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Yana's Dad
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Yana's Dad
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 Mon May 18, 2009 11:08 am Re: 5'5" and under outdoors club
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| Yana wrote: | | Please come join our very prestigious group of outdoor enthusiasts*. The only requirement is that you must be no more than 5 feet 5 inches tall.
*photo coming soon |
Great idea... but should be men given some allowance for being men? I mean, a 5 feet 5 inches woman is probably perceived taller than a 5 feet 5 inches man. Agree?
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Malachai Constant
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Amazing as it may seem, a 5'5" woman is exactly as tall as a 5'5" man 
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Dayhike Mike
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How long til someone starts a 30 and under, 5'5" or less Facebook group? 
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
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Yana's Dad
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| Malachai Constant wrote: | | Amazing as it may seem, a 5'5" woman is exactly as tall as a 5'5" man |
Mathematically - and out of context - this is correct. If you add context, however, things change. For example, a 200 lb man in the USA is probably perceived as OK, while in Ethiopia he would probably be perceived as quite overweight, because, I am pretty sure, the average weight of Ethiopians is quite smaller than that of North Americans. Likewise, I am pretty sure than the average height of women in the world is smaller than the average height of men. Hence, 5'5" for a man is not the same as 5'5" for a woman.
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GeoTom
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Mon May 18, 2009 11:38 am |
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For broader worldwide appeal you should make the cutoff 1.651 meters.
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wildernessed
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My grandmother is 4'7" she would fit right in. Mushroom People. 
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Yana
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Mon May 18, 2009 2:31 pm |
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Sheesh, people. There is only one requirement for being in this club. ONE! Anyone is free to join. Some can join immediately. Others need... er... modification. We will not be making exceptions.
iron - it's the only way to keep out the riff-raff.
wamtngal - that's better than the older versions of MS Word, which had the gall to suggest "Yankee" for Yana and "Redneck" for my last name.
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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goats gone wild
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At 5'3", I'm in like flint.
Unless, of course, there is a height/weight proportionality requirement. In which case, I'll start a super exclusive Short & Fatty Hiking Club.
.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch.
Jason Hummel
.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch.
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Go Jo
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Mon May 18, 2009 7:32 pm |
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I can't join since I'm 5'6'' with my ponytail but this caught my eye ~
NPR Article: The Secret Advantage of Being Short
Robert Krulwich explores the possibility that short people have a distinct advantage over tall people - that they can actually sense things faster. If true, this might lead to "the bizarre but testable suggestion that tall people may live further in the past than short people."
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Tazz
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Mon May 18, 2009 7:47 pm |
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Limbo Rocker
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Great, so when's our first hike? I like trails that have lots of fallen trees across them. 
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wamtngal
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Mon May 18, 2009 9:51 pm |
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Yana
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Yana
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Mon May 18, 2009 10:01 pm |
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Here is a photo taken by wamtngal from the first outing of the 5'5" and under club. As you can see, one of our members had to be modified to meet the requirement.
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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Tazz
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Mon May 18, 2009 10:03 pm |
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wait franklin is not under5.5!
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wamtngal
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wamtngal
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Mon May 18, 2009 10:05 pm |
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Well, photos don't lie Tazz...he sure looks 5'5" and under to me. 
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Good one PIB! Altitude envy.... 
its more like class 5 to them!
