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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:19 PM
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How tall are you? Would you rather be taller or shorter?
I'm 5' 8". I'd like to be a bit taller, perhaps 5' 11".
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:21 PM
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1. I'm about 5' 5"
I know I've shrunk some since my youth. I figure I'm the right height, because my feet still touch the ground.
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taxidriver Donating Member (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:24 PM
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2. im five eleven and i wish i had one more friggin inch on me.
than i'd be six feet tall.

*sigh*
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unhappy_guy Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:26 PM
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3. i'm 6'2" .. i'd like to be 5'10-5'11"
it sucks being this big.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:27 PM
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4. 4'10"--just right!
If anything, I'd be a little shorter and skinnier. It comes in handy for hiding, sleeping in small places like airplane seats, and I don't need to eat as much as bigger people do.

Tucker
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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:30 PM
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5. I'm 5'3"
Wish I were about 5'6" or so. I am too tall to be petite, but too short for regular sizes when it comes to most slacks and jeans I get.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:31 PM
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6. 5'1''......
.....I'm fine wit dat! :D
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:32 PM
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7. 5' 9 1/2". I'd like to be about 6 feet.
Just cause of my bulky frame.
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:33 PM
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8. 6'5" -- works for me
Edited on Sat Jul-17-04 02:36 PM by ForrestGump
I obviously can't even begin to speculate as to whether I'dbe just as happy at 5'5" or at Shaq-like dimensions, but I think we all have some aspect of our physical being that we'd like to change, or wish were different. Yes, even a Greek god like me... :P



Hey! It was cold in there!
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Red State Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:33 PM
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9. 5'3 - at 47 I'm still waiting for my final growth spurt to 5'7
Think it will happen?
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Philosophy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:34 PM
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10. 6' 1"
Big enough to be scary, but not freakish.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:38 PM
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11. Same here nt
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:52 PM
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18. Hey. Watch your mouth. We freaks can see your bald spot.
:P
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Green Mountain Dem Donating Member (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:40 PM
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12. I'm fine at 5'10"......
just wish my dick could stand a little taller...OH Well!!
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:53 PM
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19. Taller? Yeah, me, too...mine's only three inches
diameter. :D
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Ivan Sputnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:40 PM
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13. I'm 5'9",
which is the average height of an American male, I've read, so I can't really complain. But I'd like to be about 6 feet. Both of my brothers are 6 feet tall. Why did I get "short"changed? I suspect it's because Mom smoked while she was pregnant with me.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:44 PM
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14. 5'2"
I was a small kid, too, and never had much of a growth spurt. I'm cool with it.
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tcfrogs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:47 PM
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15. 6'2", rather be a couple inches taller
so that my frame would look a little better - wide shoulders & barrel chest make me look a little chunky.
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tech3149 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:48 PM
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16. 5'9"
Edited on Sat Jul-17-04 02:48 PM by tech3149
If anything I'd rather have bigger feet!
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Philosophy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:31 PM
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29. I have tiny feet for my height too
I'm 6' 1" and I wear a 9 1/2 shoe.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:48 PM
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17. I'm about 5'8" or 5'9" - I'd like to be a few inches taller.
But all in all, I can't complain. What I'd REALLY like is to have one more inch of inseam. Finding pants in 29 inseam can be a REAL pain in the ass sometimes. :mad:
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:57 PM
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20. 6 ft even,
tall enough to be intimidating if necessary, short enough not to threatening most of the time.

I'm the baby. My brother is 6'8", my18 yo nephew is 6'4" and my 14 year old nephew is only a pussy hair shorter than me and growing daily.
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:00 PM
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21. I'm 5'1"
I wish I were at least 5'5"
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AlFrankenFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:09 PM
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22. 5'2''! woot! Ya I'm only 14 but I don't think I'm growin' much more....
so 5'6'' is my goal!
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:12 PM
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23. 5'5''
Maybe a little taller. My husband is 6'4'' and I feel so short next to him. I'd also sometimes feel that things are just out of reach for me. My feet hurt too much when I wear heels. A couple of extra inches would be nice though.
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sweetladybug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:18 PM
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25. 5' 2 1/2" and I am very happy with my height
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:18 PM
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24. I'm about 5'8"
Maybe just a wee bit under. I'd like to be taller. My dad's side of my family is HUGE tall - my dad is 6'6". I would like to be considerably taller 'cause then I coulda been in the WNBA and bought my momma a house. :)
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:21 PM
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26. 5'4"; I wish I was two or three inches taller
the few times I have ever worn heels I felt so much more comfortable at that height.
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:21 PM
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27. 5 feet - ok with me.
Edited on Sat Jul-17-04 03:23 PM by caledesi
I consider myself "space efficient" not vertically challenged.

edit: the usual
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 03:23 PM
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28. 6'4"
and 235 lb. I really enjoy being the tallest person in the room!
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phaseolus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 04:03 PM
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31. Yes, 6'4" is the perfect height.
Any taller & I wouldn't be able to buy clothes off the rack or fit into a coach-class airplane seat. (It's bad enough when the person in front of me tries to slam their seat back into a reclining position with all their might... repeatedly ... OW. )

Yet it's tall enough to see over everyone else's head, and you're big enough that everyone -- everyone --- is polite to you & people with you. :)
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 04:02 PM
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30. I'm short, but I don't want to be taller.
I just think everything else should be lowered. :)
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 04:16 PM
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32. Five-four-and-a-half
But I was always one of the tallest girls in my class, and I fully expected to get to 5'7". I was 5' 3 1/2" by the time I was twelve, and then I just sort of stalled out. It was one of the biggest disappointments of my adolescence.

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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 04:20 PM
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33. 5ft and really the only time I'd like to be taller
is during a frikkin' rock concert when everybody stands up! :grr:

Otherwise it comes in handy when I'm flying.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 05:16 PM
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34. I'm 5' 5", average for a female
I'm pretty happy with my height, except when I have to stand on a chair to reach things.:shrug:
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 05:16 PM
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35. I'm 5'7"
It's actually a fine height for me, I think.
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