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Why Short Men Come Up Short
Real Clear Science ^
| March 28, 2016
| Tim Olds
Posted on 03/28/2016 4:40:35 AM PDT by C19fan
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As a short male,/src on/I say SMASH HEIGHTISM!./src off/I think part of the correlation between wages and height is height is a proxy for a low socioeconomic background, height being caused by malnutrition. The most salient fact for being short is you basically don't exist in public spaces. The major advantage is no problem sitting in cramp airline seats.
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03/28/2016 4:40:35 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: C19fan
I believe it’s Japan where the taller you are, the better you do.
I like to think that hard work and determination combined with good values and ethics will see a guy through. Then again I am 6’2, so perhaps I’m height privileged. I thought I was already over doing being a white Christian male. How do I make amends for all this?
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posted on
03/28/2016 4:44:30 AM PDT
by
Bulwyf
To: C19fan
So what is the definitive size reference for a “short male”?
Less than 5’5”?
To: Alas Babylon!
5’5” would represent the 20th percentile in the US, 20% of adult are that height or less.
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posted on
03/28/2016 4:48:11 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/28/2016 4:55:47 AM PDT
by
Buttons12
To: C19fan
Gives new meaning to Microaggression :)
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posted on
03/28/2016 4:57:04 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Buchanan: A note of caution: This establishment is not going quietly.)
To: Bulwyf
“Short people got, short people got, short people got......”
;^)
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:00:52 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: C19fan
My cousin’s brother-in-law is a financial guru in the area and he and his wife are both under 5’ 3” tall. He may be even shorter than that. A story I was told is that they were visiting my aunt and uncle and my cousin couldn’t help but notice how his brother-in-law’s feet were inches from touching the floor as he sat in one of non-reclining chairs in the den as they watched a U of M game, wearing his U of M jersey with a mini football in his lap.
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:01:02 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: elcid1970
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:06:18 AM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so that others don't have to do it for you.)
To: C19fan
I believe the average Roman was 5’3 and they did pretty good until 6’0 barbarians like me came along.
To: Dr. Ursus
Don’t go all “Randy Newman” on the Romans.
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:15:17 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Alas Babylon!
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03/28/2016 5:18:29 AM PDT
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A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Alas Babylon!
I have read the average height for a male is 5’9”. Every male in my family is 5-8 inches over that mark. I believe average for women is 5’4”.
To: C19fan
Is it just me, or is every male of this latest generation who is at least 17 years of age at least 6’ tall? I did my growing up in the 70’s, and back then guys ran the gamut in height from short to medium to tall. Nowadays, it seems virtually all of them are tall. Must be something in the water...
To: simpson96
What shocks me is the absolute lack of muscle on any of these kids. Even the football players.,
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:33:16 AM PDT
by
MattinNJ
(It's over Johnny. The America you knew is gone. Denial serves no purpose.)
To: C19fan
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03/28/2016 5:38:18 AM PDT
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deport
To: Bulwyf
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posted on
03/28/2016 5:42:14 AM PDT
by
IronJack
To: C19fan
And they all want to fight to prove how small they are.
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03/28/2016 5:59:46 AM PDT
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showme_the_Glory
((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/28/2016 6:05:24 AM PDT
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tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: deport
Jeb Bush 6’3”. 6’6” on tippy toes.
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posted on
03/28/2016 6:05:59 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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