What Size are You Poll

[Jack of Clubs]

David

Why didn't you vote?

David
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At the bottom it says I cannot vote or at least I can't figure out how to

Thanks
gary___________

 

[duggap]

Sizes back then

That was interesting what Canadave posted. Apparantly people have gotten biggen in general but the heads have not. The average soldier in the Civil War was around 5' 4"s tall. Robert E. Lee wore a size four shoe. A man six foot was called a giant back then.

Duggap

 

[jamespowers]

What a tiny little bugger he was, eh?

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Mental midget you mean?

 

[Orgetorix]

I suppose it makes sense that the population would get taller over time, if you think about it. Tall people seem to self-select towards each other for marriage and procreation. That is, women generally seem to prefer that the men they marry not be shorter than themselves. I'm a case in point--my fiancee is 5'10", and I'm 6'0". Her sister and brother in law are 6'1" and 6'4", respectively. The odds of our having children who are shorter than average are pretty slim, I'd say. Any daughters we may have will in turn probably choose to marry taller men, continuing the trend and gradually increasing the proportion of tall people in the population.

I'm not sure if this phenomenon (if it does in fact exist) would have any bearing on head size or not.

 

[Canadave]

At the bottom it says I cannot vote or at least I can't figure out how to...

Maybe you have to have a certain amount of posts before you can vote, like the rule pertaining to sending a PM.

D

 

[jamespowers]

I suppose it makes sense that the population would get taller over time, if you think about it. Tall people seem to self-select towards each other for marriage and procreation. That is, women generally seem to prefer that the men they marry not be shorter than themselves. I'm a case in point--my fiancee is 5'10", and I'm 6'0". Her sister and brother in law are 6'1" and 6'4", respectively. The odds of our having children who are shorter than average are pretty slim, I'd say. Any daughters we may have will in turn probably choose to marry taller men, continuing the trend and gradually increasing the proportion of tall people in the population.

I'm not sure if this phenomenon (if it does in fact exist) would have any bearing on head size or not.

I doubt it has anything to do with head size because head size versus height may not be so easy to correlate. Height is much easier to measure at a glance as well.
My wife is a 7 1/4 while I am a 7 5/8. I doubt I selected her for her head size. It will be interesting to see what my son's head size ends up being---considering that he is already at the 97% in head size already.

Regards,

J

 

[big kahuna]

8 1/8.......

When looking over all of the party-favor sized hats (i.e. regular sized hats) at shops, I usually ask if they have any "mens hats" for men....

 

[Fletch]

Eight and an eighth?! Are you The Thinking Machine??? :fedora:

 

[DocBob345]

7 3/8....

Average...again.

 

[canucklehead]

7 1/8 here, bordering on a 7 1/4, depending on whether or not I've gotten my ears lowered recently. For some reason, it says I can't vote in the poll. Probably need more posts.

-Mike

 

[jamespowers]

8 1/8.......

When looking over all of the party-favor sized hats (i.e. regular sized hats) at shops, I usually ask if they have any "mens hats" for men....

Party favor sized hats are 6 7/8.

Regards,

J

 

[Mindraker]

7 3/4 here, at least, if the saleswoman was correct.

 

[bowtieguyuk2000]

Hat size

6 7/8" (tiny head, huge brain!) - Ray

 

[44forrest]

7 3/8 stretched a little or a 7 1/2 shrunk a little. Needless to say I always have to tinker with a new used hat.

 

[44forrest]

A mans height palys a role in his being selected by women for marraige? Right............, you keep on thinking this way. As Randy Newman reveals in the song "The World Isn't Fair" The best lookers go for Lexus driving frogy little men. It's the thickness of the wallet not the stature of the man that selects a woman's breeding stock. They go for physical statue after they get married and behind frogy's back.

 

[Mr Maltby]

Just thought I'd say that I greatly enjoy that I am at work right now, opened up this thread that said "what size are you" and felt like I wasnt about to look at something awful at work--Only place around that I can say that about...I love this place.

 

[jamespowers]

Just thought I'd say that I greatly enjoy that I am at work right now, opened up this thread that said "what size are you" and felt like I wasnt about to look at something awful at work--Only place around that I can say that about...I love this place.

Just make sure to vote in the poll.

Regards,

J

 

[Mr Maltby]

Ah, but I did, my friend! We are one 7 5/8 vote stronger now because of it.

 

[jamespowers]

Ah, but I did, my friend! We are one 7 5/8 vote stronger now because of it.

Now I see it. Good, we need the bell curve to come more our way.

Regards,

J

 

[Mr Maltby]

hmmm...i like being in the minority as far as the head size goes. less of a fight for it on ebay....but now that i think about....less of a selection...:eusa_doh: ....oh bother.