An organization that is “short-staffed” is short of staff; the organizaton doesn’t necessary have workers who aren’t tall. “Are restaurants with Dwarf Waiters short staffed?” was posted on alt.humor.puns on June 27, 1996. “We’re short staffed like a midget whore house” was posted on Twitter on March 4, 2013.

“If someone says that they are short staffed at work, does that mean only midgets work there?” was posted on Twitter on July 25, 2011. The “short-staffed” pun has been printed on many images


Merriam-Webster Dictionary
short-staffed
adjective
: having fewer than the usual number of people available

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Dwarf Waiters
Chris
6/27/96
Recto the Arse Magician <100573.3026@CompuServe.COM> so eloquently said:
>Are restaurants with Dwarf Waiters short staffed?

Only if they have Meter d’s

Twitter
Andy Fanton‏
@YourPalFanton
Hmmm, the local supermarket seems short-staffed today. They’ve hired midgets to run the shop.
7:41 AM - 2 Oct 2009

Twitter
Fons van den Berg‏
@Helikon
I used to work at midget convention but they got short staffed #ffired
4:12 PM - 30 Jan 2010

Twitter
Jamie‏
@Surface1
Today at work Rocky said… “We’re short staffed like a midget whore house.” ROFL!!
10:15 AM - 4 Mar 2010

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Turd Ferguson‏
@fakecomedian
I’m at a midget themed restaurant. They’re having a hard time finding little people though so it’s pretty short staffed.
3:33 PM - 5 Jul 2010

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Yandisa Madondo‏
@YandisaMadondo
I was about to complain about the service here at Wimpy, until I saw the midget waiter & realised that they’re short staffed #fb
2:42 AM - 17 Dec 2010

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Sly‏
@slyoung5
If someone says that they are short staffed at work, does that mean only midgets work there?
10:12 PM - 25 Jul 2011

Twitter
Stuart Baillie‏
@B4ILLIE
Walking into a midget shop and asking for a job because you noticed they are a little short staffed.
12:53 PM - 12 Dec 2011 from Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Twitter
Ntshadidi ntlabati™‏
@ntshadidi
So if u had to hire midgets to work 4 u, wud u be short staffed?
3:23 AM - 7 Jan 2012

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antony cooley‏
@dopaminedave88
Are midget porn sets always short staffed?
11:02 AM - 6 Jun 2012

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Max Wright‏
@MaxLWright
Short staffed again- we need to stop employing midgets
10:29 AM - 29 Sep 2012

Twitter
Robbie Nicoll‏
@InSearchOfSnow
Why was the midget clothing store closed? It was short-staffed!
9:31 PM - 24 Jan 2013

Twitter
Dee A Em‏
@ThisIsDAM
There’s always a line at the Midget Store. They’re short staffed @funnyordie
11:45 AM - 28 Mar 2013

Twitter
♬ Suman Biswas‏
@amateursuman
Midget clothes stores are usually. short-staffed.
4:22 AM - 26 Apr 2013

Twitter
#MoyomdakaReUp‏
@Scratch_Says
Q : If you were a businessman, would you hire a midget?
A : No, to prevent being short-staffed.
2:45 AM - 18 Feb 2014

Twitter
Ollie Langdon‏
@OllieLangdon
Good God, this midget cafe is very short staffed.
4:07 PM - 3 Jan 2015

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Thoughts with Major‏
@ThoughtsWithMaj
Midget strip clubs are always short staffed.
5:28 PM - 4 Feb 2015

Twitter
🧙🏻‍♂️‏
@MF_MARX
Hear about the store that only hires midgets? They’re pretty short staffed.
10:50 PM - 15 Apr 2015

Twitter
Matt Ruehling‏
@DJRuehlz
If a restaurant was only staffed by midgets, would it always be short-staffed?
10:56 PM - 14 Nov 2017

Twitter
BRAINiac‏
@BasteDoge
Got a job at dwarf outfitters, they were a little short staffed #puns
10:55 PM - 28 Nov 2017

Reddit—Jokes
The midget strip club down the street is hiring.
submitted January 25, 2018 by WaitLetMeGetaBeer
They must be short staffed.