Complimented and burned at the same time.

[Nelson Montana]

He probably assumed you were short because you're big. And a lot of short guys get big to compensate for being on the short size.

In 2008, the average American male is 5' 9" (Though I don;t know if that means most are that height or it's the average including giants and midgits. )

 

[perryscoon]

lol dude 5' 10" aint short. He was just a jealous kid looking for some way to put you down because you looked so good. You know how it goes.

Its the same as the fat girl that puts down the hot blonde because she's so much skinnier and prettier.

 

[iron asylum]

Yea I was thinking 5'10" was average myself. I didnt get a good look at the kid because I actually didnt hear him my wife did. Nelson I think your right though. I looked much taller when I was a lean 200 back in the day. I'm currently holding onto 250lbs at about 10%. If anything I look like an upside down triangle.

 

[burnthiscorpse]

Yea I was thinking 5'10" was average myself. I didnt get a good look at the kid because I actually didnt hear him my wife did. Nelson I think your right though. I looked much taller when I was a lean 200 back in the day. I'm currently holding onto 250lbs at about 10%. If anything I look like an upside down triangle.

Jesus fucking christ bro!!!!! 250lbs. @ 10%... at 5'10" Thats some serious slabs of beef!! I'm 6'0 270. I dont know my BF% but its way higher than it should be. (i do see abs outline though) My goal is exactly that, 250 @ 10%

 

[1slow_si]

If I remember correctly, I read a while back that 5'9" was average height for males. I caught a bunch of crap from a couple of coworkers for being short at 5'7" and I argued that they were the ones that were abnormal by being 6'3" and 6'6".

 

[SwampDonkey]

haha yeah im 5' 10"
Its funny because people I outweigh refer to me as skinny sometimes, guess its the small waist or somethin.

 

[Nelson Montana]

If I remember correctly, I read a while back that 5'9" was average height for males. I caught a bunch of crap from a couple of coworkers for being short at 5'7" and I argued that they were the ones that were abnormal by being 6'3" and 6'6".

Less than 1% of the population is 6'6" or more.

It's funny, if you see someone between is 5'8" to 6'0" they seem normal. But as soon as you're just an inch shorter or taller than that, you're either "short" or "tall."

Then again, I'm just under 5'11" (actually, 5'10 1/2) and never thought of myself as short or tall. I did some soap opera stuff and they have a habit of using people "over average " height, so I guess I'm "tallish." But I'd be hanging around with some of these kids in their 20's who were 6' 3", 6' 4" and I felt like a fucking midget!

Also, when I was in Europe, in Italy I was a giant, in Switzerland I was a shrimp.

 

[SpyWizard]

5'9" is off the rack purchases..

my wife would have said to the kid "you here with your buddies right??"

 

[joe d]

thank you for this remknder of how short i am lol

 

[Strongbow]

Less than 1% of the population is 6'6" or more.

It's funny, if you see someone between is 5'8" to 6'0" they seem normal. But as soon as you're just an inch shorter or taller than that, you're either "short" or "tall."

Then again, I'm just under 5'11" (actually, 5'10 1/2) and never thought of myself as short or tall. I did some soap opera stuff and they have a habit of using people "over average " height, so I guess I'm "tallish." But I'd be hanging around with some of these kids in their 20's who were 6' 3", 6' 4" and I felt like a fucking midget!

Also, when I was in Europe, in Italy I was a giant, in Switzerland I was a shrimp.

Im 5' 10 and I always thought I was kinda short, but I always get that I didn't realize you were that tall when people are right beside me. I'm about 215 so these dudes carrying 250 at 5'10, Im sure look shorter than they are to people from a distance.