The converse, however, is not  A big thing made tiny is not comic; it's cute, a dollhouse, a teddy bear, a bonny wee Boris Yeltsin no bigger than your thumb--he can ride to the Duma on the back of a mouse, if he's not too drunk.
Boris Yeltsin, unfortunately, had a bit of a drinking problem.
mnli hypothesis: Boris Yeltsin, unfortunately, had a bit of a drinking problem. premise: The converse, however, is not  A big thing made tiny is not comic; it's cute, a dollhouse, a teddy bear, a bonny wee Boris Yeltsin no bigger than your thumb--he can ride to the Duma on the back of a mouse, if he's not too drunk.