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Alright, you big bunch of giraffes...

Postby Gravity Defier » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:05 pm

How tall are you guys?
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Postby Derwyddon » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:09 pm

5'9
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Postby Mich » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:10 pm

5'10" or 5'11", depending on when you measure (or so it seems), but I slouch so much that people often mistake me for "scrawny" instead of "gangly."
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Postby Dr. Mobius » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:15 pm

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Postby locke » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:59 pm

6'1"
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Postby Bean_wannabe » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:37 am

Let's just say 'small' and leave it at that
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Postby Rei » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:06 am

I'm 5'10" I think. I feel notably shorter than most people I know and grew up with.
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Postby Gravity Defier » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:11 am

Let's just say 'small' and leave it at that
Ewok small, or small for a Wookiee?
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Postby neo-dragon » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:12 am

5'9"

Isn't it weird how it's okay to ask about height but not weight? I guess it's because we have less control over our height.

ETA: If I'm not mistaken, 5'9" is average for an adult North American male. I just thought I'd mention that since it seems every guy here is taller than me.
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Postby locke » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:24 am

Let's just say 'small' and leave it at that
Ewok small, or small for a Wookiee?
this made me giggle. *drags mind out of gutter*
Isn't it weird how it's okay to ask about height but not weight? I guess it's because we have less control over our height.
as of this morning 214 which is depressing. this is the fault of my job buying me food every night. :(
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Postby neo-dragon » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:36 am

Let's just say 'small' and leave it at that
Ewok small, or small for a Wookiee?
this made me giggle. *drags mind out of gutter*
I must be slipping. It took me several seconds to even understand how that sounds dirty.
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Postby Gravity Defier » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:40 am

*drags mind out of gutter*
Need a tissue to clean that up? :P
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Postby zeroguy » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:47 am

I think you mean, "bunch of agendas".

6'-something. I really thought the average height for males was 6' for a long time. It's really as low as 5'9", though? Pshhh.
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Postby Wil » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:47 am

It says 5'11" on my drivers license. Really, though, I'm closer to 5'10 1/2. I rounded up. 8)
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Postby Olhado_ » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:26 am

6'0" or 6'1"

It is hard to tell. :)
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Postby powerfulcheese04 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:02 am

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Postby Wind Swept » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:21 am

6'2".
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Postby Rei » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:35 am

I really thought the average height for males was 6' for a long time. It's really as low as 5'9", though? Pshhh.
I tend to think of the median height for guys being around 6' or a bit taller, where most guys were 6' or 6'1" or 2". I think almost every guy I know offline is 6'+.
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Postby Luet » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:47 am

The book Blink has a lot of very interesting info on average height and also the prejudice towards taller men, especially in business (they earn more money than shorter men).

But yes, the average height for men is around 5'9" to 5'10" in the US and it varies by country. For women it is around 5'4".

Which I tell everyone who tells me that I'm short! I'm 5'4" (and 1/2!).

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Postby starlooker » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:03 am

5'10" give or take.

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Postby Young Val » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:19 am

5'10"
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Postby Rei » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:30 am

Huh... apparently my feeling wasn't that far off. I grew up in a largely Dutch community.
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Postby Luet » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:10 am

It certainly seems that pweb has taller than average boys and girls...
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Postby Eaquae Legit » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:03 am

I'm about 5'8" or 5'9". Taller than average, on the books, but I never feel particularly tall.
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Postby Ela » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:26 am

I'm 5'4" but people always seem to think I'm taller when they meet me. I think it's cause I have long legs and a short torso.
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Postby Petra456 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:52 am

I'm 5'7'', and I feel tall because my best friend is 5'.
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Postby Jayelle » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:35 am

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Postby Darth Petra » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm

I'm stupidly short for my age. 4'10 last I checked, a year ago. We'll find out after my physical.
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Postby Gravity Defier » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:39 pm

It certainly seems that pweb has taller than average boys and girls...
As I said, big bunch of giraffes (no zero, not agendas or ajendas).

I'm 5'1 3/4" (Yes, I cling to those 3/4", thank you very much). But there was this AF recruiter I really liked; he measured me at 5'2".



Nomi, Ela, DP, and maybe Jan can continue being my Pweb friends. No one else, though.Image
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Postby Ela » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:41 pm

What, you can't be friends with someone who is taller than you? :P
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Postby Gravity Defier » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:52 pm

Obviously not the case or it'd be just me and DP on Pweb, and me and...hardly anyone but toddlers and preteens out in the world. :P


Though it literally can be a pain in the neck to talk to tall people.
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Postby neo-dragon » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:54 pm

I really thought the average height for males was 6' for a long time. It's really as low as 5'9", though? Pshhh.
I tend to think of the median height for guys being around 6' or a bit taller, where most guys were 6' or 6'1" or 2". I think almost every guy I know offline is 6'+.
Screw you all. 6' is still considered tall. 5'9" is average for a man, and 5'5" is average for a woman. I will not be made to feel short just because Pweb is home to a bunch of freaks, and even some of the women are my height or taller.
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Postby Jayelle » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:04 pm


I'm 5'1 3/4" (Yes, I cling to those 3/4", thank you very much). But there was this AF recruiter I really liked; he measured me at 5'2".


My mom is your height, Alea. And my dad? 6'4".
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Postby BonitoDeMadrid » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:19 pm

I'm 5'11", and I'm taller than most of my friends (females, obviously, but also males); though I would like a few more inches =)
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Postby Luet » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:38 pm

I'm with you Neo!
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