How Tall Are You?

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Hmmm?

I'm about six feet tall.

[Legs]

5' 2"

[Crumb]

This should have been a poll... :ffdis:

[Odysseus]

Five feet and ten inches.

[justaman]

5' 2"
:giggle:

I'm not sure if we should call you Legs or Knees.

:chase:

[Legs]

:glare:

[freemonkey]

I'm about 5'10" -ish, give or take a hair or two.

[Crumb]

5' 7"

[Widget]

5' 10" depends how I had my hair cut could be more.

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

5'1.


:cry:

[justaman]

hahaha legs you just lost your Supreme Dwarf accolade!

:ptht:

[Legs]

:phew:

[viscousmemories]

I'm apparently about 1.82 meters tall.

[ms_ann_thrope]

5'8"

[justaman]

Hey vm same as me! :cheers:

[Widget]

Talking about my Dwife again?

[Legs]

I'm apparently about 1.82 meters tall.

With or without the shoulder pads? :giggle:

[Ymir's blood]

5'10"

I'm always wearing boots outside the house so it is closer to 6'.

[justaman]

With or without the shoulder pads? :giggle:
Pipe down, Stumpy.

[Legs]

:cry:

[justaman]

:cry:
Aww :sorry:

:bouquet:

[Sweetie]

5'5"

[RevDahlia]

5'11"

[BigBlue2]

6'4" or 193 cms.

[Johnny Pneumatic]

5'1.


:cry:

Is that tall enough to go on any ride at an amusement park? If so, what ya' crying for? Your food bill is less than mine. You don't have to fuel your car up as much. Your house seems larger.

[Sweetie]

Is there room for "how tall are you" "how tall do you like in the opposite sex" and "how tall do you wish you were?" in this thread, Skep?

[Sweetie]

For instance, I'm 5'5", I wish I was 5'8", and I prefer 6'2" in the opposite sex. :yup:

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Is there room for "how tall are you" "how tall do you like in the opposite sex" and "how tall do you wish you were?" in this thread, Skep?

Sure.

What I wish is that I could vary my height, from tiny, tiny to maybe 14 feet tall; that'd be cool.

[viscousmemories]

With or without the shoulder pads? :giggle:
:glare:

Pipe down, Stumpy.
:giggle:

[Legs]

:shrug:

[viscousmemories]

:shrug:
:hug:

[Legs]

:vibes:

[justaman]

Man this is gunna be that whorebag thing all over again. :nono:

/me is a pin up boy for social trogladytes everywhere.

[Legs]

I had forgotten about that :glare:

[Sweetie]

troglodyte

:tiptoe:

[justaman]

Bah. Poor spelling is permissible if you aren't using an automatic spell checker.

[Sweetie]

:poke:

[Roland98]

5'10"

I'm always wearing boots outside the house so it is closer to 6'.

5'6" here, but I always wear shoes with some kind of heel, so most people who are around me constantly assume I'm closer to 5'8" or 5'9".

[alphamale]

6' 0" = average. There's some short guys here, and one tall chick! :D

[Plant Woman]

If anyone is going to win a shorty contest, Randy Newman wrote his song Short People in honor of me. Well at least that is what all my friends used to say when we played volleyball.

4'11" but most people are surprised I am so short as I appear taller than I am.

[alphamale]

If anyone is going to win a shorty contest, Randy Newman wrote his song Short People in honor of me. Well at least that is what all my friends used to say when we played volleyball.

4'11" but most people are surprised I am so short as I appear taller than I am.

I guess you probably know that "Short People" was tongue-in-cheek, making fun of bigotry. Would be cool if he mad a similar one making fun of the current pervasive anti-christian bigotry. My favorite song of his "I Love L.A.", became the official song of Los Angeles, "bums" and all:

Hate New York City
It's cold and it's damp
And all the people dressed like monkeys
Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos
That town's a little too rugged
For you and me, you bad girl

Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
With a big nasty redhead at my side
Santa Ana wind blowin' hot from the north
And we was born to ride

Roll down the window, put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody's very happy
'Cause the sun is shining all the time
Looks like another perfect day

I love L.A. (We love it)
I love L.A. (We love it)

Look at that mountain
Look at that tree
Look at that bum over there, man
He's down on his knees
Look at these women
There ain't nothin' like em nowhere

Century Boulevard (We love it)
Victory Boulevard (We love it)
Santa Monica Boulevard (We love it)
Sixth Street (We love it, we love it)

I love L.A.
I love L.A.
(We love it)
ETC.

[Widget]

6' 0" = average. :D

and you know what average is... "the cream of the crap"

[alphamale]

Shaddap, midget! :roflmao:

[godfry n. glad]

5' 7" and shrinking veritically, while expanding horizontally.

I always wished I was 6' 2"....

My highschool sweetheart was 5' 10".

My college sweetheart was 4' 10".

My young adult sweetheart was 5' 9".

My wife was juuuuuust right at 5' 3" and chestnut brown hair and green eyes. She tucked neatly under my outstreached arm and almost snapped in like a jigsaw puzzle piece.

My current sweetheart is 5' 10".

(By the way, the average male height in the US is 5' 10"...maybe 11" by now.)

[Leesifer]

Sorry, DebbieT, I've got you beat.

I'm 4'10".

[John Carter]

What I wish is that I could vary my height, from tiny, tiny to maybe 14 feet tall; that'd be cool.


Your height actually does vary somewhat throughout the day. Not nearly as much as you seem to want, though. You are tallest right after you get up. The amount of the variation is greater the taller you are.

Oh, I'm ~6'.

[Megatron]

5'9" ... or 69 inches :thrusts:

I could wish all day to be taller, but frankly I'm just glad I got as tall as I did, considering that my pile of half-brothers range from 5'1" to 5'6"...

As for the opposite sex, I really don't think much about how tall they are. I've had everything from 6'3" to my wife, who is 4'11".

[MooseIBe]

5'2 .. maybe even 5'3 if I through my shoulders back and stand tall ;)

My bf is 6'4...

[Carnivale Ed]

5' 11 3/4". God was just teasing me with 6'.

[Leesifer]

Heh, LadyShea is going to love the fact that there are quite a few shorties among us. She'll squeeze us 'till we burst!

(After a comment in the chat room last week)

[curses]

Depends on what pair of boots you catch me in :D

5'7" barefoot, though.

[Miisa]

While the vast majority of you seem to be stuck speaking in cubits and digits or something, I will be relatively modern and say I am 170 cm tall.

[MooseIBe]

there's no point in being modern when noone else can understand you ;)

[Julian]

6'4" but expecting to shrink over the next few decades. Damnit!

[Sweetie]

6'4" but expecting to shrink over the next few decades. Damnit!

Ah, but monsieur, 6'2" iz good, non? :suave:

[Miisa]

there's no point in being modern when noone else can understand you ;)
I shall persist and eventually overcome. :cool:

[Crumb]

I am 170cm too, Miisa. I never got the whole obsession with height. :shrug: When I hear people speaking about height preferences among their desired sex I just shake my head and move on. Who the fuck cares?

[Sweetie]

When I hear people speaking about height preferences among their desired sex I just shake my head and move on. Who the fuck cares?

It sounds like you do. :shrug:

How about what you prefer to be height wise?

I'm not obsessed with height, I know what I prefer and what I don't prefer though it ultimately doesn't matter in the end because I love or don't love mostly on other qualities, things that people have control over. My husband for instance, is 5'10 1/2".

I cannot fathom, however, dating someone shorter than me. That is the only thing that might be a glitch for me, but it is possible, were it possible I could date anyone other than my husband, that is. :wink:

[MooseIBe]

I can't imagine dating someone smaller than me either but then .. I've never met a guy who was shorter than me :(

Crumb - I certainly wouldn't not date a man because of their height, but I do like tall guys and they do immediately catch my eye. Like i said though, it's not something I'd base a decision to date or not one :)

[Crumb]

It sounds like you do. :shrug:
Ah but I don't. I care that other people seem to care, though. These people say I'm short. Which I suppose I am. I am certain'y not tall, but only two inches below average. In the end it doesn't matter so much to me. It is how much other people seem to be obsessed with it that boggles my mind. Oh well.

My girlfriend is shorter than me, 5'4" I think. So I suppose it doesn't matter.

[Sweetie]

Ah but I don't. I care that other people seem to care, though. These people say I'm short. Which I suppose I am. I am certain'y not tall, but only two inches below average. In the end it doesn't matter so much to me. It is how much other people seem to be obsessed with it that boggles my mind. Oh well.

Are you saying I can't call you shorty? :sadcheer:

:wink:

Isn't shorty better than Crumby? :D

My girlfriend is shorter than me, 5'4" I think. So I suppose it doesn't matter.

It's all relative, I think. :yup:

I would think that most men prefer to be taller than the women they date and most women prefer to be shorter than the men they date.

Do you think that is true or false?

[Crumb]

Do you think that is true or false?
I think it is true for many. I just don't understand it. :confused:
Isn't shorty better than Crumby? :D
I prefer Crumby. :ptht:

[MooseIBe]

What IS average for a male anyway?

[BDS]

I'm 3'2" tall. I'm bitter about being a midget, but I make up for it by acting tough on internet message boards.

Yours Truly,

Alpha Male.

[Crumb]

What IS average for a male anyway?
I think it is 5'9", but someone said 5'10" up there.

[MooseIBe]

I thought it was 5'9 in the UK but a bit taller in the US .. not sure though.

[Blue]

5' 1 1/2", though my drivers license states 5' 3"....

[Legs]

I'm 3'2" tall. I'm bitter about being a midget, but I make up for it by acting tough on internet message boards.

Yours Truly,

Alpha Male.

:roflmao:

[gentlehorse]

Just a hair over 6 ft in my bare feet-- Oddly, I'm taller than many who claim to be 6'1" or 6'2".

[MooseIBe]

I do like your username..

[cappuccino]

Although I'm really between 5'10'' and 5'11'', my license rounded up the number so I'm 5'11'' but I do look shorter than those who say they're 5'11'' too.

[gentlehorse]

I do like your username..

In the event that you're talking to me:

Thanks! Spent the day working with a green mare I'd just bought and was amazed at how affectionate she was-- Found the jref later that day and needed a nick-- gh came to mind and I've been using it ever since. Had I spent that particular day in the company of my gelding, there's no telling what my nick might have been. "Braindamaged" or something of the sort, no doubt--

At any rate, in an effort to stay on topic, she's 15 hands, but taller than many whose owners claim 16! :wink:

[MooseIBe]

Yes, I was talking to you gentlehorse :).

[JoeP]

I'm 6'1" or 1.85m for those of you watching in colour. But I shrink by 1/4 or 1/2 an inch during the day - fluid compressing out of spinal vertebrae, or something like that - so the evening measurements can be less. One day I'll stop growing overnight.

[livius drusus]

Spent the day working with a green mare I'd just bought

Am I the only idiot who thought the horse was actually the color green for a minute?

[Plant Woman]

Sorry, DebbieT, I've got you beat.

I'm 4'10".

I stand corrected, and yes I am standing! Well Leesifer someone I can lean my elbow on for a change, instead of being the leaned on.

Woohoo, yeah for short women! I don't mind being short except when I am trying to reach for something in the cupboard and everything is hard to reach except for the first shelf. Stepping stools are our friends, and tall husbands.

[Veritas]

Well spank my arse and call me Charlie, I'm the exact same distance from the ground as Legs.

5'2".

[Legs]

:harder: cool, Charlie

[zippy]

I'm eight feet tall.

[Citizen of Earth]

I've noticed that statistically, the shorter the woman is, the more height differential she will want between herself and the male.

For example, a 5'0" female may want at least a 5'6" male, whereas a 5'6" female may want at least a 5'9" male.

Something like that. But only statistically.

[BDS]

I've noticed that statistically, the shorter the woman is, the more height differential she will want between herself and the male.

For example, a 5'0" female may want at least a 5'6" male, whereas a 5'6" female may want at least a 5'9" male.

Something like that. But only statistically.


"Male"? It appears Citizen thinks the species (if not the height) is irrelevant?

[godfry n. glad]

Spent the day working with a green mare I'd just bought

Am I the only idiot who thought the horse was actually the color green for a minute?

No...no...no... That's a horse of another color. Green this minute, blue the next, then purple, red, orange, yellow and back to green.

[godfry n. glad]

Well spank my arse and call me Charlie, I'm the exact same distance from the ground as Legs.

5'2".

So... You two are hovering 5' 2" above the ground.

That's quite a trick.

[godfry n. glad]

I do like your username..

Had I spent that particular day in the company of my gelding, there's no telling what my nick might have been. "Braindamaged" or something of the sort, no doubt--

And here I thought that was "Dainbramaged".

[Citizen of Earth]

I've noticed that statistically, the shorter the woman is, the more height differential she will want between herself and the male.

For example, a 5'0" female may want at least a 5'6" male, whereas a 5'6" female may want at least a 5'9" male.

Something like that. But only statistically.


"Male"? It appears Citizen thinks the species (if not the height) is irrelevant?

http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/graphics/new/gashumed.jpg

[Philosophy]

I'm about 6'1". That's around the average height of Britons.

Oh by the way, one thing about me is that I love jumping...

:sheeprope:

[Philosophy]

I'm eight feet tall.

taller than the tallest person in the world? :scratch:

[MooseIBe]

Spent the day working with a green mare I'd just bought

Am I the only idiot who thought the horse was actually the color green for a minute?

Actually, I've just realised that I did too, but .. I didn't 'remark' on it to myself :). When I read GH's post I got a mental image of a green horse but my brain didn't pull me up on it.

I sometimes wonder if I am going slowly nuts.

[Miisa]

When I read GH's post I got a mental image of a green horse
Me too. :blush:

But I get it now.
I think.

[gentlehorse]

When I read GH's post I got a mental image of a green horse
Me too. :blush:

But I get it now.
I think.

Oops! By "green" I meant that she'd never been ridden. Actually, she's black with a white 7 on her neck (hence her name: Seven).

[livius drusus]

:phew: I'm glad it's not an unsightly algae problem like those poor polar bears in the Singapore zoo had. ;)

http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1077676902486_2004/02/26/green_polarbear,0.jpg

[Sock Puppet]

I'm 6'2". Imagine the size of the foot for which I was designed, before achieving puppethood.

[Dingfod]

The top of my head on a normal day is 185 cm (~6'-1") above the floor when standing with no shoes on my feet. inland wave is 4'-12" on a good day (she claimed to be 5'-1"). I know this much, I'm closer to her height on my knees than she is when I'm standing. Now, if you factor in the body mass index, I should be about 7'-6".

[BDS]

I'm eight feet tall.

You're high!

[MooseIBe]

OMIGOD those poor bears!? Did they get treatment? How embarrassing for them!

[Julian]

6'4" but expecting to shrink over the next few decades. Damnit!

Ah, but monsieur, 6'2" iz good, non? :suave:
I am not sure I could ever get used to being shorter. I love being a big guy, I don't meet too many people bigger than me. And when I do, it is a very strange sensation, having to look up.

Of course, my boss is 6'5" and about the same weight as me... Grrr...

:)

Julian

[Miisa]

Moosie, it is called "evolution". It was Singapore, the surroundings are jungle, i.e. green. Natch.

[Shake]

Heh. My weight would be perfect if I were about 6" taller!

I'm a shade under 5'10" (177cm), but that's what I tell people when they ask.

[Dingfod]

Average male height: (http://www.tallpages.com/uk/index.php?pag=ukstatist.php)
USA* = 5'-9-1/4"
Germany = 5'-8-1/2
Japan = 5'-5-1/8
Netherlands = 5'-11-7/8"

Average female height:
USA = 5'-4"
Germany = 5'-4-1/4"
Japan = 5'-0-1/4"
Netherlands = 5'-6-3/8"

Yes, the average Dutch female is taller than the average Japanese male.

I found another site (shortsupport.org) that had a calculator where you input your height and it would tell you where you were on the bell curve. At 6'-1", I found that there is only 6.3% of the male population taller than I am. The median male height is a little over 5'-8". Suddenly I *feel* very tall. Actually, in Utah, I felt about average because there are a large number of people of Scandinavian descent in Utah, and they're tall. Here in Oklahoma, if I'm in a crowd, I feel tall because I can look over the tops of most people's heads. Weird.

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

My (Austrian) best friend once called me "Standgebläse."


IE, I'm short enough to blow him while standing. :grrr:

[Dingfod]

Well, at least being short is good for something.

[BDS]

Is anyone else concerned about the massive Dutch height? Is this some sort of Dutch plot to take over the world? Or is it just a sort of "survival of the fittest", based on the fact that most of Holland is under sea level, and everyone under 5' tall has drowned.

Is it just a coincidence that the leviathan Dutch are associated with the following:

"Dutch Treat" = "No treat at all."
"Getting someone in Dutch" = Snitching, getting someone in trouble
"Dutch Uncle" = A stern critic.

And this frightening tidbit: "Tulips are now the #2 selling flower in the U.S.".

One more thing: think how tall Dutch people would be if they didn't all smoke legal marijuana and shoot up with legal heroin.

Join with me! Let's keep America out of Dutch!

[BigBlue2]

My (Austrian) best friend once called me "Standgebläse."


IE, I'm short enough to blow him while standing. :grrr: It's better than being a "Backpfeifengesicht". Trust me.

[livius drusus]

Join with me! Let's keep America out of Dutch!

I'm sorry, BDS, but it's too late now. They've infiltrated us at all levels.

http://www.nationaldoubledutchleague.com/images/newsday1a.JPG

[godfry n. glad]

Average male height: (http://www.tallpages.com/uk/index.php?pag=ukstatist.php)
USA* = 5'-9-1/4"
Germany = 5'-8-1/2
Japan = 5'-5-1/8
Netherlands = 5'-11-7/8"

Average female height:
USA = 5'-4"
Germany = 5'-4-1/4"
Japan = 5'-0-1/4"
Netherlands = 5'-6-3/8"

Yes, the average Dutch female is taller than the average Japanese male.

I found another site (shortsupport.org) that had a calculator where you input your height and it would tell you where you were on the bell curve. At 6'-1", I found that there is only 6.3% of the male population taller than I am. The median male height is a little over 5'-8". Suddenly I *feel* very tall. Actually, in Utah, I felt about average because there are a large number of people of Scandinavian descent in Utah, and they're tall. Here in Oklahoma, if I'm in a crowd, I feel tall because I can look over the tops of most people's heads. Weird.

The only time I've ever felt "tall" was when I was in China. That's the only place I've ever been able to look over the tops of the heads of any appreciable number of people.

It was...heady.

[wildernesse]

I'm the average American girl height--5'4''. Actually a little bit above, but not enough to make it to 5'5''.

[BDS]

Good one, livius! Is there any activity more mind-numbing than "double dutch"?

[livius drusus]

Oh yes (http://www.cannabiscup.com/ht/cancup/).

[erimir]

I'm 5'6" (maybe 5'6½"), or about 169 cm for those of you using the "logical" measurement system :p

Yes... I know, I'm short. I don't have much preference with regards to height, but I prefer not being towered over. A guy can be shorter than me, or taller than me. But I don't want someone WAY taller than me.
6' 0" = average. There's some short guys here, and one tall chick! :D
The average in the US, as has been remarked, is more like 5'9½".

Maybe you were thinking of the Netherlands (http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/bigenough/special_heightgap.html) where the average male height is 6'1". At least according to that article.

I'm guessing you won't like that article.