Patrick, that was perfect. i laughed and laughed and laughed. only thing i wish is that i would have thought of that. On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:31:11 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Anecdote: Carlos Romulo, > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_P._Romulo, was, as were most > Filipinos of the old generations, very short -- my mother,b. 1923, was > 5'4" and (her words) "towered" above her male peers. > > The story goes that Romulo was entertaining a group of American brass > and one tall Texan leaned over and asked, "So, how does it feel to be > with the big boys?" Romulo: "Like a dime among nickels." > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:22 PM, murphyjrfk <murphyj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > it's certainly off topic. i'm short--i say average--but my roommates in > > college were always quick to point out the harvard study saying short > guys > > are doomed to be poor. you can't buy happiness-but you can buy riv's > which > > will make you happy for almost forever--so in bike sense you can. and > i'm > > still short...(but the stars aligned in my riv-favor for once). > > > > but it seems like the average height- based off the frames that pop up > for > > sale or the photos posted-of a rivendell rider is about 8 feet tall--some > > guys are just born lucky i suppose. > > > > there's gotta be short guys/gals out there...but then again grant says > small > > frames don't sell ... > > > > i'm super duper happy on my 51cm...average i say not short... > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ZgCwhFHDXL0J. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > >
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