Gary Coleman has gradually made his way onto the short list (ha) of people whose behavior I don’t understand. On the one hand, he’s a deliciously quirky pop culture icon responsible for a catch phrase that, if used in the perfect situation, is still funny twenty-five years after its inception (yes, there is a time and a place for a ‘whatchu talkin’ bout Willis…I just haven’t personally observed one recently). On the other, he’s demonstrated violent and aggressive tendencies repeatedly and of course there was that whole homosexual love affair/rap album debacle. Bottom line – this man continues to bring in the paychecks, whether the joke is on us or on him. His most recent venture: Fry Cup Fortune for New York Fries.

I hate the internet so very much. Seriously, I start off looking into something that is borderline scholarly and end up finding types of despair that make me realize that I have no business looking on the internet with an empty stomach. I started out at Mental Floss (a nerd site) where I discovered this tickling re-interpretation of the opening credits to Diff’rent Strokes called “Disturbing Strokes.” It’s entertaining to see how much different music can change the intentions of Mr. Drummond. Check it out:

I know I’m just showing my age by not really knowing much about Plies except the unfortunate fact that his name is supposed to be “you know like a strong tool,” as he said in one interview. Negro, don’t you mean pliers? Anyway I can’t block his shine and apparently he’s bonafide enough to have a television show on the way called “Goonette.” Check out the trailer and make sure to catch the curve ball a few minutes in:

“Goonette” Trailer

I’m just not sure what to do with this in ANY direction. I love little…

For those of you who have been reading for a while, you know that I post something that makes you confused/upset/sad/afraid/giggly/fearful every Wednesday. I try to be kind and dismiss my ridiculous whims, so for a long time I let La Pequeña fall by the wayside. But now I have to share these videos, which together are the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen in my life. My Spanish is limited to one college year, missing Big Pun, and the Reggaeton trend, so I don’t understand most of these. All I know is that this is a Chilean dwarf with…

He Pingping from Inner Mongolia, China’s autonomous region, the world’s smallest man sits on the lap of Svetlana Pankratova from Russia, the Queen of Longest Legs, as they pose at Trafalgar Square in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Pingping, born with primordial dwarfism, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest man at 74.61 cms (2 feet and 5.37 inches) and Pankratova holds the Guinness World Record for the longest leg of any woman at 132 cms (4 feet 4 inches) in length.

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I wasn’t a blogger back in April of 2007 when this video, “Weng Weng Rap” was released as a YouTube meme, but it’s actually pretty hot in a “What The Eff?” sort of way. First of all, I absolutely adore dwarf performers because it seems that they never really get their fair share (although technically, since they’re smaller than most, wouldn’t their fair share be smaller too…?), and watching them be sassy tickles me like nothing else. Just search “Weng Weng” on YouTube for real clips from his ’80’s film career if you’d like to watch more of his…