• halvar@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    The fact that my first reaction to this was shouting “fuck you” internally probably just reenforces the idea that short people get aggressive about their height.

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      Lol, so true. I always try to share the reach with others when I can. But after being married for about 15 years at the time, I found a bag of candy on top of the books on the bottom shelf. So I went around the house checking all the low areas and there was a veritable TROVE of sweets - everywhere. They were even in the garage that only I use. Partner was horrified that I found them and then wouldn’t say how long this had gone on for. I can only assume the entire time because I did find a few things like chocolate oranges that they only sell around the holidays. Every once in a while nowadays I see a wrapper, but the stash has been replaced and no one is talking. Mischievous.

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    5 months ago

    Do short people not climb on each other like some sort of LEGO construction?

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    5 months ago

    I mean, I get that short people have no reason to live (Newman et al.), but turning them into step stools seems a bit cruel

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    Yeah but tall people have the problem hitting their head off of stuff that’s just not a problem for most people so honestly I’d take being short if I could

    Ooh and air travel sucks as a tall person.

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      5 months ago

      Virgin giant:

      • Bumps head on the stupidest things
      • Whines about air travel
      • Can’t handle an unfinished basement
      • Has to buy special clothes
      • Cries when they have to pick something off the ground
      • “Do you play basketball?”
      • Blocks people’s view.

      Chad shortie:

      • Can wear top hat anywhere they want.
      • Walks under any obstacle with ease.
      • Knows how to hem trousers.
      • Can see into the fridge without crouching.
      • Lovingly compared to the heroes of the shire.
      • Low center of gravity.
      • Can be taller by standing on literally anything.
      • sneaky as heck
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    What was it Robert Heinlein said about the best revenge being to outlive your enemies? LOL, we short fuckers live longer.

    Heard the term “little old man” or “little old lady”? Yeah, that’s why they’re old.

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    I’m not gonna lie. I feel very grateful to have been born reasonably tall. As in, tall enough to see in a crowd, not so tall as to have difficulties with clothes, vehicles, etc. I feel bad for people who are like 6’7" cause the world just isn’t built for them.

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    Their power lies elsewhere. Have you ever seen a tall person at a grocery store trying to dig out a product from the back of the bottom shelf?

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    6ft4 here. I consider any man below 6ft to be a kid. And only date 5ft9+ women, not into oompa loompas midgets.

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      Your height range for women you would date overlaps with the height range you consider to be kids?