Are You as Tall as Cosmina, the First Female Gnome?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the heights of participants, with a focus on personal height measurements, societal perceptions of height, and humorous anecdotes related to being tall or short. The conversation includes comparisons between metric and imperial measurements, as well as light-hearted commentary on experiences in social situations influenced by height.

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  • Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express their heights, with claims ranging from 3'2" to 6'6".
  • One participant suggests a Gaussian distribution of heights around the 5'7"-5'11" range.
  • Several participants discuss the implications of height in social situations, such as visibility in crowds and seating arrangements at events.
  • There are humorous comments about the challenges faced by taller individuals, including hitting their heads on door frames.
  • Some participants question the accuracy of height polls, suggesting that taller individuals may be more likely to respond.
  • Discussions about the social acceptability of height in men versus women are raised, with some noting that "petite" is often used to describe shorter women.
  • Participants share anecdotes about experiences at amusement parks and group photos, highlighting the dynamics of height in those contexts.
  • There is mention of metric versus imperial measurements, with some participants expressing confusion over the different systems.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of heights and experiences, with no consensus on the implications of height or the accuracy of polls. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the social perceptions of height and the validity of self-reported measurements.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the informal nature of height reporting and the potential biases in self-selection for poll responses. The discussion does not resolve the complexities of societal perceptions surrounding height.

how tall are you?

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  • #31
5'10-11 ish, just above the average for UK males at 5'9.
 
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  • #32
Moonbear said:
Well, that and we already have evidence that some people outright lie on PF polls. :rolleyes: What did we get, about 30% of respondents saying they NEVER reply to polls? :smile:
I agree completely. The site lists 4,621 active members, but it's extremely rare to get even 46 responses to polls. Even allowing for the fact that there may be some members who have responded to only one poll, clearly the majority of PF members refused to admit that they never reply to polls.
 
  • #33
tall smart guys = mmmmmmm
 
  • #34
So I'm the only 6'6" here? O_o
 
  • #35
Moonbear said:
How come so many of the guys here are so tall! :bugeye: I'm forever doomed to the front row of all group photos. :shy: At Disney, they have interesting ways of giving safety instructions, like, "The smallest person should sit on the inside of this ride." That's meant to keep the children sitting away from the doors, but I was the smallest person in our group, so had to keep sitting on the inside. (Okay, I volunteered since I thought the instructions were so funny.) I'm only 5' 2" (and a quarter o:))


Ya it doesn't matter if women are short because all womencan be a s tall as their shoes.
 
  • #36
TheStatutoryApe said:
But then you'd have a lot of big guys walking around grumpy because they keep hitting their heads on door frames. And I'd Be One Of Them!:-p
My parents had a house with 6' 4" door frames. Me and my two brothers are each over 6' tall. I'm 6'-2". One day I was walking with a slight "lilt" in my step in their house and came up right under the center of the door frame. Almost knocked myself out. :smile: :redface: That will teach me to prance in the land of the Lilliputians. ... :rolleyes: I probably shouldn't have used the word pranced, right? :rolleyes:
 
  • #37
Artman said:
My parents had a house with 6' 4" door frames. Me and my two brothers are each over 6' tall. I'm 6'-2". One day I was walking with a slight "lilt" in my step in their house and came up right under the center of the door frame. Almost knocked myself out. :smile: :redface: That will teach me to prance in the land of the Lilliputians. ... :rolleyes: I probably shouldn't have used the word pranced, right? :rolleyes:


tall guys who prance= MMMMMMM
 
  • #38
Gale said:
tall guys who prance= MMMMMMM
So prance was okay I see.:wink:
 
  • #39
Artman said:
My parents had a house with 6' 4" door frames. Me and my two brothers are each over 6' tall. I'm 6'-2". One day I was walking with a slight "lilt" in my step in their house and came up right under the center of the door frame. Almost knocked myself out. :smile: :redface: That will teach me to prance in the land of the Lilliputians. ... :rolleyes: I probably shouldn't have used the word pranced, right? :rolleyes:



Ya I am 6 3 and done somthing like that twice. (BOth involved stairs) The first time I was running down the stairs and you know that part of the ceiling that juts down? Well, It closelined me. And I went flying down the stairs.

The other time I was on the basement stairs and was carrying an air conditioner. So I am standing straight up kinda leaning back and I ran my haed up into the part of the ceiling that juts down. So ya, I am starting to loose my balance so I scream to my brother to come here NOW! Hes playing a video game and goes "One more second" I m like "NOW!" "One more second" (All this time I'm stuggling to stay upright) "I"m going to fall down the stairs co me here now" MY dad who is on the other side of the house goes" "GO to him NOw" SO finally he co mes and saves me. I wa ready to kill the kid.
 
  • #40
oh my god! you guys are so tall!

i'm only 5'4"!
 
  • #41
Cosmo16 said:
Ya I am 6 3 and done somthing like that twice. (BOth involved stairs) The first time I was running down the stairs and you know that part of the ceiling that juts down? Well, It closelined me. And I went flying down the stairs...
Oh my gosh I just had a flashback to my parents house staircase (My mom and dad weren't short, but the house was built 150 years ago and the builder was a relative of mine who was short.)
There was a door at the bottom of the stairs and this door was like all the others about 6'-4" and the last step was right next to this door. Many was the time I'd come bounding up or down the stairs, miss calculate my duck and smack my head on that thing...:rolleyes: Okay, I admit I "bound," and "prance," and "walk with a lilt." Gale thinks prancing = MMMMMM so it's okay. :approve:
 
  • #42
Artman said:
Oh my gosh I just had a flashback to my parents house staircase (My mom and dad weren't short, but the house was built 150 years ago and the builder was a relative of mine who was short.)
There was a door at the bottom of the stairs and this door was like all the others about 6'-4" and the last step was right next to this door. Many was the time I'd come bounding up or down the stairs, miss calculate my duck and smack my head on that thing...:rolleyes: Okay, I admit I "bound," and "prance," and "walk with a lilt." Gale thinks prancing = MMMMMM so it's okay. :approve:

That's the nice thing about being short. I'd have never noticed anything special about the doorway at all. I also don't walk into the hanging light fixtures in empty houses either. Then again, those top shelves in the kitchen cabinets are entirely useless to me.
 
  • #43
Moonbear said:
That's the nice thing about being short. I'd have never noticed anything special about the doorway at all. I also don't walk into the hanging light fixtures in empty houses either. Then again, those top shelves in the kitchen cabinets are entirely useless to me.
A girl I knew in high school had a short family. The tallest was the dad at 5'2". Their entire house was built to scale, even the kitchen cabinets. The doors and ceilings weren't so low as to be a problem, at least to people of average height, but the house didn't feel quite "right". Having everything built just slightly to a smaller scale just made it worse because it was harder to pinpoint exactly what the problem was. The first few times I was inside, I just felt this strange sense things weren't quite real, as if I were dreaming or something.
 
  • #44
normally lizards are only afew inches !
 
  • #45
I'm only 3 feet 1 in tall? How come you guys get the good genes?

*****Note: Cosmina is really 5 ft 7 in. but she likes to fool people into believing that she's the first female gnome*****
 

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