Phait Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 "Tallest living man wants to stop growing" http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=10&u=/ap/20040417/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_tallest_man_2 PODOLIANTSI, Ukraine - At age 33, Leonid Stadnik wishes he would stop growing. He's already 8 feet, 4 inches. Recent measurements show that Stadnik is already 7 inches taller than Radhouane Charbib of Tunisia, listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest living man. He's also gaining on the 8-11 Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in history. http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040417/capt.kiv10204171550.ukraine_tallest_man_kiv102.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 The article says Tallest living man, not tallest living maniac. Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 I once stood next to Don Kohler, then the world's tallest living man at 8' 2". As an 8 or 10 year old kid, that was downright scary. I couldn't even get up the nerve to ask for his autograph. (We were waiting in line to get in Ringling Bros - Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Rosemont Horizon, near Chicago. They always set up a special seat for him when the circus came to town. I hate to suggest it, but I wonder if Ringling or any other entertainment company has ever approached him about performing? I know this is a cheesy way for a special person to make money, but it sounds like he really could use a break, and this may be the only way he can get one, if the story is true. Still, it's sad that a veterinarian (obviously an educated man) would need to resort to exploiting his size to make a decent living. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 "My two-year-old suit's sleeves and pants are now 30 centimeters (12 inches) shorter than I need," said Stadnik. "My height is God's punishment. My life has no sense." His friends, in turn, treat him with the same sort of soft good humor. They're trying to organize a trip for him to the Carpathian Mountains to show him that "there's something in the world taller than you," Bronyslav said. What a fascinating, sad & beautiful story! http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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