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Advantages That Can Be Disadvantagious

HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq.Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
edited January 2011 in Social Entropy++
So I'm tall. 6'4"ish. It's not as great as you might think. Today for example I went to the local IMAX and caught a double feature. You'd think they'd have large amounts of leg-space so you could recline comfortably whilst watching fuck-huge movies swirl across a screen the size of an aircraft carrier, but it turns out they don't. I walked out of the theater with a wicked bad cramp in my legs on account of being shoved into a space that was essentially no larger than a can of packed sardines.

Talk to me about your disadvantageous advantages, SE++. Are you tall like me and have to suffer in a world designed to fit the needs of shorter--nay, lesser beings? Perhaps you have a large amount of melanin in your skin that naturally shields you from the harmful rays of the sun, but simultaneously lessens your worth as a person in the eyes of people in possession of a paler, more skin cancer-y prone complexion. Tell me your woes, bros.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sometimes I'm so beautiful

    girls just cry from looking at me.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    this is going to turn into a "my dick is just TOO big" thread

    edit: and yeah this is gonna be a big ego thread

    this thread will be ruled by Pony

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  • thanimationsthanimations Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.

    thanimations on
  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    thank god I have rane on my ignore list

    my dick is just

    too big

    like huge

    don't listen to fiz

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  • AdusAdus Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm good at collecting star bits. Probably too good. I'm tenacious.

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  • redheadredhead Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    there's nothing really special about me, advantage-wise

    i am a white male born to middle-class parents

    none of that carries any real disadvantages as far as i know

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    sometimes i put on my socks too well and they get kind of sweaty

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  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

    I don't think anyone, regardless of size, is particularly comfortable in an airplane.

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

    That's what you get for flying coach.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    check out missus moneybags over here

    man i'd fly in the cargo hold if they'd let me

    gotta save those dollars

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    redhead wrote: »
    there's nothing really special about me, advantage-wise

    i am a white male born to middle-class parents

    none of that carries any real disadvantages as far as i know

    white guilt

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  • Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

    That's what you get for flying coach.
    The only time I've ever flown first-class was when I got upgraded for free when I mentioned to the ticket counter lady that I was on my way to my dad's funeral.

    She didn't even mention she'd upgraded me, and I didn't realize it until I actually got on the plane. So that was pretty cool I guess!

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Beasteh wrote: »
    redhead wrote: »
    there's nothing really special about me, advantage-wise

    i am a white male born to middle-class parents

    none of that carries any real disadvantages as far as i know

    white guilt

    what if we don't buy into it

    man I ain't responsible for those whiteys, a lot of them are nutbars

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  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm a lady

    This means I am subject to all the whims of

    THE PATRIARCHY

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    my taste in music is so good that lingering outside the windows in my kitchen and living room there are always hipsters, djs and reformed punks in businesswear just hangin', getting in the way, craning their necks to listen

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It's so much more comfortable to fly business class. To me it's worth the money.

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    i don't think first class is even worth it

    as a free perk? fuck yeah, hook me up

    but thousands and thousands of extra dollars of my own money i'd rather hang on to, thanks, i can deal with a stiff neck and plastic cutlery

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Maybe for an international flight but most domestic flights I can get business class for only $100-250 more. For flights over 2 hours I like it. On AirTran I just upgrade at check-in for $49 each way.

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  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm immortal

    Weaver on
  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Weaver wrote: »
    I'm immortal

    Unless I cut off your head, then I get your power.

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  • thanimationsthanimations Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    SLyM wrote: »
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

    I don't think anyone, regardless of size, is particularly comfortable in an airplane.

    I fly a few times a year, and yeah it's uncomfortable but hardly torture. The only that's been hindered by being tall is maybe buying pants that fit correctly.

    thanimations on
  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Hacksaw wrote: »
    I'm 6' 4" and I don't have any problems with that.
    How many airplanes do you fly in? I've never had a comfortable flight at my height. Sitting in coach is like being shoved into a cattle wagon, but with better service.

    That's what you get for flying coach.
    My time in first class wasn't really any better; I got a Row 1 seat with about maybe six additional inches of leg-space. That was a shitty flight.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    oh, I have the ability to fall asleep anywhere, and usually within a few seconds of closing my eyes

    wood floor? yep

    metal chair? yep

    in a jacuzzi? yep

    child's bed? yep

    standing up? yep (well, leaned against a corner)

    it becomes problematic because I'll actually fall asleep ANYWHERE if I'm tired, and it becomes a regular thing for me to sleep in bushes or on a bench or in an abandoned building or next to an active railway, even when only slightly drunk

    there are no places i cannot sleep

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  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    know how that goes Rane

    I feel your z's

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  • DHS OdiumDHS Odium Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm too good at everything I try. I'm just the best. I make other people feel less worthy because I'm quick to master any skill, which is really their problem. So I guess I don't have any disadvantages then, once again I excel above the masses.

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    i'm so much better than dhs odium that it makes me feel intense, uncomfortable pity

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  • Bizzaro StormyBizzaro Stormy I am Bizzaro Stormy. I am Bizzaro Stormy.Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I am Bizzaro Stormy.

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    as far as being tall on airplanes, if you can't get in the exit row try for an aisle. That way you can at least stretch out one of your legs.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm about 6'3" but don't really have a problem fitting into uncomfortable chairs or places. It just doesn't really register.

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know a dude 6'6"

    He's pretty dang tall.

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  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I feel like a major advantage I have is my rational mind. I feel like i am smarter than 90% of people I meet in terms of just raw intelligence (lol bragging whatever).

    However this causes me a lot of problems with emotional and social issues. I just... don't really understand emotions. They cause me problems.

    So essentially I feel like my intelligence is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

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  • Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm too cool
    for school

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited January 2011
    I'm too sexy for my shirt. It makes getting ready for work kind of a hassle.

    A duck! on
  • redheadredhead Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Al_wat wrote: »
    I feel like a major advantage I have is my rational mind. I feel like i am smarter than 90% of people I meet in terms of just raw intelligence (lol bragging whatever).

    However this causes me a lot of problems with emotional and social issues. I just... don't really understand emotions. They cause me problems.

    So essentially I feel like my intelligence is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

    i have been waiting for this post since this thread was made

    redhead on
  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm somewhere between 6'3" and 6'4"

    My knees are usually up against the back of the seat in front of me on a plane

    If I sit up perfectly straight and the person in front of me doesn't recline at all then it's fine but that's not exactly a comfortable position for multiple hours either!

    why the fuck can airplane seats recline anyway

    there is not enough space for that at all

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I don't stress out about much, or very often. Which can be good, cause in panicky situations I tend to be a calm and controlled voice of reason. However, at the same time, I can't really work up the ability to be stressed about important things I need to get done.

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  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    yeah I know its soo god damned stereotypical

    but it like defines my entire fucking life

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited January 2011
    redhead wrote: »
    Al_wat wrote: »
    I feel like a major advantage I have is my rational mind. I feel like i am smarter than 90% of people I meet in terms of just raw intelligence (lol bragging whatever).

    However this causes me a lot of problems with emotional and social issues. I just... don't really understand emotions. They cause me problems.

    So essentially I feel like my intelligence is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

    i have been waiting for this post since this thread was made

    Oh God, thanks for highlighting this one. This made my day.

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I think that I am too awesome sometimes.

    But then I remind myself I am so awesome that it ceases to matter.

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