Parents who take their children out of school for holidays

[blue matt]

My daughter is a teacher on the South Coast. A week ago, she and her children stayed with us in Tongwnlais, taking advantage of a two-day inset period.

Have the prospects of these poor children been ruined by the need to train up teachers?

yes they are doomed to a life of being tossed about alot

[Tall Midget]

yes they are doomed to a life of being tossed about alot

My grandchildren are NOT midgets!

[blue matt]

My grandchildren are NOT midgets!

Oh I apologise

I did not know if it was hereditary

just googled it

There are many genetic causes of dwarfism with the most common being achondroplasia which is inherited in a dominant pattern from one parent or the other.

[Tall Midget]

Oh I apologise

I did not know if it was hereditary

just googled it

There are many genetic causes of dwarfism with the most common being achondroplasia which is inherited in a dominant pattern from one parent or the other.

You have made the basic error of confusing dwarfism with being a midget. A little knowledge truly is a dangerous thing - especially when the amateur trawls Wikipedia. I suggest you get your facts right before you offend even more posters than you already have.

[blue matt]

You have made the basic error of confusing dwarfism with being a midget. A little knowledge truly is a dangerous thing - especially when the amateur trawls Wikipedia. I suggest you get your facts right before you offend even more posters than you already have.

it was a quick google

it came from the National Human Genome research institute

Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.: First, the word midget is not the right clinical word for individuals who have short stature, the correct word is dwarfism. There are many genetic causes of dwarfism with the most common being achondroplasia which is inherited in a dominant pattern from one parent or the other. This gene is called FGFR3.

I guess that could just be the " daliy mail online " of the midget world ? ? ?

after you had gone to so much trouble researching window cleaning, i thought it only polite to spend 5 seconds and look at the first page on google, it was only fair

[Tall Midget]

it was a quick google

it came from the National Human Genome research institute

Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.: First, the word midget is not the right clinical word for individuals who have short stature, the correct word is dwarfism. There are many genetic causes of dwarfism with the most common being achondroplasia which is inherited in a dominant pattern from one parent or the other. This gene is called FGFR3.

I guess that could just be the " daliy mail online " of the midget world ? ? ?

after you had gone to so much trouble researching window cleaning, i thought it only polite to spend 5 seconds and look at the first page on google, it was only fair

Do you have any idea how offensive it is to describe me as a dwarf when I am a midget?

"A dwarf is an extremely short adult who is less than 58 inches tall. The word midget is considered derogatory and offensive. Both words describe a short person, but refer to different physical characteristics and genetic conditions.

"Midget" refers to a person who is very short, but normally proportioned. The term midget is now rarely used and is considered offensive. But its usage was very common until the end of the twentieth century. It has given way to "short person" or "little person".

"Dwarf" refers to a person with one of several varieties of a specific genetic condition called dwarfism. A dwarf has disproportion of body parts. This is generally caused by a genetic or nutritional disability. Any adult human below the height of 4'10" (147 cm) is considered a dwarf. With reference to legends or folklore, a dwarf is considered a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure."

I am certainly not a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure.

[goslow]

Do you have any idea how offensive it is to describe me as a dwarf when I am a midget?

"A dwarf is an extremely short adult who is less than 58 inches tall. The word midget is considered derogatory and offensive. Both words describe a short person, but refer to different physical characteristics and genetic conditions.

"Midget" refers to a person who is very short, but normally proportioned. The term midget is now rarely used and is considered offensive. But its usage was very common until the end of the twentieth century. It has given way to "short person" or "little person".

"Dwarf" refers to a person with one of several varieties of a specific genetic condition called dwarfism. A dwarf has disproportion of body parts. This is generally caused by a genetic or nutritional disability. Any adult human below the height of 4'10" (147 cm) is considered a dwarf. With reference to legends or folklore, a dwarf is considered a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure."

I am certainly not a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure.

How are you with 'Imp'?

[blue matt]

Do you have any idea how offensive it is to describe me as a dwarf when I am a midget?

"A dwarf is an extremely short adult who is less than 58 inches tall. The word midget is considered derogatory and offensive. Both words describe a short person, but refer to different physical characteristics and genetic conditions.

"Midget" refers to a person who is very short, but normally proportioned. The term midget is now rarely used and is considered offensive. But its usage was very common until the end of the twentieth century. It has given way to "short person" or "little person".

"Dwarf" refers to a person with one of several varieties of a specific genetic condition called dwarfism. A dwarf has disproportion of body parts. This is generally caused by a genetic or nutritional disability. Any adult human below the height of 4'10" (147 cm) is considered a dwarf. With reference to legends or folklore, a dwarf is considered a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure."

I am certainly not a tiny old man, who lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure.

the only experience i have with dwarfs and Midgets are the Simpsons

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M37iIlr-zP...1600/11-13.png

it is the horse riding episode, rather good imho

infact thinking back on the issues

they have done another episode ( a quick google says she was called Maya ) moe meets her

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140326140408

Oh and Max and paddy, Max dated one

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/smbN0haCf1I/hqdefault.jpg


thats it i am afraid, more might come to mind tonight