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Guinness finds Minn. man is tallest in US
miamiherald ^
| 05.24.10
Posted on 05/25/2010 2:42:56 PM PDT by JoeProBono
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Guinness World Records has recognized a Minnesota man as the tallest man in the United States.
The Guinness World Record Association measured Rochester's Igor Vovkovinskiy (voh-kov-IN'-ski) at 7 feet, 8.33 inches tall during NBC's "The Dr. Oz Show" on Monday. He edged out Norfolk, Va., sheriff's deputy George Bell by a third of an inch.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: guinness; jojoknows; jpb; minnesota; obama; tallest; talllies; tallnames
To: JoeProBono
Sigh..........................
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:44:08 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(FREE ARIZONA!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:44:21 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: JoeProBono
Who run Barter Town?!?
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:45:54 PM PDT
by
Thurston_Howell_III
(Ahoy polloi... where did you come from, a scotch ad?)
To: Psycho_Bunny
sheriff's deputy George Bell
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:47:15 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
He edged out Norfolk, Va., sheriff’s deputy George Bell by a third of an inch.
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Strange I see this name for the 2nd time in a week. There’s a recent FR thread around here (look it up if ya want to) and it has a photo of deputy Bell in uniform.
Quite an impressive sight!. Nobody back-talks an 8 foot tall cop!
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:49:12 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: JoeProBono
wait till he tries to get health care, which unusual tall people need sooner than later
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:49:45 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
To: Responsibility2nd
Why look at you. You posted that photo just because I was thinking of it.
Ain’t you smart?
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:50:33 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
To: cripplecreek
>"Tall AND stupid."
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posted on
05/25/2010 2:59:13 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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posted on
05/25/2010 3:03:04 PM PDT
by
MplsSteve
(Don't Be Stupak!)
To: JoeProBono
Those are awfully thick soles on the bottoms of that guy’s shoes. They look like they could add as much as 3” to his height.
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posted on
05/25/2010 3:42:17 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Maybe not, but I’ll bet he’s pretty easy to outrun over a distance. His ankles are probably falling apart.
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posted on
05/25/2010 3:42:59 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/25/2010 3:48:42 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Light skinned with no negro dialect (unless I want one))
To: Little Pig
At that point, 3 inches isn’t going to matter, but I’m sure he needs all the cushioning he can get.
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posted on
05/25/2010 3:53:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Blonde
(You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/25/2010 5:33:50 PM PDT
by
boop
("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
To: JoeProBono
George Bell should still be considered the world’s tallest man because he did not have a pituitary tumor to cause his height. The man is just genetically tall.
To: miliantnutcase
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posted on
05/25/2010 5:58:32 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono; Arthur Wildfire! March
Too bad he’s short in the cranium.
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posted on
05/26/2010 2:43:18 AM PDT
by
Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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