SIX-FOOT REVOLT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 3 (Supplement)

SIX-FOOT REVOLT.

BIG MEN UP IN. ARMS.

THINGS TOO SMALL IN LONDON

Fifty six-footers have, hnisted (he Jolly Roger .at last. Thev are in open revolt. They hay that London seems to have been mads for little men, and (hey have had just about enough of it "Give us bigger beds!" thev cry. "Wo want roomier theatres!" they demand.

And if they can't get buses .they can stand up in without bruising their heads —well, the Six-Foot Club will know the reason why. " I'm one of the tiniest members of the club," said big Mr. Angel, who is the honarary secretary. " The actual ' baby' is six feet and half an inch tall. The biggest members are two fellows both six feet eight. "And who are we? Why. most of us are business men of one sort and another, though we've got some Army and Navy men as well. And our aim is this: 'To Protect the Six-Foot Man.' " Others may not realise our grievances—the things we have to put up with. But just listen to this. . . "We can't stand up in a bus. If we do we bust our hats. And so, if the buses are full, we've .simply got to take a taxi. Is that good enough? " And then there are tho scats in the theatres. They're terrible. "We've got to curl our legs np some-how, or else spread our leg* out like compasses, or else sit sideways. Aijd what, happens? We get tho most awful cramp. "Then there is the bed problem. " In the war we found our feet sticking six inches over the end. " And it's pretty hard to get a bed long enough even now. t suppose the people, who make beds think big men never go to sleep. \\ ell, I can assure you they do. " A good many motor-car makers have the same sort of idea. They seem to think that a six-foot man never wants to drive a car. Some cars have sliding seats now, but on tho others an hour's driving is just about all I can stand. " As for clothes—well, if a big man wants to buy them ready-made, at most shops ho just can (• lie has to have his suits and shirts and things made specially for him. That annoys the six-footer. ." Mr. Angel admitted, quite frankly that tall men had the pull in watching processions or football matches, though even there they were liable to have remarks made about them by the people behind.

" Big men seem to get on iri business, loo," lie said. " Most of our members are pretty successful fellows, really. 1 suppose a large man is more impressive than a small one."

The Six-Foot Club meet at dinner once a month, and hold an informal meeting every week. They are not going to rest content until London pays some attention to Ihsu comfort.