To: cripplecreek
In WWI the British army found the height of the lower classes was 5'6” and the upper class was 5'9”, by WWII the difference had disappeared.
8 posted on
10/09/2010 8:18:10 AM PDT by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: razorback-bert
In WWI the British army found the height of the lower classes was 5'6” and the upper class was 5'9”, by WWII the difference had disappeared. Theory: WWI trenches were 5'6" deep, so all the upper class guys got shot in the head.
181 posted on
10/14/2010 5:39:26 AM PDT by
Sloth
(Civil disobedience? I'm afraid only the uncivil kind is going to cut it this time.)
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