Often, I can see that the idea will be large-impact, but the job itself is boring. Sometimes, it's even a simple CRUD app you could Build in a Weekend* but hmm... what I'm doing now is quite exciting so.. "I'll pass. Btw, if you learn Rails, you could build it in a week or two yourself".I can see why this gets people angry. But it's the way demand-driven markets work.
The other side to the coin is that if you knew a little about programming, you could make your project (at least sound) a lot more interesting. (It's a CRUD app, but it needs to be always consistent, and we're trying to offer a zero-downtime service with queues for when the data store goes down, yada yada).
By the way, there are surgical options to grow taller by lengthening the limbs [1]. I'm not a doctor.
[1] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/york-man-grows-inches-surgery/s...
The medically educated patient knows just enough to challenge the patient rather than blindly asking for the imposisble
BizBrah: Well, I'd like to be several inches taller, and have four arms.
Doctor: I don't really, uh, do that sort of thing, if it were even possible.
BizBrah: Listen, this is a one in a million idea, I just need someone to implement it. I'm the idea guy, you're the doctor.
Doctor: It's not impossible per se, but none of my colleagues would actually attempt such things on a human subject. Perhaps you should read up a bit about the current state of medical science, and maybe become a doctor if body modification research is your calling.
BizBrah: I looked at what's available at the pharmacy, but it's all too hard to understand. I love tall people. I love the dynamic nature of juggling many things at once. Am I forever cursed to be uninvolved in the medical community because doctors keep shooting down my ideas?
Doctor: ...
BizBrah glares demandingly.
Doctor: Actually, I can help you out! The kind of doctor you're looking for is called a psychiatrist. I know a good one, here's his card.
BizBrah: Bingo! I'm a people person, persuasion is my strength.