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The nitwit in the article wants to add several more inches to his legs in addition to what he already did. He obviously hasn't considered what a ridiculous caricature he will be with no corresponding increase in torso length. Bingo. He will look bizarre.
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I'm 6'4" always wanted to be about 6' but not enough to cut 4" off my legs. Rio7 LOL
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Hell, I’d like to be as tall as I was when I was 20. That schitt settles…… No shlt, I lost two inches and gained two shoe sizes......
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I'm 6-2 and it's only a help for reaching stuff on high shelves, otherwise it's only good for bumping your head on things.
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This thread has me reconsidering my upcoming penis reduction surgery
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I'm 6-2 and it's only a help for reaching stuff on high shelves, otherwise it's only good for bumping your head on things. Funny thing, when I look around, all the long term employees I know at fish farms are taller than average. Never thought of it much, until I hired a short lady. Turns out, when you’re in waders in 4’ of water and 5’3”, your nick name becomes “bobber”, lol. No traction whatsoever. Had to drop the water another 6” so she could move the grader. So, yes, being tall comes in handy. It would be even better if you could find waders that fit!
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I'm 6-2 and it's only a help for reaching stuff on high shelves, otherwise it's only good for bumping your head on things. 6'5" here and I concur!
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I got to tour one of the boomer subs (missile launcher, not old fart); one of the crewmen was at least 2" taller than my 6'5". I bumped my head several times, don't know how he stayed conscious long enough to adapt.
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One day, when I was driving the Big Rig to Texas, I took a break in Mobile and took a tour of USS Drum, a WW2 submarine set there on the dock.
Man, that was some tight quarters. All the little doorways were about 5 foot 8. Tiny, crowded small spaces. I got claustrophobic and I couldn't stand it. I am 6-2 and there was no way I could have served on that sub in WW2. Give me a Browning .50 and let me be a waist gunner on a B-17 over Schweinfurt, but Dear God keep me off of a WW2 submarine.
Honestly I think they had to choose small guys to work those subs I can't see how us tall guys could have managed it.
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One day, when I was driving the Big Rig to Texas, I took a break in Mobile and took a tour of USS Drum, a WW2 submarine set there on the dock.
Man, that was some tight quarters. All the little doorways were about 5 foot 8. Tiny, crowded small spaces. I got claustrophobic and I couldn't stand it. I am 6-2 and there was no way I could have served on that sub in WW2. Give me a Browning .50 and let me be a waist gunner on a B-17 over Schweinfurt, but Dear God keep me off of a WW2 submarine.
Honestly I think they had to choose small guys to work those subs I can't see how us tall guys could have managed it. Wife and I toured a WWII Jap sub in San Diego. Judging by the door ways and their sleeping quarters, those guys couldn't have been more than 4 feet tall!
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Another 3" taller?
Hmmm.... that would make me an even 6'! I'm currently 5'9"....or what age hasn't shrunk me in the last 73 years!
Head on car wreck may have cost me an inch or so!
More than anything else, I'm glad I'm not 3" shorter! 😉
My youngest has a friend married to a 6 foot tall redhead!
Gorgeous woman! She said when she was in high school, "growing pains" took on a whole new meaning!
She said many nights she lay sleepless because her legs and arms hurt so badly.
She went to a doctor. "Yep!", he told her! "Growing pains!"
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I'm 6'2 also and can't tell where it ever did me a damn bit of good. 6' 2" has been enough for me. Height has its ups as well as its downsides.
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The [bleep] they waste time and money on instead of saving peoples lives has always been a weird one.
Cosmetics should come way behind anything that could help folks medically. IMO
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I am 6' 5" and it is hard enough to buy clothes. Same. The world's built around short fat people. Hey I resemble that remark easy on us little people.
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I am 6' 5" and it is hard enough to buy clothes. I am 6' 5" and it is hard enough to buy clothes. And air travel, cars, furniture, among others. I’m 6’4” and would love to drop an inch or two. Everything would fit better.
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If everyone donated enough, we could give all those inches to Big Stick and he could see over the counter at the candy store…
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I'm 6'1 and don't want to be 6'4. or maybe I'm now 6'0, but don't want to be 6'3. Either way it's a no.
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It's surprising to me how many of you 6 foot + wish you weren't.
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I’m 6’5” and have been since I was 14 years old.
Wouldn’t want to be shorter but definitely don’t want to be any taller.
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HS freshman I was 5'6. HS senior I was 5'10. College sophomore I was 6'2. 53 years later, I'm down to 6'0. Hope is I don't get back to 5'6 again.
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