Its tuff sometimes to be tall

At 6 foot 7 inches tall I have dealt with height problems here and there all my life since I was 18. But here's a lad who would make even me, taller than any major basketball player like retired Michael Jordan, a wee bit short looking.

From yahoo news today:

A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 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.