Hopefully Southwest will stand their ground on this.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Mettahl wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]skaz05 wrote:
Smith makes good movies [/quote]
Name one good movie he’s made in the last 10 years.[/quote]
Have you ever seen a television?[/quote]
I don’t need a TV to know that Kevin Smith left his funny in the 90s.[/quote]
I take it you didn’t like the second Clerks?
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was hilarious man…
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Definitely. Another funny one from the 2000’s.
[quote]Battle Pope wrote:
[quote]rundymc wrote:
The question is whether they qualify in the eyes of the airlines, or the general public for that matter.
On the other hand, if one’s size is great enough such that one can’t fit in an airplane seat, it should be common practice to either fly first class or purchase two seats.[/quote]
in his tweets he said they didn’t remove him until after all passengers had been seated (including kevin smith). he had the armrests down on his seat. The pilot thought he was a flight risk or something, and had him removed. [/quote]
That sir, is fucked up. Seriously.
[quote]Mettahl wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Mettahl wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]skaz05 wrote:
Smith makes good movies [/quote]
Name one good movie he’s made in the last 10 years.[/quote]
Have you ever seen a television?[/quote]
I don’t need a TV to know that Kevin Smith left his funny in the 90s.[/quote]
I take it you didn’t like the second Clerks?[/quote]
It didn’t have the same vibe as the first. In my opinion it was a 6 or 7 while the original was an 8 or 9.
On the other hand, it’s not like Smith hasn’t produced some good stuff. Zack and Miri was fucking hilarious. Jay and Silent Bob had its moments.
Still, he’ll probably never recapture the magic of Clerks and Dogma.
Am I being too cynical to believe the airlines will perhaps design the seats smaller and smaller to make more people buy two seats?
[quote]huz wrote:
Am I being too cynical to believe the airlines will perhaps design the seats smaller and smaller to make more people buy two seats?[/quote]
I’m not a small guy by any means, and when I fly I will sit and pray they don’t have me seated next to anyone my size or bigger. My problem is not the arm rest or the seatbelt but my thighs and my shoulders. And I’m only 5’8. But somehow I always get the biggest guy or girl sitting next to me and if its cross country flight its a pain.
But thats the price I pay for lifting. IF the pilot came out and said hey you BMF sitting in the isle I want you off because the food cart keeps hitting your shoulders then I would ask for someone to give me an isle seat. But if he comes out and said your a flight risk because you wont fit thru something then hell get me off the plane.
In the end as long as the pilot can back up the reason for asking him to get to stepping. Then its all good embarrasing but its his call.
[quote]rundymc wrote:
[quote]Battle Pope wrote:
[quote]rundymc wrote:
The question is whether they qualify in the eyes of the airlines, or the general public for that matter.
On the other hand, if one’s size is great enough such that one can’t fit in an airplane seat, it should be common practice to either fly first class or purchase two seats.[/quote]
in his tweets he said they didn’t remove him until after all passengers had been seated (including kevin smith). he had the armrests down on his seat. The pilot thought he was a flight risk or something, and had him removed. [/quote]
That sir, is fucked up. Seriously.[/quote]
I caught a bit of the discussion on Mike and Mike this morning and the point was made that due to his size, it would be difficult for him to evacuate the plane in case of an emergency and could therefore pose a risk for others trying to get out.
This does not explain why he was singled out, but I believe that was their rationale. I get pissed when I can’t get around a fat person in the grocery store so I could imagine it would really suck to be trapped behind a sweating pile of lard when trying to exit in an emergency.
[quote]SmilingPolitely wrote:
[quote]rundymc wrote:
[quote]Battle Pope wrote:
[quote]rundymc wrote:
The question is whether they qualify in the eyes of the airlines, or the general public for that matter.
On the other hand, if one’s size is great enough such that one can’t fit in an airplane seat, it should be common practice to either fly first class or purchase two seats.[/quote]
in his tweets he said they didn’t remove him until after all passengers had been seated (including kevin smith). he had the armrests down on his seat. The pilot thought he was a flight risk or something, and had him removed. [/quote]
That sir, is fucked up. Seriously.[/quote]
I caught a bit of the discussion on Mike and Mike this morning and the point was made that due to his size, it would be difficult for him to evacuate the plane in case of an emergency and could therefore pose a risk for others trying to get out.
This does not explain why he was singled out, but I believe that was their rationale. I get pissed when I can’t get around a fat person in the grocery store so I could imagine it would really suck to be trapped behind a sweating pile of lard when trying to exit in an emergency.[/quote]
Upon first glance, this makes sense, but in that case every obese person on a plane is a flight risk. No way any airline is going to get around that one.
Clerks 2 was great. Zach and Miri was great. Justin Long’s cameo was better than any other cameo in any movie ever.
I’m not sure about the whole airplane debacle, it sucks all the way around though. Nobody is the winner in this one. Kevin needs to drop some LB’s though. I saw that in his last DVD stand-up Q&A deal he did from Jersey. Gettin’ a little big.
I always sit in the isle, I always get bumped in the shoulder, and it totally sucks. Gotta fly to Hawaii on Sunday and it’s already bugging me that I’ll be crammed in a seat for 5 hours.
America the fat…I mean beautiful…i mean fat.
Its gonna be “interesting” to see how many things are going to change in the future due to obesity…airline policies? size of needle in hospitals?..and so forth
[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
Clerks 2 was great. Zach and Miri was great. Justin Long’s cameo was better than any other cameo in any movie ever.
I’m not sure about the whole airplane debacle, it sucks all the way around though. Nobody is the winner in this one. Kevin needs to drop some LB’s though. I saw that in his last DVD stand-up Q&A deal he did from Jersey. Gettin’ a little big.
I always sit in the isle, I always get bumped in the shoulder, and it totally sucks. Gotta fly to Hawaii on Sunday and it’s already bugging me that I’ll be crammed in a seat for 5 hours. [/quote]
Easy solution - stay home and send me to Hawaii on your behalf.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
Clerks 2 was great. Zach and Miri was great. Justin Long’s cameo was better than any other cameo in any movie ever.
I’m not sure about the whole airplane debacle, it sucks all the way around though. Nobody is the winner in this one. Kevin needs to drop some LB’s though. I saw that in his last DVD stand-up Q&A deal he did from Jersey. Gettin’ a little big.
I always sit in the isle, I always get bumped in the shoulder, and it totally sucks. Gotta fly to Hawaii on Sunday and it’s already bugging me that I’ll be crammed in a seat for 5 hours. [/quote]
Easy solution - Send me to Hawaii on your lap.[/quote]
fixed
Wow I did not know the NAAFA or anything similar existed…have we colonized space yet? I’m about done here on earth.
This is just a continuation of the victim mindset of some people. I’d like to think most people would have a “come to Jesus” moment when they’re too fat to be allowed on a plane, but no, they cry victim and double down with a load of excuses.
How about going on a diet Smith!
Man, I had to travel for work this week and my original return flight got cancelled (had non-middle seat per ususal). Well, I took an alternate flight where I had a confirmed seat and ended up getting the middle seat.
Lo, and behold! I get seated right next to a fat-ass woman who outweighed me by 50 pounds. She was overflowing over the arm rest and into the aisle and she was eating fart-flavored potato chips the whole way.
We were offered complimentary pretzels, peanuts, or cookies. She exclaimed “cookies” before the stewardess even locked the tray wheels in place at our row. I think she pulled a Big Mac out of her coat pocket, too.
The complimentary blanket fit her more like a headband.