Are we discussing Dahl because of the short profile of him in the New Yorker this past week? If so, then woo hoo for context! If not, then I am informing you all of same.

No, but I just bought Emmett the recently published D Is For Dahl alphabetical bio. Which is jam packed with interesting bits.

He was gigantically tall, it turns out.

6' 6" - When he was a fighter pilot in WWII his knees were up under his chin most of the time.

6'6 isn't gigantic. It's ... really nice.

those two things are not mutually exclusive ita.

6'6 isn't gigantic. It's ... really nice.

You had flings with basketball players, didn't you?

those two things are not mutually exclusive ita.

Of course they are! Gigantic == too big. It's very simple.

You had flings with basketball players, didn't you?

What Kevin would say to you now is "Are you gay just because you live in San Francisco?"

Or something like. No baller he.

As for the basketball player, it didn't quite make it to fling status.

you are just reading things as judgemental when they aren't.

all basketball players are belong to me.

all basketball players are belong to me.

Shaq? Rick Fox? Dennis Rodman?

Besides, I mean that 6'6 isn't tall tall. Manute Bol is gigantic. Andre the ... well, you get what I mean. 6'6 is just Hey! Tall!

A basketball player tripped over me once. Just because I was nearly two feet shorter than him, you'd think he'd learn to look down.

Rick Fox?

Rick Fox went to my high school. He didn't seem freakishly tall to me.

6'6" is too tall for anyone shorter than say 6 feet.

I didn't realize that Sophie Dahl grew up to be a famous model.

Oh sure. I can't remember who her boyfriend(s) is(was), though -- someone.