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09-16-2009, 04:47 PM
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y'all better put some respeck on my name
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8'1" Turk takes title of world's tallest man
LONDON – A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.
Guinness World Records said that 8 foot 1 inch (2.47 meter) Sultan Kosen, from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey, is now officially the tallest man walking the planet. Although the previous record holder, Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk, reportedly measured 8 feet 5.5 inches (2.57 meters), Guinness said he was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his height.
Stadnyk, 39, told The Associated Press he refused to be independently measured because he was tired of being in the public eye.
"If this title had given me more health or a few extra years, I would have taken it, but the opposite happened, I only wasted my nerve cells," he said.
"If I have to choose between prosperity and calm, I choose calm."
Kosen, 27, told reporters in London that he was looking forward to parlaying his newfound status into a chance at love.
"Up until now it's been really difficult to find a girlfriend," Kosen said through an interpreter. "I've never had one, they were usually scared of me. ... Hopefully now that I'm famous I'll be able to meet lots of girls. I'd like to get married."
Kosen is one of only 10 confirmed or reliably reported cases in which humans have grown past the eight foot (2.44 meter) mark, according to Guinness.
The record-keeping group said he grew into his outsize stature because tumor-related damage to his pituitary triggered the overproduction of growth hormones. The condition, known as "pituitary gigantism," also explains Kosen's enormous hands and feet, which measure 10.8 inches (27.5 centimeters) and 14.4 inches (36.5 centimeters) respectively.
The tumor was removed last year, so Kosen isn't expected to grow any further.
The part-time farmer, who uses crutches to stand, said there were disadvantages to being so tall.
"I can't fit into a normal car," he said. "I can't go shopping like normal people, I have to have things made specially and sometimes they aren't always as fashionable. The other thing is that ceilings are low and I have to bend down through doorways."
But he noted some advantages too, including the ability to see people coming from far away.
"The other thing is at home they use my height to change the light bulbs and hang the curtains, things like that."
Kosen's trip to the U.K. — his first outside Turkey — was organized by Guinness to publicize the release of its 2010 Guinness World Records book, this year's repertoire of weird and wonderful records.
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09-16-2009, 04:53 PM
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omg he's as ugly as hedo turkoglu
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09-16-2009, 05:18 PM
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Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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shiet 8 feet!
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09-16-2009, 05:28 PM
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DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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I wonder how he pees in the mornings..
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09-16-2009, 05:46 PM
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He's probably more Hung than a horse. No joke....
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09-16-2009, 06:36 PM
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yeah,
he probably pees into a sink because its more his height and he can actually aim there.
but what about sex... omg... monsoon!
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09-16-2009, 06:36 PM
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poor him to be that tall...........
i cant think of anything he should be proud of
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09-16-2009, 07:06 PM
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Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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His Size....But then no one can take it....
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09-16-2009, 07:09 PM
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do u think he has a big pee pee too???
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09-16-2009, 07:09 PM
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ESKETIT
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HOLY SHIT
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09-16-2009, 07:09 PM
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His Size....But then no one can take it....
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women have sex with horses but they can't take a 8'1 mans cack?! please...
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09-16-2009, 07:13 PM
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To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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I feel sorry for him cuz he actually thinks this will help him find a girl. It might raise his chances slightly but whatever is going on in his head wont change.
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09-16-2009, 08:04 PM
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OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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But the question is, Can the man ball?
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09-16-2009, 08:36 PM
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Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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it sucks being that height because he'll have a shitty life..
look at him.. already needs support crutches.. and his life time is greatly reduced...
terrrilbe.. and his hands are already getting fooked up..
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09-16-2009, 09:07 PM
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My homepage has been set to RS
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He should do something with his height, maybe basketball. Or maybe he could fuck a girl in a porno. Thats marketing strategy right there
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09-16-2009, 09:11 PM
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RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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I wonder what he drives.
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09-16-2009, 09:52 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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i need some of his genes
I wonder how big his vital organs are proportional to his body...im surprised he lived past 35
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09-16-2009, 09:58 PM
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y'all better put some respeck on my name
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He can barely move from the looks of it so he would be a useless basketball player.
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09-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri
LONDON – A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.
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fail.
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09-16-2009, 10:07 PM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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09-16-2009, 10:09 PM
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Some guy who went to my school before was 7 foot 2... that was like wow.
In this society if your honestly taller than 7 feet people will think your a freak, that's fricken hugeee.
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09-16-2009, 10:15 PM
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I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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that guy in the video didn't even have to jump, he hopped. btw.. how tall are the hoops for nba?
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09-16-2009, 10:25 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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tallest person i met was probably like 6'5 max
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09-16-2009, 10:25 PM
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My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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i guess that guy from china is out of the race lol
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09-16-2009, 10:26 PM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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10 feet
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