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Originally posted by Trollop:

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I've been back a week but keep missing you...

Anyway Re Sophia, I like her....and blimey isn't she just like a pint sized Whoopi Goldberg...she even talks like her!

It looks like were in the minority I've only caught her on the highlight shows, but shes like an old head on young shoulders...a little yoda...with teeth

Yeah i've not watched any Live feed....

I find her trying senora

lol agree.....love the title

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Originally posted by Hollygolightly:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

Diamonds come in small packages BM

Thanks Holly

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

hahaha had to laugh at the 1/2 inch there

I'm 4" 11" EXACTLY....quite pleased with it too, being 5 foot something is just sooooo average

It is a bit freaky seeing someone my height on telly though....didn't realise how cute I must be .....well till I bite anyway

I always *have* to include that half an inch

I quite like being small too DanceSettee. I think it's feminine. My only frustrations are not enough choice for clothes and when I can't reach the top shelf in shops

I found it fascinating seeing someone on telly the same size as me and realising how tiny I must look to other people...

...still think people shouldn't keep referring to Sophia's height though when they're slagging her off

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


I always *have* to include that half an inch

I quite like being small too DanceSettee. I think it's feminine. My only frustrations are not enough choice for clothes and when I can't reach the top shelf in shops

I found it fascinating seeing someone on telly the same size as me and realising how tiny I must look to other people...

...still think people shouldn't keep referring to Sophia's height though when they're slagging her off

Dunno about the "feminine" bit...am definitely not what people would call girly.

Although I don't particularly like Sophia, I can relate to her attitude...too much being patted on the head and told you're cute does tend to develop a certain snappiness

It is weird seeing someone that short, I keep forgetting that I am the same and it's quite a shock to be reminded

wouldn't change it though...i can get to a bar quicker than anyone I know

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

Awwwww, thank you

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

i'm struggling with the lack of respect for sophia as a human being with all the constant labelling she gets. i think she struggles to articulate generally, and just comes across wrong, that's all.

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


I always *have* to include that half an inch

I quite like being small too DanceSettee. I think it's feminine. My only frustrations are not enough choice for clothes and when I can't reach the top shelf in shops

I found it fascinating seeing someone on telly the same size as me and realising how tiny I must look to other people...

...still think people shouldn't keep referring to Sophia's height though when they're slagging her off

Dunno about the "feminine" bit...am definitely not what people would call girly.

Although I don't particularly like Sophia, I can relate to her attitude...too much being patted on the head and told you're cute does tend to develop a certain snappiness

It is weird seeing someone that short, I keep forgetting that I am the same and it's quite a shock to be reminded

wouldn't change it though...i can get to a bar quicker than anyone I know

I'm definitely a girly girl DanceSettee and haven't got the 'attitude' small people are often expected to have

Though I completely understand what you say about being patted on the head etc! I always felt humiliated if a guy who asked me to dance, then picked me up (in his arms) and danced around the dance floor with me I noticed Charlie said how little Sophia was and picked her up in his arms when they first introduced themselves but I think she took it in good part.

Also, when I was at work years ago, we were talking about pregnancy and having babies etc and one of the girls said she couldn't imagine I could get pregnant or have a baby because I was so tiny. I was really offended and told her my mum was smaller than me and had no trouble at all having 3 healthy babies! It's as if some people see being small as a deformity! That's why I found the talk about steroids irritating. I don't know, maybe the steroids did affect Sophia's height if she had them when she was still growing as a child but she might be just like you and I and was meant to be small anyway, which is normal!

Anyway, I'm glad I'm in such good company DanceSettee And just for the record, so far, I don't particularly like Sophia either, especially after seeing and hearing what she said to Angel on the HL show tonight

have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

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Originally posted by bozzimacoo:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
I'm about the same height as Sophia at 4 foot 11 1/2 inches and I am neither a hobbit, a dwarf, nor have I been on steroids (which, as already pointed out, affect weight not height). My height is perfectly normal. I just happen to be smaller than you are.

Some peoples' words in this thread are full of prejudice, so please be more careful what you say, as it's so easy to cause offence.

Not that I'm taking it personally or anything

i'm struggling with the lack of respect for sophia as a human being with all the constant labelling she gets. i think she struggles to articulate generally, and just comes across wrong, that's all.

Well said

As in former BB years, some people can't just say what they don't like about a housemate's behaviour, they have to resort to prejudice and name calling about their appearance. If it wasn't Sophia's height, I'm sure they'd find something else about her appearance to pick on!

As I said, she turned me against her tonight, the way she spoke to Angel but that has nothing at all to do with anything about her appearance! Maybe you are right and she does have trouble articulating herself. I felt sorry for Angel though.

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


Though I completely understand what you say about being patted on the head etc! I always felt humiliated if a guy who asked me to dance, then picked me up (in his arms) and danced around the dance floor with me

oooh I hated that!!

mind you they don't get away with it these days...I'm perfectly capable of picking a guy up on my back and whirling him about a bit....they usually end up more embarrased than me

I definitely have small women's syndrome, and i quite like it

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Originally posted by hal:
have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

awww poor hal ....five foot something is so ordinary....never mind you might shrink back

I don't like her one single bit, she seems to enjoy conflict to the point of manufacturing reasons to cause it. I would like to see her evicted at the earliest opportunity.

That said, I do empathise with her because of her having Lupus. It's an awful thing to have and the prognosis can be quite grim. I did wonder if her behaviour was coming from her compensating for the lack of control over her illness, or she's naturally just a nasty cow.

Who knows...

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Originally posted by hal:
have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

Hi Hal

That's 3 of us Petites now

I wouldn't mind gaining just half an inch at the Doc's surgery, then I will have made 5 foot, which is so much easier to say than 4 foot 11 and a half inches

What a surprise for you though! Are you still growing or did they make a mistake?

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

As I said, she turned me against her tonight, the way she spoke to Angel but that has nothing at all to do with anything about her appearance! Maybe you are right and she does have trouble articulating herself. I felt sorry for Angel though.

i haven't seen tonights hl show yet, as soon as i hit the sofa i fall asleep. now i'm wide awake damn! but i agree, if she says things to provoke, then she may need to check her personality out.

actually, i may need to check my av out
only a bit of fun

nope that girl has issues thats got nothing to do with her height!
or her lupus!

team nasty is your typical abrasive crass empty headed me me me

but our little gnome is nasty trust me

(as i am a gnome too, i feel qualify to use the label)
the height is not the problem here, its the personality and characteristic
she's over exagerate herself way too much...oooh aah aah i am going to faint, i am a self righteous nearly died plus etc etc..

probably would regret this post tomorrow morning lets see...

erm, did i say trust me?
cancel that

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by hal:
have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

awww poor hal ....five foot something is so ordinary....never mind you might shrink back

Lol DanceSettee You have a great sense of humour

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

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Originally posted by hal:
have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

Hi Hal

That's 3 of us Petites now

I wouldn't mind gaining just half an inch at the Doc's surgery, then I will have made 5 foot, which is so much easier to say than 4 foot 11 and a half inches

What a surprise for you though! Are you still growing or did they make a mistake?

come to think of it, i was measured for my first passport circa 17, so i must have grown a little, accept it i was 5ft, cos in my passport its 4'11ish too btw, but who know, the nurse says when, as it touches my hair i said when, so i might have cheated a tiny bit!

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


Though I completely understand what you say about being patted on the head etc! I always felt humiliated if a guy who asked me to dance, then picked me up (in his arms) and danced around the dance floor with me

oooh I hated that!!

mind you they don't get away with it these days...I'm perfectly capable of picking a guy up on my back and whirling him about a bit....they usually end up more embarrased than me

Wow, I'm impressed!

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


Lol DanceSettee You have a great sense of humour

awww ta

got to have one at our height really, got to cope with being the centre of others amusement somehow.......and especially so when your first boyfriend was 6' 11" tall

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Originally posted by Joods:
I don't like her one single bit, she seems to enjoy conflict to the point of manufacturing reasons to cause it. I would like to see her evicted at the earliest opportunity.

That said, I do empathise with her because of her having Lupus. It's an awful thing to have and the prognosis can be quite grim. I did wonder if her behaviour was coming from her compensating for the lack of control over her illness, or she's naturally just a nasty cow.

Who knows...

I too empathise with her having Lupus. I have a friend with a long term illness (been ill for over 20 years now) and have seen how illness can rob a young woman of the life she could have had. Also, it must have been devastating to lose her sister on top of her own physical suffering.

As you say, who knows if this is affecting her behaviour or whether she would be like that anyway. I do know that if she talks to other people in the house, the way she spoke to Angel tonight, I won't be able to excuse her.

with heels i am circa 5'3...thats not too bad, m happy and have no complains about my height.

my ex was 5'10 we were a perfect fit

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Originally posted by hal:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

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Originally posted by hal:
have not read back, but on height yes...i know the feeling
here's whats funny that happened to me at doc surgery this week
registering at new surgery, it seems that i had grown a whole inch, i am now 5' 1"

Hi Hal

That's 3 of us Petites now

I wouldn't mind gaining just half an inch at the Doc's surgery, then I will have made 5 foot, which is so much easier to say than 4 foot 11 and a half inches

What a surprise for you though! Are you still growing or did they make a mistake?

come to think of it, i was measured for my first passport circa 17, so i must have grown a little, accept it i was 5ft, cos in my passport its 4'11ish too btw, but who know, the nurse says when, as it touches my hair i said when, so i might have cheated a tiny bit!

Lol about the hair! I must have looked taller back in the 80's with my big hair, (yes I am in my 40's now! Another advantage of being petite -makes you look younger than you are - annoying when you're young but great as you get older!). Maybe we should all go for an Amy Winehouse hairstyle, though we might topple over if we did

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


Lol DanceSettee You have a great sense of humour

awww ta

got to have one at our height really, got to cope with being the centre of others amusement somehow.......and especially so when your first boyfriend was 6' 11" tall

I thought 6' 2" was tall enough! Do you find that you always seem to have tall boyfriends though? I do!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hal:
with heels i am circa 5'3...thats not too bad, m happy and have no complains about my height.

3" is my max for heels. I have no idea how other women wear those massive heels nowadays and can even run in them

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


I thought 6' 2" was tall enough! Do you find that you always seem to have tall boyfriends though? I do!

every boyfriend's been a tall boyfriend to me Mermaid

That's another positive about being small...i don't have this fear of tall people that most people seem to have, i never get intimidated by really tall people, most of the time I don't notice they are

BTW did the huge hair thing in the eighties too oh how i miss those wonderful hours backcombing away

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Originally posted by bozzimacoo:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

As I said, she turned me against her tonight, the way she spoke to Angel but that has nothing at all to do with anything about her appearance! Maybe you are right and she does have trouble articulating herself. I felt sorry for Angel though.

i haven't seen tonights hl show yet, as soon as i hit the sofa i fall asleep. now i'm wide awake damn! but i agree, if she says things to provoke, then she may need to check her personality out.

actually, i may need to check my av out
only a bit of fun

I wondered what your avatar was doing until you said that and I checked closer

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


I thought 6' 2" was tall enough! Do you find that you always seem to have tall boyfriends though? I do!

every boyfriend's been a tall boyfriend to me Mermaid

Lol, that's true Though I have had tall friends who have gone out with smaller guys than I ever have.

That's another positive about being small...i don't have this fear of tall people that most people seem to have, i never get intimidated by really tall people, most of the time I don't notice they are

I've never thought about that before!

BTW did the huge hair thing in the eighties too oh how i miss those wonderful hours backcombing away

Lol, well some of the 80's fashion has come back in, so maybe the big hair will too

Fashion is another thing that makes me laugh. People take the pee out of fashions from past decades and the next thing you know, it comes back in and all the people who took the pee out of it are wearing it

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

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Originally posted by DanceSettee:

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:


I thought 6' 2" was tall enough! Do you find that you always seem to have tall boyfriends though? I do!

every boyfriend's been a tall boyfriend to me Mermaid

Lol, that's true Though I have had tall friends who have gone out with smaller guys than I ever have.

That's another positive about being small...i don't have this fear of tall people that most people seem to have, i never get intimidated by really tall people, most of the time I don't notice they are

I've never thought about that before!

BTW did the huge hair thing in the eighties too oh how i miss those wonderful hours backcombing away

Lol, well some of the 80's fashion has come back in, so maybe the big hair will too

Fashion is another thing that makes me laugh. People take the pee out of fashions from past decades and the next thing you know, it comes back in and all the people who took the pee out of it are wearing it

Oops! Some of my last reply has come out mixed in with yours

And I meant to do that "oops" reply here, not there. I think it must be way past my bedtime

Not sure if any of you are still awake but just in case, I'm off to bed now. Nite guys

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:

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Originally posted by Joods:
I don't like her one single bit, she seems to enjoy conflict to the point of manufacturing reasons to cause it. I would like to see her evicted at the earliest opportunity.

That said, I do empathise with her because of her having Lupus. It's an awful thing to have and the prognosis can be quite grim. I did wonder if her behaviour was coming from her compensating for the lack of control over her illness, or she's naturally just a nasty cow.

Who knows...

I too empathise with her having Lupus. I have a friend with a long term illness (been ill for over 20 years now) and have seen how illness can rob a young woman of the life she could have had. Also, it must have been devastating to lose her sister on top of her own physical suffering.

As you say, who knows if this is affecting her behaviour or whether she would be like that anyway. I do know that if she talks to other people in the house, the way she spoke to Angel tonight, I won't be able to excuse her.

I didn't see what happened between her and Angel but there comes a point where excuses for bad behaviour just that - excuses, and no one should have to put up with it. They'll sort her out, I'm sure

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Originally posted by Blue Mermaid:
Not sure if any of you are still awake but just in case, I'm off to bed now. Nite guys

I'm off too - Nighty night

I like her

I think she's a ballsy little lady who calls a spade a spade.

No fakeness about her and she certainly speaks up for herself. I thought it was cruel when they tried to pinch her wine... poor lass had only just gone into the bedroom for the first time

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Originally posted by pepsi:
I like her

I think she's a ballsy little lady who calls a spade a spade.

No fakeness about her and she certainly speaks up for herself. I thought it was cruel when they tried to pinch her wine... poor lass had only just gone into the bedroom for the first time

i might be wrong about her, perhaps she is one of those 'old head on a young shoulder'...it wasn't nice about the wine, but its possible she's a control freak ...i withdraw my 'posoinous' comment for the time being

not liking her ....................

I didn't think it was very nice to take her drink. I still don't like her though.