tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170646931003144953.post1292550019895294411..comments2018-01-29T07:56:07.752-06:00Comments on Life Without A Brain: I'm Tall Not DeafScarecrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16305565833934343577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170646931003144953.post-91072830238297848162008-11-10T09:28:00.000-06:002008-11-10T09:28:00.000-06:00Right, and I know what you mean. As a Yank in the...Right, and I know what you mean. As a Yank in the U.K. I used to have the same reflexive response when I got tired of all the "what are you doing here, aren't all Yanks rich?" etc., comments. But this woman always seems to be really having a good time with sparkling eyes, like she's enjoying the attention. But she could be way better at masking her discomfort than the rest of us.Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170646931003144953.post-21377004322920970862008-11-10T09:02:00.000-06:002008-11-10T09:02:00.000-06:00I have automatic responses to the most common ques...I have automatic responses to the most common questions and comments that I get, depending on my mood. <BR/>But when people really start in on my I do occasionally lash back at them. Someone says I took all their height away from them, well, it was in retaliation for them taking all my extra weight.<BR/>It's a self-defense mechanism to make the joke before someone else does.Scarecrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305565833934343577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170646931003144953.post-17981744883694163632008-11-10T08:53:00.000-06:002008-11-10T08:53:00.000-06:00I work with a woman who is exceptionally small and...I work with a woman who is exceptionally small and petite. She is always being teased and ribbed about her size and she usually totally goes with the flow, even adding jokes and comments. But after reading your blog I have to wonder if it's just a coping mechanism to deal with the repeated insults. Food for thought, my friend.Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.com