Althouse: "Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson... 6’9” and currently the strongest man in the world... got married this weekend in his native Iceland to a 5’2” Canadian, body-building woman named Kelsey Morgan Henson."

October 24, 2018

"Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson... 6’9” and currently the strongest man in the world... got married this weekend in his native Iceland to a 5’2” Canadian, body-building woman named Kelsey Morgan Henson."

New York Magazine reports, with lots of photos from his Instagram account. I'll just pick one:

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A post shared by Kelsey Henson (@kelc33) on Jan 20, 2018 at 6:02am PST

66 comments:

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Missionary position off the table.; 10/24/18, 10:12 AM
Henry said...: Cute writeup too.; 10/24/18, 10:14 AM
mccullough said...: Guy looks slow. Strength isn’t much good without quickness. His wife looks quick. Hopefully their kids get her genes.; 10/24/18, 10:17 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Dickin'Bimbos@Home said...

Missionary position off the table.

I've tried the on the table missionary position, but never the off the table variant. How exactly does that one work?; 10/24/18, 10:17 AM
buwaya said...: Very attractive girl.; 10/24/18, 10:20 AM
Lucid-Ideas said...: From one of Margaret Cho's earlier stand-up routines...

"Awwwwe. You're so cute! I'm going to f**k you in half!"

Seems about right. Hope she does yoga.; 10/24/18, 10:22 AM
Bob Boyd said...: How do you pronounce his first name?; 10/24/18, 10:23 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Bob Boyd said...

How do you pronounce his first name?

Politely; 10/24/18, 10:28 AM
rhhardin said...: I foresee caesareans.; 10/24/18, 10:33 AM
Fernandinande said...: the strongest man in the world

I could've done that but my parents wouldn't pay for calculus.

Those "Strongest Man" contests are a bit...well, anyway Hafþór also deadlifted > 1,000 pounds for a world record.

A guy who benched > 1,100 pounds is 5'9" rather than 6'9".; 10/24/18, 10:33 AM
Original Mike said...: ”I could've done that but my parents wouldn't pay for calculus.”

Heh.; 10/24/18, 10:37 AM
Ann Althouse said...: He looks like a mixture of Popeye and Bluto.; 10/24/18, 10:38 AM
becauseIdbefired said...: They look happy. She looks spicy and he looks nice. Good combo.; 10/24/18, 10:40 AM
Big Mike said...: How come he's not playing for the NBA? Oh, he's a white man so he can't jump.; 10/24/18, 10:42 AM
Infinite Monkeys said...: How do you pronounce his first name?

The "þ" is a thorn, it has a "th" sound.; 10/24/18, 10:58 AM
Roughcoat said...: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?; 10/24/18, 11:00 AM
Xmas said...: Insert Hulk/Black Widow Smash GIF here.; 10/24/18, 11:05 AM
Paul Zrimsek said...: A full Þór would be 13'6", then?; 10/24/18, 11:11 AM
n.n said...: Pretty girl.; 10/24/18, 11:16 AM
Amadeus 48 said...: Roughcoat--I am.
How can I not?; 10/24/18, 11:17 AM
Earnest Prole said...: I think Hafþór is Icelandic for "Vlad the Impaler."; 10/24/18, 11:17 AM
traditionalguy said...: Cute little woman . Is she from Kansas City?; 10/24/18, 11:30 AM
Maillard Reactionary said...: He's a lumberjack and he's OK.; 10/24/18, 11:31 AM
robother said...: I foresee a race of just under 6 foot half-tatted hockey players.; 10/24/18, 11:31 AM
Yancey Ward said...: They should do home porn.; 10/24/18, 11:34 AM
Michael K said...: Blogger Roughcoat said...
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

When I was in college our fraternity was rushing this kid who was 7 feet 2 inches and a basketball prospect,

We were standing on a corner on Balboa Island when two girls walked by and looked at him. One said to the other just what you posted.; 10/24/18, 11:41 AM
Skippy Tisdale said...: I used to coach women's gymnastics with Pat Spisak. She was a Penn State Gymnast. She married Penn State football Player Matt Millen, who went on to very successful career as an NFL linebacker and then a not so successful NFL coach. He is about 6'2" or so. Pat is 5". Thirty plus years later they are still married.; 10/24/18, 11:43 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: They should enter the World Wife-Carrying Championship; 10/24/18, 11:45 AM
Unknown said...: Human Growth Hormone or Steroids?

Steroids bloat your muscles and let you move more weight
but you deflate quickly

Which HGH, you keep the muscle forever
but your organs continue to grow,
(stomach starts to stick out)

and uncapped bones like eyebrows area look like acromegalia

They used to get HGH from corpses
but now Eli Lilly sells Humatrope, synthetic HGH

https://www.humatrope.com/; 10/24/18, 11:55 AM
Anthony said...: She ain't no bodybuilder. Fitness or bikini competition maybe, but not bodybuilding. .; 10/24/18, 12:08 PM
pious agnostic said...: The variation in human form never ceases to amaze me.; 10/24/18, 12:14 PM
Birkel said...: I'd bet he makes her feel safe.
Good for them both if they've found love.
There's plenty to go 'round.; 10/24/18, 12:30 PM
Krumhorn said...: ....Icelandic for Vlad the Impaler

Hahahaha! Just at the moment I was thinking that Laslo could have a field day with this.

- Krumhorn; 10/24/18, 12:31 PM
PM said...: Do Not Hit On.; 10/24/18, 12:43 PM
Roughcoat said...: Heh heh.; 10/24/18, 12:49 PM
rhhardin said...: They had the same problem with bulldogs. The show standard favored big heads, and soon they'd bred a bulldog that couldn't give birth to pups naturally, owing to the big heads in the line.; 10/24/18, 12:52 PM
Vance said...: I've seen Mark Eaton, former center for the Utah Jazz. He's like 7-2 or so.

His wife is 4-11. No joke. She literally comes up to his belly button. Amazing disparity in size.; 10/24/18, 12:54 PM
ALP said...: As woman even shorter (5') this creeps me out. Huge height differences always have. Eeew.; 10/24/18, 1:10 PM
Trumpit said...: That's what the Kama Sutra is for - to save lives.; 10/24/18, 1:11 PM
Anonymous said...: Just at the moment I was thinking that Laslo could have a field day with this.

That's what I came here for, too. Where is he?; 10/24/18, 1:24 PM
Kevin said...: It must be funny when he struggles to open the pickle jar.; 10/24/18, 1:27 PM
Otto said...: There's hope for you Ann(5'1").; 10/24/18, 1:41 PM
Sprezzatura said...: I have a belt very similar to that one.

I'd say that mine is more tasteful because it's the negative of that one. The buckle is solid brushed metal w/ the LV monogram punched through it. And it's not as tall.

Anywho, it's still too tacky fer me. So, I've never worn it.

Impulse buy.

I suppose I should give it away.; 10/24/18, 2:01 PM
Ken B said...: Prole, that's hilarious.; 10/24/18, 2:08 PM
AllenS said...: The odd couple.; 10/24/18, 2:09 PM
funsize said...: I'm 5'2". That's a lot of gentleman. My tallest boyfriend was 6'4", and the height difference was a bit much.

What gets me is how massive his hands are. Give that man a boulder to toss!; 10/24/18, 2:33 PM
Fernandinande said...: The variation in human form never ceases to amaze me.

Be amazed:

"The Body Shapes Of The World’s Best Athletes Compared Side By Side"; 10/24/18, 2:35 PM
stevew said...: There are some really, really big guys out there. I met John Hannah (Patriots professional football player) once during his playing days. When I shook his hand, mine, and part of my forearm, seemed to disappear into his. At that time his thighs were listed as 38" in circumference (each). At 5' 10" I'm not small (pretty average actually) but he was HUGE.

-sw; 10/24/18, 2:40 PM
viator said...: The groom in his other identity,

SerGregor Clegane

The Mountain; 10/24/18, 3:08 PM
JML said...: My parents knew a couple who were disparate in size - he was very short and she was very tall. I remember them saying they loved it when they walked into the NCO Club and all the people looking at them. Dad told me one time that the husband said he loved climbing up his wife, and she agreed - she loved it when he climbed all up over her. My mother told me one time her young daughter asked her, "Mom, why do you wear a bra?" She answered: "Because if I didn't and I turned too fast, my boobs would slap you silly." Good down to earth people.; 10/24/18, 3:19 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: That's like the 6'6' boxing champion Vladimir Klitshco who is married to the little C&W singer Hayden Paniteere. She's about 5'2".; 10/24/18, 3:43 PM
RobinGoodfellow said...: Blogger Bob Boyd said...
How do you pronounce his first name?

“Half-Thor”, more or less—I think.; 10/24/18, 3:54 PM
Big Mike said...: The "þ" is a thorn, it has a "th" sound.

So he’s “half Thor”? Full size Thor must be HUGE.; 10/24/18, 3:55 PM
Char Char Binks, Esq. said...: "A guy who benched > 1,100 pounds is 5'9" rather than 6'9"."

Most forms of competitive weightlifting tend to favor the short and stout. Many, maybe most, of the events in Strong Man competitions favor men like Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson .; 10/24/18, 4:06 PM
Char Char Binks, Esq. said...: Also, I doubt the man is slow or can't jump. Those competitions also put a premium on explosive strength.; 10/24/18, 4:07 PM
rhhardin said...: The best WWII fighter pilots were short and chunky with no necks. It beats blacking out under G forces.; 10/24/18, 4:44 PM
Trumpit said...: @rhhardin, I'm glad you changed you name from rhhardon. Your butt pic does nothing for me.; 10/24/18, 5:42 PM
readering said...: I want to see a couple with the inverse size imbalance!; 10/24/18, 6:11 PM
rcocean said...: I was going to comment on the weirdness of Big guys marrying tiny women but then realized that when you're 6-9, there's no significant difference between a 62 inch woman and a 68 inch woman.; 10/24/18, 6:48 PM
rcocean said...: I feel sorry for guys over 6-5 who are NOT great athletes. Had a friend in college like that. Hitting your head on doorways, beds that don't fit, hard to find good clothes etc.

Plus, short punks trying to pick fights because you're tall. Of course, a certain number of women are attracted to VERY tall men.; 10/24/18, 6:51 PM
readering said...: Life expectancy inverse relation to height.; 10/24/18, 7:27 PM
FleetUSA said...: Does 6'9" go into 5'2" easily?; 10/24/18, 8:24 PM
madAsHell said...: It's gonna be a C-section!!; 10/24/18, 9:08 PM
RK said...: Proportionally, she's about the right size to be his beloved spaniel.; 10/24/18, 9:25 PM
Shouting Thomas said...: As my late wife would say: "Why settle for hamburger when you can have steak?"; 10/24/18, 10:03 PM
Unknown said...: Does Cersei Lannister know about this "marriage"?

Better still, does Ann know who Cersei Lannister is?

I wonder if they invited the actor who plays "the Hound"to the nuptials?; 10/24/18, 11:27 PM