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Filipino Expected to Be Named World’s Shortest Man
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SINDANGAN, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a Filipino about two feet tall is expected to be named the world’s shortest man when he turns 18 on Sunday.
Lolit Homay, municipal health officer in Zamboanga del Norte province’s Sindangan township, says Junrey Balawing was measured at about 24 inches (61 centimeters) from head to foot lying down and slightly above 23 inches (58 centimeters) standing up Saturday.
A representative of Guinness World Records is to announce the official measurements on Sunday.
Current record holder Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is 26.4 inches tall.
Municipal administrator Allan Selda says the local government is preparing to celebrate the expected Guinness announcement with balloons and a cake for Balawing.
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Comments (67)
Scaz
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 10:39am@drattastic
Riding the chicken would have been a nice touch.
Report Post »ALISSTER
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 10:22pmNow that’s funny. Like Joust.
Report Post »Scaz
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 11:04amWow, great reference Alisster! I didn’t even think of that, :) Give him a little lance and put him on the chicken. LOL!
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 10:15amgarbage article
Report Post »tcseacliff
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 10:03amI want to see the birth certificate !!
Report Post »mount hood
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 9:35amAnother scientific testiment to the fact that man created God in his own image. Still a miracle of human survival in a cruel world.
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 8:50amFreedom Keeper…………… thats messed up
Report Post »liberalsarealiens
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 7:28amAnd still a bigger man than Obama, Wiener, Reid, Sharpton, Van Jones, et all! By any measure!
Report Post »Nemo13
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:47amWho give a s… about this?
Report Post »VLADTEPES
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:23amGive him a job with Weiner and the rest of the washington kooks..
Report Post »leakimo
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 4:55amA lot of insensitive comments here, even if it’s a hoax and I am not one who is usually all PC.
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 3:22amIn all sincerity, I wish this person all the happiness in the world. This person may be the new and improved version that the liberals want humanity to take. More environmentally freindly to the earth. In their future we will use less food, smaller cars, homes, clothes, etc. What more could the green socialist people want except for no people at all.
Report Post »Da Kingfish
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 1:53amThe best thing about the little fella, i bet he still has a higher IQ than Obummer, if wasn’t careful around Obummer, the messiah may think he was a joint and toke on him.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 1:14amGet in meh belly!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Freedom_Writer
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 1:06amSo TINY.
Report Post »Freedom_Writer
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 1:06amAnd I thought I was short…. no offensive to the little dude.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 12:14amI’ve taken dumps bigger than that, and they could walk around and make baby sounds too.
Report Post »Erica Jennings
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:10pmHahahahahaha you’re hilarious.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:56pmSad thing no matter what, suffering!!!!!
Report Post »FedUpAlready
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:47pmI’m sorry, but, I think this is a hoax. Pingping, still has a young face, but you can definitely tell he’s an adult.
Report Post »He’s held the record, I believe since 2007, Without further testing and proof, Pingping still holds the record in my estimation!
MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:10amI think you could be right. He really looks like a baby. It’s nice though, that theres not much in the news this morning, for a change.
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 9:14ampingPing passed away last year
Report Post »SquirrelNYC
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:34pmI’m not quite sure what to make of this, but it’s possible. I once read about a teenager who had an extremely rare disorder in which her body and mind never matured beyond that of a toddler – truly incredible. I hear the sounds that others are referring to that could make one believe that this person is 18 months old, but it’s also possible that his vocal chords never fully developed. Additionally, he’s likely speaking another language, making sounds that might not produce familiar words to us.
Report Post »SAV
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:10pmIn order for them to say he is the smallest man..They would indeed have to make sure that he is actually 18 years old..most Filipinos do not look their age..
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:43pmWeinner has competition?
Report Post »rayblue
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:07pmSmoking stunted Obamas growth retroactively.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:56pmObama should not drink so much coke looks like the after affects shrunk him.
Report Post »helluvagoodgod
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:45pmWadup shottie
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:45pmIts a hoax.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:51pmGot to be – we didn’t see him walking around and he was making baby sounds in the video. Not sure about this one!!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-13c
Report Post »Dakotobol
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 7:55amI spend a lot of time in Phils…I aint sayin this is real…but you do see some crazy **** there…mostly cleft lips…. I think it’s because of all the toxins they have swirling around the ******** of Asia..just wait til all that radioactive sea water from Japan gets there..That‘s why I’m trying to get my filipina wife outta there quick,,I’m already scared to have a kid with her…LOL!!!!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:43pmLooks like Obama’s mini me!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:52pmIf his ears were bigger and stuck out more .. but very very close! LOL.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:18pmObama “love child”??
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 2:55amHe wants to be a writer . . . of short stories.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 8:56amobozos stature is smaller than this, what ever this is, I want him for prez instead of obozo.
Report Post »Freedom Keeper
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:42pmHe’s not short, he’s fun sized!
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:48pmAfter watching the video, and hearing baby sounds… 18 months might be more like it. “Pranked?”
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 10:59pmAmazing, this guy is a miracle indeed. I wish the best for him in his life ahead.
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:00pmSorry, but I‘m not buying he’s 18 years old, Maybe 18 Months old.
Report Post »He’s coo cooing like a little baby.
right-wing-waco
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:13pmHe won’t make the Lakers this year.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:32pmI wish he would ride the chicken. Looks pretty young in the face though.Talaga!
Report Post »Florida_Freedom_Fighter
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 11:54pmyeah, that‘s small when u got a chicken’s tail feather poking u in the eye
Report Post »BlazingPatriot
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 12:03amInteresting story. Hopefully he can live as best a normal life as possible and be treated with the same amount of dignity and respect as any other young man would receive and not just bring amuzement.
Having observed people conversing with adults with similar defects, I have found that oftentimes such handicapped adults are talked to and treated as children. There is nothing more that these special people want than to be treated like any other normal person.
Report Post »grandma7
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 12:42amI worked with a girl who had this syndrome. She was a beautiful human being – the size of this man. She’s in her early thirties, right now, and still about the size of an 18 month old. She went through school, to college and is doing well. She is a wonderful woman, very spiritual and has a lot to give to this world. In addition to her size, she had a tracheotomy. It was tricky for me to help her keep it clear, but she helped me through it and became very self reliant as she grew up. She played percussion in the high school band and marched in parades in our town. A couple of times, she was on television talk shows. Blessings to these little ones and praying for them and their families.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 12:42amSometime ago there was another child on TLC I believe who was tiny to and was more baby like. Its as though she had never got past her babyhood.There is a reason for everything and only God knows why!
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 2:02amI want one!
Report Post »stop spending
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 2:28amphotoshop !
Report Post »The Noodle Fish
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 2:59amthis video is obviously fake. You can see the skin contrasts and pixel differences between his head and the rest of hid body.. nothing is in proportion and his head is too shiny. FAaAaAkE
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 5:27amMan, how lame. I thought the Blaze was supposed to be a serious website for those that care about our country. It has degenerated into almost tabloid-like ridiculousness. Just another Huff Po. What a joke.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:14amDamn, nature! Yer scary!
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 8:07amhey you, kid, take out the garbage!!
Report Post »mill
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 9:23amhe doesn’t even act like an 8 year old….much less soon to be 18 year old….18 months old might be closer…
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 9:31amHe’s a baby….I want my baby back baby back baby back….
Report Post »Rob_M
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 11:16amHe does have a kinda confused baby look about him as well. Maybe his condition comes with mental issues as well?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 5:59pmDamn Dude…
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:37pmMercury should hire this guy immediately to co host a show with Brian Sack .
Report Post »click_name_4_impeachment
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 9:37pmLook it she worlds smallest man!!! see we got video and pictures……believe it cuz we said…..not that it is a big deal but whatever….just tired of the believe us cuz we said mentality….Guinness book said it so it must be true….
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