# Dutch are becoming freakishly huge giants! Cows and indoor plumbing are blamed.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 22, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-are-becoming-freakishly-huge-giants-cows-and-indoor-plumbing-are-blamed/256390 "2004-07-22T18:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-are-becoming-freakishly-huge-giants-cows-and-indoor-plumbing-are-blamed/256390/41 "2004-10-05T15:25:06Z")

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> [@The Scrivener](#):
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> - Although it \*might’ve \* been Dutch, or perhaps some of both. They are neighbors, after all.

I hope you’re trying to woosh us, because the Netherlands and Denmark are not neighbours. There is a small country called Germany in between. The Netherlands borders on exactly two countries:

Belgium, and Germany.

And Copenhagen is not the capital of Amsterdam! 😃

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**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-are-becoming-freakishly-huge-giants-cows-and-indoor-plumbing-are-blamed/256390/42 "2004-10-05T15:29:58Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> (How do you say “The Markerwaald must be drained!” in Dutch?)

“De Markerwaard moet ingepolderd worden!” At least that’s what Mr. Lely wanted.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-are-becoming-freakishly-huge-giants-cows-and-indoor-plumbing-are-blamed/256390/43 "2004-10-05T15:47:42Z")

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> [@JRDelirious](#):
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> From a picture at the bottom of that page, he seems to be a bit taller and broader (and with a noticeably larger head) than Bill Clinton, who just shy of 6’3" (1.89m) and varying between 210 and 240 lbs (95 to 110 Kg) as times have gone by, is a big guy but not freakishly so.

I’m sure that your figures are right. However, I met Bill Clinton and was struck by just how big he really is. I am 6’1’’ and 190 pounds and he seemed massive to me.

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