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  • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
    I swear "the last Munchkin" dies every year. This is like the 8th time.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Maren
    Gerard Marenghi (January 24, 1920 – May 24, 2018),[1][2] known as Jerry Maren, was an American actor who was the last surviving Munchkin of the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz, in which he portrayed a member of the Lollipop Guild. He became the last known survivor of the Munchkin cast, following the death of fellow Munchkin Ruth Duccini on January 16, 2014.[3][4] (A small number of anonymous female extras are also reported to survive; as they were technically dwarves and not midgets, they are not counted as Munchkins.[1] At least one non-Munchkin, stunt double Caren Marsh Doll, also survives.)
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    • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

      Looks like Red Schoendienst, 95. He was the oldest living HOF'er and oldest living former manager. Tommy Lasorda takes those crowns now.

      Announced on KMOX during the Cardinals game tonight.
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      • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

        Originally posted by Ralph Baer View Post
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        as they were technically dwarves and not midgets, they are not counted as Munchkins.
        The hell?
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        • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

          Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
          The hell?
          Not all tiny folk are made the same. There are a few different reasons, and affects, of tiny-folk syndromes.

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          • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

            The more you know...

            The words midget and dwarf both refer to people who are shorter than what is typical. The main difference between a midget and a dwarf is that a midget has normal bodily proportions. Since the term "midget" is considered offensive, the term "little person" can be used to refer to a midget or a dwarf.

            Midget is a derogatory name for a person who is unusually small but well-proportioned. The term has given way to the more favorable "little person." Little people (or midgets) do not suffer from the same bone and joint problems as people with dwarfism. They grow normally, but do not exceed 58 inches in height.

            A dwarf is an unusually small person (less than 58 inches tall) with abnormal bodily proportions. Dwarfism is the result of a variety of genetic conditions. It can affect people, animals, and plants. People with dwarfism can suffer bone and joint problems as well as nerve compression. The term dwarf is also used in fiction/fantasy writing to refer to a small person with magic ability.
            So, basically, "midgets" are just slang for people who are tiny. Dwarves are the ones who are actually f-cked up and have a medical condition. The "I drink and I know things" dude is a dwarf, while Tom Cruise is a midg--, er, little person.
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            • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              The more you know...



              So, basically, "midgets" are just slang for people who are tiny. Dwarves are the ones who are actually f-cked up and have a medical condition. The "I drink and I know things" dude is a dwarf, while Tom Cruise is a midg--, er, little person.
              Glad you defined this. There ARE differences, and a lot of shorties get really mad when you confuse the terms.
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              • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                The more you know...



                So, basically, "midgets" are just slang for people who are tiny. Dwarves are the ones who are actually f-cked up and have a medical condition. The "I drink and I know things" dude is a dwarf, while Tom Cruise is a midg--, er, little person.
                Which one does Ralph fall under?
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                • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                  Originally posted by jericho View Post
                  Which one does Ralph fall under?
                  IIRC (never met him) he's taller than MeanEgirl and SCuM (5'1"). Had an official measurement back in the day.
                  Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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                  • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                    So everyone in an elementary school is a midget
                    a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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                    • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                      Originally posted by jericho View Post
                      fall under?
                      I see what you did there.
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                      • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

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                        • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                          Wow they are reporting suicide

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                          • Re: Dead Thread 2017-18: Fare Thee Well!!

                            Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                            Wow they are reporting suicide
                            Substance abuse, maybe?

                            No kids I hope.

                            Edit: an 11 year old.

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                            • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              Substance abuse, maybe?

                              No kids I hope.
                              11 year old daughter.

                              Probably just depression. He's been clean for awhile now, but I'd imagine his past use played a factor.
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                              • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                                Substance abuse, maybe?

                                No kids I hope.

                                Edit: an 11 year old.

                                As-shole.
                                Depression is a disease. You don’t call a father that dies from cancer an *******.

                                We’re really ****ing up mental healthcare in this country. Suicide rates are up sharply over the last 20 years.

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