Small & Big

“Although it is true that many of the Munchkins had crushes on Judy Garland, nothing actually happened, except for a few getting caught under her dress, and no Munchkin committed suicide or died during the production of the film ( The Wizard of Oz ), although one got stuck in a toilet.” — Evan I. Schwartz, in his book Finding Oz

Where are they now? Tell me. They’re magically delicious. (Looking down at furry feets.) Oh right, yes, I am a dog. Everything is magically delicious. Nom nom. (Eating of pointy shoes.) Photo from Two Barking Dogs . Arf arf!

A painting by Andy Worhol sold for $43.7 million in November, 2009. The Work? 200 one dollar bills. That makes each dollar in it worth more than $218,000. Huzzah! This is awesome, because, Ahem... Step right up, folks! I want to introduce you to the Sale of the Century. What I have here is a genuine $5 bill, a bill of superb printing and quality, with nary a crease or a fold on it. Yes, nary a crease! Little lady, won’t you come up to the stage and give it a look-see? See that born-on date there? What does it say? 2004? 2004, folks. And is it a real bill, in your honest opinion? Yes? Yes. The little lady has spoken. Yes, my good neighbors, this is an honest-to-goodness paper bill manufactured in and by thee glorious United States of America. Now, you might expect to pay, how much for a bill of this quality... one-hundred, two-hundred thousand dollars? Two-hundred eighteen thousand dollars? Hah ha! Oh, no sir! Sure you’ll see them advertised for that, sure, sure. But not he...