Short People

Short is beautiful...

Maxim magazine, in its December issue, claims to be helping women "begin a long overdue fight against their genetically determined shallowness when choosing a partner."

Thus, the magazine is fighting back against women's "shallowness" by boosting a host of praiseworthy shorties into the limelight.

Maxim ranks 'great short dudes' ~

Angus Young, lead guitarist of AC/DC, tops Maxim's list of the "25 Greatest Short Dudes of All Time," standing tall at 5 feet 2 inches. Former NBA guard Spud Webb, at 5 feet 7 inches, is No. 2, followed by....
Napoleon Bonaparte (5 feet 4 inches), weight lifter Naim Suleymangolu (4 feet 11 inches) and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (5 feet 2 inches).

"Star Wars" Jedi master Yoda, at No. 6, is the shortest on the list. His height is calculated at 2 feet 2 inches...while Kurt Cobain (5-foot-7) made it at No. 20. Other great short dudes: movie director Martin Scorsese, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, Prince, and two of "The Lord of the Rings" Hobbits - Elijah Wood and Sean Astin.