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whoami
24-03-2010, 08:06 PM
RIP - HE PINGPING * I am pretty sure he was only 21 years old.

This is a picture of him standing next to the tallest man in the world.

http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/03-16-he-pingping/7574357-1-eng-US/03-16-he-pingping_full_600.jpg

Also, here is a youtube video I just watched, it will show you a lot about him.

He Ping Ping The Worlds Smallest Man R.I.P - YouTube

By AP / March 16, 2010
Rome

The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.

He Pingping, of China, who was 2 feet, 5.37 inches (74.6 centimeters) tall, had become a recognized figure across the world, often taking part in shows, photo shoots and other events, Guinness World Records said.

Craig Glenday, the Guinness World Records editor-in-chief, said He was "an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual" and "showed us that, despite the challenges we face, we can still make the most out of life."

He died Saturday in Rome, according to the TV production company Europroduzione.

He was taken to a hospital March 3 after he fell ill while rehearsing the Italian program "The Record Show," Marco Fernandez de Araoz of Europroduzione said.

The man's body will be flown to China soon once the paperwork is ready, Fernandez de Araoz said.

Source http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0316/He-Pingping-dubbed-world-s-shortest-man-by-Guinness-dies

rhydra
24-03-2010, 09:15 PM
Poor guy, R.I.P. :(

baxter
24-03-2010, 09:20 PM
Saw he on that Mark Nolan show, was a cheeky chappie! RIP

godgoo
24-03-2010, 09:21 PM
We knew he would not be "long"

geezer661
24-03-2010, 09:45 PM
yeah its sad, apparently they're burying him in a matchbox

freedom1st
24-03-2010, 09:47 PM
yeah its sad, apparently they're burying him in a matchbox

You are a very naughty boy.:D

geezer661
24-03-2010, 09:57 PM
it was a sad end

he was SHORT on cash

and he had a SHORT term memory

but loved his SHORT cake

he had a hard life always getting the SHORT end of the stick

I heard a knock knock at my door
I answered and said why you knocking my door
he said I couldnt reach the door bell

boom! boom!

rayne
24-03-2010, 10:11 PM
R.I.P. It's sad he was so short lived. :(

griffinman
24-03-2010, 11:29 PM
Apparently he could be a bit of an asshole..

suffered form a severe case of short man's syndrome