I'm a shorty

[Anaiya Sedai]

..so I went to the agency, and they decided they were going to measure me, and told me I'm apparently 5'6...
so I was a little confused (I know my posture has been awful, and my spine kinda never really got streched again after my accident, but I don't know how I would have managed to shrink by 2 whole inches..).
Anyway, so they said that they could only take me on as an extra, afterall, because they only take models 5'8 and over..
then they say they would like to sign me as commercial model anyway, but I would have to get a commercial portfolio, which differs from the fashion and editorial oriented portfolio I have at the moment. (more smiley, real life photos..)
anyway, so I say yes to that, get home, look on their website, and they have entered me as 5'8 fashion model... so I'm contracted and signed :D
not sure what the fuss was all about, though..:confused:

[Gilshalos Sedai]

No idea why they'd short you (literally), Ana, but congrats on being signed! YAY!

[irerancincpkc]

Congrats on getting signed! :D

[Davian93]

I came expecting pictures and was sadly disappointed.

Congrats on getting signed Anaiya!

[Anaiya Sedai]

:D
I'm amazed. and still a little confused.
especially because they kinda contradicted themselves a lot.
oh, and now I am apparently 5'7...

I don't really want to seem self absorbed and constantly post new pictures here.. I've even kinda given up on putting new ones on facebook because I don't want to look like I'm showing off..

[Davian93]

:D
I'm amazed. and still a little confused.
especially because they kinda contradicted themselves a lot.
oh, and now I am apparently 5'7...

I don't really want to seem self absorbed and constantly post new pictures here.. I've even kinda given up on putting new ones on facebook because I don't want to look like I'm showing off..

I was just teasin' Anaiya...I didn't really expect any photos. :)

Good to see you're back up to 5'7". Keep drinking milk and I'm sure you'll regain your previous height ;)

[Anaiya Sedai]

well, they keep changing my height.
thank god they put me in the right section, though.

I think it may have something to do with my horrible posture and mu constant backache (jay blames it on sleeping and spending most my days in the fetal position, or some bent version of it, with my laptop on my knees, my elbow on my pillow..).

[GonzoTheGreat]

To be honest, a difference of two inches is indeed possible, though not guaranteed, depending on when you measure it. Test it sometime yourself: first, in the morning, directly after you get out of bed. Then, in the evening, right before you go to bed again.

So if you want to pass a test with a minimum height requirement, go there lying on your back.

[Brita]

Congrats!!!!!

[Anaiya Sedai]

lol. now that would make a good impression.."could you catwalk for us please?".. :D
I need to find something to sort out my posture though, but I can't afford the osteopath my doc referred me to.. :(

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Well, strong core muscles help posture. Sit ups, etc.

[Zaela Sedai]

Lol Gonzo.


and congrats Ana :)

[Anaiya Sedai]

eww, but my back makes funny cracks and kinda gets stuck in certain positions when I do situps. swimming seems to help, but I can't seem to be able to move my ass down to the gym more than once a week at the moment..

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Can't do crunches, either? Less back strain.

[Sei'taer]

but I can't afford the osteopath my doc referred me to.. :(


Wait....don't you get free healthcare? The envy of the world type free healthcare?

I'm 6' 2" I'd be willing to loan you a little if you need it. Actually, Herid Fel is about 6'5" or so, he might be better to ask.

[Birgitte]

Congrats, Anaiya!

What's wrong with being 5'6"? Best height in the world, it is...

[Sinistrum]

So what is with the 5'8" requirement thing? This is the third time I've encountered it as a bar to people doing modeling as a profession and I'm just kind of curious as to why the industry seems so obsessed by it.

[Ishara]

Congratulations Anaiya!! At least give us a link! :p

BTW ST, Additional stuff like chiro, vision, dental etc are not covered unless you're a child (in Canada).

[Anaiya Sedai]

So what is with the 5'8" requirement thing? This is the third time I've encountered it as a bar to people doing modeling as a profession and I'm just kind of curious as to why the industry seems so obsessed by it.

well, people like to say that designers make clothes to fit 5'8 or taller models.. not many women are actually that tall, but hey, that's an old argument.

B, nothing wrong with being 5'6, but I'm not. :p
I'm supposed to be 5'8.

Healthcare here is free until you turn 20, for some reason. after that, you need to pay for prescriptions, dental care, specialists.. and a bunch of other things. and on top of that, the waitinglists for the decent ones are very long..

[GonzoTheGreat]

So what is with the 5'8" requirement thing? This is the third time I've encountered it as a bar to people doing modeling as a profession and I'm just kind of curious as to why the industry seems so obsessed by it.
Perhaps it is that all fashion designers are smaller than 5'8"?
Based on pictures that I've seen of models and designers together, that does seem to be a valid explanation, though I must admit I'm not entirely sure why it would be relevant.

[Sei'taer]

Perhaps it is that all fashion designers are smaller than 5'8"?
Based on pictures that I've seen of models and designers together, that does seem to be a valid explanation, though I must admit I'm not entirely sure why it would be relevant.


Ah, I see...Napoleonic complexes abound in the fashion industry...and in more ways than just attitude.

[Mort]

Perhaps it is that all fashion designers are smaller than 5'8"?
Based on pictures that I've seen of models and designers together, that does seem to be a valid explanation, though I must admit I'm not entirely sure why it would be relevant.

Classic "I'm not tall enough for modelling but I like fashion so I become a fashion designer"... or maybe not so classic :)

[Ivhon]

Gratz on signing!

I taught at a modeling "school," Im embarassed to admit.

Never could quite get the hang of the catwalk thing, though. Something about being 6'4" 290lbs with 2 left feet. Only thing I could do was snap into a Butterfinger with attitude at the end of the runway.

Yeah, and that whole 5'8" is just bizarre.

And yes, measuring in the morning can make a big difference.

[RogueSavior]

I'm 6'7"... so apparently I can spare a couple inches and still be the tallest current theorylander (since DaiShan is gone :( )

[John Snow]

(or more likely tried to cut your rate some because you're not quite up to the right height) but didn't say anything about the Popeye forearms from the rock-climbing? *Snow's daughter also rock-climbs and has forearms from hell*

[Anaiya Sedai]

it's the legs you wanna watch out for - if yo use your arms more than your legs when you're climbing, then you're doing somehting wrong. lol.
My legs are stronger than those of my 6'5, 300lb stepdad, and have been, since I was about 15 :D
i read this funny article once, about silicon implants they can put under your scalp.. apparently they can make you up to two inches taller - but yoy may end up looking like an egg head. I have to find that for you guys some time. but not at 3 am.

[tanaww]

What about Yoga? That's great for both the posture and the core.

[Frenzy]

i've heard the theory that the fashion industry wants all it's models the same size so they don't have to make different-sized clothes for different models.

congrats on the contract, Anaya!



(and am i the only one ~weg~'ing at all the men offering Anaya their extra inches?)

[pops taer]

here's hoping you will become world famous and we can all say hey we know and love her and did so before she became famous!!!

[cathar]

RS I'm 6'8" so i am the tallest. and probably the heaviest at 320

[Anaiya Sedai]

lol frenzy.
I am tactfully choosing to ignore the possible double meanings.. :D

thanks everyone :) I still need to check the agency website ever few hours to make sure they haven't changed their mind, or something.. lol. but they seem to have settled on 5'7 now.
yeah, they actually do want all models to be the same size so they don't have to make clothes in different sizes..

[ShadowbaneX]

I'll give you the heigth, but I'm not so sure about the weight...

[Anaiya Sedai]

well, a 5'8, 100lb model is going to have a different figure to a 5'8 150 lb model...
that's why they have different, "plus size" models with different clothes for that.. although, I must say, "plus size" is actually the US dress sizes 6-10/ UK 10-14.. so not that plus size at all.

[lurk]

Woohoo great news, congrats on the contract :cool:


can you sing "Show me the Money?" through a phone? :p

[Davian93]

6'2" 200 lbs (I lost 12 lbs on a diet over the past 3 months). :) I realized I was starting to pack on the weight so I've cut my diet back extensively since then.

Edit: 197 lbs according to my scale as of this morning...and my pants aren't tight anymore. They were 3 months ago.

[Zaela Sedai]

Nice to know my 5'8 size 6 is plus size LOL ~sigh~

[Davian93]

Nice to know my 5'8 size 6 is plus size LOL ~sigh~

I'd rather have a size 6 than an anorexic girl Zae...you're definitely not a "plus" size from the pics I've seen. :)

[Gilshalos Sedai]

My sister used to work for Lane Bryant. The models they hired were size 12-14 with a minimum height requirement of 5'9". The mannequins they sent to the stores were size 10.

[Zaela Sedai]

~sigh @ Dav~

That was more of a sarcastic jab to the stupidity of modeling agencies/ clothing advertisers.


Lane Bryant is pretty decent about model size...but in all honesty is about the same as reg stores... size 12/14 women don't need to shop at plus size stores I wouldn't think. But then I don't know what size they start selling at. better then seeing a model my size advertizing for a plus size store....

I really like the new dove commercials...with all the normal sized women. I'd guess they are all between a 6 and a 10, nice to see that...

Theres a difference between being a 0/2 thin girl like our Ana, and being a 0/2 anorexic girl. A girl I work with is the same, very thin but very healthy... odd how that works...if I managed to get down to Ana's weight I'd look absolutely disgusting, and yet she looks great. I bet if she were my weight she'd be bordering on too heavy....yet we're the same height go figure...body types, who knew

[ShadowbaneX]

It varies. For instance with my bones and muscles if I were to go below 190 I'd probably be underweight. Granted, I'm seriously overweight so that's not really a problem. ;)

My dad is the same way. When he was having some tests done a few years ago they said his ideal body weight is something like 196. He's a little taller then I am, but I think I'm denser still then he is, so it probably evens out.

The difference is probably the same, it's literally in your bones, Zae. Your's are probably more dense, thus heavier then Anaiya's. So if you were to weigh the same as her, you'd have to lose other weight, 'healthier' weight as it were, from other parts of you, like muscle mass, or whatever.

Looking it up on wiki the human skeleton accounts for about 20% of total weight of a human body. So if you've got a 100 lbs girl that's probably a 20 pound skeleton. If you've got a 200 lbs guy that's a 40 pound skeleton.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

I seem to remember something about the diameter of one's wrists and ankles determining that.

[ShadowbaneX]

I think that's a symptom, not a determining factor. Chances are if you've got a larger, denser skeleton, your wrists and ankles will be larger too.

For a comparison, the diameter of my wrist is 8" and my ankle is 11"

[Gilshalos Sedai]

The diameter of mine are 2.5 and 4.5 respectively. Wow, you really have big bones, SBX. ;)

[Zaela Sedai]

yeah I cant touch my thumb to my middle finger around my wrist, prolly a 1/2" of space. I bet ana can touch her fingers and then some...

[ShadowbaneX]

I'm not fat! I'm big boned!

[/Cartman]

[Zaela Sedai]

I dont have a ruler :( ~searches~

The CIRCUMFRENCE of my wrists are 6.5"

[Gilshalos Sedai]

I have room to spare when I circle my thumb and middle finger around my wrist, about a 1/2", the reverse of yours, Zae (and my forefinger and thumb touch). I think Bryan's hand overlaps by about 3" on my wrist.


Ok, so I guess he can keep calling me "little."

[RogueSavior]

Diameter, or are you talking Circumference, SBX? My hands are about 7 inches long, maybe more, and my thumb and middle finger touch, so...

[Gilshalos Sedai]

We're talking diameter, RS.

[RogueSavior]

you're telling me that SBX's wrist is further across than my entire hand?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Pi_eq_C_over_d.svg/220px-Pi_eq_C_over_d.svg.png

[ShadowbaneX]

sorry, yeah, my bad. I meant circumference. Math class was a long time ago.

And we're just talking the wrist and ankle bones here RS.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Ok, I was talking Diameter. Circumference-wise, my wrist is about 5-6", my ankle is 9".

[RogueSavior]

ok - now I'm not as astounded by SBX's Andre the Giant-esque limbs.

I was stating that I could reach my hand around my wrist to the point where they touched.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Which means you may have small bones.

[ShadowbaneX]

or have large hands...although from what you said they're about as large as mine are, 7" from tip of my middle finger to the base of my palm...

[RogueSavior]

I don't know - I'm just guessing. I'll go measure them quick...

OK - they are 8 and a quarter inches long, on the same measuring basis. Wrist circumference is about the same.

[Sei'taer]

my hands are 7 1/4" from wrist to end middle finger. I don't have any way of measuring around my wrist, but my fingers don't touch by a quite a bit a little more than half an inch.

Last year at this time I weighed in at 255lbs. I lost down to 195 and am now about 205. I'm good at this weight, but I'd like to lose a little fat and put on a little more muscle. We'll see how it goes when I get back into the swing of working out...

[Davian93]

What are we all measuring again?

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Wrists and ankles to find out if you're literally big boned.


Waits for the dirty jokes.

[ShadowbaneX]

Wrists and ankles to find out if you're literally big boned.


Waits for the dirty jokes.
truth be told I'm surprised there haven't been any yet.

[Zaela Sedai]

I know right? lol

[Brita]

Yep- definitely slipping. Maybe it's too easy...

[Frenzy]

Measuring of bones.... can't tell the difference between width and girth.... gaps between fingers and bones.... good lord, where to begin?!?!

[Yuri33]

At this point I would post something medically relevant, but to be honest, the medical definition of "big boned" and its possible relation to whether you can wrap your hand around your wrist was never covered. I can't imagine why...

For the record, I'm stuck with being 5' 6.5'' (the .5 has to be mentioned to satisfy my Napoleaonic complex) and 145 lbs. I do have a 41" vertical, however. :)

[tworiverswoman]

For the record, I'm stuck with being 5' 6.5'' (the .5 has to be mentioned to satisfy my Napoleaonic complex) and 145 lbs. I do have a 41" vertical, however. :) Uhhh... a 41" vertical WHAT?

[GonzoTheGreat]

Uhhh... a 41" vertical WHAT?
Nosehair, probably. Hanging straight down.

[Terez]

Maybe that's how high he can jump?

[irerancincpkc]

I'm 6'1 and 120 lbs, and I can fit my hand around my wrist with room to spare. :D

[Sarevok]

6'3" and 190 lbs, I, too, can fit my hand around my wrist with room to spare.

[Anaiya Sedai]

:D
5.5 for my wrist, 7.5 for my ankle.

and, yes, there is such a thing as TMI. *chuckles*

I don't get the whole plus size thing.. models that are officially defined as plus size, are just completely normal sized girls in my eyes..

[Gilshalos Sedai]

It just means the designers actually have to make the clothes fit, rather than just using the girl as a hanger.

[Sei'taer]

I do have a 41" vertical, however. :)


Refrigerator Perry had a 40" vertical, iirc. :p


I never measured to see how high I could jump. Playing soccer for years I know I could jump pretty good, but now my bad knee would probably collapse under me if I tried to do anything like that. Plus, theres a lot of difference between a 6'2" 175lb kid and a 6'2" 205lb wore out, beat up, smoking, beer drinking, non running 38 yr old. Ah, the good old days...back when I could wake up and not hurt and make fun of Pop for all the tape they put on him before a softball game.

[Anaiya Sedai]

Ah, the good old days...back when I could wake up and not hurt and make fun of Pop for all the tape they put on him before a softball game.

I was thinking something like that this morning.. when you start aching after you walked for just over an hour the day before, I think it's a sign for you to get fit, or that you're getting old... :(

[Mort]

About 6'3"-6'4". I'm pretty bigboned. Big feet and big hands, broad shoulders etc. I sometimes wish I could be like 1-2 inches shorter. Sometimes it's a nightmare to find clothes that fit nicely, sometimes have to settle for a bulky shirt so it will fit my armlength etc. I are a giant!

[Sarevok]

seems like we have a lot of tall guys here at TL :D

[Mort]

Or a large bunch of liars :)

But let's say it is so, I wonder why. Being tall is certainly not the norm. Tall guys read more fantasy, is that it? :D

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Nah, just more likely to be geeks. [/tongue-in-cheek]

[Davian93]

I'm 6'1 and 120 lbs, and I can fit my hand around my wrist with room to spare. :D

Dude...EAT!;)

[RogueSavior]

That's immediately what I thought when I saw that, too. Granted, he's still a minor, but....

Isn't there a Taco Bell near you or something, Spammer?

[Davian93]

When I joined the Army I was 6'2", 160 lbs and I was rail skinny...I couldn't imagine being 40 lbs below that.

[irerancincpkc]

Still a minor? I'm 18. :D ~Maybe profile is incorrect~

I eat a lot, more than I should. The doctors say I have a very high metabolism. :D

[RogueSavior]

I just thought you had said you couldn't vote, is all. I stand corrected.

Seriously, though. That's unhealthy. Eat right before you go to bed or something.

[Davian93]

Still a minor? I'm 18. :D ~Maybe profile is incorrect~

I eat a lot, more than I should. The doctors say I have a very high metabolism. :D

My advice would be to enjoy it while it lasts...mine slowed down around 25. If you want to gain weight start lifting weights...it'll work.

[Sarevok]

My advice would be to enjoy it while it lasts...mine slowed down around 25.
Mine is already slowing :(

[jason wolfbrother]

mine slowed down around 20 :( graduated HS 5'9" 165 and within a year I was 5'9" 225 :( and it wasn't muscle. fortunately I realized this and did something about it :)

I also hit another growth spurt and now I'm 5'11" or 6'0" (depending on which convenience store I'm leaving ;)) and about 210 :)

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Yeah, Bryan was a hypermetabolic skinny guy in HS. (What? I've seen pictures!) Though not as tall as y'all. He did fill out though to the point where the people in the army asked if he'd played football in HS.


Men are wierd. Women just don't do that.

[irerancincpkc]

I hope I fill out. :D My father did, but my uncle is just as tall and skinny as I am now, and he is 40...

[Tamyrlin]

I wish my dense muscle mass counted for something...but you can't really tell right now (and haven't been able to for years). Although the wide shoulders do help a bit. Not sure on the wrist measurement.

I'm sure if I work any more than I do now, I might be able to crest my heaviest weight.

I love weight discussions...

[Gilshalos Sedai]

It wasn't originally a weight discussion.

[Anaiya Sedai]

lol no, it was a height discussion :D
because I shrunk. *chuckles*

[John Snow]

I was thinking something like that this morning.. when you start aching after you walked for just over an hour the day before, I think it's a sign for you to get fit, or that you're getting old... :(

Getting old is what you make of it.......feeling out of shape means you're out of shape!

[Sei'taer]

Getting old is what you make of it.......feeling out of shape means you're out of shape!


You got that right. I'm definitely out of shape. I need to borrow some willpower from someone....

[Yuri33]

Refrigerator Perry had a 40" vertical, iirc.

It was believed that he had a huge vertical coming out of college, but I can't find any place that lists an official measurement for him. And his college weight was something just under 300. By the time he retired, he was ~380, a true fridge. :)

Spud Webb was 5'7" and had a 42" vertical, and he won a slam dunk contest with that. I'm slightly shorter and have a slightly smaller vertical. I can't dunk a basketball, but I think it's largely because I can't palm the ball. My lift comes from early years playing lots of soccer and later years playing lots of volleyball.

I agree, there are way too many tall dudes here. Just give me a little heads up on the weather now and again. :)

[RogueSavior]

*spits on Yuri*

It's raining.

What?

[Sei'taer]

It was believed that he had a huge vertical coming out of college, but I can't find any place that lists an official measurement for him. And his college weight was something just under 300. By the time he retired, he was ~380, a true fridge. :)


I was just poking at you. I know he had a big vertical, but I have no idea what it was. I did see him working out jumping up and then down on a table, but who knows how high it was.

[Sarevok]

I'll just repeat Tru's question:
vertical WHAT??

[Sei'taer]

standing still and jumping straight up. How high can you jump. Usually I've seen it done while standing near a wall with some way to measure the jump...like a tape measure or ruler attached to the wall. Like I said, I don't remember ever doing it, but I know basketball players do it a lot.


Here ya go...some of the stuff used to check a vertical jump. (http://www.topendsports.com/testing/equipment-verticaljump.htm)

[Terez]

Wow, good guess...

[John Snow]

Basketball players do it a lot, but so do football players who play certain positions. Obviously the receivers, especially the tight ends who usually have to pull the ball down in a crowd, but my son worked on his jumps as well, and he played defensive back, usually free safety or rover.

[Gilshalos Sedai]

So, white men CAN jump?

[GonzoTheGreat]

No, but they can boast about it over the Internet.

[Terez]

I don't think Yuri's exactly white...not that any of us are exactly white, but I think he's less white than most of us. :D

[Yuri33]

I wouldn't call it boasting. I'm just saying that, were we to meet in person, I could have a face-to-face conversation with some of you taller people in 2 second intervals. :)

My particular ethnicity is even less known for jumping ability than white men.

[Purple Dragon]

bah...whats height got to do with anything?sure, lots of people, Sare included, are taller than me, but i don't call myself short because of thatso what if i DO need a stepladder to reach the topshelf?i own one and it's awesome to use for taking a swing at someone "tall" with too;)so... all you 6'2''+... bring it on;)

[jason wolfbrother]

Ask your dad when he got his bulk. most likely you will. My dad was like me in HS. skinny and short. but he bulked up and filled out after high school the same as I did. I haven't seen my uncles on my dad's side to know for sure I'm fairly certain they did the same.

[jason wolfbrother]

I dare you to say that to Dai Shan's face without smiling ;) LOL


but truthfully I've found out over the years that height really doesn't matter all that much. there are advantages and disadvantages for both. If you are comfortable with your height then that is all that matters. I'm happy with my 5'11". It's the 210 lbs. that I'm working on now ;)

and sorry Tam but I'm the one that made this into a weight discussion instead of a height discussion ;)

[Sarevok]

Ask your dad when he got his bulk. most likely you will. My dad was like me in HS. skinny and short. but he bulked up and filled out after high school the same as I did. I haven't seen my uncles on my dad's side to know for sure I'm fairly certain they did the same.
Hehe, my dad has been getting his bulk slowly but steadily over the last 20 years... but I think it has more to do with lifestyle, than with genetics. :)

[jason wolfbrother]

lol yeah mine too. but he started out bulking out in muscle and in his shoulders, arms and chest. slowly over the years it has migrated to his stomach, hips, and thighs ;)

[irerancincpkc]

Ask your dad when he got his bulk. most likely you will. My dad was like me in HS. skinny and short. but he bulked up and filled out after high school the same as I did. I haven't seen my uncles on my dad's side to know for sure I'm fairly certain they did the same.
I was able to witness my father fat up, as I call it. :D As soon as he turned 40, he started swelling no matter how much he ran.

So by that logic, I have 22 more years of being a beanpole. :D

[Sei'taer]

My brother is still a beanpole, but I got big. I dunno how it works out, but I guess I'm destined for bigness unless I work at it.

[jason wolfbrother]

lol fair enough hehe good luck on staying skinny for the next 22 years ;)

[Matoyak]

5'11 - 6'0" (depends on when I get measured...I tend to be shorter in the afternoon, I thinks me :confused: )

150 - 165 lbs (depends on what scale I use...I think it's closer to 165-170 now, though...haven't been weighed properly in 3 months, and I've started working out more)

7 1/2 in. wrist, 10 1/2 in. ankle

I eat a helluvalot, just gots me a superfast metabolism.
My grandpa is 72 and is built the same way, still has a fast metabolism, and works out more than I do :eek: (course, working 45 hour weeks makes it hard to find time to work out while still wasting time online, and playing guitar, and video games, and having a girlfriend...all he has to worry about is his next painting/sculpture (he is an artist for a living...and he's done VERY well for himself, lol) )

And my dad is 5'8", 220 lbs. built like a linebacker, always has been. I inherited a lot more from my mom's side, lol.

[Yuri33]

Every male in my family (on both sides) is no taller than 5'9", except for one cousin. He's 6'3", 225 lbs, and built like a bull. He's also half-white. Unlike the rest of us in medicine\law\engineering\finance, he's a DEA agent.

At family gatherings, he's always the first pick for any sport. :)

Even soccer (grrrrrr...)

[tworiverswoman]

I'm just saying that, were we to meet in person, I could have a face-to-face conversation with some of you taller people in 2 second intervals. Between Gonzo and Yuri I damn near fell out of my chair laughing.

I'm only 5 feet and 3/4 of an inch (156 cm?) and my weight isn't subject to discussion. Hmph.

Round is a shape...

[Nazbaque]

Hey don't steal the rules of men.

oh we're giving personal info...

182 cm (6 feet or so)

124 kg (about 30 overweight I'm a fat bastard)

[jason wolfbrother]

that hardly makes you the shortest on the boards tru ;)

there is a picture somewhere of yks and Dai Shan standing next to each other. I think Isabel has yks beat by about 2 hairs on a windy day ;) as for Dai I think he has everyone with the possibly exception of Herid Fel beat by about 6 inches at least

[Purple Dragon]

that hardly makes you the shortest on the boards tru ;)there is a picture somewhere of yks and Dai Shan standing next to each other.* I think Isabel has yks beat by about 2 hairs on a windy day ;)* as for Dai I think he has everyone with the possibly exception of Herid Fel beat by about 6 inches at least bah... height.. i'll bet you that from my vantage point i can make everyone come down to MY heigh with one short punch;)

[DahLliA]

as long as your legs reach down to the ground it's okay isn't it? :p

[Mort]

bah... height.. i'll bet you that from my vantage point i can make everyone come down to MY heigh with one short punch;)

If your answer to a height complex is violence then yes, yes it is :)

[Matoyak]

Ok...so I went to the gym and got my bodyfat, weight and all that measured...

6'0"
145 lbs
7% bodyfat
Need to gain at least 4 lbs. and get to 10% bodyfat.
size 14 shoe...they had to go get a larger scale to accommodate my shoe size...lolz.

[Mort]

Ok...so I went to the gym and got my bodyfat, weight and all that measured...

6'0"
145 lbs
7% bodyfat
Need to gain at least 4 lbs. and get to 10% bodyfat.
size 14 shoe...they had to go get a larger scale to accommodate my shoe size...lolz.

Dude... you have freakishly large feet :)

I thought I had large feet with my size 12 (I think the american size standard is 12 for me, about 46-47 in EUR size)

[Sarevok]

Dude... you have freakishly large feet :)

I thought I had large feet with my size 12 (I think the american size standard is 12 for me, about 46-47 in EUR size)
Those are UK sizes, Mort. You (and I) would have 13 in the US.

[Zaela Sedai]

I have a pic of me, isa and dai... it's like looking at cell phone bars LOL



And Yuri you've got me wondering what ethnicity are you?

[pops taer]

I did well to get both feet off the floor at the same time. I could run up and down the court, flat out, for the whole game. But, JUMP???, that's a laugh!!!

[Yuri33]

And Yuri you've got me wondering what ethnicity are you?

Indian.

Off topic: I've now been up for 30 hours, and I still have ~5 to go...

[StrangePackage]

Well, I don't know if any of you all know this, but I'm kind of a big deal myself.

[Sinistrum]

Well, I don't know if any of you all know this, but I'm kind of a big deal myself.

In a Frankenstein's monster sort of way. :p

[StrangePackage]

In a Frankenstein's monster sort of way. :p

FIRE BAD!:mad:

[Birgitte]

FIRE BAD!:mad:

Tree Pretty!

[Frenzy]

just don't ask him about his Frankenpackage.


...wasn't that a Mel Brooks joke?

[pops taer]

We know for sure that while in the National Football League he could stand with both feet flat on the floor, bend at the knees into a squat and leap up on a standard level table of 30 inches. That's normal kitchen table height. So for a man of his weight he could jump really well!!!

[StrangePackage]

just don't ask him about his Frankenpackage.


...wasn't that a Mel Brooks joke?


OOOOOOOOOOOH Sweet mystery of life at last I found you..........


Ya'll is just jealous of my statuesque physique.

[Sinistrum]

Statute of what? The Tick? :p

[Gilshalos Sedai]

I was thinking Shrek.

[tanaww]

I was thinking Shrek.

Shrek is a bit more debonair than SP. Better looking... more trustworthy - he's not a lawyer like kitten.

[Yuri33]

We know for sure that while in the National Football League he could stand with both feet flat on the floor, bend at the knees into a squat and leap up on a standard level table of 30 inches. That's normal kitchen table height. So for a man of his weight he could jump really well!!!

For a 300+ lb person, that is an incredible feat, no argument there. For reasons like that the bears put the Fridge on the field goal blocking unit, and he did get a few blocks. But for the rest of us who are half is weight, 30" is not a lot to write home about. :)

[Zaela Sedai]

For some reason thats what I was guessing... probably stereotyping your smartness and becoming a doctor.

Off topic:

Is it bad to stereotype people for good things?

[Gilshalos Sedai]

Stereotypes are BAD.... mmmk?

[Yuri33]

Is it bad to stereotype people for good things?

Only when you can't live up to the stereotype.

[StrangePackage]

For some reason thats what I was guessing... probably stereotyping your smartness and becoming a doctor.

Off topic:

Is it bad to stereotype people for good things?

I prefer to make up my own stereotypes.

Like you know what they say about Chinese? They're all immaculate soprano singers.

And Puerto Ricans? Why, they poop candy.

[ShadowbaneX]

Is it bad to stereotype people for good things?

I've always found that being called a "good Christian" something of a horrible stereotype. I'm not Christian, nor have I ever been. At best (best) I'm agnostic and being called that for simply being a good person...well, lets just say I don't look on it too kindly.

[Zaela Sedai]

I'll agree with you there, I've found my way back over the Christianity line...but it'd still bother me LOL

[RogueSavior]

Zae.... I'd just like to point out that it's a well known fact Puerto Ricans poop candy.

It's in the Geneva Convention. Look it up.

It's next to the part that states: If you say with all due respect, you're allowed to say whatever the hell you want.

[Anaiya Sedai]

conversations really take weird paths here..