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  1. 07-21-2011, 02:33 PM #1
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    Height And Money Question

    I got this idea after reading some comments on a height website...

    If you are a man (and most members here are), which would you choose...

    A. 5'1" tall (155 cm) and have $500,000 in the bank

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    B. 6'1" tall (185 cm) and have $10,000 in the bank.
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  2. 07-21-2011, 02:38 PM #2
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    im already 6' 5". more money is definitely a yes
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  3. 07-21-2011, 03:00 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by 250gto boy View Post
    im already 6' 5". more money is definitely a yes
    I don't blame you; money does come in handy (especially when buying cars).
    But you would really shrink by 1 foot and 4 inches to have $500,000?
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    i'm already accustomed to being short so i'll take my $500k
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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey View Post
    i'm already accustomed to being short so i'll take my $500k
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    I'm 6'1" and have less than $10k in the bank so yeah, I'll keep my height and take a bit more cash.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500 View Post
    I don't blame you; money does come in handy (especially when buying cars).
    But you would really shrink by 1 foot and 4 inches to have $500,000?
    heck no. the chics dig my height. i accidently pushed the wrong button on the survey
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    Quote Originally Posted by 250gto boy View Post
    heck no. the chics dig my height. i accidently pushed the wrong button on the survey
    Okay, you can have the height and I'll take the cash!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500 View Post
    Okay, you can have the height and I'll take the cash!
    take the 500K, 10K is enough to buy a good project car
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    I'm 5'9, which means I'm at the point in between tall/short, so I'd prefer the four extra inches. Plus, $10Ks could still cover a nice down payment for the upcoming Scion/Toyo-baru FT-86-whatever-they're-calling-it or a used turbo Legacy.

    Being 5'1 would make me shorter than the kind of chicks I'm into, so no amount of money could make it better. Unless it went towards height surgery or platform shoes.
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    Being 5'7 (which isn't tall obviously, but isn't exactly short either), I would most definitely take the extra 6 inches.

    $500k is a lot, but IMO I feel like I'd be able to make far more (say over the course of a few years) given the extra 6 inches.
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    Was this the article?

    I wouldn't mind being a bit shorter than 180cm - sometimes people give you funny looks when you're noticably taller than your husband.

    Can I have the money now please?
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    Nothing wrong with being short in my opinion... so I'll be short and have more money.
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    I'm 6'2" and though doing fine, an extra $500K wouldn't hurt... and if a foot shorter wouldn't sweat it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by franfran View Post
    Was this the article?

    I wouldn't mind being a bit shorter than 180cm - sometimes people give you funny looks when you're noticably taller than your husband.
    No, that was not the article but it is interesting to read. It was something I read on celebheights.com.

    Can I have the money now please?
    Ok. Just wait by your mailbox.
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