Gary Coleman RIP

Walk it off.

 

Yes you are, Charlie Brown.

 

I had never heard of this play, but apparently, Coleman's death isn't stopping its producers from continuing to use the character they say Coleman is based on.

http://www.pantagraph.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_c340300c-6d94-11df-837b-001cc4c002e0.html

 

This appears to be a tacky question but I'm serious: With a midget like Coleman, does he still have six pallbearers? Is it funeral decorum to have six no matter or do you reduce it? I mean, I've seen a baby's funeral where the dad carried the casket so I guess there's no standard.

 

I'll just point out that I don't believe Coleman was technically a midget. His growth was stunted/slowed by his chronic kidney condition and/or treatment for it.

 

I think he was only about four inches shorter than Danny DeVito.

 

You're right, print dust, that is a tacky question. Does the answer really matter?

And Coleman was not a midget/dwarf. He was an average person who suffered from a medical condition that impacted his growth. His short stature was not a given.

Dwarfism is an actual separate, and genetic, condition in its own right -- one that will cause shortness (along with other issues) no matter what. It's in the genes.

 

At least he got a casket with his name already engraved.



Yes, I know; Me, Hitler, Kennedy, and Sammy Davis will go back to playing gin rummy.

 

His parents sought his funds in life...Now they want custody of his body after his death.

http://www.pantagraph.com/entertainment/television/article_57b1bbb9-59fe-5b9d-82e6-eb39df5f632c.html

 

Reminds me of the great Bill Veeck line after the Eddie Gaedal incident. When the game decided to ban "midgets," Veeck asked what is the height of a midget? Is it 4 '10, 4'11? Let's make it 5'5 and throw Rizzuto out of the league.