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Title: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Lise on Jul 12 07 04:13
How........... well, alright, love conquers all. Best wishes to the couple.

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  [FONT size=5]World's tallest man, 7-foot-9 Mongolian, marries 5-foot-6 bride[/FONT]

 BEIJING (AP) - The world's tallest man married a woman two-thirds his height and half his age in a traditional Mongolian ceremony held with great fanfare Thursday at the tomb of Kublai Khan.

 Bao Xishun, a seven-foot-nine herdsman from Inner Mongolia, met his bride earlier this year after searching high and low, sending advertisements around the world.

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Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Sportsdude on Jul 12 07 04:14
well if he can get married I sure shouldn't have problems. lol  
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: purelife on Jul 12 07 08:30
5 foot 6 is pretty tall for a Mongolian lady. :))    
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Sportsdude on Jul 12 07 08:38
 wow no kidding the average height for a female from Mongolia is 5'1.
(I looked it up) :)

   
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: stretchedout on Jul 12 07 11:11
Wasn't this news months ago when they got engaged?  

   
 
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Queer Eye on Jul 12 07 11:13
He looks a little off to say the least - he may very well be impotent.      
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Lil Me on Jul 12 07 11:15
 Queer Eye wrote:
He looks a little off to say the least - he may very well be impotent.
 --
 And you can tell this by the picture HOW exactly?!
 (he does look a little "off")
 



 
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Sportsdude on Jul 12 07 11:38
tall people have back problems. I should know.
First things that go are the lower back and knees.
The guys in his 50's. cut him some slack
 
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: No Seriously on Jul 13 07 12:38
He was a really big star before he was married, no pun intended. He hooked up with a good manager after it didn't work out in Basketball.  
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Russ on Jul 13 07 12:56
stretchedout wrote:
Wasn't this news months ago when they got engaged?  

   
   This is waht I was thinking too, Ive read this somewhere before.

    Its true SD.. one of my buddies had such bad back problems cause of how tall he was they removed one of his vertebrae.. he's much better now, and although he's still taller than the rest of us we all call him shorty now.
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Sportsdude on Jul 13 07 01:51
really how tall was he? I already know my knees are shot, doctor told me when I was 10 they'd need to be replaced when I get older.  
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: purelife on Jul 13 07 02:14
Yikes, SD.   That's not good to hear.  Hopefully, by that time, we have advanced in medical technology.    
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Sportsdude on Jul 13 07 02:20
I dunno. Its inevitable I'm afraid I was born without any cartilage for the most part in my knees. Everytime my knees bend they make loud cracking noises. They sound like someone walking on gravel making that crunching noises.  
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Queer Eye on Jul 15 07 06:10
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And you can tell this by the picture HOW exactly?!
(he does look a little "off")
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Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: GORDY GAMBINO on Jul 15 07 06:17
Now thats a big deal!!
Title: Re: World's Tallest Man Weds Short Bride
Post by: Hobbit on Jul 18 07 04:40
just as long as the first thing to go isn't the sex drive...

 Sportsdude wrote:
tall people have back problems. I should know.
First things that go are the lower back and knees.
The guys in his 50's. cut him some slack