What if he'd said "No?"

Quite possibly the greatest science story of our time-

Who Needs a Vet When You've Got Bao Xishun?

If you're too lazy to clicky the linky and read the crazy fucking story here's a brief synopsis; Two dolphins in a Chinese aquarium(great opening for a joke), swallowed some shards of plastic, they tried to get them out to no avail, so the doctors called in THE WORLD'S TALLEST MAN. HIs 41.7 in arms reached down the dolphin's gullet and pulled the shards out, resulting in the biggest WTF veterinary operation ever.

Seriously? There was NO other surgical, medical option other than the World's Tallest Man? And the question I pose is- What if he said, "Stick my 4 foot long arm down a what? Fuck THAT."

Actually, what I wish was that our entire society was governed by this trend- if there was a problem we had to call the World's Greatest ________ . In fact, isn't this how most industries are? If someone has a brain tumor, and the resources, you call in the best brain surgeon. Eventually everyone would get thier turn at something right? People would start inventing, creating things that they were hands-down, no-doubt, the best at.

We could build this giant directory of cross referenced talents and names and tasks and solutions compiled by the Greatest Directory Builder. You would have to call the Best Toy Clogged in a Toilet Plumber, who lives in Moscow, and he would have to get a hold of the Greatest Moscow to Los Angeles Pilot to fly him out here. The World's Tallest Man could just travel the world doing things only a tall man can do, like Kung Fu, except he's not that strong and doesn't speal english. I'm sure you could walk around the world a million times and always help someone with a tall person task.

What would I be? I'm pretty good at Gin Rummy. I also am really good at dating, but I don't think being the World's Greatest Date would fly with my girlfriend(who happens to be the World's Greatest Girlfriend.) I'm not quite the world's greatest blogger. I'm still really really good at Where's Waldo, so if that's not taken, I'm sure someone somewhere needs help finding Waldo in that World of Waldos at the end of The Great Waldo Search.

There you go. Ladies and Gentleman- I am the World's Greatest Waldo Finder. Revel in my glory, bow at my feet.