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And how does it affect your life?

2nd to last option short be 6'4 to 6'6. My bad.

I'm 5'11, which bothers me because I spent a good part of my life thinking I was 6'0, which is neater from a numbers perspective.

It affects my life in that people who are 5'10 and shorter do not know how my hair loss is progressing.

5'11"

I don't suppose I consider my height often. Girls sometimes tell me I'm tall, but, eh. I do have a tall/thin thing going on which can make buying pants tricky.

Jay said:

And how does it affect your life?

2nd to last option short be 6'4 to 6'6. My bad.

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I'm 5'11", and it affects my life by making me 5'11"

5'2".
Tremble before my mighty stature!
I have doomeweasels taller than I am.

My height depends on which Liquor Store I am walking out of.

6'2". I tend to hit my head on a lot of things. Yay for long-held teenage awkwardness! *eyeroll*

The first tall person to pat me on the head gets their kneecap bitten.

Emrys said:

The first tall person to pat me on the head gets their kneecap bitten.

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What if we're into that?

Ravenpoe said:

What if we're into that?

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Only you, Ravenpoe. Only you.

Wait, so when Ravenpoe says "bite me" he's not being sarcastic?

stienman said:

Wait, so when Ravenpoe says "bite me" he's not being sarcastic?

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He's got some interesting quirks.

6'2". I am reach for things stored in high places a lot.

Also, look, a normal distribution! (somewhat skewed by the category ranges, I think)

6'2 also. 185cm.

Jay said:

2nd to last option short be 6'4 to 6'6. My bad.

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6'4!

6'0"

It's awesome because I can say I'm six feet tall... and I'm also taller than all those guys who are 5'11" and didn't quite make it to 6'-0"

I'm just under 5'10" and reasonably skinny, and this is problematic for two reasons.
-Most things designed for men are apparently designed expecting the man to be 6' (car controls & seats, etc), which means that everything is designed to be almost-but-not-quite at my fingertips.
-Finding pants is hard. If I buy the correct size, then they're cut to fit a 14yr-old boy. If I buy the correct fit, then I have to pull the waist way in or get them hemmed up.

--Patrick

I've been 6'6" since I was 14. I've given myself a concussion twice by standing up into light fixtures over the dining room table. Buying pants is a hassle, buying shirts is damn near impossible (I have a 16.5" collar and a 37" sleeve length). People ask me to reach things a lot.

My wife says she likes it because it makes her feel more normal-sized (she's 5'11").

5'5" with short arms and legs. My brother keeps saying I should contact Guinness World Records about getting in as the world's tallest midget.

Cheesy1 said:

5'5" with short arms and legs. My brother keeps saying I should contact Guinness World Records about getting in as the world's tallest midget.

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Awwww, I'd snuggle with ya'!

Cheesy1 said:

5'5" with short arms and legs. My brother keeps saying I should contact Guinness World Records about getting in as the world's tallest midget.

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Nope. Current Guinness record for tallest dwarf is 7'8".

--Patrick

Wait...is your avatar an actual picture, Cheesy1? I had no idea.

I'm 5'7" and I've never really noticed my height being a factor. No hitting my head on ceilings. I can still reach everything indoors. I'm happy with it. The only time my height affects my life is when people <= my height find out my height. Then they always have to make a big to do about measuring themselves against me. I guess I look shorter than I am...? (probably due to my always slouching) The only time I really ever thought of myself as short was when my date who was about about half an inch shorter than me wore 2 inch heals to prom making me look really tiny in all my prom pics.

I am 6'2" and for the most part it isn't something I think about that often. Although being a bit slender and tall can make it difficult to buy clothes that fit nicely. I would kill for a shirt that doesn't show my belly if I raise my arm half an inch and yet doesn't make me look like I am wearing a tent.

5' 11" and built like Soos from Gravity Falls. It's really hard to find clothes that fit me... shirts need to be one size larger than normal because I have a long torso, while all my pants need to be hemmed because my legs are shorter than normal. This means that it's basically impossible for me to buy off the rack.

5'9. I was 5'10 but then I lost a bit of height, but enough to put me down. It doesn't really effect me, but I miss that extra inch.

Man, I am nearly 6 foot, and I have 29 inch legs. Really long torso, arms and fat. Try finding anything that fits.

I think I must carry more Neanderthal genes than normal.

blotsfan said:

5'9. I was 5'10 but then I lost a bit of height, but enough to put me down. It doesn't really effect me, but I miss that extra inch.

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That's what she said?

6'3"

5'10"
it makes me daunting to other people when I where heels of any height.

My partner is 6'7" - next to him, I look normal. It's fantastic.

I'm 5'4". Sometimes I wish I was taller, but it's generally a fine place to be.

5-foot-3 here, around 163cm. I'm short even by Asian standards.

It's ruined my NBA career.

Also, I have a relatively long torso, with short arms and legs. As a result, I look like Mr. Potato Head.

I'm not 5'8", but I'm not quite 5'9" either.

Spent a lot of my life at 5"11", then I donated some knee and spine material to a few injuries and surgeries and I'm closer to 5"10". Makes more of a difference in the pants-leg length department than you would expect. Still happily able to reach the top shelf though!

I wish I could reach the top shelf. Or ceiling fan pulls.
On the other hand, I can fit into very small spaces.

either 5'11" or 6 feet, I've gotten both from different measure-ers.

klew said:

either 5'11" or 6 feet, I've gotten both from different measure-ers.

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Time of day makes a lot of difference.

--Patrick

5'9ish. I seem to be average enough that I don't really notice my height in comparison with others' too often.

When I was in the north, 6'3" felt like average, my friends and coworkers were all giant lumberjack men. Now that I'm more south and living in the city, I notice how much taller than most people I am.

5'9.5" And that 1/2 inch makes all the difference. It separates me from the legions of the absolutely tiny 5'9" people.

6'2" or 6'3", depending on what website I have do the conversion for me. 188 cm, so taller than some of the other people here claiming 6'2"
Silly measuring system, doesnt allow for enough specification. My 1 cm more MAKES A DIFFERENCE I TELL YOU

Neon Pirate said:

I donated some knee and spine material to a few injuries and surgeries

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Hmph. Whatever. Jerk.

Seriously though, whaaa I didn't even know that was a thing. That's really cool.

Chad Sexington said:

Hmph. Whatever. Jerk.

Seriously though, whaaa I didn't even know that was a thing. That's really cool.

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I don't think he meant that he donated them to another person. More like they were casualties of the injuries and surgeries.

5'8" here.

The only people I really pictured to be above 5'9" was Jay and Frank. It's strange seeing how tall a lot of you are.

stienman said:

I don't think he meant that he donated them to another person. More like they were casualties of the injuries and surgeries.

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Ohhhhhhhh

I'm 5'2". I'm so used to looking up at people that when someone is shorter than me I get completely confused.

Dei said:

I'm 5'2". I'm so used to looking up at people that when someone is shorter than me I get completely confused.

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I kind of have the same issue when I am around people that are taller and larger than I am. For 30 years I've nearly always been the largest guy in the room...

Shakey said:

5'8" here.

The only people I really pictured to be above 5'9" was Jay and Frank. It's strange seeing how tall a lot of you are.

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Why?

Jay said:

Why?

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Probably the pictures you posted have perspective to them. A lot of pictures have just the persons head, or maybe there aren't familiar objects around to just someones height by. I don't know why I assumed Frank was taller though. Maybe the whole Canadian mountie image.

The most surprising to me was Chad Sexington and Ravenpoe. I would have guessed Poe to be 5'6" at most and Chad to be 5'8".

Shakey said:

I would have guessed Poe to be 5'6" at most

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WHAAT? Do I look short from a headshot or something? I'm a pretty big guy.

This isn't the best picture ever, it's blurry and I look like shit from having just gotten off work, but here's a picture of me posing with my family at my sister's graduation. It's the only one I could find that shows height.

I'm sitting down on a park bench in my photo, my friend took it was super close range too.

Ravenpoe said:

WHAAT? Do I look short from a headshot or something? I'm a pretty big guy.

This isn't the best picture ever, it's blurry and I look like shit from having just gotten off work, but here's a picture of me posing with my family at my sister's graduation. It's the only one I could find that shows height.

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Your face looks a lot like a friend of mine, who is about 5'6". Probably where I got it from. Thinking about it, I do tend to compare you all to people I know in real life.[DOUBLEPOST=1374085046][/DOUBLEPOST]I also imagined stienman to be over 6'.

Ravenpoe said:

WHAAT? Do I look short from a headshot or something? I'm a pretty big guy.

This isn't the best picture ever, it's blurry and I look like shit from having just gotten off work, but here's a picture of me posing with my family at my sister's graduation. It's the only one I could find that shows height.

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Hobo

Shakey said:

I also imagined stienman to be over 6'.

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That's ok, you can still imagine that if you like.

I imagine stienman as a colonial organism made of babies.

stienman said:

That's ok, you can still imagine that if you like.

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No sir, I cannot. You have all destroyed my imagination.

Shakey said:

No sir, I cannot. You have all destroyed my imagination.

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Well, at least you haven't heard my voice, so you can still imagine it to be a measured, soothing deep baritone.

Chad Sexington said:

Hmph. Whatever. Jerk.

Seriously though, whaaa I didn't even know that was a thing. That's really cool.

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stienman said:

I don't think he meant that he donated them to another person. More like they were casualties of the injuries and surgeries.

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Chad...right on line one, wrong on line two! Most of those who donate to such surgeries do so post-mortem. Stienman got it, I've never lived a gentle or particularly graceful life! Any athletics have been a solid mixture of tenacity and stupidity, with stupidity being the more solid part, so basically I just found ways to break myself but I do currently have some cadaver parts in my left knee. No, I didn't wake up after any of the surgeries with any new voices or desire to kill, just what was there before the operations. Due to the injuries though, I've shrunk a bit! Let fly all of the unexpected responses to that!

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Well, at least you haven't heard my voice, so you can still imagine it to be a measured, soothing deep baritone.

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You did do that video of assembling your 3d printer, and I think you talked in that. I never really imagined you with a deep voice though, sorry.

6'5" - Looks like I might be the second tallest guy around here.

It's kind of funny because when I was little I kept joking with my father that I would someday be taller then him. Joke was on me because he is 6'6". So close.

Oh well, I am pretty sure my son is going to beat me out though. He was born in the 96th percentile for newborn length, and once he got some meat on him he jumped right off the chart entirely by a good stretch. He is so tall that not even a year old he extends the entire length of my upper body. When my wife holds him he looks like a little kid.

Dirona said:

5'10"
it makes me daunting to other people when I where heels of any height.

My partner is 6'7" - next to him, I look normal. It's fantastic.

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I am the 6'7" monster who is married to Dirona, and also could legitimately click the final option on the poll. As she said, she can wear heels of any height and I still tower over her. I guess high enough theoretically exist, but (to my knowledge) she doesn't own any like that.

Honestly, being this tall is a pain in the ass most of the time. 6'3" or 6'4 was good. Most things still fit. Probably 6'3" is the better of the two. Now... I buy cars first on what fits. A little under 10 years ago, I went into a Toyota dealership and I couldn't fit in ANY of their vehicles. Not just cars, ANYTHING they had. No test drive, period. Varies per manufacturer, but so far Chrysler is the best for having SOMETHING I can drive (usually there's actually a choice with them). Most others, 1 or 0 vehicles I can fit in, let alone drive comfortably. Clothes aren't too bad, but I was really mad when Land's End stopped carrying tall sized jeans. I'm not that far off the scale (37-inch inseam, my torso is massively tall), but still, 36 just doesn't work. Very sad.

The real disappointment came last week at the Calgary Stampede: maybe 50% of the rides I wasn't too tall for (anything where the upper restraint rotates down can't go far enough without impacting my shoulders). Sucks.

Oh well, I do have it better than the very short, but it's not "great" up here either. Has its advantages sure, but by no means universally good. 6'3" was better.

Eriol said:

I guess high enough theoretically exist, but (to my knowledge) she doesn't own any like that.

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Juuust enough. Good luck finding them in her size, though.

--Patrick

I like saying that I'm 5'2''

6'1"

Squidleybits said:

I like saying that I'm 5'2''

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But do you have eyes of blue?

Eriol said:

I am the 6'7" monster who is married to Dirona, and also could legitimately click the final option on the poll. As she said, she can wear heels of any height and I still tower over her. I guess high enough theoretically exist, but (to my knowledge) she doesn't own any like that.

Honestly, being this tall is a pain in the ass most of the time. 6'3" or 6'4 was good. Most things still fit. Probably 6'3" is the better of the two. Now... I buy cars first on what fits. A little under 10 years ago, I went into a Toyota dealership and I couldn't fit in ANY of their vehicles. Not just cars, ANYTHING they had. No test drive, period. Varies per manufacturer, but so far Chrysler is the best for having SOMETHING I can drive (usually there's actually a choice with them). Most others, 1 or 0 vehicles I can fit in, let alone drive comfortably. Clothes aren't too bad, but I was really mad when Land's End stopped carrying tall sized jeans. I'm not that far off the scale (37-inch inseam, my torso is massively tall), but still, 36 just doesn't work. Very sad.

The real disappointment came last week at the Calgary Stampede: maybe 50% of the rides I wasn't too tall for (anything where the upper restraint rotates down can't go far enough without impacting my shoulders). Sucks.

Oh well, I do have it better than the very short, but it's not "great" up here either. Has its advantages sure, but by no means universally good. 6'3" was better.

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Dude! Get a Jeep! Top comes off so your skull remains intact, lift kits available so that you can just slide in comfortably! They even have ladders and side steps so Dirona can get in!

Neon Pirate said:

Dude! Get a Jeep! Top comes off so your skull remains intact, lift kits available so that you can just slide in comfortably! They even have ladders and side steps so Dirona can get in!

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Alternatively, be super creepy and buy a white paneled van.

Cajungal said:

But do you have eyes of blue?

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I do!

184cm or 6'0. Which is pretty close to average for a Finnish man.

So if we ever have a Halforums get-together, we're going to have to find a place with extra high ceilings and no low-hanging ceiling fans. And a couple of stepladders for us short folks.

6'2" as well.

It seems halforums appeals to tall redbeards.

<rawr>

drawn_inward said:

It seems halforums appeals to tall redbeards.

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--Patrick

PatrThom said:

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--Patrick

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Looks like I'm the shortest male here.

Which just means I'll be closer to all the ladies at the HF meetup! Ha!

I feel like half of you should just change your names to Hodor already. Tall ass motherfuckers all up ins.

phil said:

I feel like half of you should just change your names to Hodor already. Tall ass motherfuckers all up ins.

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Hey! It took me years to get over my speech impedihodor!

Gusto said:

Hey! It took me years to get over my speech impedihodor!

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YOU NEED TO GET BRAN TO THE WALL GUSTO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?

phil said:

YOU NEED TO GET BRAN TO THE WALL GUSTO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?

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Hey, don't make him go back! Let him do us all a favor by doing what every sane person would do: leaving Bran alone in the woods to die of starvation.