# Is your penis length longer or shorter than average? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883 "2005-12-16T07:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/1 "2005-12-16T07:32:36Z")
Average is about about 5 and a half inches (I THINK…not entirely sure, but let’s just make it the size in this thread to compare to). Mine is… Well… …mine is about 5 and a half inches exactly. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/2 "2005-12-16T08:04:56Z")
If you consider that half of the world’s population doesn’t have a penis, wouldn’t the average length be 2 and 3/4 inches? ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/3 "2005-12-16T08:09:19Z")
Dude. Too much time on your hands. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/4 "2005-12-16T08:36:31Z")
_busts out the ruler_ _measures_ … Zero inches! ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/5 "2005-12-16T09:00:27Z")
Let’s see… Mine’s 2 and a half inches :eek: I might have better luck if it’s erect 😃 Time to bust out the porn collection… ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/6 "2005-12-16T09:07:02Z")
OK, I seem to vary between 5 and 6 inches, depending on my state of arousal and whether I measure along the top or bottom. So I’m gonna say that I’m pretty much right on average :). ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/7 "2005-12-16T09:09:27Z")
Okay, okay, I’m average for a _male_. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/8 "2005-12-16T09:31:05Z")
7" kids. And ladies, its not just for decorating the tree with either. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/9 "2005-12-16T09:33:42Z")
16 inches. Or is that centimetres? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/10 "2005-12-16T11:12:02Z")
I’ll get back to you when I can find someone to hold the far end of the tape measure in place. 😃 Seriously, probably a little shorter than average when fully deployed and very much shorter than average while on standby. Invisible in cold weather. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/11 "2005-12-16T11:37:59Z")
> [@Good Egg](#): > > Dude. Too much time on your hands. Errr…I don’t think that’s time. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/12 "2005-12-16T11:38:26Z")
About 6.5" depending on how interested Mr Happy actually is. Girth-wise, I have been known to struggle a little with condoms. I’m prepared to concede that being told “God you’re big!” or “Oh, you’re _huge_!” was just instances of good bedroom manners. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tevildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/13 "2005-12-16T11:56:24Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > About 6.5" depending on how interested Mr Happy actually is. Girth-wise, I have been known to struggle a little with condoms. > > I’m prepared to concede that being told “God you’re big!” or “Oh, you’re _huge_!” was just instances of good bedroom manners. 🙂 Oh, I don’t know. I’m fairly average myself lengthwise (about 5 3/4"), and my member doesn’t appear visually to be unusually narrow, but I find normal-sized condoms _far_ too big. And I understand from my female friends that girth is a far more important parameter in this area. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/14 "2005-12-16T13:21:04Z")
I once dated a guy who told me he was on the verge of needing a prosthetic BEFORE we ever got to that plateau. We never got to that plateau. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/15 "2005-12-16T13:27:19Z")
Eh, I prefer to estimate. …Of course I also estimate an orange and a basket ball to be aroud abouts the same size too. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/16 "2005-12-16T13:30:15Z")
21 inches, measuring from my right arm pit. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/17 "2005-12-16T14:33:37Z")
I don’t know, the tape measure is only 25 feet long. 😛 I’m kidding, of course. The tape measure actually maxes out at 30 feet! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/18 "2005-12-16T14:48:47Z")
This thread is, at best, only going to be half serious. Moved from IMHO to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/19 "2005-12-16T14:54:51Z")
Longer than average (as defined in the OP, don’t know about the true average) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883/20 "2005-12-16T14:55:17Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > This thread is, at best, only going to be half serious. Is that estimate measured by ruler, or only your best guess? 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-penis-length-longer-or-shorter-than-average/335883.md?page=2)