Angus Young tops list of greatest ‘short dudes’
NEW YORK - Angus Young, lead singer-guitarist of AC/DC, tops Maxim’s list of the “25 greatest short dudes of all time,” standing tall at 5 feet 2 inches.
NBA guard Spud Webb, at 5 feet 7 inches, is No. 2, followed by Napoleon Bonaparte (5 feet 4 inches), Olympic weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu (4 feet 11 inches) and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (5 feet 2 inches).
Yoda, at No. 6, is the shortest on the list. His height is calculated at 2 feet 2 inches.
Other great short dudes: Martin Scorsese, Jon Stewart, Prince, Kurt Cobain and two of the Hobbits from “The Lord of the Rings” films — Elijah Wood and Sean Astin.
The tallest “short dude”? Pro football player Doug Flutie, at 5 feet 10 inches, who is ranked at No. 24.
I mostly read knitting blogs. I sort of wish I could find costume making blogs, but I haven't look very hard.
I LOVE the blog that Theo linked in her lj that is the fug blog of knitting projects, but I can never find it without going back to her lj (keep forgetting to bookmark)
Edit- here it is
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Wow. The Wiggles have a good 5-10 inches on AC/DC. They could totally kick their asses.
The only other places I check regularly are the comment section of the local paper's website. I shouldn't do it, because it makes me want to throw things, but it's surprisingly reassuring to realize how many people in this conservative town think like I do.
I read the comments section of the Globe's Website once. They were talking about What's Wrong With American Education.
Never again. I about popped a blood vessel.
grr stupid cat!
I put clean linens one the summer bed.Clean linens that kitty immediately slept on and shed all over last night.
Grr.
Hahah. Um, not like the guest will notice. The guest will try valiantly just to not bring any extra cathair.
ita, if you know why, will you please discuss it with the cat in question?
No one is replying to my emails, and damnit, they need to.
You people are crazy. Salt is good on everything.
Tell me how that salted jello works out for you.
Hey.
Just learned that my column in CBG is a go from spotting it on the stands. Whoops. Starting this issue, I will have a monthly column in the Comic Buyer's Guide about manga...