Tallness, and how tall people get no sympathy.

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This is on behalf of taller people.
Shorter people should not feel excluded even if they get more than their fair share.
Grumpy taller people need to get talking about claiming the ten percent of extra space we are denied. We need to talk about back troubles, beards, tall jokes (do you know any? I'd like to hear them), the lack of long shirts, having to wear size 15 instead of size 11, grotesque footwear, the effect of 10% more gravity on those parts of us that are sometimes rather less supported by nature than we care to acknowledge, and the distance that one's buttocks have to travel in order to sit down. We need dialogues, polylogues (even) on the state of giraffes, ostriches, Portuguese man o'war, and stick insects. Those who feel that giant redwoods, angels of the north and the extremely unattractive and unnatural practice of stilt walking are worthy topics, know that you too must be involved.
Simple truth: taller people have on average 10% further to go before their buttocks touch seat.
Is this fair? You bet your rootin' tootin' it ain't.

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