Thursday, June 26, 2008

At the bookstore...

from TPLF blogger Pete the Greek.

Allow me to share one story with you:
I was a young man in my home country of Greece, perusing the shelves of a bookstore.
This minute 70-yr old douchebag, all 1m60 of him walks up to me and asks me to hand him a book from the top shelf.
I move to help him out but he says: "Hahahaha ! Tall people are the servants of short ones !"
I simply replied: "Oh yeah, f...k you !" and walked off.
My ways have been tamed over the past 20 years but I still find short folks annoying and I always do appreciate a female 5'9'' or taller...

Pete Diamessis esq.
TPLF Supreme Dictator for Life

The ups and downs of being tall...

By TPLF blogger Bret House esq.

I suppose that at this time of year I have a real concern for sleeve lengths on jackets, jumpers etc.
Some considerations could be made for low hung signage (Subi markets springs to mind).
Perhaps a designated height restiction could apply... all signage must be a minimum of 2.5 metres from the ground - so "we" don't get a sore neck and look like a goose ducking under things all the time.

Mirror placements in change rooms/toilets etc could also be looked at - I for one am tired of bowing/crouching to check how that new jacket looks (even though you already know the sleeves will be too short!), or to check your hair at the pub etc...unacceptable!

Bret House
TPLF Supreme Dictator for Life

Watch out...short people are sneaky!

TPLF blogger Ash Jennings esq. provides this startling new info:

We must stay informed to limit the short infiltration !!
Here are some alarming facts about shorties using cosmetic surgery to bypass height restrictions! (c/o Wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height (see Sumo wrestling)

Sumo

Professional sumo wrestlers are required to be at least 173 cm (5' 8") tall. Some aspiring sumo athletes have silicon implants added to the tops of their heads to reach the necessary height.[87] The average height for a sumo wrestler is 180 cm, far above the national average in Japan.

Ash: I must say I am shocked and against the admittance of any "fake" Tallies. These short people are tricky and seem to be stooping to ever lower depths ( yes pun intended! :^).

Ash Jennings esq.
TPLF Supreme Dictator for Life