Short People Problems

Doctor Jimbob

Fat Christy wrote: »

Nahhh...My brother is 6 foot and my sisters are 5/5.1. So I don't think so.

Yeah, there are far too many other factors at play for the relationship between parental height/offspring height to be significant.

Peregrine

Precious flower wrote: »

But I understood height to roughly be the average of both of your parents, though sometimes it is influenced by heights of other family members like grandparents etc.?

Well, myself and my brother are both around 6'1, our mam and dad are 5'4 and 5'7 and there's no one in the family over 5'10 so I don't think so.



Edit: And no, we weren't adopted

nokia69

Nim wrote: »

Well, myself and my brother are both around 6'1, our mam and dad are 5'4 and 5'7 and there's no one in the family over 5'10 so I don't think so.



Edit: And no, we weren't adopted

how tall was the milkman

Peregrine

nokia69 wrote: »

how tall was the milkman

:pac:

I thought I had all bases covered with that edit..

Luke92

Candie wrote: »

I'm 41kg, I'm lucky I'm not sucked out the extractor fan.

You must be absolutely tiny!

nokia69

its a combination of genetics and environment

we are on average a little taller than previous generations

north and south Korea are a good example of the difference nutrition makes to height

Fat Christy

Fat Christy wrote: »

Nahhh...My brother is 6 foot and my sisters are 5/5.1. So I don't think so.

Yes, my family are average to tall and I'm teeny. My parents would be smaller than 3 of the 4 kids.

Specialun

Im 6ft... I think

Sever Tomorrow

steddyeddy wrote: »

He's suicidal over it sometimes TBH. It's not taken seriously as an issue.

Candie wrote: »

That's a tragedy for your friend. It's not like you can change your height by much (there is an agonising procedure that involves breaking your bones and painstakingly lengthening them).

And the pity is that I'm sure there is much, much, much, more to him than his size.

I remember seeing a man on the Late Late Show a while back who was hugely bothered by his height and was getting that operation done (which was ridiculously expensive) just to gain 2 inches.

steddyeddy

Sever Tomorrow wrote: »

I remember seeing a man on the Late Late Show a while back who was hugely bothered by his height and was getting that operation done (which was ridiculously expensive) just to gain 2 inches.

That's mad guys. Never heard of it myself. It seems to be the male equivalent of boob enlargement.

todders

todders wrote: »

Don't feel bad because your weak argument collapsed on itself jimbob

How about telling us all that "tame" joke about overweight people now?

No? Didn't think so....

Just pull up a couple of chairs, sit down and cool off.

porsche959

One solution, bit extreme perhaps

http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2008/06/bono-platform-shoes.jpg

todders

Candie wrote: »

Just pull up a couple of chairs, sit down and cool off.

Ha rich coming from you Candle, judging by your recent rants and ramblings

Silverfish

I'm 4'10 but I have a colossal fishtank thats 4 1/2 feet high. I can't reach the bottom of it unless I stand on a chair, but then I'm at an angle where I might fall in, or worse, pull 350 litres of water and 415kg of weight down on top of me.
And kill my fish.

Doctor Jimbob

todders wrote: »

Ha rich coming from you Candle, judging by your recent rants and ramblings

Looks like the joke went right over your head.

Doctor Jimbob

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Looks like the joke went right over your head.

It's usually my head things go over.

Another Clarkson fan, it seems.

EDIT: Silverfish is smaller than I am! Thank you Silverfish!

todders

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Looks like the joke went right over your head.

Was that your joke about overweight people or the "joke" about chairs Jimbob?

Fat Christy

todders wrote: »

Was that your joke about overweight people or the "joke" about chairs Jimbob?

I'm overweight, bring it.

todders

Fat Christy wrote: »

I'm overweight, bring it.

Doctor Jimbob seems to like making "tame" jokes about overweight people, but he's gone a little quiet after being called out to share one

Silverfish

Candie wrote: »

EDIT: Silverfish is smaller than I am! Thank you Silverfish!

No probs, I did it all by myself, glad you like it.

Fat Christy

Silverfish wrote: »

No probs, I did it all by myself, glad you like it.

Is any of your fish silver? :eek:

Smidge

Silverfish wrote: »

I'm 4'10 but I have a colossal fishtank thats 4 1/2 feet high. I can't reach the bottom of it unless I stand on a chair, but then I'm at an angle where I might fall in, or worse, pull 350 litres of water and 415kg of weight down on top of me.
And kill my fish.

I'd be more worried about falling in and drowning :eek::p

Kat97

I'm 5ft 4 and I find it so awkward! Not tall but not exactly small either.

It's impossible to find trousers that fit. A size that fits at the waist is too short and a size that is the right length is too big at the waist

Mars Bar

Rudy Mancuso displays short peoples problems quite well here.

https://vine.co/v/OKW3j7nnbZ9

EoghanIRL

6footclub :P

bodice ripper

EoghanIRL wrote: »

6footclub :P

I would be a tank of a woman if I were 6 foot tall, with all these tattoos. I would hear bollox retreating into body cavities where ever I walked.

EoghanIRL

bodice ripper wrote: »

I would be a tank of a woman if I were 6 foot tall, with all these tattoos. I would hear bollox retreating into body cavities where ever I walked.

That's very small minded of you.
*runs*

bodice ripper

EoghanIRL wrote: »

That's very small minded of you.
*runs*

Didn't say it was a bad thing.

Doctor Jimbob

todders wrote: »

Doctor Jimbob seems to like making "tame" jokes about overweight people, but he's gone a little quiet after being called out to share one

Can you quit pushing whatever the hell kind of agenda you're trying to push? I can't even work out what it is but it's becoming really tedious.

Lia_lia

Kat97 wrote: »

I'm 5ft 4 and I find it so awkward! Not tall but not exactly small either.

It's impossible to find trousers that fit. A size that fits at the waist is too short and a size that is the right length is too big at the waist

Isn't that the average women's height in Ireland? If you can't find trousers that fit we're all fecked!

bb1234567

Candie wrote: »

That's a tragedy for your friend. It's not like you can change your height by much (there is an agonising procedure that involves breaking your bones and painstakingly lengthening them).

And the pity is that I'm sure there is much, much, much, more to him than his size.

Im only 5'9''. I use slip in heel things that fit comfortably into my shoes, they make me 2 inches taller. Cost £4. People have remarked that I look taller (Im 19 so people think I may have just grown), it lengthens my legs. People have actually referred to me as tall a few times since I started using them, and I used to be called short or 'kinda small' often, despite the difference being fairly small. So yeah big confidence boost!

todders

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Can you quit pushing whatever the hell kind of agenda you're trying to push? I can't even work out what it is but it's becoming really tedious.

I'm confused, is this your "tame" joke about overweight people jimbob?

It doesn't have a punchline nor does it reference overweight people.

OHHHH, you're avoiding it because you can't back up your points....that's disappointing

bb1234567

bb1234567 wrote: »

Im only 5'9''. I use slip in heel things that fit comfortably into my shoes, they make me 2 inches taller. Cost £4. People have remarked that I look taller (Im 19 so people think I may have just grown), it lengthens my legs. People have actually referred to me as tall a few times since I started using them, and I used to be called short or 'kinda small' often, despite the difference being fairly small. So yeah big confidence boost!

I wonder if they make those for girls? Sounds more comfortable than heels for adding a bit of height.

I would say that at 5'9'' you aren't short. You're not tall, but by no means is that small. It's how you feel about yourself that matters most at the end of the day and if the lifts make you feel good about it, then I'm glad it works out for you.

bodice ripper

todders wrote: »

I'm confused, is this your "tame" joke about overweight people jimbob?

It doesn't have a punchline nor does it reference overweight people.

OHHHH, you're avoiding it because you can't back up your points....that's disappointing

Just had the misfortune to follow this whole conversation back to see what you were going ape**** about. Nothing, apparently.

You'd want to calm down, short people are more susceptible to heart attacks.

Pumpkinseeds

The usual problems really, I can't wear a long coat because it looks like it's wearing me. Trouser legs are too long and waist size is either too big or too small. Reaching things on shelves or in overhead cupboards is a nuisance, but my husband is 6'3, so that helps.:D Being short also means that I can see the top of my head in the mirror so I'm really conscious of it when my roots need doing.

Teyla Emmagan

Speaking of mirrors, it really annoys me when I go into some loo and can only see the top of my head, because some gargantuan fella installed the mirror. It's a LADIES FFS, most of us are not 6 foot 4.

Also spent five minutes on Saturday glaring at the super cheap bottle of weedkiller in B&Q that I couldn't get anywhere near. Good luck hoping for any members of staff, even ones that had a step ladder.

Rubberlegs

Most of my problems have been listed already. At just over 4ft 11, besides getting jeans to fit, the sun visor not blocking out the sun one bit has to be one of the most frustrating things ever. It's bad enough that there is barely a foot between me and the steering wheel:(

At least skinny jeans are fashionable, you can turn under the excess and they're not baggy on the waist or butt. I see baggier tops becoming fashionable again, but they swamp me. Try finding 28/29 C bras that aren't for tweens.

Badly Drunk Boy

Speaking of mirrors, it really annoys me when I go into my own bathroom and can only see my chin. Really, I should move the medicine cabinet thing that the mirror is on but I reckon it'd look odd at the higher height. It's probably not worth the hassle, for the sake of stooping down a bit for a couple of minutes while shaving once or twice a week.

Rubberlegs

Candie wrote: »

At least skinny jeans are fashionable, you can turn under the excess and they're not baggy on the waist or butt. I see baggier tops becoming fashionable again, but they swamp me. Try finding 28/29 C bras that aren't for tweens.

I've recently converted to wearing skinny jeans, I've never been convinced they look good on me. The best thing is you don't walk all over the ends of them, and rip them. Also you don't end up with drownded wet ends in the rain .

bodice ripper

Bootcut til I die.


I don't bother hemming them, erosion takes care of the excess.

todders

bodice ripper wrote: »

Just had the misfortune to follow this whole conversation back to see what you were going ape**** about. Nothing, apparently.

You'd want to calm down, short people are more susceptible to heart attacks.

"apparently" indeed


Yes, lets continue to slag short people. If anything you'll get some "thanks" and they're fair game.

Ass####s stick together apparently ;-)

Peregrine

todders wrote: »

"apparently" indeed


Yes, lets continue to slag short people. If anything you'll get some "thanks" and they're fair game.

Ass####s stick together apparently ;-)

Are you still on that?

shruikan2553

Fat Christy wrote: »

I'm overweight, bring it.

Better hope he doesnt sugarcoat it or you'll eat that too :pac:

Doctor Jimbob

todders wrote: »

"apparently" indeed


Yes, lets continue to slag short people. If anything you'll get some "thanks" and they're fair game.

Ass####s stick together apparently ;-)

You're going to feel really silly when you realise most of the people calling you out on your nonsense are short :pac:

bodice ripper

todders wrote: »

"apparently" indeed


Yes, lets continue to slag short people. If anything you'll get some "thanks" and they're fair game.

Ass####s stick together apparently ;-)

Its your stance that we cannot laugh at anything. Its beneath me.

todders

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

You're going to feel really silly when you realise most of the people calling you out on your nonsense are short :pac:

Really??

How tall exactly are each of them?

Well jimbob?

FloatingVoter

Small Float is 1" tall. He gets intimidated by porn.

Say a prayer for small Float.

Doctor Jimbob

todders wrote: »

Really??

How tall exactly are each of them?

Well jimbob?

I'm starting to see where the 'angry short guy' stereotype comes from

todders

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I'm starting to see where the 'angry short guy' stereotype comes from

Don't be so hard on yourself jimbob

You only couldn't back up what you said twice.. in the same thread...

Third time lucky lmao