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"Napoleon Complex is when short men overcompensate for being short by being overly aggressive," said Steven Goldsmith, editor of Short Persons Support. The French emperor has been portrayed in movies such as the eponymous offering of "Napoleon" from 2003 as a feisty little fellow, going down in history as only 5'2".

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:34:57 PM »

Hahahahaha look like him if i, then known be i'll as bakii.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:36:01 PM »

"Napoleon Complex is when short men overcompensate for being short by being overly aggressive," said Steven Goldsmith, editor of Short Persons Support. The French emperor has been portrayed in movies such as the eponymous offering of "Napoleon" from 2003 as a feisty little fellow, going down in history as only 5'2".

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bwahahahaha! commander putot !

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islander · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:41:46 PM »

Hahahahaha look like him if i, then known be i'll as bakii.

hahaha! in case that, may the pond with you be.

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islander · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:42:56 PM »

bwahahahaha! commander putot !

sounds french. pronounced with a silent t ending.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:43:44 PM »

hahaha! in case that, may the pond with you be.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:44:33 PM »

sounds french. pronounced with a silent t ending.

ha ha ha! perhaps commander putot is also waiting for godot.

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islander · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:44:54 PM »

Now English psychologist Dr. Mike Eslea of the University of Central Lancashire has put the Napoleon Complex to the test, using a little game to measure aggression among tall and short men.

"You're going to start giving them a little rap on the knuckles as a provocation to see how they react," Eslea said. The subjects think it's their dexterity being assessed, but actually it's their aggression. "On the question of aggression I can tell you that the taller guys were more aggressive," he said.

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islander · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:45:48 PM »

ha ha ha! perhaps commander putot is also waiting for godot.

meantime, hinaot ang duha di maka o tot.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:46:39 PM »

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

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islander · « **Reply #16 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:47:24 PM »

So, according to Elsea it's actually a myth. History, too, provides enough examples to debunk it. Sure Josef Goebbels and Charles Manson were very short. But Saddam Hussein was 6'2" and Osama Bin Laden, he's 6'4".

And it turns out Napoleon was really 5'6". His enemies claimed he was only 5'2". Could it have been propaganda?

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islander · « **Reply #17 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:54:56 PM »

Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada
at 6'3" is currently the world's tallest leader.

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islander · « **Reply #18 on:** June 14, 2012, 12:58:07 PM »

Thinking about British Prime Ministers going back forty years or so, with the exception of Mrs. Thatcher [5'5"] and Harold Wilson [5'8"] all the rest of them have been between 5â€™11â€³ and 6â€™1â€³. Hereâ€™s the list:

James Callaghan 6â€™1â€³

Alec Douglas Hume 6â€™1â€³

David Cameron 6â€™0â€³

Edward Heath 6â€³0â€³

John Major 5â€™11â€³

Tony Blair 5â€™11â€³

Gordon Brown 5â€™11â€³

The giant of British political life was however Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister between 1895 and 1902 who was 6â€™4â€.

Lord Salisbury

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islander · « **Reply #19 on:** June 14, 2012, 01:06:27 PM »

Yasuo Fukuda of Japan 5â€™6â€³, Silvio Berlusconi [Italy] 5â€™5, â€œNicolas Sarkozy [France] 5â€™5â€³, and Dmitry Medvedev [Russia] 5â€™4â€³.

Presidents Obama and Medvedev
Even this carefully composed shot canâ€™t disguise their difference in height but amongst [present day] leaders, the prize for short-man goes to Kim Jong Ill at 5â€™3â€³.

Kim Il Jong in a relaxed pose

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islander · « **Reply #20 on:** June 14, 2012, 01:09:06 PM »

Kim Jong Ill was however, tall compared with other world leaders from Historyâ€¦

David Ben Gurion the first Prime Minister of Israel was only 5â€² 0â€.

David Ben Gurion

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islander · « **Reply #21 on:** June 14, 2012, 01:10:21 PM »

Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian Chancellor from 1932-34, stood 4ft 11in in his socks.

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islander · « **Reply #22 on:** June 14, 2012, 01:13:26 PM »

But the shortest world leader on record was Benito Juarez, five times president of Mexico between 1867 and 1872, at 4ft 6in.

Benito Juarez

So, if you are seeking the highest office in the land, donâ€™t be put off by the fact that you are below average height. As the leader of a nation, you will be in good company.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #23 on:** June 14, 2012, 04:02:54 PM »

Tallest world leader on record: Abdou Diouf of Senegal (shown here with Francois Mitterand).

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