Shorter

Figures released today show that the Washington Monument is 10 inches shorter than it used to be.  The new measurement by government surveyors puts the monument at 554 feet, 7 and 11/32 of an inch, as measured from the floor of the main entrance to the top.

Ever since the stone obelisk was completed in 1884,  the historic height has been recorded at 555 feet, 5 and 1/8 inches. It's a number circulated for decades on tours of the capital and in brochures about the monument that honors our nation's first president.

The Washington Monument is still the tallest structure in Washington D. C., and, of course, it never was as tall as the San Jacinto Monument.  The 567 foot tall monument commemorating the battle for  Texas independence was already twelve feet taller.

That’s O-K, I used to be five – seven and 1/2.