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I wonder if short people are constantly approached by people asking (with no sense of insult) how short they are.

How often does a 4'11" guy get approached in a bar by a sincere, smiling dude saying "Hey, my friend and I are taking a bet on your height. He reckons you're 5'0" but I reckon you're waaaaay shorter. So, (pleasant smile) how short are you?"

Chances are he's going to get a smack in the love-spuds, right? And he's shocked because he really meant no offence!

So why the fu[/i]ck do people think I'll find it novel and warming to be asked my height every fu[i]cking day?

Think of the parallels:

"Goodness me! You're fat aren't you?"
"Say, are all your family scrawny?"

It wouldn't happen would it! Not when said without any sense that it may cause offence.


At 6'7" I get this several times a week. My kid brother has it even worse (7'1").

He has a T-shirt he made.

On the front it says:

What's the weather like up there?

Did you fall asleep in a glasshouse?

My mother said I wouldn't be long.

Is there snow on top?

My mother forgot to tie off the hem

(For whitty response see reverse)

On the back, it says:

"Fu[/i]ck off you stunted little c[i]unt"

/rant off

Just sayin'

/nods.
All the fu[i][/i]cking time.

Stock reply:

"Do you shag children?"

No offence Kaolian

I get that, often. They then ask me if I'm Ethiopian. I respond "Eeka murka burka click-click boing" and insist on being called Starvin' Marvin.

My height, though, doesn't get much mention. 5'10" is close enough to average not to elicit much attention.

My husband gets it a lot too. He's 6'6", and generally just big all over. Everyone thinks his personality must match his size, too. They think he'll be great in a bar fight, he must drink a case of beer a day, he can finish off a buffet in 10 seconds flat, and he's basically rough around the edges. The truth is the exact opposite. It takes him about 6 months to finish off a 6-pack, he hates to fight, he loves his food as much as the next guy (but he's sure to leave some for us little people) and he's only rough around the edges when he has to talk down to the rednecks around here.

For Shame!

Hell, even self-respecting citizens of "Asshattovia" have some pride in their motherland!

5'7" and I actually don't mind being a short little shiite.

I fit nicely in the back seat of most cars without making the person up front put their knees into the dash to make room for me.

I can think of lots of worse things. Like being one of the big people and too wary of my size to crush small people who make tall quips.

Sounds like my gene pool. At 5'5"ish, I'm the tallest woman in my family, save one cousin who is considered freakishly tall at 5'7".

I like being average height. Tall people always get asked how tall they are and short people always have people pat the top of their head. I don't know which would be worse.

You want answers? I’ll give you answers.

First, tallness attracts admiration, whereas midgets attract sympathy. This allows for a more brazen approach to tall freaks than would be acceptable with dwarf freaks.

Second, giants dominate the space they are in, whereas a stumpy person can easily blend in to the background behind a stool or something. You just can’t help being the centre of attention, because you are just…there.

Finally, to go over to a short-**** and draw attention to their defect would be bullying, whereas to smirkingly address a man mountain in the same way has a different balance of power.

That’s why, you lanky cu[b][/b]nt.

My, you have been eating you greens, haven’t you?

Edited, Wed Jul 6 05:21:44 2005 by Patrician

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Did you just call me short?

That's it! Prepare for an *** whoopin!!


Wheres my flippin ladder!

I wonder why

I'm very content at my 5'8. I'm not tall enough to hit my head at the top of doors and fit nicely into a compact car.

Yet, I am tall enough to get on all the cool rides.



I dunno, I've always considered my height to be perfect little mix of both worlds. The tall and the short.

5'5"?? You ogre!

5'4" here.