“I’m smarter than you, Jack! I’m smarter! I’m smarter!”
“Do not attempt to grow a brain!”
Sigh
Even though most sources cite 5’9 as average, I have to live with being called short. Sad really. Now I am being called stupid.
Probably not far from the truth.
While you guys were arguing back and forth on this I performed actual science. That’s right, I went out into the street and tested people. Selecting people at random I challenged them to a game of Trivial Pursuit. Not a single person shorter than 4’ tall was able to beat me. Those shorter than 3’ tall were laughable in their skills. One even ate one of the dice. That delayed my research considerably, as I had to wait several hours to get it back.
So, proven by science, short people are dumb. I await funding for my research on their kickboxing abilities.
Given that Americans have a greater height (and girth) on average than Britons, there seems to be something wrong in these figures.
Everyone knows that Britons are much smarter, though poorer, than Americans so if its smartness that determines relative income, something is wrong.
It may well be that most supervillains are British, therefore, although they are highly intelligent, and for a while they have large incomes, their shortness guaruntees that they will be caught out as they demonstrate their plans for world domination, whilst standing upon a box - which is duly kicked from under (and which, history records, was a very near run thing)
I, for one look, foward to greeting our Canadian and Dutch overlords, and all their lovely money.
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/science/article.jsp?
content=20050404_103140_103140
Perhaps our Tutsi cousins should have something to say.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48402
Allow me to introduce to you Mr. Karl Pilkington, a typical wee, ignorant limey. 