April 9, 2008: Short Stuff

xoxoxoBruce · 04-09-2008, 10:43 AM

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At first glance, she appears to be a month-old baby, sitting in her mother’s lap. But make no mistake; Jyoti Amge is a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

Perhaps the world’s smallest girl at 23.5 inches, or just about two feet, in height, weighing barely 5.25 kg, Jyoti has Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.

“I am also the world’s happiest person,” she chuckles. “People, my friends and family – everybody showers love on me, and I am happy to be what I am.”

She makes no secret of the fact that she enjoys and loves the kind of attention she gets. “May be it will bring name and fame to me and my family,” she feels. The teenager, who studies at Bharatiya Vidya Niketan Higher Primary School in seventh standard, stopped growing a few months after her birth, her parents say.

Aware of the celebrity status that her height has brought her, Jyoti wants to give acting a shot. “I wish to become an actress,” she says, confident of making it to the dream world of Bollywood some day. She plans to take acting lessons soon.

Now there, is a high maintenance girlfriend.
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Sundae · 04-09-2008, 10:59 AM

Primordial dwarfism. I watched a programme on it a while back (and someone responded to say they'd seen it too). The heartbreaking thing is that they have such short lives and no chance of reproduction.

borisivan · 04-09-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

everybody showers love on me

There's a dirty joke to be made here someplace.

Buckrogers47 · 04-09-2008, 12:17 PM

I hope she makes it to Bollywood. She will probably have a very short career and make little impact on the industry.

SteveDallas · 04-09-2008, 02:12 PM

At least nobody has been tasteless enough to point out that she'd probably fit into that bookbag.

sweetwater · 04-09-2008, 02:39 PM

~or have a career with Jeff Dunham.
But it's nice that she is so happy anyway.

WillieO · 04-09-2008, 03:03 PM

She's so cute.....I'm nuts over her!

BigV · 04-09-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by borisivan

There's a dirty joke to be made here someplace.

the poll says "in the shower"

ferret88 · 04-09-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckrogers47

I hope she makes it to Bollywood. She will probably have a very short career and make little impact on the industry.

nice

binky · 04-09-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

At least nobody has been tasteless enough to point out that she'd probably fit into that bookbag.

til you did

DanaC · 04-09-2008, 04:41 PM

*waves at WillieO* Howdy, welcome to the Cellar

kerosene · 04-09-2008, 05:07 PM

Welcome! Time for your quiz. Now, where's Lumberjim?

Leah · 04-09-2008, 09:32 PM

Oh, she's as cute as a button and as small as one.

rupip · 04-10-2008, 01:45 AM

I like her tie!! - down to her knees...

this will be the next business-fashion-trend...

Kumbulu · 04-10-2008, 04:56 AM

She has Achondroplasia, not Primordial Dwarfism. She will have a relatively normal lifespan and may be able to carry and give birth to children.

04-09-2008, 10:59 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Primordial dwarfism. I watched a programme on it a while back (and someone responded to say they'd seen it too). The heartbreaking thing is that they have such short lives and no chance of reproduction. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-09-2008, 02:39 PM	#6
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	~or have a career with Jeff Dunham. But it's nice that she is so happy anyway. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

04-10-2008, 04:56 AM	#15
Kumbulu Kitten Whisperer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 49	She has Achondroplasia, not Primordial Dwarfism. She will have a relatively normal lifespan and may be able to carry and give birth to children. __________________ Bright-tailed & Bushy-eyed.

04-09-2008, 12:17 PM	#4
Buckrogers47 Buck Rogers Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10	I hope she makes it to Bollywood. She will probably have a very short career and make little impact on the industry.

04-09-2008, 02:12 PM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	At least nobody has been tasteless enough to point out that she'd probably fit into that bookbag.

04-09-2008, 03:03 PM	#7
WillieO perfesionul spel cheker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 70	She's so cute.....I'm nuts over her!

04-09-2008, 04:41 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	waves at WillieO Howdy, welcome to the Cellar

04-09-2008, 05:07 PM	#12
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Welcome! Time for your quiz. Now, where's Lumberjim?

04-09-2008, 09:32 PM	#13
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	Oh, she's as cute as a button and as small as one.

04-10-2008, 01:45 AM	#14
rupip Salzburger Nockerl Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salzburg, Austria Posts: 37	I like her tie!! - down to her knees... this will be the next business-fashion-trend...

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