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How to Beat Shortarse Syndrome

You've gotta feel sorry for Snow White. If it wasn't for the fact that her step-mom was a truly evil hag, and her dad a bit of a soft-appendage, she also had to deal with her seven flatmates.

Okay, the little guys went out to work - and worked damned hard - but would you really want to be living in the same house as seven miners when they returned from the pit?

And, it has to be said, who in the hell would want to live with seven blokes suffering from Short Man Syndrome?

If you have ever had dealings with vertically challenged guys you'll know what I mean.

Aren't they shockers. And the worst ones are in management where a little bit of power goes to their below-your-shoulder heads and they are right little Hitlers.

Anyway, if you have a jockey-sized boss who suffers from Short Man Syndrome I have a potential solution to their problems. It came via an email and promised that it can help them "rise above genetics".

This "scientific breakthrough" does not involved surgery, but a series of special exercises that can turn a midget into a hulk in very short time (so to speak).

All it costs is $US39.95 and it guarantees you'll grow between two-to-four inches.

So, if your micro manager needs a boost then check out the spam email you are sure to get on the matter and give it a whirl.

Or, you can go down to the nearest op shop, hunt around for a pair of 1970s platform shoes, and buy them for him.

Either way, a taller boss is a happier boss.

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