# Your Gender, Height, & Shoe Size? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827 "2007-12-13T07:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/141 "2007-12-14T04:21:11Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Awww. I think **Sleeps with Butterflies** has the smallest feet in the thread. [/QUOTE] That’s not the smallest body part you would need to sleep with butterflies. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/142 "2007-12-14T04:27:38Z")
‘Louie is sleeping with the butterflies’ is a common phrase amongst entomologists in the Cosa Nostra. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/143 "2007-12-14T04:52:13Z")
“Sleepinwiddabudddaflies” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/144 "2007-12-14T04:53:33Z")
Male 9.5 US 6’1" ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/145 "2007-12-14T04:53:37Z")
Gender: Female Shoe Size: 7 Height: 4’10" ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/146 "2007-12-14T04:56:01Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] “Sleepinwiddabudddaflies” [/QUOTE] That actually sounds like some cool gangster hip hop tag line, I think. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/147 "2007-12-14T05:08:34Z")
Gender: Male Height: 5 ft. 10in. Shoe Size: 9 ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/148 "2007-12-14T05:12:31Z")
[QUOTE=WVmom] female 8.5 5’7" Yes, my feet have grown about a full size since I was 25 (and childless). [/QUOTE] I feel your pain…and have around 20 pairs of size 8 sweet “do-me” boots collecting dust in my closet. Female 9 5’7" ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/149 "2007-12-14T05:42:34Z")
Male 11.5 6’5" ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/150 "2007-12-14T06:27:38Z")
Female 8.5 5’7" ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/151 "2007-12-14T07:14:37Z")
[QUOTE=Blonde] I feel your pain…and have around 20 pairs of size 8 sweet “do-me” boots collecting dust in my closet. Female 9 5’7" [/QUOTE] Find a good cobbler shop, most footwear can be stretched. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/152 "2007-12-14T07:58:28Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] That actually sounds like some cool gangster hip hop tag line, I think. [/QUOTE] As long as they don’t mind sampling from [Tori Amos](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr0wRxVr30k)😉 Yep, I have small feet. I can wear anything from 5-6 depending on the shoe. Some really nice designers START at 6 so I sometimes miss out ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/153 "2007-12-14T15:22:02Z")
Male, 5’9", size 9 ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/154 "2007-12-14T15:46:11Z")
Male. 6 feet even. 10 1/2 (American; I think shoe sizes differ by country/system, as well as by gender / I know a man’s size 9 is not the same as a woman’s size 9, etc). 10 1/2 “B” (narrow) or for a really good fit the harder to find 11 “A” (extra narrow) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/155 "2007-12-14T15:57:30Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] OKay, what is this “A” thing people keep putting after their shoe size? Is this an Amurrikan thing? [/QUOTE] AAA - feet shaped like skis AA - skinny feet A - narrow B - medium narrow C - standard width D - medium wide E - wide EE - oblate feet EEE - feet shaped like pie plates ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/156 "2007-12-14T16:04:03Z")
Male 5’ 10" 11 (USA) ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/157 "2007-12-14T16:05:01Z")
Female 5’5’’ 8 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/158 "2007-12-14T16:06:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sleeps With Butterflies] Some really nice designers START at 6 so I sometimes miss out ☹ [/QUOTE] I feel your pain - I wear 5 1/2. Usually the smallest size in-store is a 6. I wish my feet were just a little bit bigger. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![billyb0b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@billyb0b](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billyb0b)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/159 "2007-12-14T16:10:44Z")
Male 5’11" 10 1/2 ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/160 "2007-12-14T17:23:19Z")
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