Fun things about being 6'5" ...


  1. School buses
  2. Twin size beds
  3. Voting booths
  4. Submarines
  5. Fighter planes
  6. 18th century houses
  7. Phone booths
  8. Riding in the back seat of an RX-7
  9. Mazda Miatas
  10. Heck, anything smaller than a minivan
  11. Most clothes
  12. Chandeliers
  13. All those cute short women
  14. My (and many others) basement
  15. Parking garages
  16. Limbo!
  17. Limos
  18. Many toilets
  19. Circulation to my hands and feet
  20. Umbrellas (too small, poked in the eyes, ....)
  21. THIS GODDAMN CHAIR!!
  22. Space shuttles
  23. Won't be mistaken for Ross Perot (not necessarily a bad thing...)
  24. I can see right over stalls in the bathroom
  25. Mass transit
  26. Airport shuttles
  27. Having no basketball skills whatsoever
  28. Being called "Shorty"
  29. Ever heard the question, "How's the weather up there?"
  30. Barbers' chairs
  31. Low showerheads
  32. Seat belts
  33. Those low-hanging lights over pool tables
  34. Everybody has to look up to me
  35. And in doing so, often enough, they have to look up my nose
  36. And, as well, I have to look down to everyone
  37. The sprinklerheads in the University Book Center
  38. Back Pain!
  39. Center of Gravity
  40. Knees
  41. Tall women who are tired of short guys
  42. Desks
  43. I'm easily visible in any crowd
  44. If you're looking for someone in a crowd, just ask me
  45. Cubicles cannot defeat me!
  46. When roofs cave in, guess who gets hit first
  47. Those keyboard slide/drawers (I don't fit under them)
  48. It's easier to get claustrophobic

    Contributed:
    From Stefan A. Nagey <snagey@usa.net>
  49. The television sets on 737-300s

    From Geoff Ellingwood <ellingwd@students.uiuc.edu>
  50. Parent's bald spots clearly visible
  51. Top-down view of attractive women ;)
  52. You can get away with talking about your "wingspan"
  53. Being able to shop at a "Big and Tall" store and not worrying about anyone considering you "Big"

    From Jen Summers <jen@obscure.org>
  54. Rollercoasters... You have no problem being taller than the line.

David Raynes
Last modified: Wed Dec 23 21:56:40 EST 1998