World's Tallest Man Ties The Knot

[Catherine Vincent]

Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9-inch herdsman, married 5-foot-6-inch saleswoman Xia Shujian in China's Inner Mongolia region.


BEIJING, China (AP) -- After searching high and low, the world's tallest man has married a woman two-thirds his height, a Chinese newspaper reported Wednesday.

Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9-inch (2.36-meter) herdsman from Inner Mongolia, married saleswoman Xia Shujian, who was 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) tall, several days ago, the Beijing New reported.

Bao's 28-year-old bride is half his age and hailed from his hometown of Chifeng, even though marriage advertisements were sent around the world, it said. "After a long and careful selection, the effort has been finally paid off," the newspaper said.

Bao was confirmed last year by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest person. Bao was in the news in December after he used his long arms to save two dolphins by pulling out plastic from their stomachs

[Skidmore]

1. Cute couple.

[InvisibleTouch]

2. The woman is exactly my height...

...so I can imagine the perspective. I loved the story about saving the dolphins, a few months ago. Good on him!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. I saw that too . . . he's a good guy. n/t

[Skidmore]

12. You're tall.

Seriously. So many of us really short people out here.

[mr_hat]

4. He could have just pushed them out the other end.

The plastic bags, that is. In the dolphins.

[Sequoia]

5. Can't wait for a baby to be born!

Congratulations Xia and Bao!

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. I reckon she'd be a little nervous about that prospect. nt

[Sequoia]

10. I'd be a little nervous about the makin' bacon part.

[Yavin4]

9. You And Every Team in the NBA

Knowing my Knicks, they'll trade the pick right when their kid becomes available.

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[CrazyOrangeCat]

7. .

:spank:

B-)

[Catherine Vincent]

14. oh shoot, I missed it. :)

[Taxloss]

11. He has married beneath him.

Only kidding. They look like a lovely couple.

[geardaddy]

13. Looks like a very nice couple

But if he's a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, how did he come across dolphins? I'm dubious on that one.

[BreweryYardRat]

18. The article says he hires himself out for publicity stunts.

Working somewhere on the coast, maybe?

Here's the article to verify:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070328/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_tallest;_ylt=Av95YUmFW92itDgh9rryBOjMWM0F

Edit: Asia Times Online says it was at an aquarium.

[merh]

15. He is nutts over her, isn't he.

:silly:


:hi: :hug: :rofl:

[texas1928]

16. I could say something...

But this thread would get locked SO fast.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

17. Sex must be awkward.

I can't imagine that. :P