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Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-23-2003, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Which way do you expect a skew such that they would be different?

The distribution of heights is likely closer to normal than the distribution of weights, which likely have a long tail to the morbidly obese numbers. (i.e., the mean would be higher than the median.)

10-23-2003, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Damn, are we all short? Female American woman's height-wise I mean.

It seems I'm taller than the average man, so no.

spookyfish · 10-23-2003, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

A virtual avalanche of average height/weight evidence.

Okay, okay. No mas. I give up, but I still stick by my comment that they must grow taller in the patch (I'll send you your royalty fee for use of your term).

That said, I wonder how much height/weight averages have changed with each generation. It seems to me at least that Americans as a group are getting taller with each successive generation. Do you have any data on that?

Bad_Rich_Chic · 10-23-2003, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Which way do you expect a skew such that they would be different?

Upwards, definitely upwards.

From the underlying data, it appears to be the mean. Median would appear to be in the mid 140s for everyone except blacks, which is 161.

Edited to add: the 5'9" for men shocks me, too. But they do definitely grow them bigger in flyover land. I'm not sure why they wouldnt' grow women bigger, too, though.

ltl/fb · 10-23-2003, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
good lord, I have to start eating more. I am extremely under weight for this country. Wasting away practically, by these standards.

Sweet pea, honey bunch, pookie pie --

Average and normal are not the same thing.

With love and respect,

st. f the b

Lovingly edited to add that neither is synonymous with healthy either. Though perhaps if you ate more and more regularly, you wouldn't suffer so much mental impairment.

Penske_Account · 10-23-2003, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
I fucking hate them. Especially the little ones. More aggravating than an asshole driver who speeds up when heading towards a traffic light.

Concur. Just today I ordered my secretary to cease and desist with the paper clips and stick to binder clips or whatever those things are called.

spookyfish · 10-23-2003, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

Break up stuff.

The only thing you left out of this was the old standby, "It's not you, it's me."

Say_hello_for_me · 10-23-2003, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

This is why breakups are, in fact, better handled in letters. It avoids the "but why? Is it something I did?" scene.

And what about Dear John dot coms (hi Ex!)?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 10-23-2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
good lord, I have to start eating more. I am extremely under weight for this country. Wasting away practically, by these standards.

The average man appears to be George Costanza.

CAN'T STAND YA!

notcasesensitive · 10-23-2003, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Concur. Just today I ordered my secretary to cease and desist with the paper clips and stick to binder clips or whatever those things are called.

I like the newfangled* plastic clip thingies. Although binder clips come in second in the What Thing On My Desk Should I Play With During This Conference Call competition.

*yes, I realize they aren't that new, however this sort of technology takes a while to move inland from the coasts.

robustpuppy · 10-23-2003, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Oh my God, I think I'm dating your friend! My birthday is this weekend! Oh boy, I'm good at this.

First:

Sweetheart, let's talk.

About what? Well, I don't see this going anywhere.

Why? Because I honestly don't feel as strongly as I should, and its not something I can help. Sorry, really.

Don't worry, I've wanted her to do this for some time, so its all cool.

Wow, whudda thunk it.

Hello

Hello, just be a man and break up already, in person. Then you will be free to pursue Shape Shifter.

ltl/fb · 10-23-2003, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I like the newfangled plastic clip thingies. Although binder clips come in second in the What Thing On My Desk Should I Play With During This Conference Call competition.

There's so much potential for clashing with the plastic clips, though. Ugh.

leagleaze · 10-23-2003, 05:33 PM

Friend of mine called me this morning to tell me his gf had broken up with him.

The woman in question took him home from the doctor after a, shall we say not nice test men sometimes have to have, which required him to be given some heavy pain killers, so he is pretty out of it.

She left him at his home, and then, apparently, called his cell phone, and left him a message dumping him.

Can you imagine? Who in the hell does something like that?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-23-2003, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

Edited to add: the 5'9" for men shocks me, too. But they do definitely grow them bigger in flyover land. I'm not sure why they wouldnt' grow women bigger, too, though.

Isn't a lot of that likely explained by the ethnic/national extraction of the population in various places? As well as the recentness of their immigration from countries in which nutrition is likely not to be as good? Since I don't want to generalize like Paigow, I won't be more specific, but I have observed that person of some ethnic backgrounds tend, on average, to be shorter than others. If the short ones all end up in NYC (or "the NYC"), there's one explanation.

Tyrone Slothrop · 10-23-2003, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by TexLex
It seems I'm taller than the average man, so no.

This strikes me as the sort of thing you should have noticed previously.