Worlds Tallest Man Gets Married

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  1. NTC

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">BEIJING (Reuters) - The world's tallest man, whose search for a bride covered the world, ended up marrying a woman from his home town nearly half his age and more than two feet shorter, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

    Bao Xishun, 56, a 2.36-metre (7-ft, 9-inch) herdsman listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, married a 29-year-old saleswoman, the Beijing News said. Both come from Chifeng in Inner Mongolia.

    "After sending out marriage advertisements across the world and going through a long selection process, the efforts have finally paid off," the newspaper said.

    It was the first wedding for Bao and his bride, Xia Shujuan, a mere 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 inches) tall.

    Bao reached his height in a seven-year spurt that began in his teens and which doctors have yet to explain, according to Guinness.

    After a career in the army, where he was recruited for a basketball team, he returned to Inner Mongolia. He now herds livestock and hires himself out for publicity stunts.

    In December, Bao saved the lives of two dolphins by reaching deep into their stomachs with his 1.06-metre (42-inch) long arm to pull out pieces of plastic, according to Chinese media.</div>

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    Hmmmm... this guy is listed as the tallest man in the world? What about Sun Ming Ming, he's also 7'9, yet not mention of him anywhere.
     
  2. I-Miss-MJ

    I-Miss-MJ JBB I am so SMRT

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    The sex would be weird.
     
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    I thought this guy was 8'1", not 7'9".....
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">I-Miss-MJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The sex would be weird.</div>

    Not really, when you are both on the bed laying down It's not a big difference. I'm 6'9 and my girl is 5'3/5'4...so It really isn't that big of a difference when you are having sex.

    BTW Sun Ming Ming is 7'8, so this guy being 7'9 as the tallest man is right. Besides the guy was offically measured therefore he stands as the tallest man. Other tall guys that aren't offically measured don't really count even If they are by some chance taller.
     
  5. NTC

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    Hmmm... Sun Ming Ming is listed as 7'9 (236cm) everywhere I've seen his profile. His official website is even called sevenfootnine.com
     
  6. Pakman

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    Time to put those ... bigbawwwlz to use.
     
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    Sasha ...since the beginning.

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