The teasing and jokes can happen on both sides whether you are tall or short. Tall people hear, “How’s the weather up there?” and short people hear leprechan jokes. Everyone is built differently and we all come in different shapes and sizes. While a lot of it runs in your family’s genetics, there is not a thing you can do to change your height which evolves into some funny situations. Check out this hilarous list of times where it got a little crazy!
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You’re in the 99th percentile for your height.
Sometimes when you can’t get a good view, you have to improvise. This nurse had to stand on top of the counter to be able to read how tall her patient was measuring.
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I’ve had it up to here…
His shirt reads, “I’ve had it up to here with short people,” with a line across the middle of his stomach. He must meet a lot of people around this height to wear this clever shirt.
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I’ve got your back.
These two cops could not be any more opposite. Standing back to back, she comes up to about the middle of his chest. But at the end of the day, as long as you have your partner’s back, it just doesn’t matter how tall you are.
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Are you with the bride or groom?
It sure would be easy to tell which side of the family you would be on with this newly married couple. Obvoiusly height is a big part of genes. I wonder how tall their kids would be…?
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Reddit: borrow_a_feeling
Standing next to Shaq…
Shaq is one of the most recognizable basketball players, mainly due to his incredible height. 23 inches separate 7’1″ Shaquille O’Neal and 5’2″ Nicole Alexander. Even with her heels on, she barely comes up to his shoulder.
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Lean on me when you’re not strong.
This girl is the perfect armrest height for her friend that takes advantage of her fitting comfortably under his arm.
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A gal and her pals.
This woman is head and shoulders above her friends who are all happy to pose for a picture. All of the ladies are barefoot which shows just how tall they really are when standing next to one another.
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Supersize me.
Known as The Dutch Giant, this bodybuilder is commonly in siutations where he towers over other people around him. Ordering food in the Phillipines, his head is level with the top of the menus.
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Short people in front, tall people in back.
We’ve all heard the instructions for those tallest to get in the back of a photo. And that is exactly what happened here when attending a group wedding guest selfie – the tallest couple was in the very back in front of the doors, but you can still see their heads above everyone else.
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Reach for a snack.
The groom and groomsmen were just killing some time when the groom reached up to grab a leaf off of a tree like a giraffe. The groomsmen got a kick of the funny picture as well.
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Could you squat down a little bit?
This man had to lean clear over for their heads to be level so that he could fit into a picture with his friend but nothing that a little leaning couldn’t fix.
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Could you reach that for me, please?
Short people in grocery stores often have trouble reaching items off of the top shelves, but often taller people can help out. This lady likes to take pictures with people who are taller than her and send them to their kids.
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Sight seeing.
These two ladies are hard to miss when you are tourist a little out of place. This man was able to get a quick picture taken between two ladies who were much taller than him.
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Half pint.
She barely comes up to his waist and is just about half of the height of this man, but the two were having a fun trip. They smiled as they stood next to each other for a picture.
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Reddit: howareya79
A son never outgrows his mother’s hug…or does he?
This mom has to climb up on top of her coffee table to reach her son and give him a hug. Even though he is grown up, he still has time to give his mother a hug.
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A head above the rest.
The girl in the middle is 6 feet tall and smiles as she takes a picture with girls all around her who are shorter than her shoulders.
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Order up!
Yao Ming is 7’6″ tall and he stopped by the restaurant this woman owns for a meal. But the two had to snap a picutre togher as she is only 4’11” – almost half of his height.
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Reddit: ZOlDBERG
You may kiss the bride.
There’s a big height difference between this bride and groom but they didn’t let that ruin their big day. He brought out a footstool and gave her a big kiss as the minister said you may kiss the bride.
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Say cheese!
These two girls are total opposites. The girl on the left is 4’11” and the girl on the left is 6’1″ and sometimes you have to get on each other’s level.
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Reddit: thelionmermaid
Quick, take a picture!
Vern Troyer, who played Mini Me in Austin Powers, say this 6’10” man in an airport and had to get a picture with him. Vern Troyer is 2’8″ but has a famous career and doesn’t let his height hold him back.
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One size does NOT fit all.
A man and his wife were on vacation where the hotel supplied bath robes. Most of which say “one size fits all” but that is not the case with this couple. He is 6’7″ and she is 5’1″ and their robes do not fit them the same at all.
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That kiss is on fire…literally.
Things were heating up when this guy knelt down to kiss this woman. Something was on fire behind her, but the two were oblivious to the flames.
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Standing out.
This man was in Spain but stood out a little as these two women, who were about the height of his waist were talking in the streets.
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Stepping up.
This couple was making out and found an easy solution to their height difference. He just stood on the stairs of a deck and they were able to be the same height.
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She fits right under his arm.
These two friends are having a good laugh as she fits perfectly under her friends arm. She comes about right up to his armpit but their height differences do not bother them at all.
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Hug please!
It can be a little awkward between tall and short people when they try to hug. These two friends though found a way to make it work.
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He doesn’t even have to flex.
Famous Game of Thrones actor, Hafþór Björnsson, and his wife, Kelsey Henson, working out in a hotel gym. The two are opposites in their height with him being 6’9″ and she being 5’2″.
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Could you squat down a little, please?
This man was being interviewed by a film crew and he had to make a few adjustments. The camera man and interviewer were a little shorter than the man being interviewed, so he bent down for the interview to make it work.
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Dads and prom dates…
Dads will always scrutinize their daughter’s prom dates, but this dad has even more to contend with about how tall his daughers date is. He looks up at him with a terrible look on his face. He’s not getting any rest this night!
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Wow, this is the same man being interviewed.
On the left, the woman has to stand on a chest rolled over on its side where in the picture on the right, the man is almost a head taller than the person being interviewed. I guess no two interviews are the same…in many ways.
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Reddit: BigTall81
Gimme a hug!
When you’re short, it is hard to get a hug from a tall person. It usually ends up being a neck or a head hug. Especially for these two. She is well below his shoulder line, but they make it work.
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The difference between cheerleaders and basketball players.
Two of these women play basketball and three are cheerleaders. Can you tell who is who? The group posed for a picture together but it is amazing to see how different genes make up the human race.
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Opposites attract.
He is 6’8″ and she is 4’10” but they don’t let their height differences get in the way of their friendship. It doesn’t matter how tall you are to be a good friend.
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Does the TV make me look tall?
Kike Hernandez is 5’11” but had to stand on a bucket to be interviewed by this woman. She is wearing heels but would still be a lot taller than the famous baseball players. Sometimes you have to get a little taller.
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Oh wait, let me bend down.
This guy and his friend wanted to take a picture together, but they were having a hard time fitting together in the frame. So he knelt down in the sand and was still the same height.
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Are you gonna eat that?
The Dutch Giant is a bodybuilder and towers over the other people in this food line in the Phillipines. The man next to time in line is having a hard time believing how tall he is.
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Will you be my prom date?
This couple could not be more opposite, but they are having a good time. He doesn’t even come close to reacher her shoulder, but they are still enjoying each others company.
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Reddit: stuckat5ft
Second place still counts.
Although this man won second place, it still looks like he won. He’s on the second pedestal, but he is so tall that he towers over the first and third place finishers.
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Reddit: aint_it_the_life
Gimme five!
Basketball players are typically tall, but often that becomes a question they hear most often. However, when this guy jumped as high as he could, he still couldn’t reach her hand to give her a high five.
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What is your inseam?
This woman has a 40″ inseam and let her friend borrow her jeans to use as a blanket. The jeans were just as long as her friend was tall.
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Reddit: BollyHurt1
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