4871 Tall Boy
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4871 Tall Boy’s Reply
Dear Abby: The letter from “Tall Boy” who was tired of having people ask him, “How’s the weather up there,” hit home with me because I, too, was tall in school. Being a girl it was even worse.
When kids would ask me how the weather was up there, I’d give them the answer my Dad suggested: “Why don’t you grow up and find out.”
That shut them up. And they respected me more for telling them off instead of pouting. [1]
—“Tall in Missouri”
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[1]Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for Pastors, Teachers and Christian Workers. Garland TX : Bible Communications, 1996, c1979