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Superfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:14 PM Original message |
Poll question: Forbes Poll recreated here: Should the obese pay for 2 seats? |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. No airlines should make larger seats to acommodate all sizes |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. This making sense thing you're doing |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes, that's the real problem |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yup |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I Agree |
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Delano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. That will significantly increase the price for all. |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Not on Southwest... |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. No one should be compelled to pay more than market price for a seat |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Quite n/t |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. And more leg room for us tall people!!! |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 07:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Abso-fucking-lutely! |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Uh...how exactly was Southwest supposed to know... |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think it depends |
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Lizz612 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Thats the most logical |
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Interrobang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. My dad's a pilot; I've read a lot of ticket boilerplate. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. this is such BS |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Well gosh so was making drinking fountains available to people of |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. lard ass seats? |
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Delano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Fair enough, but there's a limit to everything and all things in moderatio |
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thom1102 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Ok, I am a big boy, but... |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Lardass? |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Oh yeah.... Like giving rights to gays would make you pay more too |
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NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. "Lardass seats?" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
46. You do realize that your namesake/avatar used a wheelchair |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. torn on this |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. They should fly Midwest Express instead of Southwest, |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. They cut out the meals a couple of years ago... |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Did they really? ~sigh~ What I get for moving to LA, where I'm |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. I all for not discriminating |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yup, not seeing much consideration around here... |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. Do anorexics get seats for half price? Will people with body odor |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I think part of the problem here is the airline in question... |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, they should be charged double, |
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felonious thunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. Business Opportunity! |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. Everything has been pretty much covered here already |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm surprised to see this here |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Charging extra for "unsupervised" kids is fine... |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. LOL |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Oh, goody! Time for another "fat people are less than human" thread! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I wouldn't back down nor would I pay a penny more than the |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. obese-bashing as protected bigotry. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. Somewhere between full price and free |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 07:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Airline policy small print |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. No, but maybe they should charge more to TALL people |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. oh, c'mon. those seats recline the same amount for everyone |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'm 35 lbs. overweight, but I fit fine in any seat. |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. My first reaction was yes, mainly because I've been stuck |
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