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Short Guys (Pros)

Short Guys (Pros)

by Adam on July 26, 2010 at 12:00 am
Chapter: comics
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  1. unquietwiki
    unquietwiki
    July 25, 2010, 6:11 pm | # | Reply

    5'7" here: I still duck on rollercoasters; I think they're designed to take your head or limbs off.

    • Bugingforbug
      Bugingforbug
      January 27, 2011, 11:42 am | # | Reply

      Lol tht should be on tht worst ways to die

    • Willhelm
      Willhelm
      April 17, 2011, 12:05 pm | # | Reply

      6'4" and horribly afraid of disneyland because of possibly decapitation.

    • Stretch5678
      Stretch5678
      April 25, 2017, 3:45 pm | # | Reply

      6’5″, I sort of hunch over.

      • Stretch5678
        Stretch5678
        April 25, 2017, 3:50 pm | # | Reply

        Sorry, posted incomplete: I hunch over on roller coasters so that my head remains on my shoulders.

  2. ranndino
    ranndino
    July 25, 2010, 7:03 pm | # | Reply

    Finally, some advantages. Now back to my Napoleon complex.

    • Silence
      Silence
      February 24, 2011, 9:46 am | # | Reply

      Napoleon's height was in the men's average for the period.

      • Response?
        Response?
        August 20, 2012, 7:39 pm | # | Reply

        Nobody cares.

  3. Ohjustme
    Ohjustme
    July 25, 2010, 7:49 pm | # | Reply

    yepperdo! Thanks bug for justifying my vertical advantages. All those tall people can duck!

  4. Jazz
    Jazz
    July 25, 2010, 8:13 pm | # | Reply

    I anxiously await the cons. Not that I don't already know them, but every now and then I have to shoot myself down to avoid getting cocky.

  5. KittyCasey
    KittyCasey
    July 25, 2010, 9:17 pm | # | Reply

    Short girl, but the pros are still awesome. There should be a cons list though, lol, just so we can get knocked back down a peg.

  6. Darzen
    Darzen
    July 25, 2010, 11:40 pm | # | Reply

    thats the first 15 years of my life!

  7. Anansi
    Anansi
    July 26, 2010, 12:42 am | # | Reply

    As someone who is 16 years old and only 5'1'', I approve of this comic.

  8. Marrock
    Marrock
    July 26, 2010, 2:12 am | # | Reply

    I've found you can also throw them pretty good distances too when they become annoying.

  9. Carl
    Carl
    July 26, 2010, 3:03 am | # | Reply

    6'5" and people dont believe me when I say I wouldn't mind losing an inch or 5. Thanks for putting my reasons in a compact and easily understandable format 🙂

  10. wit
    wit
    July 26, 2010, 3:07 am | # | Reply

    And you can pretty much wear shorts all year round. Not a bad deal.

  11. Stranger
    Stranger
    July 26, 2010, 3:38 am | # | Reply

    Being 18 and a good bit shorter than 6 feet, I don't know if I'm "short" or in the distasteful "midrange" where you have neither advantage XD

    • Kiba
      Kiba
      February 7, 2011, 5:05 pm | # | Reply

      5' 9" right here, I feel your pain

  12. Fizzledrix
    Fizzledrix
    July 26, 2010, 5:33 am | # | Reply

    Midgets: The Eternal Champions of Limbo.

  13. Klaue
    Klaue
    July 26, 2010, 5:34 am | # | Reply

    Being 200 cm, I can get you some more advantages of being short: Sitting in public transport without having to take up two seats because you have to sit sideways. being more stable when you stand in public transport because your center of mass is lower. Sitting in airplanes without getting horrible knee pains. Being able to but your legs under a table. having no problems buying clothes (I usually have to go to 5 stores to find pants and can only get shoes my size off the internet). Getting less spider webs in your face because all the other people allready cleared them. not having back pains after a day at work because the damn chair just won't go any higher. not having to think of that they will have to cut your feet off to stuff you in a coffin. not only seeing your neck in all the damn mirrors.

    sorry, got a bitcarried away

  14. Mimizu
    Mimizu
    July 26, 2010, 6:18 am | # | Reply

    As a 5'2" 18-year-old, this is quite true.

  15. CLX
    CLX
    July 26, 2010, 8:15 am | # | Reply

    i predict some Short guys (cons)

  16. Schmuck13
    Schmuck13
    July 26, 2010, 11:49 am | # | Reply

    I'm only 5'2" & trust me. it's no fun being short. especially when most of the cupboards in your house are at LEAST 6' and up…..good comic though ^^ last panel: Perfect

  17. Goeber
    Goeber
    July 28, 2010, 9:06 am | # | Reply

    eat it! lol 🙂

  18. Dolfyn
    Dolfyn
    July 29, 2010, 1:28 pm | # | Reply

    Well, if you're short, make sure you find a short mate. I certainly hated it when an ex of mine would hug me and put his chin on the top of my head.

  19. Amilea
    Amilea
    August 12, 2010, 3:56 pm | # | Reply

    Being 4' 11", I like to be reminded of the pros occasionally. The cons seem so prevalent.

  20. wayne
    wayne
    September 4, 2010, 2:22 am | # | Reply

    Right on, Klaue!

    So many people say that they wish they had my height – The fools!

    Okay, sure, it's convenient not to have to haul out a ladder to change light bulbs or reach the top shelf, but I have to search long and hard to find clothes that fit, ducking under doorways is a reflex gained from painful experience, and worst of all, for some mysterious reason, everybody feels compelled to ask me if I play basketball.

    As an aircraft mechanic, I often find myself wishing I were much smaller, just to fit into all the tight spaces.

    One of the worst things, though, is that mattresses are almost always too short, so my feet always stick out over the end of the bed. If you have a cat, you know why this is not ideal. Unfortunately, I have a cat.

  21. Kurt Sasso
    Kurt Sasso
    November 8, 2010, 5:30 pm | # | Reply

    Woohoo! I can add to this; I'm 5'3" tall.

    1) Dancing with women. Perfect excuse to innocently rest your head on their two shoulders… wait, those aren't shoulders.

    2) You can play football AND hit below the belt of taller people and claim that you are "protecting yourself" (true story against the 6'6" line in high school… Ref nearly gave me a 15 yard penalty.)

    3) Can help install speakers into the trunks of cars. Make sure they don't close the truck on you though…

  22. carriana
    carriana
    November 19, 2010, 12:45 pm | # | Reply

    Haha, I'm a short girl. Know the feeling

  23. JayKayHaze
    JayKayHaze
    December 27, 2010, 8:52 pm | # | Reply

    I would have rofled, if in the fourth panel There were two birds instead 🙂

    And I'm a short person 🙁 but at least I'm Italian

  24. Surturs Bane
    Surturs Bane
    January 27, 2011, 4:15 pm | # | Reply

    At 5'7" and 26 I can attest that this is all very true. Also, less chance of being struck by lightning.

  25. Silrog
    Silrog
    February 9, 2011, 2:31 am | # | Reply

    192cm here, that is about 6’3.5″ … and I'm just happy. 🙂

  26. Elkian
    Elkian
    February 17, 2011, 2:28 am | # | Reply

    And in fighting, too. Better access to delicate areas like the feet, shins, groin, and gut, while your opponent has to deal with hard bits like the skull, shoulders, and rib cage.

  27. stuffsticks
    stuffsticks
    February 26, 2011, 7:20 am | # | Reply

    You forgetting never having to look directly at a showerhead while showering of sleeping with your feet hanging off the end of a bed… the world is geared for the shorter people, go to Mexico if you want proof

  28. Bonabon
    Bonabon
    February 27, 2011, 2:23 pm | # | Reply

    I'm 6'1 and I've beaten short people at limbo competitions plenty of times.

    I do love short women, though. :3

  29. Eber
    Eber
    March 4, 2011, 7:48 pm | # | Reply

    REPRESENT!!!! Love it!

  30. JerksWithWhips
    JerksWithWhips
    April 21, 2011, 11:01 am | # | Reply

    Being short has no shortage of advantages.

  31. clothes airer reviews
    clothes airer reviews
    August 4, 2011, 10:34 pm | # | Reply

    Hiya! I read your website every night, just after I water my garden 🙂

  32. enchantedbrick
    enchantedbrick
    July 18, 2014, 3:57 pm | # | Reply

    Well height is a big one. I am 5 foot 4 and 3/8th but everyone give me the extra inch. Seriously, for a woman I do have a bit of height complex. All of my siblings are taller than me so even though I am an adult I still feel like the baby of the family. Only karmic balancing is that dad is shrinking and is more at my eye level.

    Oh, and to make things more comedic the man I love is 6 foot 1 inch. I round up but he rounds down and just states 6ft.

  33. Camolot the Creator
    Camolot the Creator
    April 1, 2016, 1:17 am | # | Reply

    Also, short people can survive higher falls than tall people!
    Look it up!

  34. Couldn't-come-up-with-a-good-name
    Couldn't-come-up-with-a-good-name
    October 30, 2021, 4:07 pm | # | Reply

    I’m 13 years old and 5’1. Well, I live in the Netherlands and here everyone is a lot taller then in EVERY SINGLE PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!

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