Well, that’s fairly tall.
I’m only 72 inches tall.
Regarding “do you play basketball”:
I am a middle-of-the-bell-curve 6 footer, but a tall friend is constantly assaulted by this question. His typical response, which he assures me he didn’t originate, follows:
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Well, blessed is just about everyone
with a vested interest in the status quo,
as far as I can tell.
I’d be so busy playing with myself in front of the mirror I’d probably never leave the house!
I don’t really know what to add, but I’m just gonna sit in the corner making up a really cool metric joke.
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- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)
I must admit that I’ve expressed surprise at a person’s height. A group of us AOL SDMBers met in the Dallas area a few months ago…and I didn’t know that Gus/Catbiker was that tall. He was politer than I was. He didn’t make any remarks about how fat I am.
If anyone has any spare height inches, I’ll take them. I’m just a fraction over five foot one. I already have enough circumference inches, thank you VERY much. Maybe Kate Moss would be interested in my surplus.
Lynn
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I’m with you ladies who like tall men. Tall and skinny, that’s where it’s AT! I remember when I was dating a guy who was 6’7" and about 220lbs, and my best friend was a guy who was 6’9" and pretty thin… I was in heaven.
btw, I’m also with Lynn, anyone who wants to donate inches, I’ll take em. It would be cool if I could get all the way up to a legitimate 5’2" instead of having to feel like I’m lying when I say it.
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I take the rude comments from people well, I just wanted to voice some frustration. And, where are all you tall loving women when I need you? Maybe it’s the beergut that scare you off. See, I also happen to be slightly wide.
Zette, I try to say something like that, but never heard that one before. It’s in my lineup now. As is the jockey one. I try to differentiate between the people who are trying to be friendly, and those who are rude about it.
Drain Bead, just imagine all the stares we could collect if we were together. We could also start a master race that would crush all you inferior, sub 6 footers (maybe 5’9" for women). Bwaa ha ha!
Oh, and UncleBeer, the weather up here is beautiful. I’m afraid it might get alot shittier down there for all you “norms”/extras from “Oz” 
It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers
You oughta see our family reunions on my dad’s side. Most of the older 2 generations tend to top out around 6’2 or 6’3 for the guys. However, get to my generation (25 and below) and you have heights for guys ranging from 6’9 down to a mere 6’5, among 6 guys. The 2 females are 6’3 and 6’, however the 6 footer is only 14.
And, since my wife is 6’1, it is pretty likely our children will need to wear blinking lights for low flying aircraft.
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Another gripe:
Why do people think it’s such a great thing to be tall? It’s generally harder and/or more expensive to find clothes, shoes. Most cars are uncomfortable (usually shotgun isn’t so bad), and long flights are unbearable. Tho I read in the paper that a tall lawyer is suing so that exit rows are reserved for those over 6’2". Yay! Although I believe it should be 6’4". On the plus side, not too many people fuck with you, you can see everything at a concert, and it’s easy to find your friends and vice versa. So it’s not all bad. 6’6" is optimum. I’m just a little too tall.
It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers
Not to mention that the Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall.
One and all.
Uke
BigDaddyD, I had a buddy years ago who always said he was “five foot 18 inches tall.”
And, out of curiosity, where do you tall-men loving ladies draw the line–where does “short” leave off and “average” begin and where does “average” leave off and “tall” begin? Just wanna know, thats all.
BigDaddyD: When the nimrods ask you if you play basketball, ask them if they play miniture golf. That’s what I do. It seems to get the point across.
I’m considered a Tall in clothing, which confuses me. My sister is at least 5 inches taller than me, and I know a lot of women who are just as tall. I must be the shortest Tall woman in the world!
I mis-wasted my youth.
I’m 6’4" tall and I don’t have any complaints about my height. I actually like being this tall. I’m not always banging my head on things, but I can reach tall shelves relatively easy.
At work, though, I met someone who was at LEAST a foot taller than I am. I didn’t ask him, but I swear he was seven and a half feet tall. Poor guy must have one hell of a time with clothes, cars, etc. . . of course, he was thin as a rail, but man was he tall. . .
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If a bird doesn’t sing, I’ll wait until it sings.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
Hah! Try being a tall, small-breasted woman! If I hear “Heeeeeeey! Whaddya know, a perfect 36… twelve-twelve-twelve!” one more time, my snappy comeback about 36 I.Q. points may not be enough for me…
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Wow, y’all make my 6’4" boyfriend sound average. (He is, BTW, the tall and skinny type.)
Funny story: he worked at a Prudential office a few years back as the only caucasian (well, European–white, whatever. Yo get the idea) on staff. Everyone else was Asian (predominantly Chinese), and he positively towered over them (I towered over them, and I’m 5’7"!). He seriously was a foot taller than most. Anyhoo, on one of his first weeks there, some coworkers were anxiously looking for paperwork–where is it? Have you seen it? Where is that file…
Turns out, my boyfriend had simply set it on top of a file cabinet. They just couldn’t see it there. It was eye level for him, at least…
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Don’t get me wrong. I like being tall, too. I just wanted to let off some steam about the rudeness of people, and also that it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. As far as hitting my head, I duck when I go thru a 20’ doorway out of instinct.
It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers
What’s wrong with someone asking how tall you are? I’m 6’2.5" But, I’m not at all “skinny,”, so I probably look 6’3." Anyway, people ask me all the time if I played basketball, or especially football. And they ask me how tall I am. I just tell them. No big deal. My brother is 6’6" and he gets those type of questions ten times more than I do. He just says, “I’m 6’6.”
If I see a really tall person, I have no qualms about asking them how tall they are. I don’t see why it’s rude.
Uke – I think you must have misread the adage – the actual saying is, “The bigger they are, the harder they hit.” (That 82" wing-span has surprised a smart-assed bloke or two . . .)
Like the rest of you, I think I’ve heard them all, and I like to just answer, “77 inches,” and make a quiet retreat while they work it out. The problem is, at 200 pounds I all too often feel like a toothpick at a bowling ball convention.
Maybe someone else can identify the syndrome, but while I never felt intimidated standin’ on a ball court in front of 10,000 screamin’ drunks, to this day I won’t stand up on a dance floor . . .
Dr. Watson
“Self conscious? Wouldn’t I have to be conscious for that?”