I thought 5'10" was tall for a guy!

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Imp

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Like I told my daughter; people are idiots. Take the average, and count that as *bottom*. You should be >50% of what's left.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? You don't want your daughter to be divorced by 30, have virtually no savings, $20k in credit card debt, and another $20k in student debt?
 

Bubbleawsome

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I'm 6'2" and still have more growing to do, take that shorties. :p

I already have issues with doors and buying boots though, so that sucks. :(
 

Svnla

Lifer
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Who wants to be average?

You can train your body to be bigger and stronger, more muscle and lean but you can't make yourself taller naturally.

I am 5'10" and I wish to be 6'1" or so but no luck.
 

Red Squirrel

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I'm 5'6" or so. But I'm so used to being short that I tend to even forget I'm shorter than average. It does have some advantages though, like being able to be comfortable in tighter spaces like plane and bus seats. Always have to look on the positive side.

As a totally different note, I wonder if shorter people are at higher risk of electrocution should their head brush against a high voltage wire. Overall body resistance will probably be less than someone that's very tall. This needs to be tested, for science. Someone tall can go first.
 

Bubbleawsome

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Because you wear boots out so quickly traveling to date so many girls or?
We could say that, but really it's because I've got big/wide feet. Two years ago I was wearing 12 1/2 EE boots, and I haven't seen boots any wider.
 

Imp

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You can train your body to be bigger and stronger, more muscle and lean but you can't make yourself taller naturally.

I am 5'10" and I wish to be 6'1" or so but no luck.

You can go get that operation where they cut your chin bone in two, drill some clamps in, then repeatedly break the bone while your body fills in the gap. I think you can get a few inches out of it...

Personally, I wear flats only at 5' 3.75" and stopped caring years ago. I'm short, don't like it, go fuck yourself.
 

88keys

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FTFY.

You're not really tall at 6'... For tall, it's 6'3" and above. Maybe 6'2".

I'm 6' and I've been described as tall plenty of times. It is tall enough to put you over 75% of males so I'd say that 6' is tall.

And FWIW a lot of males lie about their height and nearly every guy between 5'8" and 5'11" will claim that they're 6'0".
 

Phokus

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Cheer up, 5'10" puts you squarely in 'king of the manlets' category, that's where i am :D
 

Imp

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I'm 6' and I've been described as tall plenty of times. It is tall enough to put you over 75% of males so I'd say that 6' is tall.

And FWIW a lot of males lie about their height and nearly every guy between 5'8" and 5'11" will claim that they're 6'0".

We don't want no top 25%. We want top of the line man meat... And top of the line starts at 6'3" because the interwebs says so.
 

zinfamous

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Jul 12, 2006
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Well, good thing I'm 6'1"
...and 6'2" on Sundays.

*Hikes up his britches with a "knowing wink" to the ladies in the crowd*
 

ImpulsE69

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We don't want no top 25%. We want top of the line man meat... And top of the line starts at 6'3" because the interwebs says so.

Can't say I've ever known anyone to do that..and myself at 5'11" have never either. But now I can stand proud knowing I stand tall over those 5'10" manlets.
 

IGBT

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Jul 16, 2001
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Over the years Ive noticed tall co-workers have lots of back issues and don't live as long medium / short people.
 

MrPickins

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The thing to remember is: if your manliness is dictated solely by your height, you're not much of a man.