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BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
East of England news quiz of the week 7-13 June
From a runaway bull retiring to pastures new to a circus act with a twist, how much East of England news can you remember from the past seven days? Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
Times
2 days ago
- General
- Times
Short-man syndrome? At 5'7 I am the expert
I can reach the plates on the top shelf in the kitchen. I can, honestly. But I don't look good when I do it. There's a tippy-toe, whole-body stretch that's very hard to make look cool or traditionally masculine. When people come over for dinner I usually make a defensive joke about it. This, if anything, draws attention to the stretch and turns it into a sort of circus act as I grasp the china with my fingertips. I'm still not completely comfortable with my height. Being short is always partially falling short of a manly ideal. I've been short — 5ft 7in — for about 50 years (the first 11 years of my existence don't count) and along the way life has informed me of my status. Phrases such as 'tall, dark and handsome', 'imposing figure' and 'short arse' placed me in a height hierarchy. I don't wake up every morning and shake my fist at my genetic inheritance but I'd rather be taller. I'm not proud of that but if I could take a pill and wake up at least 6ft, I would.
