Sunday, February 14th 2010

Kevin Smith Is Too Fat For Southwest

Kevin Smith exploded all over his Twitter page last night after Southwest Airlines hated on his chunk by pulling him off of a 1-hour flight from Oakland to Burbank. Kevin was already seated with his seatbelt fastened when he was told he would have to roll off the plane because the pilot labeled him a "flight risk." According to Kevin's fingertips, the pilot felt his fatness could crash the plane or his pit chunk could suffocate another passenger. Or maybe they are finally punishing him for Jersey Girl.

Here's some of Kevin's Twitter bacon-flavored (delicious) Twitter rant via SFist:

Dear @SouthwestAir - I know I'm fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?
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Dear @SouthwestAir, I flew out in one seat, but right after issuing me a standby ticket, Oakland Southwest attendant Suzanne (wouldn't give
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last name) told me Captain Leysath deemed me a "safety risk". Again: I'm way fat... But I'm not THERE just yet. But if I am, why wait til my
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bag is up, and I'm seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who'd already I.d.ed me as "Silent Bob."
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So, @SouthwestAir, go fuck yourself. I broke no regulation, offered no "safety risk" (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?). I was
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wrongly ejected from the flight (even Suzanne eventually agreed). And fuck your apologetic $100 voucher, @SouthwestAir. Thank God I don't
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embarrass easily (bless you, JERSEY GIRL training). But I don't sulk off either: so everyday, some new fuck-you Tweets for @SouthwestAir.
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Wanna tell me I'm too wide for the sky? Totally cool. But fair warning, folks: IF YOU LOOK LIKE ME, YOU MAY BE EJECTED FROM @SOUTHWESTAIR.
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Kevin eventually made it home on ANOTHER Southwest flight, which he was not kicked off of.

The only thing I have to add to this is: WHY IN THE DEEP FRIED BUTTER HELL DID THIS NOT HAPPEN TO KIRSTIE ALLEY INSTEAD?!!!!? Reading her epic Twitter rant would've been like devouring an entire funnel cake covered with Fluff, Hershey's chocolate syrup and Churro chunks. It would've been Christmas, my birthday and National Brownie Day rolled into one. It would've been better than a blowjob from a watermelon (so I've heard).

And since we're on the subject of Southwest vs. the chubs, here's a clip from one of my favorite reality shows Airline, which addresses this issue:


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Tem!!! I ADORE your avatar. I love me some Robert Redford circa 1970ish. No man was ever so beautiful!

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omg, I'm sitting in my office chair sucking it all in! This is one of my fears!! I'm a short, round troll. The last couple times I've flown I was doing my best to look little (which consists of sucking in cheeks and gut). Aye yi yi!! It is definitely time for me to turn anorexic again.

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I want to live only till I die, no more and no less - Eddie IzzardSubmitted by Tigerlilly on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 10:56pm.

Bottom line is could the fat fuck fit into his seat or not? I mean really, spillage is not pleasant but I'd trade a lil' spillage on a short flight than one of those chatty ass fucks don't know when to SHUT THE FUCK UP. I ain't kiddin' when I say I RALPHED right in front of one of those Talkie McTalkikens...and did THAT shut the talkin' fucker up????AW, HELL NAW, he was all like "oooh, not feelin' so good, huh? Were you partying too much last night? I remember one time when I was in college..." I shit you not! If I hadn't been a sick puking ho, strapped in a coach seat I woulda kicked that mother fucker in the balls then karate chopped his froat and shut his ass up for good. Yeah, sit me next to a fat fuck as long as it bathes and keeps his damn trap shut.

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Gosh Tiger, you are always near & dear to my red-meat loving heart!

Been there widya, fo' sho'.

I traveled from CA to AZ at least 4 x week...Worst trips were those beside someone that maybe shoulda had some foresight and considered my 110 pound ass being uneasy by their side. Seriously - so you may have an issue with your weight - why in the h*ll make it my problem?

Kindly be considerate. t's all we ask for. Whiles we feel for you, we are not at fault for your girth.

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I couldn't care less - I loathe this guy. His time came and went already, so he ate his feelings. I may be a chubby girl, but I'm not so big I get thrown off a plane! Get on a treadmill there douchebag and stop blaming everyone else for YOUR weight problem.

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He's right, he was in his seat w/arms down and obviously was able to strap his seat belt? WTF? Not everyone is a size zero...SOUTHWEST SUCKS, fuck them, leave the guy alone....I hope he fucks them up and sues their asses.

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Nice work Southwest. And Kevin Smith: TAKE THE FORK OUT YOU FATASS!!!

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I liked him better when he was SILENT... Nobody wants to sit next to some fat ass on a plane and have clammy fat rolls rubbing up on them for the duration of the flight. Not to mention having to watch them stuff themself.. This almost happened to me once.. but I complained and the rhino attacked me. I got a seat in first class for free out of it.. hahaha.. WHERE IS KANYE WHEN WE NEED HIM!!!!?

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Kevin must be really frugal or things must be bad for him economically that he is flying crappy Southwest instead of first class on some other airline...Southwest is all-coach only and they don't even give seat assignments...I hate that shit and always avoid flying with them.
I believe they pull these stunts to generate publicity...aren't they the ones who refused that woman for wearing a mini-skirt?
If southwest is going to discriminate fat people, they'll lose 80% of their customer base and go broke.

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Here's the rundown of the twitter rant:

http://www.toptwitsblog.com/2010/02/kevin-smith-v-south-west-air-on-bein...

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All of the best celebrity tweets in one sarcastic package.

Tem's picture

As a tall thin guy all I can say is nobody made you a big fat pig fatty.

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Submitted by Tigerlilly on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 10:56pm

I would have just turned to him and in a loud voice said "Would you pleast shut the fuck up?". I'm pretty sure the embarassment would have sealed his lips.

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"...WITH ARM RESTS DOWN"

Yes, this right here constitutes a contractual agreement that SW Air obviously ignored. BACKA THE BUS FATTY!
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"I'd jack off to jack-in-the-hat if he was on the cover before her" Eddie

*flaunts golden moist cake, and buttery icing*

I have made more people fat asses than you can imagine!

Viva le fat!

Can I offer some of myself to you fatty haters? 5 seconds on the lips, 5 months on the hips!

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Submitted by yeeeahright on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 1:40am.
letterman: 'Maybe you are a fat chick..." - how lame. this just proves - you're fat t o o and you do care, very deeply at that. sweet. YOU pulled the anti-fuckin fat card " I run 115 miles four times a day' bullshit. pot calling the kettle. just saying. this stupid banter about a pilot's sobriety is just that - stupid. i can't prove when sitting on board the pilot has had his/her cocktails. but, seeing fatty-fatty 2x4 up close and personal is a judgement call. so - stick to the facts at hand. brody is spot on in my book. i'd buy brody a drink in the lounge any day of the week. you keep on with with your PBR.

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Yeah you got it hot stuff, I am a fat dude, barely able to pass through a normal sized door.

Never said I ran 115 miles per day you stupid twat.

You must be a miserable a-hole if all you can do is pick on fat people all day and the next.

Who cares who you think is spot on. The other poster was name callin on me first so mind your own fuckin business and keep out of shit that doesn't involve you.

Now I have to go to work, unlike you, who probably lives off the government and is every bit as fat as the people you make fun of.

Enjoy the day in your double wide, and do something useful and clean the 100 or more cat litter boxes that are in that double wide with you, cuz someone so miserable surely only has cats and shit to keep them company!

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I think if he had taken his clothes off they would have seen he was a skinny man underneath! LOL!

what he wants to do is get himself a steam shower.The revolutionery steam showers are ideal for helping people lose weight alongside providing body massages and much more.

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Are you kidding me? He's an anorexic in American standards, if he's a flight risk the USA is to blame for global warming due to all the fat people sweating.

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letterman: 'Maybe you are a fat chick..." - how lame. this just proves - you're fat t o o and you do care, very deeply at that. sweet. YOU pulled the anti-fuckin fat card " I run 115 miles four times a day' bullshit. pot calling the kettle. just saying. this stupid banter about a pilot's sobriety is just that - stupid. i can't prove when sitting on board the pilot has had his/her cocktails. but, seeing fatty-fatty 2x4 up close and personal is a judgement call. so - stick to the facts at hand. brody is spot on in my book. i'd buy brody a drink in the lounge any day of the week. you keep on with with your PBR.

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Submitted by TITS on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 11:43pm.
Submitted by Tigerlilly on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 10:56pm.

What are your thoughts on crying children?
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Submitted by Tigerlilly on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 10:56pm.

What are your thoughts on crying children?

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I don't think she's expecting people to appreciate him. I think she's just expecting people to treat him like a human being and not make snide comments regarding his size. It certainly doesn't sound like he's a circus side show freak and even if he were, it's odd to me the way people feel the need to comment and be assholes.

Submitted by rotten_egg on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 6:19pm.
Blind love is sweet and all for some, but why not make your husband lose the extra weight and bad eating habits instead of biting and scratching people like a feral cat for staring/making comments about him?. Just because YOU appreciate him being fat, it doesn't mean everyone will appreciate him the same. It's a very overprotective and silly attitude, specially when eating habits and body fat can be changed for good. Anyway, just an observation.

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I am here to play the fat card...I am overweight. My husband is overweight. Neither of us has any trouble getting the arm rest down or the belt fastened and we do not spill over. (My husband and I are both well over 6')

But another 20 lbs on either of us might be a different story. If that were the case I would be mightily embarrassed, but I think it would be my responsibility to pay for an extra ticket.

Those people were not fat, they were grossly OBESE and that is their own fault. I don't want someone like that making my 6 hour trip to England a horror story.

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Bottom line is could the fat fuck fit into his seat or not? I mean really, spillage is not pleasant but I'd trade a lil' spillage on a short flight than one of those chatty ass fucks don't know when to SHUT THE FUCK UP. I ain't kiddin' when I say I RALPHED right in front of one of those Talkie McTalkikens...and did THAT shut the talkin' fucker up????AW, HELL NAW, he was all like "oooh, not feelin' so good, huh? Were you partying too much last night? I remember one time when I was in college..." I shit you not! If I hadn't been a sick puking ho, strapped in a coach seat I woulda kicked that mother fucker in the balls then karate chopped his froat and shut his ass up for good. Yeah, sit me next to a fat fuck as long as it bathes and keeps his damn trap shut.

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Submitted by Manimal5 on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 9:54pm.

LOL! Have I sat beside you on a flight before? I swear I recognize that forearm. ; )

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Submitted by brodydallesho on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 9:57pm.

Maybe you are a fat chick, but I ain't no fat dude honey. I run 5 miles a day, every day. I work a hard, physical job, so your attempt to insult me is an epic fail.

I always like when someone expresses an opposing viewpoint on weight, the opposition always has to use the 'You are fat card" as an insult.

Don't bother me Sweetie. I know what I am, and I don';t have to prove nothin to you, so keep up with your broomstick insults and cackle all the way to the bathroom and throw up your last meal.

See ya!

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Submitted by david Letterman... on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 9:42pm.
THAT IS much more of a safety issue than some fat fuck sitting on the plane.

Oh man, that made me laugh. I am really tired. AHAHA!

Brodydallesho - As I said, I've only seen someone being asked to leave the plane twice. What goes on prior to boarding isn't something I have experience with since I've never been bumped.

Not sure how this thread disintegrated into flying insults.

Damn, there I go again! Pun not intended but too tired to fix it. I'll be here all week! Try the veal. G'night!

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You apparently give enough of a shit to continue posting. I didn't know this was a fat ass vs. drunk pilot issue.

But since you keep bringing it up, I will admit I would rather sit next to a fat person than get on a flight where a pilot is drunk.

Like I said... it's not always a fat person who gets denied. It all depends on circumstances. So calm down fatty. Step away and go eat some cookies. I wouldn't want you to blow a gasket over a mere blog posting.

Submitted by Snarf on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 8:33pm.
Apparently there's a piece of this story "Not So Silent Bob" forgot to mention. He normally buys two seats when he flies SW, but changed his flight to an earlier one on standby which was only one. The captain took a look at him and said "fatty-pig-fatty" (ok he really didn't)decided nope you need two seats and the rest is a tweet-freak-out of Tila Tequila proportions

Sounds right to me!

I have no personal experience from fatties...er overweight? or whatever the PC term is now for obese people getting thrown off the plane but I know some people that use seat belt extensions and don't seem to have a problem.

*forearm side boob rubs for everybody* thanks Aspasia

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Submitted by brodydallesho on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 8:53pm.
david_letterman,

So just because YOU personally haven't seen someone get pulled on an aircraft, skinny or not, means it does not happen?

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WTF is your point? I could give a crap less about any of this shit to be quiote honest, but people like you who act like you are so concerned with safety issues due to weight, why don't you think about safety issues that are much more harmful, like a drunk ass pilot, coktailing it up before taking off in a jet with passengers. THAT IS much more of a safety issue than some fat fuck sitting on the plane.

Let's also remember that up until terrorism became the norm, that people could have multiple suitcases weighing whatever. You cannot tell me that weight of one passenger is more of a threat than 50 overloaded suitceses, nor can you tell me that some fat dude is more of a safety risk than some drunk ass, druggie pilot.

Argue with me all you want to, because I could give a shit less about you and your safety issues with fat people. The point is, is you are gonna argue safety, argue safety that matters, not safety that doesn't.

Airlines, if they are so fuckin safety minded, should have a customer weight limit printed on the tickets. Then maybe I can see them asking peeps to get the hell off a plane, but if you decide arbitrarily to fly a dude from one place and his weight not be an issue, then you should fly him to his other destination and his weight still not be an issue.

Keep on preachin sista about safety and fat, and I will keep on preachin about safety vs drunken ass, drugged out pilot's! I'd rather take my chances with a fat ass than a drunk ass any day.

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BARACK OBAMA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT FAT PEOPLE!

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Dog,
I would say out of the 30 or so inbound/outbound flights i work daily, just on my shift alone...it only occurs about 10 times a month where a person (almost always standby) can't get on the flight. A lot of the times it is pre-determined before anyone boards the airplane, but sometimes it's a last minute decision (due to hot temps rising) where someone is asked to get off an aircraft and take another flight.
This is how it's done for the airline I work for. I do not work for SW.

Aspasia's picture

If given a choice, I'd rather sit beside an obese person versus a pervy businessman. I've flown business class for years and wish airlines would remove people for bad pickup lines and side-boob forearm rubs.

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I've flown what feels like several million miles in my life and I've never once seen anyone removed from a flight for anything except unruly behavior. And I only saw that happen twice in 20 years.

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david_letterman,

So just because YOU personally haven't seen someone get pulled on an aircraft, skinny or not, means it does not happen?
Really, it does depend on the circumstances. The passenger count, fuel load, cargo weight, temperature and so on. Sometimes it's not just fat asses who get taken off aircraft either. It's skinny people, fat people, white and black people. Shall I go on?
I have seen people fatter than this guy fly too. What the hell is your point? It all depends on the circumstances.
I hope for your sake, the next time you fly and there is a weight and balance issue, that the proper steps are taken to ensure yours and the other passengers safety. It happens every day. Especially in hot temperatures.

I'm not even going to address the drunk pilot issue. That's a totally different subject.

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Apparently there's a piece of this story "Not So Silent Bob" forgot to mention. He normally buys two seats when he flies SW, but changed his flight to an earlier one on standby which was only one. The captain took a look at him and said "fatty-pig-fatty" (ok he really didn't)decided nope you need two seats and the rest is a tweet-freak-out of Tila Tequila proportions.

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I just read southwest's blog that responds to this and they sound properly apologetic and i think they explain their position and the situation well. how boring, right?

everyone should have to watch a mishmash of "airline" highlights before flying. that show exposed the reality of flying. late for a flight? you might not get on! do airlines overbook? hell yeah. flying standby? pray you get on AND STAY ON (this is apparently part of what happened to smith). Want to get your party on before a flight? guess what, yes, a lowly airline employee might not let you board! it's true!

my sister works for southwest so i'm biased. yeah, they're not perfect, but they're pretty good. she has told me some great stories through the years.

Justified or not, this is a terribly stupid move for Southwest. Kevin has millions of fans who'll be upset about this for a looong time and he'll be on tv/radio/internet talking about this all over the place unless they personally give him a plane or something as a makeup gift.

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Oh, fuck...

Just went back and read what you horz had to say about this.

Hrrrmm... guess most are siding with the airline company.

And most don't really find this dude funny.

Yeah, I get both points and fully accept that, but I'm still convinced he's funny. After all, I still love Clerks.

I still don't know bout the policy, but if that's how they roll, guess Kevin should have figured that out and not get tickets from them? Whatever.

Hope he does live many more years, fat or thin.

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Submitted by brodydallesho on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 7:37pm.

Oh please! I have seen folks way fatter than Smith on planes before and no one gave them shit!

If you are going to worry about the welfare of the passenger's, then maybe some pilot's should lay off the booze and drugs that several have been fired for. Seems to me one fat guy ain't as harmful to a plane load of passengers as a drunk ass pilot flying the fuckin friendly skies! Google stories about drunk ass airline pilots if you wanna read about someone bein harmful to passengers well beings!

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By the way, it doesn't matter if it's a 20-seater or a jumbo. Once an airline, or any company, has decided to carry out a policy, especially a hot-button one like this, they have to apply it across the board, so that they will not be sued into financial oblivion by the likes of the good sharks that are my bread and butter.

ETA: but y'all need to stop feeding that lame troll with the cute cat-hostage avatar, damn people, get with the program ***chomps at organic turkey melt sammich***

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@cantthinkof: the lady doth protest too much, methinks.

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I don't give a fuck about whether or not it was a right decision to eject him from a plane, coz this shit is funny as hell.

I <3 Silent Bob~

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AND I feel for BOTH that airline counter agent who got jumped on by that old guy drunk who was going to the funeral AND that poor agent who had to patiently explain to that bitch who looks like that Alabama U prof who shot 3 fellow faculty. AND I know some fine obese folk who are embarrassed by their girth, but a RIGHT to force an airline IN THIS ECONOMY to spend more fuel and take up part of other passenger's seats and otherwise be an all around safety hazard and money-losing mess? NO, not THAT liberal, sorry.

Submitted by david Letterman... on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 6:31pm.

I think she was responding to the fact that Yeeeahright went all crazy town on her and called her an uptight bitch, so I don't think the fuck you was that out of line. I could be wrong, but I think that is what the fuck you was all about.

You are correct, that is who I was responding to, just left off the @ and didn't separate it from what I wrote above it. I should have made it clearer.

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Sorry fat asses, but the captain made a decision for the well being
of the crew and passengers. People don't understand that even a
change in temperature can effect the weight and balance of an
aircraft. As someone in airline operations I can tell you that I've
had to make decisions to take off cargo (i.e lots of peoples luggage)
and even passengers to make sure the flight got off the ground safely.
So next time you see some fat ass being taken off an aircraft, just
know that it's so the aircraft can take off and land properly without
crashing down to the ground and killing the rest of the 150+ people.

Rotten_Egg, LOL! You're right, of course, why didn't I see it before? It's obvious he's badly behaved and childish based upon everything I've said here about him; a former paramedic and volunteer firefighter, supports us today with his own business he's built, volunteers to help teach classes on EMT, makes me happy, makes our kids happy, etc., etc...and somehow you sum all this up as he's badly behaved?

Was it my joke about the hamper? LOL!

It seems more likely that he was acting like a n ass and is blaming his dismissal on his weight.

Submitted by ImpertinentVixen on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 6:07pm.
Instead of seats, maybe a solution would be to strap everyone naked in a circular Tilt-A-Whirl configuration for the duration of the flight, so no one can move, build a bomb, or infringe on anyone else.

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That would be so much fun omg..

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I could see if he was on one of those 20 seater planes or something; I've been on one of those flights where you have to be shifted around for proper weight distribution. But to be totally thrown OFF of a Southwest flight for your size? I think that's absolutely ridiculous. Wow.

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