(from tallgirls.co.uk)
Fed up with those silly comments about your height? We want to fill this page with great come backs for you to use on those people who insist on stating the obvious.
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Comment: You won’t go out with me because I’m too short? That’s awfully ‘heightist’ of you!
Comeback: Don’t take it personally Honey, I had to turn down Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson too.
Micki from Essex, 5ft10
Comment: Are you standing on a box?
Comeback: No, are you standing in a hole?
Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4
Comment: Wow, you're tall!!
Response: Yeah, and cute too!!!
From: Lenora (USA) 5' 11"
Comment: I'll bet you don't need a ladder to paint the ceiling with!
Comeback: No, I prefer to use a brush.
From Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4
Remark: My goodness you’re tall (said by attractive guy)
Comeback: And it's sure is worth the climb
By email
Comment: How did you get so tall?
Comeback: My daddy kept leaving me out in the rain.
Marianne Rafferty, via email
Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: Too hot for you!
Kemia Downer, 6ft3
Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: When you grow up you'll find out!
Ruth Morrison, 6ft2
Comment: Wow, you’re tall
Comeback: I know. Aren’t I lucky!
Comment: Cor, you're all legs and no body!
Comeback: You're all body and no brain!
Sam Chapson, 5ft11
Comment: You're tall!
Comeback: And you've got dandruff!
via email
Comment: God, you're tall
Comeback: Compared to what?
Sarah Bailey, 6ft
Comment: Man, you're tall
Comeback: Man you're ugly!
By email
Comment: Cor, your legs are long?
Comeback: yeah, they go all the way to my bum...
Charlotte Jeavons, 6ft
Comment: Do you find it hard to have male friends?
Comeback: Do you find it hard to have any friends at all?
Louise Kate, 6ft1
Comment: What's the air like up there?
Comeback: Cleaner than it is down there.
Victoria Watson, 6ft
If someone asks how tall you are, just put your hand on top of your head and say "this tall".
Annette Scheepers, 6ft 2
Comment: Gosh you're tall!
Comeback: Gosh you're small! (and then pat him on the head)
Alison,6ft
Comment: (from one of a group of teenage boys) Isn't she tall
Comeback: What a pity your brain isn't as big as your mouth
Lynda,6ft1
Comment: You’re so tall!
Comeback: No you’re just small.
Or: Well done for stating the obvious.
Lyndsay Lucas
Comment: You're tall.
Comeback: Wow, you have been taking your smart pills today?
Tricia, 6ft
Jayne from Lancashire, has a couple of comebacks to those rude people who nudge their friend and stage whisper:
Comment: Ohh, She'd tall...!
Comeback 1: I might be tall but I'm not deaf.
Comeback 2: "I'm not a 'she". followed by a cheeky wink to get them thinking!
Jayne (definitely all woman), 6ft
When asked once if my height intimidated men, I drew myself to my full height of 6ft (plus 4 inch heels), looked down and said, "I don't know, does it?”
Rebecca, 6ft 2 from Cairo
Comment: Oh my god, you’re so tall!
Comeback: It’s okay; you can just call me _____(your name).
Sukura, 6ft
Comment: Do you suffer from vertigo being so tall? (Said by annoying short bloke in pub)
Comeback: Nope - but the sight of you is making me feel very queasy indeed!
Sarah, 6ft2
Comment: I bet you find it hard getting boyfriends being so tall?
Comeback: The only thing I find hard is making sure all my boyfriends don't find out about each other!
Sarah, 6ft2
Comment: You’re too tall to wear high heels.
Comeback: If I wore no shoes I would still be taller than you, so what difference does it make?
Or lean down so that you’re talking next to their ear and say quietly in a confident tone:
“That’s your problem, not mine”
Lee Baxter
Comment: Wow you're tall, do you wear heels?
Comeback: Yes, it helps to get further away from annoying little men!
Fliss Radley, 6ft1
Comment: Do you find it hard to buy clothes?
Comeback: No, I use my credit card.
Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4
Comment: Aren’t you tall
Comeback: Who said that …? (looking over their heads)
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2 (without heels)
Comment: Aren’t you tall?
Comeback: Aren’t you ugly!
From Mandy
Comment: How tall are you?
Comeback: How short are you?
Vanessa Austin, 6"
Comment: You should be a basketball player.
Comeback: Why, my modelling career is going perfectly well?
Comment: God, I have to strain my neck looking up at you!
Comeback: Yeh, and I have to look down my nose at you.
From Amy, 5ft11
Comment: Do you have trouble getting menfriends?
Comeback: Yes, most of them don’t come up to my HIGH standard.
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2
Comment: Blimey you have long legs.
Comeback: How would you know…. You’re staring at my knees!.
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2
Emily has provided us with a few comments for those awkward situations:
Do they let you ride the roller coaster at your height?
Do you get mugged by children?
Have you ever seen a parade?
You could also try the following:
Were you an extra in The Lord of the Rings?
Does Snow White let you out this late?
Comment: Why do you wear heels when you're so tall anyway?
Comeback: So that I can see your bald patch.
From Gill 5ft11
Comment: The bigger they are the harder they fall.
Comeback: The smaller they are the further they go.
Nic Finson has a great come back for anyone that calls her a BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Just call them a SUM (Small, Ugly Midget)
Comment: You're tall for a girl.
Comeback: You’re short for a bloke! (At this point you can imply that you are not just talking about his height!)
Comment: I'm not standing next to you, you make me look short.
Comeback: You don't need me to do that for you!
Sally Hills
Comment: God, you're really tall
Comeback: You stand up and reply ' I can't see what you're talking about?'
Jessica Lomas, 6ft
Comment: Just how tall are you?
Comeback: About as tall as you are big around.
From Emily, 6ft
Comment: How long does it take you to shave your legs?
Comeback: Longer than it takes you to shave your face!
From Louise Fletcher, 6ft
Comment: Do you play basketball?
Comeback: Do you play miniature golf?
From Megan 6ft3
Comment: How TALL are you?
Comeback: 5ft12.
From Debbie
Comment: You look like a giant!
Comeback: You look like an ompa loopa!
From Sarah 5ft10
Comment: Do those legs go all the way up?
Comeback: Further than you'll ever see.
From Debbie
Comment: My, your feet are big
Comeback: All the better to kick you with.
From Vicky
Comment: You must play basketball.
Comeback: Actually, I am a gymnast.
From Jessica 6ft3
Comment: Do you ever date short men?
Comeback: Only if he can stand on his wallet!
From Sherry, 5ft11
Comment: Cor, you're a tall girl.
Comeback: Really? I didn't realise!
From Priscilla 6ft
Comment: How did you get so tall?
Comeback: How did you get so ugly!
From Ifeyinwa
Comment: Do you have trouble finding clothes? (if patronising)
Comeback: Do you have trouble finding a brain?
From Ifeyinwa
Comment: Oh my gosh you're tall! (bloke in a bar)
Comeback: Good observation skills, sad that's all you’ve got going for you though!
From Lowri 6ft1
Comment: I have never seen a girl as tall as you (said by a small bloke in a pub)
Comeback: Who said that? I can't see so far down.
From Chelle
Comment: Blimey, you're a tall girl!
Comeback: And which dwarf are you?
From Karen 6ft 2"
Comment: Wow, aren't you tall!! Are your parents tall too?
Comeback: No, they're circus midgets.
From Laura
Comment: How'd you get so tall?
Comeback: My parents raised me in a grow bag!
From Laura
Comment: You’re a tall girl (said insultingly)
Comeback: You obviously don’t get out much.
From Judith
Comment: God, you're tall?
Comeback: No, actually I'm an optical illusion!
From Lyndsey Burgess 6ft2"
Comment: Hey aren't you tall?
Comeback: Yes, it just hasn't been the same since I had the sex change!
From Lyndsey Burgess 6ft2"
Comment: Oooooh, haven't you grown? (usually said by your granny)
Comeback: Oooooh, haven't you shrunk?
From Amy, 5ft11
Comment: How tall are you?
Comeback: I'll tell you my height if you tell me your weight.
Grace Robinson, 5ft 11
Comment: You are tall enough without those heels.
Comeback: I'm sorry you can't help being vertically challenged.
From Ladienne W, 5ft 8
Comment: I'd have to stand on a Yellow Pages to look you in the eye
Comeback: And, I'd have to stand in a quarry just to see the top of your head!
From Amy, 5ft11
Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: Better than it is down there! or
Comeback: The sun's shining up here, and best of all I avoid the drips.
From Mandy 6ft1"
Comment: Oh god you're tall!
Comeback: At least my butt doesn’t drag on the floor ...
From Nia, 6ft2
Comment: You're really tall for your age.
Comeback: Well I'd rather be tall than a midget like you!
From Jen, 6ft
Comment: Aren't you tall?
Comeback: Yeah, but it's better than having ducks disease.
What does that mean?
Well at least my butt doesn't drag on the floor when I walk!
From Sue Wicks, 5ft10
Comment: You're tall?
Comeback: No-one's noticed before!
From Carolyn Draper, 6ft
Comment: You're really tall.
Comeback: And you're really short, so watch I don't squash you!
From Becky
Comment: You're a big girl aren't you?
Comeback: Well it's a shame you aren't a big boy isn't it?
Via email
Comment: You're very tall for a girl?
Comeback: You're very tall for a midget?
Via email
Comment: Gosh you're tall?
Comeback: Yes, and I love looking down on people like you!
From Julie, 5ft11 3/4
Comment: Why are you so tall?
Comeback: Same reason you're so ugly - it runs in the family!
From Gema, 6ft
Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: It's nice and sunny here in heaven, what's it like in hell?
From Gema, 6ft
Comment: Haven't you got big feet?
Comeback: Yes thanks, and they come in handy when stamping on dwarfs like you!
From Lauren, 6ft
Comment: Cor, you're tall?
Comeback: Nah, it's just that the ceilings are really low in here!
From Becci, 6ft4
Comment: You look like a giraffe?
Comeback: You look like a pig!
From Stargirl via email
Comment: What height are you? (annoying little man in pub)
Comeback: Too tall for you.
Michelle, 5ft 10, Scotland
Comment: Are you shrinking?
Comeback: Isn't that what your wife said last time she saw you naked?
Jenn, 6ft3
Comment: Your're really abnormal (from a short anoying man)
Comeback: My doctor says I'm perfectly fine, but I don't know in your case.
Emily Becker, 6ft2"
Comment: Your're a jolly green giant
Comeback: You're a little green sprout
Julie USA
Comment: Are those canoes on your legs?
Comeback: Is that a boulder on your neck?.
Annie Wareham, 5ft 11, shoe size 10
Comment: Are your parents tall?
Comeback: No, I was adopted
Sarah, 6ft1
Comment: Lurch
Comeback: Shrimp
Megan, 5ft 11
Comment: You're tall
Comeback: To think, only yesturday I was just 4ft10.
Susie from Scotland, 6ft
Comment: Are you a basketball player?
Comeback: No, are you a jockey?
L J Vondrack via email
Comment: God your tall
Comeback: Come quick! It's a real life pigmy!
Kirsty Elson 6ft1
Comment: You are so tall!
Comeback: We don't grow runts in our family!
or: and so good looking!
Comment: Lady, you are bigger than my daddy! (A little kid)
Comeback: Kid, if you think your daddy is bid, you should see my daddy.
Best Saying: The loveliest roses have the longest stems.
Love the site! I wish I knew these comebacks when I was young!
Deb 6ft2 via email
Comment: Wow, what size shoe do you wear?
Comeback: Hmm... how big is your mouth?
Haley B, 5ft11 shoe size 11
Comment: How did you get so tall?
Comeback: My parents raised me! How did you get so ugly?
Haley B, 5ft11 shoe size 11
Comment: Is it cold up there?
Comeback: No, hot air rises.
Valerie, 5ft11
Comment: You are tall for a girl
Comeback: You are short for a boy
Comment: look at the real tall girl
Comeback: no look at you, a real short boy
Comment: you are an over grown 14 year old girl
Comeback: at least I did grow!
Comment: gosh you have large feet
Comeback: bigger is better, I’m 5’10 what do you expect?
Benetta, 5ft10, 10.5 shoe size
Comment: ' Aren't you enormous?'
Comeback: 'Well, I suppose everything must look pretty big from down there'
Eileen Yorkshire