![]() ![]() I quickly switched from pints of the local beer to half pints, then glasses of milk Pingping, smartly, was drinking from a petite sherry glass! It was my first experience of a formal Mongolian dinner, and I was overwhelmed by the hosts’ singing (a kind of throat-singing, known as “overtone singing,” apparently), my own singing (I just about managed a rendition of “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” by Robbie Burns), the stabbing of goat carcasses, the toasting, and the constant drinking dry of one’s glass.Īs the guests of honor, Pingping and I were continually approached at the table, toasted, then encouraged to down our drinks in one sip with the cry of gambei (“bottoms up,” I guess). He Pingping - the world’s shortest mobile man, at 2 feet, 5.37 inches (74 cm) tall - and I were invited as the guests of honor to a dinner hosted by an Inner Mongolia newspaper and co-hosted by a large Chinese milk producer. ![]() Q: How many beers does it take to get the world’s shortest man drunk?Ī: He can certainly pack them away - chased down with a good few cigarettes! Here’s a drinking story to start things off: ![]() Thanks to Craig for his entertaining answers and to all of you for the good questions. We have two clowns competing doggedly to be the Fastest Balloon Modeler, and we’re having to organize a “banjo-off” to settle a dispute between two of the world’s best banjo players! Some days, I think: life’s too short. Is Barry Bonds in this year’s book? What (besides being in the book) is in it for the record breaker? How much alcohol, exactly, can the shortest man in the world stomach?Ĭraig’s answers are enthusiastic and frank he even shared his doubts about the job: Last week we solicited your questions for Guinness Book of World Records editor Craig Glenday.Īmong other interesting queries, you asked: Craig Glenday with Lucky Diamond Rich, the most tattooed person. ![]()
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