Midget remark sparks brawl

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A brawl broke out in a Las Vegas bar this week when a short person dressed in an Oompa Loompa costume took offense at being called a midget.

Wee Matt and another short person hired as entertainment were turfed from the Hogs and Heifers Saloon Monday after Wee Matt allegedly punched the patron who called him a midget, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday.

Bar owner Michelle Dell said the 4-foot-2, 80-pounder "started swinging and spit on the guy and had to be pulled away" by a member of her security staff.

The pair of Oompa Loompas allegedly had been downing shots of tequila prior to the incident.

"Roald Dahl would be horrified!" said Dell, referring to the author of the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," in which Oompa Loompas are characters.

It could be argued there are at least two morals to this real-life story: "Don't call an Oompa Loompa a midget" and "Don't serve an Oompa Loompa shots of tequila."