Tall Comebacks

Fed up with those silly comments about your height? Our customers have shared some great comebacks for you to use on those people who insist on stating the obvious.

Comment: Aren't you tall
Comeback: Who said that …? (looking over their heads)
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2 (without heels)

Comment: 'Aren't you enormous?'
Comeback: 'Well, I suppose everything must look pretty big from down there'
Eileen, Yorkshire

Comment: Are you standing on a box?
Comeback: No, are you standing in a hole?
Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4

Comment: I'll bet you don't need a ladder to paint the ceiling with!
Comeback: No, I prefer to use a brush.
From Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4

Comment: My goodness you're tall (said by attractive guy)
Comeback: And it's sure is worth the climb
By email

Comment: Why do you wear heels?
Comeback: To get further away from people like you!
By email

Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: Too hot for you!
Kemia Downer, 6ft3

Comment: What's the weather like up there?
Comeback: When you grow up you'll find out!
Ruth Morrison, 6ft2

Comment: Do men find you intimidating?
Comeback: No - just little boys.
by email

Comment: Do you suffer from vertigo being so tall?  (Said by annoying short bloke in pub)
Comeback: Nope - but the sight of you is making me feel very queasy indeed!
Sarah, 6ft2

Comment: I bet you find it hard getting boyfriends being so tall?
Comeback: The only thing I find hard is making sure all my boyfriends don't find out about each other!
Sarah, 6ft2

Comment: You're too tall to wear high heels.
Comeback: If I wore no shoes I would still be taller than you, so what difference does it make?
Lee Baxter

Comment: Do you find it hard to buy clothes?
Comeback: No, I use my credit card.
Lisa Cassidy, 6ft4

Comment: How tall are you?
Comeback: How short are you?
Vanessa Austin, 6"

Comment: You should be a basketball player.
Comeback: Why, my modelling career is going perfectly well?

Comment: I have to strain my neck looking up at you!
Comeback: Yeh, and I have to look down my nose at you.
From Amy, 5ft11

Comment: Do you have trouble getting men friends?
Comeback: Yes, most of them don't come up to my HIGH standard.
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2

Comment: Blimey you have long legs.
Comeback: How would you know…. You're staring at my knees!.
From Geena Sharp, 6ft2 

Comment: Why do you wear heels when you're so tall anyway?
Comeback: So that I can see your bald patch.
From Gill 5ft11 

Comment: I'm not standing next to you, you make me look short.
Comeback: You don't need me to do that for you!
Sally Hills

Comment: Do you play basketball?
Comeback: Do you play miniature golf?
From Megan 6ft3

Comment: How'd you get so tall?
Comeback: My parents raised me in a grow bag!
From Laura

Comment: How tall are you?
Comeback: I'll tell you my height if you tell me your weight.
Grace Robinson, 5ft 11

Comment: I'd have to stand on a Yellow Pages to look you in the eye
Comeback: And, I'd have to stand in a quarry just to see the top of your head!
From Amy, 5ft11

Comment: You're a big girl aren't you?
Comeback: It's a shame you aren't a big boy isn't it?
Via email

Comment: You're very tall for a girl?
Comeback: You're very tall for a midget?
Via email

Comment: Gosh you're tall?
Comeback: Yes, and I love looking down on people like you!
From Julie, 5ft11 3/4

Comment: What height are you? (annoying little man in pub)
Comeback: Too tall for you.
Michelle, 5ft 10, Scotland

Comment: Are you a basketball player?
Comeback: No, are you a jockey?
L J Vondrack  via email

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