# Post your height. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052 "2000-11-07T02:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ad\_Noctum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/101 "2000-11-07T23:51:58Z")
oh, PS, Blue eyes, Dk. brown hair… aw Hell, why am I describing what I look like? wanna see, just go [http://www.geocities.com/adam\_the\_pyro\_2000/adamschoolpics.jpg](http://www.geocities.com/adam_the_pyro_2000/adamschoolpics.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Oicu812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Oicu812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oicu812)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/102 "2000-11-08T00:00:15Z")
> [@](#): > > ``` > Live music Irish/West African/folky eclectic > Guinness > Reading > Thai food/Dim Sum (most any Asian) > walking on Velvet Green isn't it rare?bonus if you know the song > > ``` **Velvet Green** by Jethro Tull? NP at all. What’s my bonus? 6’3" Brown eyes, brown and half grey hair. 275# {Ex footballer.) etc. etc. O * * * vidi vici veni! ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/103 "2000-11-08T00:06:07Z")
5’6"-5’7", 110 lbs (yes, I’m willowy), 18 years old. Hey, I love tall guys but short guys are just adorable! My boyfriend is the same height as me and I love it! ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/104 "2000-11-08T00:23:23Z")
6’4" 180 lbs. Everybody’s always giving me stuff to eat, I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/105 "2000-11-08T00:37:29Z")
6’9", 230. I think that would qualify me as an outlier. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/106 "2000-11-08T00:49:26Z")
5’4" And I’m cute. Really. Ask anybody. ---
**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/107 "2000-11-08T00:59:06Z")
What is it like being tall? I’ve stood on many chairs throughout my life to discover this elusive feeling, but I guess you have to be tall to truly experience tallness. What do the tops of peoples heads look like? How about concerts, can you see the band? ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/108 "2000-11-08T01:32:23Z")
**Oicu812** , Your prize is a sense of smugness (but you prob. already had that)😉 As for the footballer thing, can I retroactively use hurling, Gaelic footbal, lacrosse, and hockey as my excuses please? And no, the hurling is not the result of the Guinness ::rolleyes:: ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/109 "2000-11-08T01:34:07Z")
Six feet, three inches. ---
**Author:** ![G.Nome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@G.Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Nome)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/110 "2000-11-08T01:35:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > \*\*6’1" > 160 lbs > Blonde hair > Light blue eyes, sometimes green > Light complexion > July 1981 > –Tim \*\* You’re a fake tan short of a Dope Fest Happy Meal aren’t you boy? ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/111 "2000-11-08T01:38:56Z")
> [@](#): > > What is it like being tall? Nice, in that you can reach things and see over people, but potentially painful due to all the extra things you can smack your head on. Tree limbs, light fixtures, low basements and doorways… ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/112 "2000-11-08T01:48:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Palmyra \* > \*\*5’3" > fair complexion liberally dosed with freckles > red wavy hair > eyes that used to be Blue, but are now kinda greenish-hazel. > those of you who have met me can guess my weight, but all i will say here is that all my clothes are between size 2 and 6. > \*\* That’s my (virtual) wife:) Damn . . . ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/113 "2000-11-08T01:49:03Z")
What is it like being tall? Well, it sucks when walking through the woods and getting whacked in the head with tree branches. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/114 "2000-11-08T01:50:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ludo \* > \*\* > What do the tops of peoples heads look like? > > \*\* There are a lot more bald spots out there than you might think. And if you’re considering a combover, don’t. They look really foolish, especially from above. –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![Oicu812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Oicu812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oicu812)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/115 "2000-11-08T01:55:24Z")
[Smug Look] Hehe! [/Smug Look] O ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/116 "2000-11-08T02:01:05Z")
5’7" 250+ way to fat blue eyes behind very thick glasses brown with fleks of grey (salt and pepper) on the cusp of Virgo and Libra no life ---
**Author:** ![Disembodied\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Disembodied\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disembodied_Head)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/117 "2000-11-08T04:22:18Z")
about 5’9" but i think i’m still growing… i hope i grow into my feet, damn size 13… ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/118 "2000-11-08T04:37:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Disembodied Head \* > \*\*about 5’9" but i think i’m still growing… i hope i grow into my feet, damn size 13… \*\* That’s really quite impressive for someone with no body. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/119 "2000-11-08T05:11:32Z")
That’s one big head. Hey, that’s NOT what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![AuraSeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AuraSeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuraSeer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-height/40052/120 "2000-11-08T05:41:36Z")
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