# Tired of this (being short)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-this-being-short/1029654 "2026-04-29T21:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-this-being-short/1029654/73 "2026-05-07T01:34:08Z")

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I posted this a while back:

[Middle age and becoming “invisible” - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-age-and-becoming-invisible/653176/1)

IME it’s a combination of height and age. It’s especially annoying when a\*\*\*\*\*\*s of average height or above declare that we’re imagining it, or that we’re doing something to cause it.

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