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Tuesday 7th September

Happy Tuesday from a wet man...Thats me by the way and NO I haven't been doing anything rude! I was just caught in a storm...Christ the rain came down! I was going to stand under a tree until it stopped but I thought that wouldn't be such a good idea, in case some lightening hit the tree...And I was always told as a kid not to stand under tree when it is raining badly! OMG, I'm eating a packet of Chocolate Hobnobs while writing the blog...Seriously, there are no biscuits that taste like these! I would give you one but I don't think it will fit down the disc drive in the computer...

There's a new record holder for the shortest man in the world . . . and, believe it or not, it's not one of the cast members on "Entourage". 24-year-old Edward "Nino" Hernandez of Bogota, Colombia, was just certified by "Guinness" as the shortest man in the world. He's 27 inches tall, or two-foot-three. Nino weighs 22 pounds and, according to his mother, quote, "He hasn't grown since he was two years old . . . [and doctors] never gave us a diagnosis" to explain why he's so small.

The previous record holder for "world's shortest man" was He Pingping of China. He was 1.5 inches taller than Nino, and died back in March. BUT . . . it looks like Nino's a lame duck champion. There's a guy in Nepal named Khagendra Thapa Magar who is five inches shorter than Nino. Once he turns 18 next month, he should replace Nino as the record holder. Until then, though, Nino's living it up. He says he already has a girlfriend . . . an 18-year-old named Fanny who's just under five feet tall . . . and he's started getting some movie offers thanks to the "Guinness" notoriety. His only complaint is, quote, "It bothers me that people are [always] touching me and picking me up."

Now, you can't pick your nose or burp in public and get away with it, but for some reason people make OTHER etiquette mistakes every day and no one calls them out. Here are five etiquette mistakes you should never make again . . .

#1.) NOT STEPPING AWAY TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. The worst is when people do it at DINNER. But if you need to make a call during ANY social situation, you should go outside, or go to a different room. If you're standing in line at the grocery store, or sitting on a bus and you CAN'T step away, just be as quiet as possible.

#2.) ARGUING OVER HOW TO SPLIT UP THE CHECK. If you're with a big group and you're all on one bill, it's inevitable that someone won't chip in enough, and others will have to pay extra. So just be prepared to throw down a few extra dollars to make sure the waitress gets a decent tip. And if someone CONSISTENTLY underpays, bring it up later . . . not in the middle of the restaurant.

#3.) NOT GIVING UP YOUR SEAT. If YOU'RE sitting and a PREGNANT woman is STANDING, the laws of basic human decency say you should give up your seat . . . even if you had a tough day.

#4.) ACCIDENTALLY DOMINATING CONVERSATIONS. When someone tells a story, ask follow-up questions. Most people tend to respond with some version of, "Okay, now here's how your story applies to ME."

#5.) GROOMING YOURSELF IN PUBLIC. If something's stuck in your teeth, deal with it behind closed doors. And even if you're just sitting in your living room with a friend, anything you'd normally do in a BATHROOM . . . like clipping your fingernails or cleaning your ears . . . SHOULD be done in a bathroom.

Good god this blog took a while to write...I must remember never to bring Chocolate Hobnobs into the office again!