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6’8” Connor Davis Answers Questions You’re Not Supposed to Ask Tall People

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stony Brook chapter.

Name: Connor Davis

Year: sophomore

Major: biology

Hometown: Fallston, Maryland

Height: 6’8’’

Connor (before we even ask him anything): “Long walks on the beach, sunsets, and ocean waves.”

HCSB: Typical. How tall are you?

Connor: “6’8’’”

HCSB: Are you really that tall?

Connor: “Yes.”

HCSB: How do you like being tall?         

Connor: “Eh, it’s alright.”

HCSB: Have you always been tall?

Connor: “Taller than normal for my age, yes.”

HCSB: When did you reach the peak of your massiveness?

Connor: “I’ll let you know when I reach it.”

HCSB: How’s the weather up there?

Connor: “Depressing.”

HCSB: Can you wear heels?

Connor: “I’d love to, don’t own any.”

HCSB: How does it feel to live in fear of constantly stepping on people?

Connor: “Powerful.”

HCSB: Have you ever stepped on someone?

Connor: “…Like how much?”

HCSB: Any level of stepping on someone.

Connor: “Then yes. Ya. A lot.”

        (Connor next to a normal-sized human.)

HCSB: Do you play basketball?

Connor: “Oh god… No, I don’t.”

HCSB: Why? You could have been so good?

Connor: “I’m allergic.”

HCSB: On average, how many times do you have to duck a day?

Connor: “6, let’s go with 6.”

HCSB: Does the pressure change when you sit down?

Connor: “Rapidly.”

HCSB: Do your ears ever pop because of it?

Connor: “Sometimes, depends on how fast I sit down. Sometimes when I stand up this weird thing happens, I think it’s because I don’t eat a lot, but my vision will go black and I see all these stars. It’s awful. I’ve completely just fallen and eaten it sometimes. Pure athleticism right there, guys.”

HCSB: Can you move to the back for this group picture?

Connor: “No I’m gonna be the star.”

HCSB: Are you a model?

Connor: “I wish.”

HCSB: Did you get taller in the past 2 minutes?

Connor: “Most likely.”

HCSB: Can you move, I can’t see.

Connor: “Nope.”

HCSB: Can you reach that for me?

Connor: “Reach what?”

HCSB: *Points at nothing* That.

Connor: “No.”

HCSB: Where do you shop?

Connor: “Giant, the grocery store.”

HCSB: Do you play basketball?

Connor: “You already asked that! People always ask that sh*t like twice. Like no, I decided to play basketball in the past 4 minutes.”

HCSB: So you don’t play basketball?

Connor: “Recreationally.”

HCSB: You should really play basketball.

Connor: “I agree, maybe I’ll become something one day.”

HCSB: Can we stand back to back?

HCSB: How big are your shoes?

Connor: “Big enough.”

HCSB: Can I try them on?

Connor: “…No.”

HCSB: Did you know that there’s an inverse correlation between height and life expectancy?

Connor: “Ya that’s probably why I’m gonna die soon.”

HCSB: Watch your head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her Campus Stony Brook Founder and Campus Correspondent Stony Brook University Senior Minnesotan turned New Yorker English Major, Journalism Minor