# How tall are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 16, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840 "2012-10-16T02:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/81 "2012-10-17T16:29:08Z")
5’3" / female… and holding. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/82 "2012-10-17T16:32:15Z")
I’m 6’1". It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a massage, but I swear I’m an inch taller after getting one. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/83 "2012-10-17T16:41:01Z")
6’3" and shrinking… ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/84 "2012-10-17T17:16:25Z")
I’m 6’5", and all my life have been told, “You must play basketball!” (a game I hate.) My son is also 6’5", but takes after my father-in-law in his build rather than me. All his life, he has been told, “You must play football!” (he doesn’t.) ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/85 "2012-10-17T17:25:06Z")
I thought all tall people were good at sports. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/86 "2012-10-17T18:15:19Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I thought all tall people were good at sports. Nope. That high center of gravity is a real bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/87 "2012-10-18T16:55:51Z")
6’3" or 190cm ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/88 "2012-10-20T04:48:59Z")
Male, 5’7". I’m the oldest of my siblings and the shortest. I love my height though. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/89 "2012-10-20T14:30:08Z")
Female, 5’5.5" tall. Unfortunately, my torso is 5’ tall and my legs 6’ tall. I have a 34" inseam! ---
**Author:** ![charmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@charmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/90 "2012-10-20T15:07:56Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Female, 5’5.5" tall. Unfortunately, my torso is 5’ tall and my legs 6’ tall. I have a 34" inseam! If I read that correctly, it means your 11 feet tall at the shoulders? Yikes! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/91 "2012-10-20T19:24:48Z")
6’2" ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/92 "2012-10-20T19:34:46Z")
Female, 5 foot 2 1/2 inches. The 1/2 is important 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/93 "2012-10-20T19:36:27Z")
sir, five foot nine, sir ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/94 "2012-10-20T19:38:25Z")
Six foot one (185 cm). I’m the runt of my family. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/95 "2012-10-23T04:06:47Z")
6’ 00" ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/96 "2012-10-23T17:59:17Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I predicted you would say that. > > I guess Iim just psychic that way 😃 :smack: I \*just \*got that. When I’ve measured myself I’ve gotten 5’7" but at the doctor’s they have said 5’8". Fluctuate between 115-120 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![humblebumble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@humblebumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humblebumble)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/97 "2012-10-23T18:01:28Z")
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