Two words: Munchkin coroner. I feel it’s safe to say that we all learned something today with the passing of “Wizard of Oz” actor Meinhardt Raabe. In a village of tiny people, Munchkin coroners are just the start. No doubt it would have Munchkin street sweepers and Munchkin zookeepers, too.

Buried in the AP obit is this nugget:

Raabe was about 3½ feet tall when the movie was made. He eventually grew to about 4½ feet. He toured the country for 30 years in the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, promoting hot dogs as “Little Oscar, the World’s Smallest Chef.”

That would normally be enough for one man. But not Raabe.

(Originally posted at The Buzz on pjstar.com)