Should short people be allowed to post in the Lounge?

[taterguy]

We all know that they walk around telling great big lies.

What gives?

[Deja Q]

1. Since posting a picture would lock this thread, do you* want a PM of it?

* Anybody who asks to see how big the truth is can always PM too. :P

:spray:

[taterguy]

2. You're damn right I do

[Deja Q]

5. I had no idea you swung that way!

:rofl:

[taterguy]

20. Let the record show that my inbox is empty

A certain poster must be a lying short person or a short person sympathizer

[Deja Q]

34. ROTFLMAO

You really want a pic? I never knew you swung that way... :rofl:

[taterguy]

35. I stand corrected

HypnoToad is fine, tall American who should be encouraged to post in the Lounge as often as possible

[ohiosmith]

3. define "short"

[taterguy]

4. Anyone with less height than me of course

[ohiosmith]

9. there are people with less height than you?

[taterguy]

10. Yes

[ohiosmith]

11. damn

[taterguy]

12. Reality sucks sometimes

[petronius]

6. They should be required to sit in those little booster chairs w/ built-in seatbelts

Not 'cause it would make the Lounge safer, but it would be funny...

[taterguy]

7. There's no place for humor in the Lounge

Take that shit to GD

[Hugin]

8. Seconded...

We have very serious monkey business to attend to here.

[petronius]

17. I would, but GD is full-up on shit at the moment

In my defense, no one has ever mistaken one of my posts for 'humor,' so I think I'm in compliance...

[taterguy]

18. All the more reason to follow my words of alleged wisdom

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. "Never trust a short person", me mum always said, "filthy lying bastards, all of 'em,

just like the Irish and the Danes."

[LostinVA]

14. self delete

[LostinVA]

15. I'm 5'2" -- but a raging pev

Does that add on a few inches?

[taterguy]

16. If you're short you're lying about being a pev

My illusions are shattered

[LostinVA]

27. Short people are the biggest pevs

There's a direct correlation between height and peviness. As the height goes up, the pevy level goes down.

Case in point, Haruka is 5'1" and I think she's pevier than I am, and I'm pretty damn pevy.

[taterguy]

30. I'll remember that the next time you accuse me of being a pev

[Maine-ah]

49. I'm way pevier than the both of you

being as I am 4'11" :P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

56. I'm 5'8".

;)

[Debi]

24. Wait...I'm 5'2" as well

and I believe Mr. Debi would attest to my peviness :evilgrin:

;) are we related?

[LostinVA]

25. And I'm a cradle robber

and you're a robbee.

[Debi]

28. SISTER!!!

:hug:

But let's keep Haruka and Mr. Debi apart...that could be downright illegal :P

[LostinVA]

29. Haruka definitely wouldn't be interested

The only man she'll make an exception for is Johnny Depp.

[Debi]

32. Yeah, he looks nothing like John Depp

But he's still my hero :loveya:

[Seashell Eyes]

62. Another 5'2" pev

:)

[Inchworm]

19. Not sure- but I forgot to do this earlier...

:hi:

[Xipe Totec]

21. Briefly nt

[SmokingJacket]

22. What's the cut off?

You know, my answer depends on whether I'm included.

[taterguy]

26. Whether or not you look up if you're talking to Randy Newman

[Debi]

23. I'm 5'2" and ALL WOMAN

You got a problem with THAT??? :grr:

[NewJeffCT]

54. oh baby

I love petite women with an attitude.

:evilgrin:

[Deja Q]

67. I'm 5'10 and ALL MAN

I ain't got no problems.
:D

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

31. Since I'm 6'4" tall, to me almost EVERYONE is short.

I'd be awful lonely here if all those shorter than me were banned.

On the other hand, it WOULD be a hell of a lot more peaceful....

[The Straight Story]

33. I'm 4'9" unless fully erect and then I am 5'8" :) (nt)

[Tektonik]

36. 6'5" here

I guess I can stay :P

[taterguy]

37. You're probably one of the most honest posters on this site

[Callalily]

38. Hey!

Thems fightin' words

I'm 5'2" and will post where ever and when ever I want.

:rofl:

[taterguy]

39. See, short people are predisposed to violence

All the more reason they shouldn't post here :)

[Callalily]

40. Good one!

:rofl: If you'd know me, I'm the most laid back, least violent person on earth! :)

[taterguy]

41. Yet another lie from a short person

Admit it, you're a seething cauldron of rage. I'm thinking Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

[Callalily]

65. Awww!

I'm sweetness personified. Me >>>>>

[taterguy]

66. This thread was almost dead and you kicked it

I guess that's sweet to folks who were amused by it but torture for those who are offended

I'll put you down in the sweet column.

[supernova]

42. Should tall people be allowed on the internets tubes?

[taterguy]

43. Yes

[supernova]

44. You don't fit

you're too big. :P

[taterguy]

45. That is so unfair

You're just baiting me to post a quasi-pevy reply to that post aren't you?

Something about how I've heard that before in a different context.

[supernova]

50. If I *wanted* you

to be too big, that would be pevvy.

[taterguy]

64. Is peviness in the eye of the beholder or the composer?

Maybe I'll start a thread about that.

[raccoon]

46. You're cruisin' for a bruisin', taterguy. nt

[taterguy]

47. Don't shoot the messenger

I'm just stating the painfully obvious

[Ohio Joe]

48. I'm not supposed to post from work

But this shit really pissed me off. I've been ridiculed, repeatedly beat up and had my height held against me in many ways my entire life and to see prejudicial bullshit like this posted (even if ment in jest) is disgusting. I expect you never would have even considered a post like this here with the word 'gay' substituted for 'short people', and I expect it would not have been tolerated if you did it.

It must be nice to feel free to make fun of others. Fuck your prejudice.

[Maine-ah]

51. .

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[Midlodemocrat]

53. It's a joke. No one is making fun of short people.

[taterguy]

55. I guess I should apologize but I'm not sorry

There is nothing prejudiced in my OP. I was merely starting a thread based on a song that I was humming which is something that I frequently do on a variety of topics. The original song is anti-prejudice because it points out how absurd it is.

There are differences between being gay and being short.

No one has ever lost a job because they were short. (Maybe Doug Flutie but that's debatable)

No one has ever been murdered and/or tortured because they were short.

Short people do not have basic rights taken away from them.

No short person has ever been told it's not legal for them to marry the one they love.

I'm sorry you got beat up in the past but that happens to people for a variety of reasons. I know plenty of tall skinny people that were brutalized by bullies.

I see posts on this site that make fun of things that are important to me. Some are in jest. Some are serious. I find that the best response to those posts is to ignore them or make fun of them. Life is too short to waste time worrying about things that don't really matter.

Besides, it's not like I wrote a smash hit song about it so you'd be subjected to it constantly. Turning on your car radio and being told that people had to pick you up just to say hello.

That would really suck.

:toast:

[Seashell Eyes]

52. define short

I'm not short, I'm verticallly challenged.

[taterguy]

57. Christ, do short people lack reading comprehension skills too?

Shortness has already been defined in this thread.

[Seashell Eyes]

58. No, I just lack time to read every single post

[taterguy]

59. I'll add laziness to the reasons short people shouldn't post here

[Seashell Eyes]

60. .

:eyes:

[taterguy]

61. Excessive eye rolling, added to my list

[taterguy]

63. Kick so Parche's copycat makes a little more sense

[GoddessOfGuinness]

68. If you don't let me post

I won't give you any beer.

[taterguy]

71. Noooooooooooooooooo

[Manifestor_of_Light]

69. Us short people fit into airplane seats with no problem.

I can even stand up and not hit the ceiling over the seats, but I brush the lights with my hair(adds a couple inches--it's wild).

[Seashell Eyes]

72. That's my favorite thing about being short

I have plenty of leg room, since I'm short and mostly torso. It's wonderful, especially on the long flights.

[taterguy]

73. Don't get me started about airplanes

I'll be you rely on tall people to put your bags in the overhead compartment.

And do you have to contort yourselves to use the restroom? Noooooooooooooooooooooo

[BlooInBloo]

70. A friend and I (both 6'2"+) used to joke around: Whenever short guys talk to me, all I hear is...

... YIP!YIP!YIP!

Definitions: "short" = shorter than me. "tall" = taller than me.

[taterguy]

74. They should put height on the profiles here

So we'll know who's trustworthy.