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AIBU?

IABVU but I need to rant.

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HalfaFishFingerAndTwoPeas · 17/01/2017 17:25

Why is it when someone starts a thread asking 'if your 5'2 how much do you weigh?' Or 'if your 5'2 what dress size are you?' Everyone chimes in even if the question doesn't apply to them?

' I'm 5'8 and wear a size 4'
' I'm 10ft2 and weigh 5 stone'

WHY?! It's no help whatsoever! Ok rant over. Grin

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Cosmicglitterpug · 17/01/2017 17:26

I'm 5 foot 2 and weigh 9 stone and wear size 10.

Tru fax.

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FlyingElbows · 17/01/2017 17:33

Lol, because mn attracts some right weirdos who love nothing more than to bang on about how they're 18 feet tall, a size -67 and weigh a horrifying bloaty 17 grammes and anyone who isn't them is a freak! I may be exaggerating but you get my drift.

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MapMyMum · 17/01/2017 17:35

FlyingElbows haha!!! Yes that's exactly it!

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Allthebestnamesareused · 17/01/2017 19:48

I'm 7 ft 5 , weigh 1 st 2 and wear a size 24!!

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cherrycrumblecustard · 17/01/2017 19:51

The hey ho doubters get to me.

"You're 5'2, 9 stone 10 and wear a size 12? Really? I'm 7 foot and when I weighed 9 stone 10 I was definitely size 18 but hey-ho.'

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AHedgehogCanNeverBeBuggered · 17/01/2017 19:55

A lot of people like to show off about being slim, and since it's not really a socially acceptable thing to do they take the opportunity when it's presented.

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LucklessMonster · 17/01/2017 19:58

The plum I just ate was about 2 inches in diameter.

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NavyandWhite · 17/01/2017 20:05

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cherrycrumblecustard · 17/01/2017 20:06

I'm not far off Navy

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DJBaggySmalls · 17/01/2017 20:09

Perhaps they wear an outrageous size in hats?

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Helloitsme87 · 17/01/2017 20:11

I'm 5ft2 I don't know how much I weigh....

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MargotsDevil · 17/01/2017 20:16

I'm 2 stone heavier than I've ever been before yet am wearing a size smaller than I was at my previous biggest size. I put it down to significant weight loss followed by serious health issues meaning weight all went back on plus more but in different places....

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allchattedout · 17/01/2017 20:20

9 st 2 at 5 ft 2 DEFINITELY makes you a size 14. Fact. I refuse to listen to any other opinions on this. If you try to tell me that you are a 10 or a 12 with those stats, you are lying. There is just no way.

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Mollyringworm · 17/01/2017 20:25

I'm 5'8" and 11 stone and wear a size 10 in m&s, 12 in next and 18 in primark..

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 17/01/2017 20:25

For me, I suspect it is a bit of neediness - I just want to be part of the conversation. Sad, I know.

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bonnymnemonic · 17/01/2017 20:27

It reminds me of recipe reviews where the person says, "I followed the recipe exactly, but swapped the butter for coconut oil, added a handful of basil, omitted the mushrooms, doubled the chilli and skipped the last step. Wouldn't bother making again"

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Emmageddon · 17/01/2017 20:29

Oh the stealth boasting of the naturally slender, or newly slim...I would be the same, if only it were true. Wink

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NavyandWhite · 17/01/2017 20:31

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SquarePegRoundHole · 17/01/2017 20:33

I'm 4ft 14inchs and 63502.9 grams. Gods honest truth Grin

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HarryPottersMagicWand · 17/01/2017 20:34

Uh, YANBU OP. I always think this exact thing, and did today on the thread this is about. Grin

I am the height mentioned in that thread, I have no idea how some posters are a stone or 2 more than me and apparently the same size.

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derikthesheep · 17/01/2017 20:35

Allchatted why not? I'm 5ft 2 and I used to be a size 10 in every shop at 9 stone 2. Now at 10 st 10 I'm a 14. Just to do with weight distribution

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tobee · 17/01/2017 20:35

I agee with SDT. See what I did there?

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StrangeLookingParasite · 17/01/2017 20:37

I find it so braggy, all these people telling you how you can't possibly eat/weigh/do that, as if people weren't infinitely variable, and different things work for different people.

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StrangeLookingParasite · 17/01/2017 20:40

9 st 2 at 5 ft 2 DEFINITELY makes you a size 14. Fact. I refuse to listen to any other opinions on this. If you try to tell me that you are a 10 or a 12 with those stats, you are lying. There is just no way.

No, your experience isn't wide enough to make that statement.

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SickRose · 17/01/2017 20:40

Navy and cherry just gonna throw this out there. But I'm 5 2 and I weigh about 13 stone now and I'm 12 on top and 14 on bottom. Weight is a strange thing!

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