Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man.
Just looked him up. He had a twin sister, Donna, who was 5-foot-9
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| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:31 pm ] |
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Pretty sure they were only 6’8” |
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| Author: | Franky T [ Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:34 pm ] |
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Wrong. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:43 pm ] |
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Like, other than at Bulls games? I guess I saw KG pretty close at the the Proviso West Christmas Tournament, he's supposedly 6'11" |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:14 pm ] |
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Bill Braksick. 7' tall high school guy. Came to our grade school because his coach was from our town and the coach was speaking. We had just seen him in the state tourney for Flanagan HS. Tallest guy I've ever seen. |
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| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:22 pm ] |
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I spent an evening during freshman orientation talking with Dan Kreft. He was a 7 footer. Evan Eschmeyer (sp) as in that realm but I on,y met him in passing. Dan was a super nice guy, not much of a basketball player. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:27 am ] |
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Got Bill Cartwright’s autograph at the golf course. As a kid I always wanted to be 6’7 but it’s gotta be a huge hassle. I play golf with a guy who has size 16feet and he has a hell of a time finding decent shoes. |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:01 am ] |
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You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:02 am ] |
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8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man. |
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:03 am ] |
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T-Bone wrote: Got Bill Cartwright’s autograph at the golf course. As a kid I always wanted to be 6’7 but it’s gotta be a huge hassle. I play golf with a guy who has size 16feet and he has a hell of a time finding decent shoes. Bill Cartwright is the tallest guy I have ever been in the presence of. |
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| Author: | Augie [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:04 am ] |
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Kevin McHale when he played for the Minnesota Gophers. |
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| Author: | Ron Wolfley [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:40 am ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: 8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man. Just looked him up. He had a twin sister, Donna, who was 5-foot-9
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| Author: | Jaw Breaker [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:42 am ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: 8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man. I believe he (Don) was indeed the tallest at the time. Only 17 humans in history have been over 8’. |
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| Author: | Ron Wolfley [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:48 am ] |
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Size 37 shoe would've cost roughly $2,000 today. https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/heres-why-the-tallest-man-alive-grew-to-be-three-feet-above-average-height/ |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:21 am ] |
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Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. I dated a woman taller than me once. It was weird. She was 6’2”. I don’t think I could live my whole life with a woman that tall. Probably why it ended. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:30 am ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. I dated a woman taller than me once. It was weird. She was 6’2”. I don’t think I could live my whole life with a woman that tall. Probably why it ended. The majority of my girlfriends have been taller than I am. My wife is 5'4" and occasionally she asks me what I'm doing with her since I like- in her words- "big blonde cows." My suggestion for Bagels is that it will probably be very easy to find a 6'5" woman these days as long as he isn't transphobic. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:32 am ] |
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Jaw Breaker wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: 8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man. I believe he (Don) was indeed the tallest at the time. Only 17 humans in history have been over 8’. He was pretty hard to miss if you saw him on Devon Avenue. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:43 am ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. I dated a woman taller than me once. It was weird. She was 6’2”. I don’t think I could live my whole life with a woman that tall. Probably why it ended. A friend of mine who I haven't seen in a long time is a little wee fellow, maybe about 5'4". His girlfriend was no giant but obviously taller than he is, maybe 5'7" or so. At their wedding his father-in-law was sneering about the marriage and I heard him say, "How the fuck is this marriage gonna work? She's gonna dominate him."  That was about 35 years ago and I think I heard they are still married.
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| Author: | Nardi [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:52 am ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: 8'2". Dan Koehler lived in Rogers Park when I was a kid. He was alleged to be the world's tallest man. JORR wins. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:05 am ] |
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T-Bone wrote: I play golf with a guy who has size 16 feet and he has a hell of a time finding decent shoes. A friend of mine's kid is 6'8"-6'9" and wears some crazy shoe size like that. My friend works at a boarding school and the kid attended high school there. This is a place where rich people from all over the world send their kids. Every Spring when school ends, some of the kids are going back overseas and their families are so rich that it's simply impractical to take all their shit with them. The school puts out special dumpsters for this stuff and people go through them and find stuff like almost new super high end electronics and other Veblen goods that the kids just don't want to carry or ship home. One year my friend's kid found three pairs of almost new shoes in his ridiculous size. He couldn't believe it. When your foot is that large, your fashion choices are limited unless you're going the custom route. The kid tried to think of who else on campus wore a shoe as big as he did. |
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| Author: | Drake LaRrieta [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:22 pm ] |
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Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/12/us/b ... index.html Looks like you'll have to make a trip to a Russian jail to fulfill that dream. |
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| Author: | Drake LaRrieta [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:43 pm ] |
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I got a Will Perdue autograph once, but he wasn't standing up. Supposedly he is 7'0". I did once see a 7 foot teenager playing basketball in a gym, but he wasn't very good for his height. He had slow release on his shot and got blocked by a guy who was 6 foot and more aggressive. It's estimated that there are 2,800 7 foot people in the world. Being tall certainly has its advantages. But really you don't want to be taller than 6'5" or 6'6". Taller people tend not to live as long and sometimes have posture issues. The guy who was the tallest only lived to be 22. A lot of the people who are tall like that have thyroid conditions. It's best to get that checked out before the kid keeps growing out of control. Most CEOs are over 6 foot tall. It certainly has its advantages in selection of women and playing pro sports. But the disadvantages are finding shoes, which isn't too bad because of the Internet. Also there's not much legroom on an airplane seat for taller people and you can hit your head on stuff made for shorter people. If you're trying not to be noticed as a celebrity being 7 feet tall is something you can't disguise. Also people in basketball think that the tallest guy should post up and absolutely abuse the opponent. But not all tall guys have a temperament like Shaquille O'Neal that they're just going to attack the post. A shorter guy may be do better if he is more aggressive. There are guys who are 5'11" or 6'0" who play pickup or league basketball that are just beasts in the paint and outplay their size in terms of rebounding and post play. The NBA has gone away from the post game and so there are a lot of guys 6'10" and up that are shooting three pointers. So a lot of how well people play in basketball has to do with how aggressive and how hard they play. But ultimately defensively there is no substitute for length. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:44 pm ] |
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. I dated a woman taller than me once. It was weird. She was 6’2”. I don’t think I could live my whole life with a woman that tall. Probably why it ended. The majority of my girlfriends have been taller than I am. My wife is 5'4" and occasionally she asks me what I'm doing with her since I like- in her words- "big blonde cows." My suggestion for Bagels is that it will probably be very easy to find a 6'5" woman these days as long as he isn't transphobic. Poor Bagels. So many missed what he was doing here.
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| Author: | chaspoppcap [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:52 pm ] |
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Big show got to meet him before he got to WCW nice guy |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:09 pm ] |
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One of my exes was 5’11” and wore heels to prom. At 5’8” I never cared about height, maybe she did though. My poofy bangs couldn’t make up the difference. 
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| Author: | Jaw Breaker [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:30 pm ] |
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KDdidit wrote: One of my exes was 5’11” and wore heels to prom. At 5’8” I never cared about height, maybe she did though. My poofy bangs couldn’t make up the difference. I think she was terrified of your left hand. |
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| Author: | This Ends in Antioch [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:35 pm ] |
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Passable for early 90s lesbians. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:52 pm ] |
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My girlfriend is a midget. I’m nuts over her. |
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| Author: | This Ends in Antioch [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 4:54 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: My girlfriend is a midget. I’m nuts over her. Yarrr… And members of Nuts Over Her. And member over nuts over her. |
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| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:26 pm ] |
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RFDC wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Bagels wrote: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a like a giant Like six-five. I dated a woman taller than me once. It was weird. She was 6’2”. I don’t think I could live my whole life with a woman that tall. Probably why it ended. The majority of my girlfriends have been taller than I am. My wife is 5'4" and occasionally she asks me what I'm doing with her since I like- in her words- "big blonde cows." My suggestion for Bagels is that it will probably be very easy to find a 6'5" woman these days as long as he isn't transphobic. Poor Bagels. So many missed what he was doing here. Bagels Costanza. |
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| Author: | Nardi [ Mon Mar 14, 2022 12:47 am ] |
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Jaw Breaker wrote: KDdidit wrote: One of my exes was 5’11” and wore heels to prom. At 5’8” I never cared about height, maybe she did though. My poofy bangs couldn’t make up the difference. I think she was terrified of your left hand. She looks pissed. Maybe that's why she broke all four of his fingers |
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