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CorpPunk wrote:I don't understand how women get so tall...
Maybe because we have lots of tall relatives? Just a thought... :wink: ;D :kiss: :von:
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SINsister wrote:
CorpPunk wrote:I don't understand how women get so tall...
Maybe because we have lots of tall relatives? Just a thought... :wink: ;D :kiss: :von:
SO DO I!!! Bane of my existence.

I'm going to go stand in a corner with BP and SG with no other height references in sight...
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Height reference.... Andrew. We can reach his lips without standing on tippy toe...

And that makes me happy.

Joining CP and SG in corner...shortville.
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I've no problem with either short or tall. Accept and celebrate the differences in people I say. There's no point in anybody beating themselves up over their height, and my heart does go out to Sinny for the obvious bullying she's suffered.

For my part I was fairly short till about 15 or 16, when I suddenly shot up, so I'm fairly gangly and awkward now, and it does make a lot of things really difficult - you never really get used to it, even after 17 years.

My original post here was just saying "stop slagging short people, being tall has it's downside too" - sorry if my wording led to any misunderstanding.
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When someone writes a hit song called Short People Got No Reason to Live...

It gets depressing. I happen to like tall guys. I never realized there were downsides to being tall. Other than being on an airplane in a seat my short knees hit...so that one I can really really understand and feel for.
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@ SINsister - AND people make you stand at the back, on the rickety scaffolding, in school photos. It's still happening to me - complained bitterly the other day when we were all rousted out of the staffroom for the annual freak show...'I can't go up there! I'm 4 months pregnant AND I've got vertigo!'

I *like* being tall, but the 'useful at gigs' aspect is somewhat limited...my 4'10" friend always gets let down the front, whereas no-one in their right mind is having me stand in front of them in me silly heels...

Oh yes, Mr Eldritch. Could it just be that he looks short in early videos because he's stood next to those well-known lawn ornaments, Messrs Hussey & Adams?
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Carrie wrote:
Oh yes, Mr Eldritch. Could it just be that he looks short in early videos because he's stood next to those well-known lawn ornaments, Messrs Hussey & Adams?
Midgets. :wink:
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I bang into things, a lot :(

Oh... and I stood next to Pete Steel once, that scared the Bejazuzuz owt o' me! 6' 1" next to 6' 7", no contest.
Mr. E for all his 'tinyness' has his mind, that voice, and his presence AFAIC.
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Damn. It seems that there's quite a sizable (HA!) bunch of tall blokes here at HL. Hmm... :twisted: :kiss: :notworthy: :von:
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Black Planet wrote:Height reference.... Andrew. We can reach his lips without standing on tippy toe...
No we can't. :( The thing is, we can't. :cry: :cry:
Now seriously, isn't it a well known truth that the real beauty of a person can only be found inside? Although sometimes I'm sure it does show on the outside too, in the way you walk, sit down, light a cigarette, fiddle with your clothes, cringe and retreat in certain circumstances, put on a brave face in others, things you say and the way you say them, and so on...

Small, fast, shiny sports cars are very nice to look at, too. It's about shape, line and proportions, not size.
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So "EVERYBODY" do you consider yourself to be 'vertically challenged" or 'vertacally enhanced'? - I am very much the latter myself! ;-)

I do remember having this conversation before - many months ago - on this wonderful forum!

It does appear to me that public transport and car designers do not consider that anyone over 6 feet tall actually exists. That said cinema seating is very much aimed at "Lanky B******S" ;-)
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Not to be overly "rude" but we are all the same when "lying down" ;-)
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SINsister wrote:Damn. It seems that there's quite a sizable (HA!) bunch of tall blokes here at HL. Hmm... :twisted: :kiss: :notworthy: :von:
@ Sinny - you got that right Sister! :von:
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as I've said a few times before, I'm 6 foot 5. Anyone around here I can't call a short-arse?
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hallucienate wrote:as I've said a few times before, I'm 6 foot 5. Anyone around here I can't call a short-arse?
Did you count the heels in (look at the avatar)? :)
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FFS. Height is just what you happen to be. Like most other aspects of my appearance I try to avoid any angst over it.

It's not like I'm perfect or anything, just that I can't do much about it so I'll try and play to my strengths. Just as soon as I find some :oops:
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pikkrong wrote:
hallucienate wrote:as I've said a few times before, I'm 6 foot 5. Anyone around here I can't call a short-arse?
Did you count the heels in (look at the avatar)? :)
nah, she's not 6 foot 5, even in those heels. :innocent:
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I'm six three, and I like it.

Buses are a bastard, yes, but the one thing that is a pain at gigs is everyone considers you must have good eye sight!

In otherwords everyone thinks you should stand right at the back
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Red Sunsets wrote: Mr. E for all his 'tinyness' has his mind, that voice, and his presence AFAIC.
Exactly. I think sometimes people add these things together & imagine a height they think goes with it. But it doesn't matter a bit.

As for gigs, my view is simple. If you get there before me you can stand in front of me. I don't spend ages queuing up & put up with occasionally atrocious support bands just to get out of the way when some little girlie comes along...

Having said that I have a couple of tiny female friends who are absolutely fearsome when some big lad thinks they'll be easy to push out of the way. Much more tenacious than me. I think maybe smaller people have to be tougher.

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Ed Rhombus wrote:I'm six three, and I like it.

Buses are a bastard, yes, but the one thing that is a pain at gigs is everyone considers you must have good eye sight!

In otherwords everyone thinks you should stand right at the back
And you should, dammit, cos otherwise I can't see! :evil:
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mayhem wrote:As for gigs, my view is simple. If you get there before me you can stand in front of me. I don't spend ages queuing up & put up with occasionally atrocious support bands just to get out of the way when some little girlie comes along...
Having said that I have a couple of tiny female friends who are absolutely fearsome when some big lad thinks they'll be easy to push out of the way. Much more tenacious than me. I think maybe smaller people have to be tougher.
Oh yes we have to. :)
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Yeah, it must be admitted that Ed's 6'3", brick sh*thouse, big black hat wearing frame between you & the band is NOT what you want. Altho' I could've done without the ghastly female at A Perfect Circle in Manchester who kept whining at ME about it because she was too scared to speak to him... :twisted:
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I did her a favour.

Saved her eyes from that pretentious short changing wank
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Short is good, and I'll tw*t anyone who says otherwise lol
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i seem to have got side tracked in this thread by the thought of emmas thighs getting soft and warm........
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