Eric the Midget

Eric Lynch (born March 11, 1975), better known as Eric the Midget, is a frequent caller of the Howard Stern Radio Show and a reluctant member of "The Wack Pack."

Eric suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease of the connective tissue. He says that he has outlived every doctor's predictions. He is 3' 5" tall and weighs 85 pounds and uses a motorized wheelchair to get around.

Eric the Midget wants to fly with balloons!

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Eric the Midget Paradox

Noun: A phenomenon attributed to living things, usually persons, who suffer afflictions that would normally elicit sympathy and compassion, but as a consequence of repellent behavior instead attract denigration and/or hostility.

Derived from Eric the Midget of the Howard Stern Show.

"I just saw a blind guy beating his dog with his cane! He was a classic exemplar of the Eric the Midget Paradox!"

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