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14. "This guy at work was complaining about being short. He said it was making dating difficult. This other guy, who was rather tall, said it was his fault for not eating better when he was a kid. We all stopped and turned to this guy. ‘Uh, what?’ He insisted it was the short guy’s fault for not eating enough vegetables when he was a kid. His height was a direct result of bad nutrition."
"The short guy was like, ‘You’re joking, right?’ Tall guy was like, ‘My parents forced my brother and me to eat vegetables all the damn time. We hated it. But it made us tall. So I’m grateful to my parents for making us eat like that.’
Short guy says, ‘Dude. That’s not how that works.’ Tall guy insisted that it was. Idiot genuinely believes anyone who is short did it to themselves due to their lifestyle and diet. Never once mentioned genetics. This was a grown-ass man, by the way. Like, 29 years old."
Editor's note: While genetics are obviously the key determinant of height, nutrition and lifestyle can also impact growth.
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