The Tall Thread.

[Unrepresented]

I'm tall. I'm 6'5"ish.

I'm taller than most of you. I'm taller than most everyone I see. I'm not tall enough to be anything special, just tall enough to be awkward and strange.

It weirds me out when I see someone in my height range, I'm like "whoa! look at that freak over there! He must be seven foot tall! Such strange proportions that creature has. How unforunate for him." Then we pass and we're looking eye to eye.

Mirrors and photos are also odd. I don't realize that I look like I'm prepared to eat people I'm with until I see myself next to them.

I don't fit in anything. Clothes reveal my buttcrack or are built to tent-like proportion. Cars are designed for Hobbits, I'm convinced. Amusement park rides and airplane seats? Bleh.

I know I've seen posts in the past about people who're overendowed with height on here. Share with me brothers.

[Darkstrike]

I know a guy whos 6'5" and he has none of these problems, and never did.

[T.O.Bass]

Stop complaining! My girlfriend's brother is 6'9"!

[T.O.Bass]

And a good friend of mine is 6'6" and 330lbs. I think maybe sometimes he does eat people he's with. He could.

His nickname is Bear. Heh heh.

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by Darkstrike

I know a guy whos 6'5" and he has none of these problems, and never did.

You're calling at least one person who's 6'5" a liar.

Bad move buddy. Good luck getting help pulling down that tupperware from the top shelf!

Originally Posted by T.O.Bass

Stop complaining! My girlfriend's brother is 6'9"!

That seems tall enough to be useful, as opposed to being just tall enough to be awkward.

Originally Posted by T.O.Bass

And a good friend of mine is 6'6" and 330lbs. I think maybe sometimes he does eat people he's with. He could.

His nickname is Bear. Heh heh.

The subject of "bears" seems to come up a lot recently within the circles I've been running.

[Bongolation]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

I'm tall. I'm 6'5"ish.

I'm not tall enough to be anything special, just tall enough to be awkward and strange.

Yep, 6'2" is about the limit (which is what I am), after which every inch becomes more problems and nuisances -- practical, social and otherwise. 6'2" is hassle enough.

[Darkstrike]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

You're calling at least one person who's 6'5" a liar.

Bad move buddy. Good luck getting help pulling down that tupperware from the top shelf!

Never told you my height.




Not to mention that I don't have any high shelfs.

[bryan bailey]

i'm 6'8"

[Geddyfleaharris]

5'6" and can only dram of being 6 feet. Another 6" sure would have been nice.

[crimson_basser]

im about 5'8"
but pretty well all of my guy friends are 6'2' or more
for serious

its nice having big guys around you nearly all the time, people are less likely to start something with you

[Gard]

Heck, I'm only 6'2" and I have "issues" occasionally!

The worst is my grandmother's house, the doorways are all 6'! I gotta duck through each and every one...

Most cars make me feel somewhat claustrophobic as well, the biggest reason I love my Honda Element is the insane amount of headroom that it has.

Most mirrors are set too low for me as well....

[Standalone]

six foot four here.

I experience the same phenomenon. It's rare enough for me to come across someone taller than I that it kind of throws me off to see them at first.

My son is likely to be taller. He's four, but looks like he's about 7. He's got a little peanut head, too, which will exaggerate the effect, like those oddly proportioned heroic paintings of Washington, where they gave him a little head so that he appears taller....

[jumbosilverette]

I'm 6'6" and proud. Say it loud, brother! I'm tall and I'm proud!.

Dude, be happy you're not Napoleon-esque.

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by jumbosilverette

I'm 6'6" and proud. Say it loud, brother! I'm tall and I'm proud!.

Dude, be happy you're not Napoleon-esque.

Yeah, I'm happy I'm big. I just wish the rest of the world would accomodate me better.

Top of the list:

A shower head I didn't have to do a back bend to get underneath.

Countertops I don't have to hunch over to chop food on.

Sportscars that fit me and my fauxhawk.

When I get out of apartment living someday, my house will have different dimensions than those I've been forced to suffer through.

[GeneralElectric]

No pics, no freakishly giant TBers.

I'm only 6'1 but I have freakishly long legs (my jeans are a 36 in the leg) so I feel you pain when it comes to getting comfy in automobiles. Occasionally I'll hit the chin up bar in my door way if I happen to be passing through it during the peak of my midstride.

I wish I was taller.

So I could bully people.

Grrr!

[iamlowsound]

Don't feel too bad, I know two brothers that are 6'10" and 6'9", and the 6'9" one is still growing. I am 5'10" and have none of these problems, everything is built for me.

lowsound

[thefruitfarmer]

I'm 6'2" and bash my head on things every now and then.

It feels strange when I see someone taller than me.

There's one country, Sweden I think, where if you are above a certain height then it is considered a disablity and the airlines etc have to cater for you.

[gold_member_321]

I'm 6'7 and I have a scar on the side of my head from walking directly into a ceiling fan.

[GregC]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

I'm tall. I'm 6'5"ish.

I'm taller than most of you. I'm taller than most everyone I see. I'm not tall enough to be anything special, just tall enough to be awkward and strange.

It weirds me out when I see someone in my height range, I'm like "whoa! look at that freak over there! He must be seven foot tall! Such strange proportions that creature has. How unforunate for him." Then we pass and we're looking eye to eye.

Mirrors and photos are also odd. I don't realize that I look like I'm prepared to eat people I'm with until I see myself next to them.

I don't fit in anything. Clothes reveal my buttcrack or are built to tent-like proportion. Cars are designed for Hobbits, I'm convinced. Amusement park rides and airplane seats? Bleh.

I know I've seen posts in the past about people who're overendowed with height on here. Share with me brothers.

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

Yeah, I'm happy I'm big. I just wish the rest of the world would accomodate me better.

Top of the list:

A shower head I didn't have to do a back bend to get underneath.

Countertops I don't have to hunch over to chop food on.

Sportscars that fit me and my fauxhawk.

When I get out of apartment living someday, my house will have different dimensions than those I've been forced to suffer through.

Preach it. (No sympathy for the fauxhawk, though. ) I'm 6'5" as well. I'll add to the list finding shoes, and not being able to drive (and thus buy) small, cheaper, more fuel-efficient cars.

I really like being tall and wouldn't trade places with someone under 6'. But it comes with its share of hassles and extra costs.

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by gold_member_321

I'm 6'7 and I have a scar on the side of my head from walking directly into a ceiling fan.

My in-laws recently installed a ceiling fan on an 8 foot ceiling. I was nearly decapitated several times at my last visit.