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i'm 14 and i'm 4' 9.5" (The extra half-inch matters a lot when you don't have many to spare ). I also have the face of a 10-year-old, so that doesn't help much (unless i'm trying to get cheaper stuff for under-12's ). Only problem is-
I get a lot of stick for it,
I'm incredibly wimpy, thus I can only grin and take all the stick i get,
And I have trouble doing things for over-12's. One time, I tried to buy a certificate-12 DVD, and the guy said "I don't think you're 12, do you have and Identification? any Drivers licenses..?"
IF YOU DON'T THINK I'M 12, WHY THE WOULD I HAVE A ING DRIVERS LICENCE?

6'3".

I are big.

Albatross wrote:

Your experience of being freakishly tall? OK...

I take pride in my height.

Evidently. You made a whole thread about it, after all.

Im 5' 11. It sucks, because in my group of friends Im the shortest by ALOT. The next closest to me is 6' 2. I have a real complex with my height I think. Seriously, if I were alive in the roaring 20s, Id be like Capone, but with my height not how tiny my winky is


Albatross, your rock filled sleeping bags joke made me laugh something fierce.

Joke?

Im 5'4 at 16 so one of the smaller people my age. Unfortunately I stopped growing taller about 3 years ago, ( still getting broader though).

I am 16 and 6'4 maybe 6'5 I haven't measured myself in a while. I weigh 78kg/172lbs. Also I do rowing

Murray wrote:

Albatross wrote:

Your experience of being freakishly tall? OK...

I take pride in my height.

Really? Not being inflammatory here but that seems an odd thing to take pride in, since you have no influence over it. I think, on reflection, I'd like to be a bit taller but I am somewhat perplexed by your statement.

Not gonna lie. I wish I was a few inches taller.

I am 5'10"

I really hope they introduce the double down to the UK

filbert wrote:I am 5'10"

I really hope they introduce the double down to the UK

If they do, youll be 5'10 and weigh half a metric ton. Seriously they will stop your heart if you eat more then 3 lol. But damn, its a risk Ill take TBH. Why is the fattest things the best tasting?

Yeah. Girls get turned off if your a swimmer...
Yep. Nothing interesting about swimmers. Apart from we swim.
But Free Running now that is fun
But anyway. My Brother is 6'4" and he was once a football player, a basketball player, a space wolf player, a singer, a actor, a director, a swimmer, a rugby player, and a dancer. Yep. He was the badass of my family. While i'm the insanely fast kid with blonde hair that can track, and do all the things out doors that my brother cannot.

I'm 5'9'' tall, which is above average for my age.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

Really? Not being inflammatory here but that seems an odd thing to take pride in, since you have no influence over it. I think, on reflection, I'd like to be a bit taller but I am somewhat perplexed by your statement.

I suppose, because its a part of myself and its a quality that i admire. It does sound a bit odd but then you see people take pride in their colour of skin, or their nationality, which is basically the same thing.

Murray wrote:

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

Really? Not being inflammatory here but that seems an odd thing to take pride in, since you have no influence over it. I think, on reflection, I'd like to be a bit taller but I am somewhat perplexed by your statement.

I suppose, because its a part of myself and its a quality that i admire. It does sound a bit odd but then you see people take pride in their colour of skin, or their nationality, which is basically the same thing.

Is it a quality? I'd think bravery or wisdom is a quality, being tall is an attribute.

People taking pride in the colour of their skin, for example, 'being black' is more about taking a pride in their cultural heritage.

I don't really understand how you would admire someone for being tall? 'Hey, you're so tall, that's great! Being tall is admirable'... hmmm, doesn't seem to make sense to me. I mean I can understand shorter people wanting to be taller but then some tall friends of mine have really expressed wanting to be a 'normal' height to me. It has about as much relevance as the colour of your eyes.

I am 6ft 2in, 15st and the perplexed owner of a paunch that will not go away. I guess I should start exercising or something.

I'm 17 (will be 18 in February) and I'm 5'10'' and a little over 140 lbs.

I'm thin, but I don't look unhealthily thin. I wouldn't mind gaining a few pounds, but I have trouble doing so due to a very fast metabolism. But It's nice being able to eat anything I damn well please and still maintain a good weight. Like human flesh, for example.

6 foot, 175-180 lbs. It's a good weight for me.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm 5'4", 120 lbs. Going by the height of my family members, I'll (hopefully) end up being 5'10 or 5'11 when I finish growing.
Course, my tall friend always makes fun of me for being tiny. I then follow up with God's Greatest Comeback: Gut punch.

Where's that damn picture of the Space Marine holding the Tau dude with one hand, as the Tau guy is flailing away with his short little arms? Yeah.

JohnHwangDD wrote:6 foot, 175-180 lbs. It's a good weight for me.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm 5'4", 120 lbs. Going by the height of my family members, I'll (hopefully) end up being 5'10 or 5'11 when I finish growing.
Course, my tall friend always makes fun of me for being tiny. I then follow up with God's Greatest Comeback: Gut punch.

Where's that damn picture of the Space Marine holding the Tau dude with one hand, as the Tau guy is flailing away with his short little arms? Yeah.

He literally has stick figure arms (about three five inches at their largest diameter.), so he can't hold much back save for a light breeze.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:6 foot, 175-180 lbs. It's a good weight for me.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm 5'4", 120 lbs. Going by the height of my family members, I'll (hopefully) end up being 5'10 or 5'11 when I finish growing.
Course, my tall friend always makes fun of me for being tiny. I then follow up with God's Greatest Comeback: Gut punch.

Where's that damn picture of the Space Marine holding the Tau dude with one hand, as the Tau guy is flailing away with his short little arms? Yeah.

He literally has stick figure arms (about three five inches at their largest diameter.), so he can't hold much back save for a light breeze.

At least you admit you've not got the strength of a light breeze.

You're the guy on the left, and I'm the guy on the right.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:6 foot, 175-180 lbs. It's a good weight for me.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I'm 5'4", 120 lbs. Going by the height of my family members, I'll (hopefully) end up being 5'10 or 5'11 when I finish growing.
Course, my tall friend always makes fun of me for being tiny. I then follow up with God's Greatest Comeback: Gut punch.

Where's that damn picture of the Space Marine holding the Tau dude with one hand, as the Tau guy is flailing away with his short little arms? Yeah.

He literally has stick figure arms (about three five inches at their largest diameter.), so he can't hold much back save for a light breeze.

At least you admit you've not got the strength of a light breeze.

You're the guy on the left, and I'm the guy on the right.

Notice how close your crotch is. Just saying...

An inch out of reach is an inch out of reach.

That's what SHE said.




Or something.