World's smallest man dies aged 21

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7450343/Worlds-shortest-man-dies-aged-21.html

Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he developed chest problems.

The Chinese-born man, who became a record-holder in March 2008, was taken to hospital in Rome for treatment but passed away on Saturday. It is understood he died of heart complications.

Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief and the man who measured Pingping in Inner Mongolia to confirm his status as the world's smallest man, paid tribute to him.

He said: ''From the moment I laid on eyes on him I knew he was someone special - he had such a cheeky smile and mischievous personality, you couldn't help but be charmed by him.

''He brightened up the lives of everyone he met, and was an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual.''

Pingping, who was born with a form of primordial dwarfism, had been accompanied by his brother-in-law on the trip to Europe to film records show Lo Show Dei Record. His successor will be announced at a later date, Guinness World Records said.

Poor Pingping.. saw him in some documentary a while back, he smoked like a chimney!

Kasabian

RIP little man

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Poor Pingping.. saw him in some documentary a while back, he smoked like a chimney!

That'll always lead to a short life.

Sad, he had a short life... in every sense!

quarryman

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7450343/Worlds-shortest-man-dies-aged-21.html



Poor Pingping.. saw him in some documentary a while back, he smoked like a chimney!

he was a narky little boll*x too if i remember correctly. Small man syndrome i guess.

Fart

Apparently he was good at Pinball.

R.I.P. Mr. PingPing.

mikom

Surprisingly little interest in this story.

Shanotheslayer

quarryman wrote: »

he was a narky little boll*x too if i remember correctly. Small man syndrome i guess.

I guess he was grumpy, as well as stumpy.

Robbo

Puns about this mans death? Come on AH, you're bigger than that.

alwaysadub

Is he the fella who had the photo taken next to the world's tallest woman?
RIP little dude

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I heard he was pickpocketed last year.

Who would have thought that someone could stoop so low??

RIP

bazmaiden

That sucks. Knowing that somewhere out there was a very short man named Mr. Ping Ping just made me just that little bit happier.

Cookie_Monster

Ping ping peeee pang ping po

quarryman

Robbo wrote: »

Come on AH, you're bigger than that.

first time in AH eh?

benzie

R.I.P LittleMan PingPing. I saw him on few Documentaries.

He was funny guy, they were carrying him in the "Tesco" bag.

Jamie Starr

He had complained of shortness of breath earlier that day.

WIZE

I heard Nike have sponsered his coffin

Kasabian

Robbo wrote: »

Puns about this mans death? Come on AH, you're bigger than that.

quarryman wrote: »

first time in AH eh?

A pun maybe?

Aidric

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Poor Pingping.. saw him in some documentary a while back, he smoked like a chimney!

So it does stunt your growth.

dlofnep

I thought he was a cute little thing!

RIP little chap!

He was one of the few people that made the recently built flatsapartments look spacious!

Muas Tenek

Robbo wrote: »

Come on AH, you're bigger than that.

HA HA I see what you did there

Panda

quarryman wrote: »

he was a narky little boll*x too if i remember correctly. Small man syndrome i guess.

I thought he was a narky fecker aswell but then thought would kind of attitude would i have if i was his size.