Pickles by Brian Crane for November 04, 2016

Even the ancient Greeks had the story about the man who was granted a very long, long life. He kept shrinking and his skin wrinkling, and he was looking a lot like a grasshopper …

My grandmother was under five feet when she died at age 97, down about four inches from her peak (according to my dad)

My wife got mad when she found out she wasn’t 5’5" anymore.

I would have thought it was an old wives tale too, except I have doctors records to prove my shrinkage – from 5’6.5 at age 22 to 5’43/4 at 71. With my short arms I really miss those inches in reaching for that top cupboard!

I used to be taller, so now I only wear cowboy boots.

I’ve only lost 1/4 inch, but my husband has lost an inch.

I just went down and had an extra quarter inch added to the heels of my boots.

Ads covering the comics AGAIN!!

Snerk!

I heard that the average height of a 17 year old female is 5’4. I’m 21 and I’m a dumpy 5’2.

Sigh.

I would love to be a few inches taller at least.

xxx

Number Three

Can’t suggest anything for a few more inches, but am reminded of an old Charleston number about “5’2, eyes of blue, oh what those five feet can do”. The Charleston is great aerobic exercise and could take care of the dumpy part.