http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2059 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2059/comment-page-1#comment-413740 Mike Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:46:50 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2059#comment-413740 If you look closely they reveal the secret to growing taller is to stand on tippy-toes. You can see it in the sillouette. If you look closely they reveal the secret to growing taller is to stand on tippy-toes. You can see it in the sillouette.

]]> http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2059/comment-page-1#comment-413031 Sean Duggan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:18:35 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2059#comment-413031 The scary thing to me is that, in some countries, people are getting surgery to be taller and that the phenemenon is apparently widespread (and unregulated) enough that China specifically has had to <a HREF="www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-11/05/content_724833.htm " rel="nofollow">ban and crack down on beauty shops performing the surgery</a>. The scary thing to me is that, in some countries, people are getting surgery to be taller and that the phenemenon is apparently widespread (and unregulated) enough that China specifically has had to ban and crack down on beauty shops performing the surgery.

]]> http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2059/comment-page-1#comment-412900 Jon Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:32:53 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2059#comment-412900 Dammit! I really missed the boat by having my subscription to Action Comics end with #600 and not reading it all during the Weekly period. Well, I guess I should get back to being short and uncool. Dammit! I really missed the boat by having my subscription to Action Comics end with #600 and not reading it all during the Weekly period.
Well, I guess I should get back to being short and uncool.

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