^Why stop there?

Why don't the airline also give him his own evacuation slide in an emergency too? His fat ass will block the escape window for the normal folks who want to escape.

He shouldn't be offered two seats, he should have to pay for two seats.

My stance on this has never changed - if you're big enough for 2 seats, you should pay for 2 seats. If my tall ass could pay extra for more leg room I would in a heartbeat!

peacenlovealways said:

No such thing as big boned mate lol. It's the muscle mass and fat that makes for a "big boned" appearance on peeps. That guy is morbidly obese without a doubt and should have purchased 2 or 3 seats for that flight, no exceptions.

PanthaGirl said:

Bones actually remodel and grow thicker when more stress is placed upon them (such as excessive weight). So there is such a thing as "big boned," it just usually is a result of excess weight rather than a cause.

U know he falling over if he falls asleep. This reminds me of comedy from Lavell Crawford.

Efan said:

I was just about to post the song.

PunkMistress said:

LOL that is not considered to be "big boned" when in actual fact bones would only increase less then a couple millimeters or tenths of millimeters in thickness lol so hardly a difference at all. I learned all about it when I studied for my degree in applied science and natural therapies. So basically being "big boned" is a myth and cannot be used as an excuse for obesity.

PanthaGirl said:

I have big stomach bones

ZombieKitten said:

I have no rum and OJ left. I've spit it all out with the last three threads.

ZombieKitten said:

I gotta big azz mouth.

ZombieKitten said:

Cinnie said:

That's when I fell in love with Bernie!!! I still have the VHS tape I recorded it on.

thebumpsquad said:

LoL....i would stick a knife in him if he was in front of me on the slide

some airlines are starting to take care of fatties like this...like United....read below

http://blogs.suntimes.com...ngers.html
[Edited 12/5/09 0:26am]

Efan said:

LMAO, I do now!

thebumpsquad said:

Fine pay for them whatever...I still find it sad.....

Exactly. As long as he phones ahead and tell them his situation, they should let him have two seats for the price of one because it is one body that is being shipped, not two. One less seat for sale is not going to break their stingy asses.

My mother wasn't as large as he is but she was pretty close. I've never seen such hateful stares in my life coming from people and some people absolutely begrudged any little extras she might have gotten such as an extra wide custom made wheelchair and they would stare with eyes full of hate as we would help her walk across the room. They act as if she wanted to be that large. Many times I had to stop myself from getting up and slapping the hell out of a few people.

And what is "normal folks". We all come in different shapes and sizes. I'm tall and always try to get an aisle seat when I go to a concert. A lot of places have lowered things such as water fountains for people in wheelchairs but I wouldn't begrudge them if they had lowered the water fountains for short people. It's just trying to accomodate someone that is a little different than the "average" person. What are we supposed to do, just kick anyone that isn't "normal" to the curb and leave them to die?

vainandy said:

I don't understand the hate either.

japanrocks said:

You need reform

vainandy said:

"Normal" as in, people who can accomodate the seat provided in economy.

For me , it comes down to whether this is a handicap or not (in the medical sense). If you are overweight due to medical reasons and simply unable to fit into a normal seat, then sure - show your doctors letter and go get yourself a half priced extra seat at minimal cost, and minimal disruption to those around you.
However, if you have been throwing Big Macs down your gullet for the past 20 years, and you want to overlap your girth into my fully paid seat - it ain't happening.

Wheelchairs, etc are a whole other subject, and I'm sure nobody in their right mind would begrudge them a little extra patience.

If there were discounts etc I'd love to see something similar for people who are tall and/or have very long legs. There's nothing we can do to change our situation. On most flights exit row seats are automatically all taken up/given to families, so we're screwed.

thebumpsquad said:

aka rail thin models.

ZombieKitten said:

I have big bingo wing bones.

BklynBabe said:

Economy seats ARE very tiny, I must admit though.

minneapolisgenius said:

A380 seats were wider than normal! I was amazed.

Cinnie said:

hey!!
that quote is on a prince song..
...47 seconds in..
[Edited 12/5/09 18:22pm]

evenstar3 said:

yes....i hate that shit.....and then the niqqas wanna put their seats back to relax, directly on your knees

f 'em

I would have left him on the ground and given him a voucher for a bucket of kentucky fried chicken. How the fuck does anyone get that fat. he must be like 6 foot 9 and weigh at least 500 pounds.

vainandy said:

You're the shit, Andy. Thats all