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If we were to get serious for a bit (this will only take a moment, I promise), we would see that poor nutrition and illness in childhood limit human growth. Which means, the average height of a population strongly correlates to its living standards. Thus, the study of human height becomes relevant even for historians who want to understand the history of living conditions.

Even though human height is used as an indirect measure for living standards, experts emphasize that it is not used as a direct measure of well-being.

#2

My Colleagues Sometimes Get Mistaken For My Children.

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249points

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BoredPanda is awesome 4 years ago

Woah, she is so tall

31points

Human height has been steadily increasing over the past 2 centuries across the world. It is in line with improvements in our health and nutrition during this period. Generally, the data for these studies comes from soldiers (conscripts), convicted criminals, slaves and servants. It is, in fact, the reason why so many talks on human height focus on men.

#3

When You're 6'5" And Date Someone Who Is 5'5"

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247points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

They are cute both!

76points

During a 100-year period between 1896 and 1996, the largest gains in height were recorded for European and Central Asian men; their mean height increased by 11 cm (4.3 inches), overtaking North American men in the process. The smallest absolute gains were seen for South Asian men; mean height increased by only 5 cm (2 inches).

There are only 2.5K members in the r/TallPeopleProblems subreddit, but I guess the bigger it gets — the more people experience these issues — the better?

#4

My Dad Made This Raised Cutting Board For My 6'8 Boyfriend. No More Hunching Over The Counters!

Final score:

244points

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DforDorothy 4 years ago

Your dad is awesome!

91points

#5

Took Away The Spotlight

Final score:

235points

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Zoe Murphy 4 years ago

Second is the best....

46points

#6

Prom Pictures With GF And Her Dad

Final score:

233points

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Colin L 4 years ago

She looks pretty happy with this situation...

53points

#7

Me And My 6'4" Date To Our Rowing Formal. I'd Say We're Pretty Cute

Final score:

200points

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Francis 4 years ago

he got the perfect height and they're super cute :)

56points

#8

Japan Wasn’t Made For Us (6’7”)

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200points

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JiminKimLip7 4 years ago

Poor him

31points

#9

Thought You Guys Would Enjoy This One

Final score:

196points

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BoredPanda is awesome 4 years ago

what's it like up there

35points

#10

Smashed My Head On The Guatemalan International Departures Sign, Came Crashing Down. Wasn't Made For Tall People...

Final score:

194points

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Black Panther 4 years ago

Lol XD 😂😂😂😂😬😬

30points

#11

This The Season To Be Clotheslined By Christmas Decorations At Work.

Final score:

188points

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ML 4 years ago

Almost everyone would hit these with their head or neck

50points

#12

A Nice Surprise At A Restaurant - A Secondary Mirror Specifically For Us Tree-Folk.

Final score:

185points

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Sniper 101 4 years ago

"tree-folk" heheh funny...

54points

#13

Just A Tall Tourist Using An ATM In South East Asia..

Final score:

184points

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Caffeinated Hedgehog 4 years ago

Praying for more money

56points

#14

6’3” Lived In A Traditional Japanese House In Japan For Two Months. There Was Lots Of Exposed Wooden Beams

Final score:

181points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

Ouch.

52points

#15

Brain.exe Has Stopped Working

Final score:

179points

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Colin L 4 years ago

I think Brian.exe has stopped.

33points

#16

Friend Of Mine Had A Photo Booth Set Up At His Wedding... Probably My Favorite Picture Of My GF (6’2) And I (6’6).

Final score:

178points

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Colin L 4 years ago

Cute couple... from the nose down!

47points

#17

Went To Prague With My Friend Who Is 7’ 4”

Final score:

172points

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Pixie 4 years ago

Thats 2,20m 🤯

67points

#18

You Know It's Bad When The Shower Is In The Ceiling And You Still Don't Fit

Final score:

171points

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Billy The Kid 4 years ago

Well you will certainly get all the shampoo out of your hair

36points

#19

Jumping On The Work Desk Bandwagon

Final score:

170points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

Oh my. My back hurts just from looking at this.

38points

#20

After Many Years Of Marriage, It's Still Nice That We Can Sit At The Table And Just Hold Hands.

Final score:

153points

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Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago

Is it just the shadow or is his finger purple?!

12points

#21

Don’t Mind Me, Just Passing By

Final score:

153points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

Hello, there!

26points

#22

How Miserable.

Final score:

144points

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chaitu cherry 4 years ago

this is the real struggle for a life time

4points

#23

My New Apartment Has This Shower Head, And I'm Only 6'1"

Final score:

140points

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Brett 4 years ago

That’s just terrible even for the average sized American

38points

#24

Who's Doing Dishes Like This? 🙋

Final score:

136points

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ML 4 years ago

You are

27points

#25

I Love My Job, But Can't Wait To Get Hired Into A Larger Airplane.

Final score:

136points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

My neck hurts

24points

#26

Tired Of Looking Out Of Place In Most Of My Pictures With People

Final score:

134points

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CincyReds 3 years ago

Damn!! That is one tall drink of water...

3points

#27

Be Your Own Door

Final score:

131points

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DforDorothy 4 years ago

Nice body! 😏

62points

#28

New Apartment... I Present To You My Mini Fridge

Final score:

129points

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BoredPanda is awesome 4 years ago

yikes, might need to order another one

11points

#29

When I Stand Up In The Stall I Make Eye Contact With The People Washing Their Hands. Is It A Little Awkward?....yeah

Final score:

129points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

At least you can look in the mirror in private

12points

#30

With The Current Trend Of Others Wearing Tall People's Clothes, Here's My Former Colleague From The Philippines In My Coveralls

Final score:

126points

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Robert Thornburrow 4 years ago

They certainly do cover all. ;-)

44points

#31

I Don't Even Care That I'm 7'8", I'm Going To Enjoy The 'Little' Things That This World Has To Offer!

Final score:

122points

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S. 4 years ago

It looks like you're having fun, which is what matters!

23points

#32

Door Frames Get You Once, But Ceiling Fans Get You More Than Once...yeah, Walked Into A Ceiling Fan.

Final score:

122points

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BoredPanda is awesome 4 years ago

ouch!

26points

#33

Getting A Shirt Tailored In Vietnam.

Final score:

119points

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LuckyL 4 years ago

He looks like he's not done growing yet

58points

#34

I Present To You My Crappy Design Bathroom And How I Like To Use It

Final score:

118points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

Just sit down.

122points

#35

My Team Mate And I Are Both 6’10...now I Know What I Look Like Using An ATM.

Final score:

117points

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Adam C 4 years ago

but thats a ATM for people in wheelchair

90points

#36

A Mess Only We Can See. ( Top Of Vending Machine )

Final score:

115points

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Zoe Murphy 4 years ago

The water bottle tryna get back in...

31points

#37

Getting Requests To Do Hand And Feet Comparisons At Parties Is Just Routine Already

Final score:

115points

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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

I can't stop noticing that that dude in the background's eye contours perfectly to the other dude's mouth. I can't unsee it.

20points

#38

Tall Girl (6’3”) vs. Door Frame. Grrrreeeeaaattttt.

Final score:

114points

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SeidWolf 4 years ago

Yes, but the door frame is easily out classed - you're stunning

71points

#39

Hey, Check Out This Cool Place We'll Never Be Able To Enter.

Final score:

112points

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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Just climb it on your hands like a dog. I still go up my mom's stairs t home like that sometimes out of childhood habit.

54points

#40

Dear Delta And Faa, Tell Me Again How This Is Safe, Let Alone Humane...

Final score:

107points

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Full of Giggles 4 years ago

This isn't a tall person issue. I'm short but have long legs and have the same problem on planes.

44points

#41

I Made Something To Reduce Back Pain In The Kitchen

Final score:

106points

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Robert Thornburrow 4 years ago

I had the worktops set about the much higher when I changed the kitchen - saves a lot of grumbling. That hob looks painfully low.

11points

#42

I Can Forgive Short Mirrors Since I'm Ugly, But I Will Never Forgive The Evil That Is Aku! (Manifested In The Form Of A Short Shower Head)

Final score:

106points

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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

He ain't ugly, he just hasn't noticed yet because he can't see himself in a mirror.

38points

#43

Everytime Sidewalk Ever.

Final score:

100points

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Chucky Leganjit 4 years ago

This is so annoying. Walking on the sidewalk like it's an obstacle course

14points

#44

So My Two Tall Buds Decided To Sit Opposite Each Other On The Bus

Final score:

99points

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Colin L 4 years ago

Leggos.

59points

#45

Finally, A Bathroom Mirror Just For Me

Final score:

99points

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Natalia 4 years ago

That toothbrush needs to be changed... now!

46points

#46

Eating Lunch With 6'4" Tallette

Final score:

97points

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ML 4 years ago

Intimate dining

26points

#47

Being Tall And Large Chested Turns Any Dress Into A Shirt. I Can't Even Think About Heels.

Final score:

97points

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Tiari 4 years ago

If it is any consolation: normal and large chested tends to do either that too or it looks like a potato sack.

42points

#48

The Shower In My San Francisco Hotel Room Was Impossibly Low (I'm Only 6'3)

Final score:

96points

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ML 4 years ago

You look like a Viking

45points

#49

I Hate Elevators

Final score:

96points

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S. 4 years ago

DOG!!!

30points

#50

I Forgot About Doctors Offices

Final score:

95points

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Anne 4 years ago

ehm there is a slide in/out leg part you forgot to have extracted..

39points

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#51

Apparently I Was The Measuring Stick For The London Underground (6’7”) [x-Post R/Perfectfit]

Final score:

36points

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Jonathan 4 years ago

Some Tube stations are so claustrophobic as it is.

3points

#52

My Husband (6’5”) In Front Of A Home In Nepal.

Final score:

36points

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Brett 4 years ago

The house is so tiny compared to him!

3points

#53

Giraffes United Against Ceiling Fans

Final score:

36points

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Colin L 4 years ago

The shirt says it all.

18points

#54

My Mom In The Sweater She Got For Me For Christmas, She’s 5’8”

Final score:

33points

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BoredPanda is awesome 4 years ago

wow

3points

#55

As A Tall Man, I Find This To Be My Problem More Than Walking Through Doorways

Final score:

32points

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Bored Birgit 4 years ago

Ouch. Not nice.

5points

#56

A Mall In Amman Jordan.

Final score:

31points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

at least you can clean the ceiling

5points

#57

Too Tall For A Full Pull-Up Extension. I Miss The Gym.

Final score:

30points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

that would be hard

3points

#58

We Always Hear About Showers, Mirrors, And Bathroom Stalls, But I Can't Be The Only One Who Can't Stand This At Traffic Lights...

Final score:

29points

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Cynthia Bonville 4 years ago

You need the right car my dude.

4points

#59

When Your Friend Stands Two Steps Above To Be An Inch Or Two Taller Than You In Heels

Final score:

27points

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Colin L 4 years ago

He's looks done.

10points

#60

You May Steal If You’re Tall Enough.

Final score:

27points

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Brett 4 years ago

How to rob a target lesson one: be tall

13points

#61

If You've Thought About Joining The Navy...

Final score:

27points

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Colin L 4 years ago

I've heard of a 6'4" man serving on a submarine.... that... had drawbacks.

9points

#62

F**k Chandeliers.

Final score:

27points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

pretty eyes

4points

#63

Waited In Line For This Rollercoaster For Two Hours, When I Finally Got To The Front They Said I Was Too Tall.

Final score:

26points

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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

Dude... those signs are at both ends of the line.

9points

#64

I’m 6’2 And A Half And This Is What I See In Most Mirrors.

Final score:

24points

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JessG 4 years ago

Matilda commenting like she would rather leave the drink on the floor outside the bathroom

10points

#65

6'6" Checking Into My First Airbnb. I Didnt Think To Ask How High The Ceilings Were. Woops.

Final score:

24points

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RaroaRaroa 4 years ago

Where do they have apartments with ceiling that are less than 2 metres high?

3points

#66

The Eternal Bathtub Struggle!!!!!

Final score:

24points

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Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago

I'm 5'2" & have this struggle; bathtubs just aren't comfy for anyone ever.

18points

#67

Why I Can’t Have Nice Things

Final score:

23points

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Sarcastic Cow 4 years ago

You have nice socks!

16points

#68

"You Can't Fit In This Bed. You Should Post This To R/Tall." 6'5"- Taipei Hostel

Final score:

23points

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Petra Schaap 4 years ago

i slept in a "pod" hostel in Edinburg. I'm not super tall, 1,75m, but I didnt fit in the pod....

5points

#69

Sometimes, It’s Sucks To Be Tall And A Car Enthusiast.

Final score:

23points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

What a flashy car

3points

#70

7'6 Tacko Fall

Final score:

23points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

i think that's for toddlers

2points

#71

Went To A Friend's House In Seattle. I Miss My Customized Shower.

Final score:

23points

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Clara Knaub 4 years ago

Ouch. And the popcorn ceilings.

9points

#72

Frustration: Can't See While Cooking

Final score:

23points

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Robert Thornburrow 4 years ago

Remove cupboard and fit a glass cooker hood.

7points

#73

Ordered This Shirt Online... It Was Normal Length On The Model. Good Thing Crop Tops Are In Style?

Final score:

22points

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SeidWolf 4 years ago

Wow, yeah, rock that midriff, you deserve it!

14points

#74

Working From Home...couldn’t Get My Knees Under The Desk, This Seems To Do The Job Nicely.

Final score:

22points

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Anne 4 years ago

How do you have things too small for you in your own home?

7points

#75

Tall Guy Problem #4 Solved. Solution: Extra Mirror

Final score:

22points

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Brett 4 years ago

Modern problems require modern solutions

6points

#76

I Guess 6’4” Is About A Foot Too Tall To Use My Bathroom Mirror ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

$I Guess 6’4” Is About A Foot Too Tall To Use My Bathroom Mirror ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

Final score:

21points

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Eva the Egg 4 years ago

Wow, love your tattoos! 😍

6points

#77

As A 7'0" Tall Guy, I've Held Back On The Rage. I Just Go With It Now.

Final score:

21points

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Adam C 4 years ago

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#78

Sitting At Fenway

Final score:

20points

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Benjamin Fowler 4 years ago

this one is really funny

1point

#79

Any Time A Chair Is High Enough For Comfort...

Final score:

20points

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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

this would affect anyone who doesn't have abnormally skinny thighs

2points

#80

Sunbathing Towels Never Seem To Be Long Enough-So You Have To Double Up!! Anyone Else Do This?

Final score:

20points

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Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago

For context, the average beach towel is 80cm × 160cm (5'2"). The average human is 162cm (5'4").

9points

#81

My Biggest Problem With Being Tall.

Final score:

19points

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Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

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#82

Fixing My Too-Low Bathroom Mirror

Final score:

19points

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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Now you can how great you look in that color!

0points

#83

51 Inch Long Legs

Final score:

19points

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Stephanie Did It 4 years ago

Are you measuring your legs from the waist down???

29points

#84

My Dad (6’6) Was A Little Too Tall For The Camera 😂 He Was Taking His Health Card Photo

Final score:

19points

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#85

My Wife Wanted Me To Hang Up A Mirror, So I Did. Seems Fine To Me, But She Takes Issue With It For Some Reason. [i'm 6'4" And She's 5'2"]

Final score:

18points

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Saara-Elina Kaukiainen 4 years ago

OMG! My bathroom mirror is the same!

1point

#86

Public Transport Oppresses Tall People (I'm 6'7)

Final score:

17points

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#87

I Feel Attacked

Final score:

16points

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Monika Soffronow 4 years ago

https://plus2clothing.com/10-best-sleeping-bags-tall-people/

1point

#88

sigh

*sigh*

Final score:

16points

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HOT CHOCOLATE <3 4 years ago (edited)

cool bathroom though!

3points

#89

I Thought Commercial Flights Were Bad (6’10”)

Final score:

16points

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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Solution...two beds.

1point

#90

I’m Gonna Rip My Door Off It’s Hinges, The Quarantine Is Making This Happen Far More Frequently

Final score:

16points

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Juniper 4 years ago

For me, the doorknobs get into my sleeves.

8points

#91

Ya All Know The Feeling. (Regular Train In Germany)

Final score:

15points

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#92

This Is How I Initiate Conversation/Flirting With A 6'8" Man I Met...right?

Final score:

14points

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Linda Williams 4 years ago

At least you have a great opening sentence. "Are you also getting tired of those low hanging showerheads all the time?"

3points

#93

I Love It When There’s No One Sitting In Front Of Me... My Legs Need To Always Improvise, Adapt And Overcome.

Final score:

14points

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Erin E 4 years ago

🤦‍♀️ People step on seats all the time. Calm down. Take something to clean your seat if you’re that worried

1point

#94

I Was Volunteering At A Library And Everyone Told Me To Be Shorter

Final score:

14points

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Stephanie Did It 4 years ago

No no no. Just be YOU. They will adjust.

11points

#95

May vs. October

Final score:

14points

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JessG 4 years ago

Okay...are we supposed to see a difference?

9points

#96

A Different Type Of Shower Problem From The Usual Ones On This Sub. I Elbowed My Shower Head While Scrubbing, And It Cracked Spraying Water Everywhere.

Final score:

14points

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SeidWolf 4 years ago

Been there, I feel your pain

3points

#97

Constantly Ducking Gets Old Fast In Japan.

Final score:

13points

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#98

My 6’6 Buddy Doing Dishes At My Apartment.

Final score:

12points

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Hannah Marshall 3 years ago (edited)

Then why don't you do them? He is gonna smack his head when he stands up.

0points

#99

Getting Surgery Today And My Legs Are Hanging Off Of The Table.

Final score:

12points

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Astrid Nineor 4 years ago

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#100

This Is The Worst ATM I’ve Ever Used

Final score:

12points

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Anne 4 years ago

it's a wheel chair accessible one..

13points

#101

What I See On The Gas Pump Screen vs. What It Actually Reads.

Final score:

11points

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Random Person 4 years ago

relatable.

1point

#102

Sleeping Bag Advertised As Tall Only Goes Up To 6’1. That’s Cute.

Final score:

11points

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#103

You Lot Can Understand

Final score:

10points

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Erin Kavik 4 years ago

This one is also a wheelchair accessible ATM...

9points

#104

My Goal Before Summer Is Ten Pull-UPS. Anyone Else With Long Arms Finding Pull-UPS Difficult?

Final score:

9points

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Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago

Your hands should be facing the other direction for an easier pull-up.

3points

#105

I Guess Only Short People Are Allowed To Shower In This House

Final score:

8points

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Benjamin Fowler 4 years ago

Another knockout

0points

#106

I Live In South Korea. I Am Tall. This Is Eye-Level.

Final score:

8points

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#107

Don’t Mind Me, Just Here To Brush My Teeth And not Look At Myself In The Mirror.

Don’t Mind Me, Just Here To Brush My Teeth And *not* Look At Myself In The Mirror.

Final score:

7points

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Hannah Marshall 3 years ago

Why do you need to look in the mirror to brush your teeth though?

0points