Funniest thing I've seen in a long time

'Dwarf' is the correct word , Ibram . Velasquez is very good on the subject of dwarves . Look at his paintings . Las Meninas would be a good painting to start with . Velasquez never mocks . He shows the complexity of their souls , whilst making us look at our own souls . The difference is not very great . Perhaps the dwarves are simply more aware of tragedy and absurdity than 'we' are .

Incidentally , Velasquez' paintings of dwarves were once also very useful to medical specialists in the days before photographs and technology in general .