World's smallest man meets woman with world's longest legs

Telegraph ^ | September 16, 2008 | Chris Irvine

[Schnucki]

Standing at just 2ft 5in high, He Pingping, from China, has been officially named the smallest man in the world.

Svetlana Pankratova, meanwhile, owns the longest legs in the world, which stretch to 132cm.

Mr Pingping barely came up to Ms Pankratova's knees at a bizarre photoshoot held to mark the launch of the new Guinness Book of World Records.

But the pair seemed rather happy in each other's company as they posed for photos on Trafalgar Square's steps in central London.

In January 2007, Mr Pingping was invited to take part on a television programme in Tokyo, and has since become somewhat of an icon.

It is rumoured he is now so protective of his image, he refuses to have his photo taken unless he is paid a substantial fee.

While Ms Pankratova might have the longest legs in the world, she is not the tallest.

Last month, Sandy Allen, at 7ft 7in, recognized as the world's tallest woman, died aged 53.

[ETL]

Not the woman in the photo.

Thanks. I thought they were referring to Sandy Allen.

[Museum Twenty]

That poor fellow — it also seems he’s very short.

[RichInOC]

As the little guy in the Kaiser Permanente commercial said...”Things are lookin’ up.”

[Hot Tabasco]

I thought this was going to be a Dennis Kucinich thread.....

[savedbygrace]

I thought this was going to be a Dennis Kucinich thread.....

No, it says smallest, not smarmiest.

[Sarajevo]

D*mn, I just bit my tongue...........

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[ApplegateRanch]

6’-4” = 76” - 52” = 24” for her head and body, and that does not compute...unless thay are measuring the outseam, to the point of the hip, rather than the inseam to the uh, usual spot.

[Sloth]

I admire his point of view.

[OB1kNOb]

I'd salute that too!

[Defiant]

Don’t look up!!!

"I won't if you promise not to sit down!"

[Defiant]

The Doors, Build Me A Woman:

Build me a woman,
Make her ten feet tall.
You got to build me a woman,
Make her ten feet tall.
Don't make her worthless,
Don't make her small.

That's about all I can post.

[zeebee]

[RckyRaCoCo]

She looks like Jennifer Granholm...and what she would consider as, a “real man”.

[TexasRepublic]

Judging from Pingping’s smile, he’s seen something!

[Bob]

It does bring to mind a certain old limerick...

I presume that you're referring to the one involving the words "nose" and "toes". :=)

[AnnaZ]

Couldn't resist, could you....LOL

LOL... monk and I LOVE Pingping. Monk.... where's our Pingping page again?

[TASMANIANRED]

And she has nice legs too.

[Charles Henrickson]

He Pingping

Must be a FReeper.

[x]

Ah! The miracle of birth! Mother and baby are doing fine.

[eddie willers]

Ah! The miracle of birth! Mother and baby are doing fine.

♫ I was born standing up....and talking back. ♫