On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:59:47 -0700, mrtravel wrote:
>Shawn Hirn wrote:
>> In article <2nkg64d0cuudb5737ajd9qn055dgdsk8hb@4ax.com>,
>> DevilsPGD wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In message
>>><42c77f62-b5a6-4641-9fc5-27b1ea33ab55@v1g2000pra.googlegroups.com>
>>>Ablang wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Paying Extra For Being Fat
>>>>As summer vacations begin, some passengers on Southwest Airlines will
>>>>be pulled aside and, because of their weight, asked to buy a second
>>>>ticket. This controversial policy pits the commercial interests of the
>>>>airline against the dignity of overweight fliers and raises the issue
>>>>of whether anti-discrimination laws should be applied to obese people.
>>>
>>>Isn't the problem the width, not weight?
>>
>>
>> Wider people weigh more.
>
>So do tall people.
Well, screw them too then. And charge the short ones more because
they are wasting space not filling up the seat. Or put two to a seat.
Or something |