I came across a most unfortunate story on MSNBC.com last week which showed that Americans are no longer the tallest nation on earth- it is a title we have ceded to the Dutch. All things considered, if we had to lost it to someone, I’m glad it was them. Not only are we getting fatter and fatter, we are also getting shorter and I am sure that someone, somewhere, is blaming Bill Clinton for all of this.

According to the story which was actually done by Newsweek, America had been the tallest country in the world since colonial times (ahh, the good ol’ days), however now doesn’t even rank among the top ten. There are a variety of factors cited including diet, environmental, and health care issues, and I was intrigued to learn that being 5’9″ makes me 3.5″ shorter than the average Dutchman. Sounds to me like we ought to legalize a few things. Select your mates wisely people, and if you’re one of those guys who gets hung up on a girl being taller than you, I am going to blame your ass the next time this study gets done and I find that we have fallen past New Guinea on the height scale. Let’s get to work on winning some of those World’s Strongest Man competitions…maybe that’ll make up for it.