This is why I never can tell:

It's quite simple. A long waist is a long torso. If you are fairly tall and find all trousers are hipsters on you then you are long waisted. Long waisted people also find tops and swimsuits are never long enough. Short waisted means the opposite, so if trouser waistbands always seem to end somewhere near your ribs then you are short-waisted

or

If you're longer from head to waist than from waist to floor, you're long-waisted, and if the opposite is true, then you're short-waisted.

or just

Having a distance between shoulders and waist that is longer than average.

But I'll go with Jesse's definition.

Long waist = long torso.

Short waist = short torso.

Short waist is particularly noticeable when coupled with long legs. Otherwise you're just proportionate.

You and Jesse need to fight it out. I'm going with primacy.

Short waist is particularly noticeable when coupled with long legs. Otherwise you're just proportionate.

That's what I have. Sucks.

People! It's too early to go to bed.

Long waist = long torso.

Short waist = short torso.

Short waist is particularly noticeable when coupled with long legs

::ponders::

So ... I'm short. With long legs. I can't have a long torso, either relative to my height, or absolutely. Does that make me automatically shortwaisted?

I'm tall. With short legs -- automatically long waisted, right?

Can I be tall and long legged and long waisted? Or is that merely taller than tall and long legged and normal or shortwaisted?

of course it is too early for bed. and still too hot too.

need to go the the store, bah.

any body know how to send a head of garlic thru the computer?

I need another fan. just a little more air circulation and I could stop whining.

maybe

I still don't think it's that hot here.

I didn't know that catching fish with your hands was called "noodling fish", I thought it was called something else. . . tickleing . . . but maybe you only tickle trout.