Online Poll: Must Fat People Buy Two Airplane Seats?

http://www.forbes.com/services/2004/...2seatpoll.html

Morbid obesity should be considered just as any other physical handicap, and
the standard protocol for dealing with those extended to the morbidly obese.

If those in wheelchairs are accomidated for free of charge, so should the
morbidly obese. If they are not, neither should the morbidly obese.
"Catharine Honeyman" wrote in message
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"aurora" wrote in message
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Morbid obesity should be considered just as any other physical handicap,
and
the standard protocol for dealing with those extended to the morbidly
obese.

If those in wheelchairs are accomidated for free of charge, so should the
morbidly obese. If they are not, neither should the morbidly obese.

Not EVEN a remote analogy. The wheel chair bound person is required to sign
a statement that they will stay in their seat for the entire flight and the
wheel chair is stowed in the baggage compartment.

The obese person who cannot keep their obesity between two arm rests should
either be required to buy two tickets or not fly.

--
Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson wrote:

"aurora" wrote in message
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Morbid obesity should be considered just as any other physical handicap,
and the standard protocol for dealing with those extended to the morbidly
obese.

If those in wheelchairs are accomidated for free of charge, so should the
morbidly obese. If they are not, neither should the morbidly obese.


Not EVEN a remote analogy. The wheel chair bound person is required to sign
a statement that they will stay in their seat for the entire flight and the
wheel chair is stowed in the baggage compartment.

The obese person who cannot keep their obesity between two arm rests should
either be required to buy two tickets or not fly.

--
Dave Thompson

Ah! But that's not what the poll asks. The questions are overlapping
and designed for a simplistic response.

Of course they should pay for two seats. If they are hurt by the idea, they
should stay home and loose some of that lard.

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FMB
(only one B in FMB)

"Catharine Honeyman" wrote in message
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You seem to have a lot of lard between your ears.
Maybe you should inform yourself about the disease before you give anymore
lectures.

"FMB" wrote in message
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Of course they should pay for two seats. If they are hurt by the idea,
they
should stay home and loose some of that lard.

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FMB
(only one B in FMB)

"Catharine Honeyman" wrote in message
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"Saxsby C.Hawk" wrote in message
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You seem to have a lot of lard between your ears.
Maybe you should inform yourself about the disease before you give anymore
lectures.


Lessee. Morbidly obese don't want to pay for two tickets. Let's take it
further and demand that bed bound persons be allowed to fly on one ticket.
After all, they will only take up three rows.

I don't care if it is the disease of the month. I will continue to refuse
to sit next to someone whose fat intrudes over the arm rest.

End of story.

On Mon, 17 May 2004, "aurora" wrote:
Morbid obesity should be considered just as any other physical handicap, and
the standard protocol for dealing with those extended to the morbidly obese.

If those in wheelchairs are accomidated for free of charge, so should the
morbidly obese. If they are not, neither should the morbidly obese.
"Catharine Honeyman" wrote in message
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First off, stop top-posting Aurora.

Now, since when is gluttony and laziness a physical handicap? It isn't
and never will be despite what fat acceptors try to dupe people into
thinking.

People whose ass take up multiple seats on an airplane should absolutely be
required to pay for those seats. And so far on that poll the majority of
people agree with that notion - as they should.

To have a better idea how unpleasant it is to sit next to sweaty glutton on
a plane, take a look at
http://www.nypress.com/15/41/news&columns/feature.cfm - it is an excellent
article.

HTH

S*nort

"Saxsby C.Hawk" ranted in message
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You seem to have a lot of lard between your ears.
Maybe you should inform yourself about the disease before you give anymore
lectures.



Lecture??? LOL, get a life. There is more than one way to loose some
unwanted fat. Disease? Maybe some do have a disease, maybe not. Either
way, there are ways to slim down.

I'm not saying that fat people are stupid, lazy, inconsiderate or generally
not nice at all. I am saying that any one of them that expects to sit in
their seat and half of mine is very inconsiderate. I donate to the church,
the mission, a burn foundation and the Girl Scouts. I'm not about to donate
1/2 my seat on a plane to a fat person. Disease or not, buy two seats and
quitcherbellyachin.
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FMB
(only one B in FMB)

disease?!

you mean the "disease" of putting to many calories into your face?

I've got a sister in law with this disease... because of a power outage
(weather caused) at her home she and her family stayed with us for
several days.

for breakfast my wife has a slim-fast, I have a high protein shake (same
# of calories but 50grams of protein instead of 10)... when it was
mentioned that there were slim-fasts in the fridge... instead of 1 she
had 2... then 6 eggs.

Saxsby C.Hawk wrote:

You seem to have a lot of lard between your ears.
Maybe you should inform yourself about the disease before you give anymore
lectures.

"FMB" wrote in message
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Of course they should pay for two seats. If they are hurt by the idea,

they

should stay home and loose some of that lard.

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FMB
(only one B in FMB)

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