that's the long and short of it.

Uisge Beatha · 07-14-2007, 01:18 PM

That last picture with the article is great -- it looks like Pingping could use Bao's shoe as a kayak!

Sheldonrs · 07-14-2007, 01:39 PM

God I hope they're not gay!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-14-2007, 03:35 PM

Why not? To Bao, Ping Ping would be like a shaved gerbil to a normal sized man.

Uisge Beatha · 07-14-2007, 04:11 PM

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To Bao, Ping Ping would be like a shaved gerbil to a normal sized man.

Ooooh, poor Pingping! (Hey, I kinda like the sound of that. Poor Pingping.) He sure would be getting the short end of the stick.

Sheldonrs · 07-14-2007, 08:21 PM

It all depends on which one is the top. ;-)
If Pingping is the top, the Bao might just as well rip the top off a cuetip and stick it in his ass. He'd feel it more. But if Bao is the top, they are going to have to peel Pingping off the ceiling and plaster the hole in the top of his skull after the honeymoon.

milkfish · 07-14-2007, 08:58 PM

"My name is Bao Xishun and I am your twin brother."

"Oh, obviously! The moment I sat down I thought I was looking into a mirror."

DucksNuts · 07-14-2007, 09:24 PM

Thats....such.....a....lovely....visual Sheldon!!!

HungLikeJesus · 07-17-2007, 10:01 AM

They could do a great ventriloquist act.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-17-2007, 10:20 AM

Fisting ? In public?

Nivek · 07-22-2007, 12:48 PM

Asian people take all the records.

richlevy · 07-22-2007, 01:49 PM

Why does Ping Ping have the same expression on his face as Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas"?

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You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?

07-14-2007, 11:27 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 14, 2007: World's tallest man meets, well, a very short man Accuracy in headlines, I say. The Mail, who can't be faulted for wanting a really awesome headline, suggests that the above pic is the world's tallest man and the world's shortest. Well that would be a really amazing thing, but they admit in the story that the tiny gent is a good 5 cm taller than the person already listed in the Guinness Book as the shortest. Nevertheless, the dude IS extremely short; the Mail does it again with yet another story that catches the IotD eye; and Bao Xishun does it again, staying in the weird news cycle a bit longer. In today's story, Bao meets the tiny Ping Ping, who is 2 foot 4 inches (73 cm) tall. So almost three and a half of the little guy would stack up to 7 foot 9 Bao. Ping Ping looks so awesome in his custom tux. The priceless part of this shot is their facial expressions, which only get better in the rest of the Mail story.

07-14-2007, 01:12 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I guess that's the long and short of it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-14-2007, 01:39 PM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	God I hope they're not gay! __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

07-14-2007, 03:35 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why not? To Bao, Ping Ping would be like a shaved gerbil to a normal sized man. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-14-2007, 08:21 PM	#9
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	It all depends on which one is the top. ;-) If Pingping is the top, the Bao might just as well rip the top off a cuetip and stick it in his ass. He'd feel it more. But if Bao is the top, they are going to have to peel Pingping off the ceiling and plaster the hole in the top of his skull after the honeymoon. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

07-14-2007, 12:33 PM	#2
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Why is the little dude being held up by another normal guy?

07-14-2007, 12:35 PM	#3
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Pingping better hope Bao hears his name correctly; he wouldn't want the big guy to grab a paddle and start playing Ping-Pong with him.

07-14-2007, 01:18 PM	#5
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	That last picture with the article is great -- it looks like Pingping could use Bao's shoe as a kayak!

07-14-2007, 08:58 PM	#10
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	"My name is Bao Xishun and I am your twin brother." "Oh, obviously! The moment I sat down I thought I was looking into a mirror." __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

07-14-2007, 09:24 PM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Thats....such.....a....lovely....visual Sheldon!!!

07-17-2007, 10:01 AM	#12
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	They could do a great ventriloquist act. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-17-2007, 10:20 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Fisting ? In public? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-22-2007, 12:48 PM	#14
Nivek It's a fiendishly complex anagram of my name, Kevin. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florence, South Carolina Posts: 25	Asian people take all the records. __________________ Most people put a clever, philosophical statement in their signatures that grabs people's attention and makes them think...sorry, I got nothing.

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