tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post8487520310886903417..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: And the next Leaden Fork award goes to . . .Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-79068750581206068382007-11-26T18:05:00.000-06:002007-11-26T18:05:00.000-06:00It's a Modest Proposal. :-)It's a Modest Proposal. :-)Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-21893122572393157122007-11-26T15:14:00.000-06:002007-11-26T15:14:00.000-06:00There's a big difference between charging someone ...There's a big difference between charging someone for excess baggage - like golf clubs - and charging a person extra because they're bigger. <BR/><BR/>If they want to do a weight surcharge, here's a thought: weigh everyone's bag as it's checked. Then slap on a per-pound-of-luggage fee. Baggage weight consumes fuel just as much as human weight. <BR/><BR/>at the risk of being branded a child-hater, what about surcharges for families who bring kids on board that relentlessly kick the back of your seat? That's invading my space. (I'd have said crying but even I recognize that sometimes babies can't help crying on a crowded plane. I'd probably cry too if I felt I could get away with it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-59017239315070400892007-11-14T13:31:00.000-06:002007-11-14T13:31:00.000-06:00Maybe you should have to pay for tickets by the po...Maybe you should have to pay for tickets by the pound... Good grief.<BR/><BR/>Or why don't they charge more for people with bad BO, since their "essence" wafts over into your space? Or the person who *won't shut up* the entire plane ride?<BR/><BR/>Vesta- you hit the nail on the head. He's really just peeved he had to pay extra for his golf clubs. Poor guy. Maybe Harriet, you could give him a leaden putter. Hee hee.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-1266284724411191912007-11-13T19:03:00.000-06:002007-11-13T19:03:00.000-06:00Oh, hear, hear, Deja and Kate. I rather like the i...Oh, hear, hear, Deja and Kate. I rather like the idea of an airline man-tax. Hee hee.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-72198862783415175832007-11-13T17:12:00.000-06:002007-11-13T17:12:00.000-06:00Gah, Tickell is a yutz. People are also taller tha...Gah, Tickell is a yutz. <BR/><BR/>People are also taller than ever, yet I don't hear anyone clamoring for a surcharge on those 6'4" guys who can't help but sit with their legs spread wide over into your leg space.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-74574229546966253192007-11-12T14:27:00.000-06:002007-11-12T14:27:00.000-06:00"Why does nobody seem to make the connection that ...<I>"Why does nobody seem to make the connection that as fat hate increases, fat itself increases also?"</I><BR/><BR/>Denial. I know you weren't assuming that those who parrot the common parlance were operating from a basis of actual logical analysis.<BR/><BR/>(I'm also going to get on the psychological research for the actual language to support the contradictory rejoinder, to be repeated ad infinitum in response.)<BR/><BR/><I>"It would be hard for there to be more relentless pressure on us to slim down short of setting up actual concentration camps or throwing us in hard-labor prison..."</I><BR/><BR/>I'll say it again. Please. Do. NOT. Give. Them. Any. Ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-62148761875579201982007-11-12T12:56:00.000-06:002007-11-12T12:56:00.000-06:00Anonymous,You remind me of the kind of guys who ti...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You remind me of the kind of guys who tirelessly broadcast their homophobic hate and then get outed in airport bathrooms. Only I have a lot more empathy for them.<BR/><BR/>Go back under your rock. You don't make the rules here and you've lost your commenting privileges.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-76931174681158089482007-11-12T12:34:00.000-06:002007-11-12T12:34:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-6332675483334721252007-11-12T08:15:00.000-06:002007-11-12T08:15:00.000-06:00I find it hard to believe that so many people stil...<I>I find it hard to believe that so many people still think fat people exist because society is too tolerant of us. </I><BR/><BR/>No kidding.Kate Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616859691620740674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-21674732749307364952007-11-12T05:55:00.000-06:002007-11-12T05:55:00.000-06:00What flight has this "doctor" been on? I'm fat an...What flight has this "doctor" been on? I'm fat and I don't even need a seatbelt extender. I'm sure there are some that do, but I'd be willing to bet that the majority of us fat people don't.<BR/><BR/><I>Anonymous,</I> go find a bridge to hide under with all the other little trolls.nukkingphutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957546361672688827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-52371499491756004042007-11-12T02:43:00.000-06:002007-11-12T02:43:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-59112807145950692812007-11-12T00:52:00.000-06:002007-11-12T00:52:00.000-06:00I have an even better idea: since men tend to be b...I have an even better idea: since men tend to be bigger than women, they use a greater share of the fuel. How about an airline man-tax?<BR/><BR/>What a jackass...Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840033787641336933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-83467385609337071442007-11-12T00:24:00.000-06:002007-11-12T00:24:00.000-06:00I'd be perfectly happy to leave my ass at home whe...I'd be perfectly happy to leave my ass at home when I travel. It can't see anything anyway. All I need is for the good doctor to tell me how it's done, beyond the usual ad hominem "lay off the fries and sodas" bit, since I doubt what little fries and soda I consume actually add up to 200 pounds.<BR/><BR/>I find it hard to believe that so many people still think fat people exist because society is too tolerant of us. It would be hard for there to be more relentless pressure on us to slim down short of setting up actual concentration camps or throwing us in hard-labor prison, yet there seem to be more of us all the time. Why does nobody seem to make the connection that as fat hate increases, fat itself increases also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-68330607621616522892007-11-12T00:16:00.000-06:002007-11-12T00:16:00.000-06:00Handing out seatbelt extenders like headphones? Si...Handing out seatbelt extenders like headphones? Since when? The last time I flew, I was the only person on the whole plane who asked for an extender, and if the seatbelt had been just an inch longer, I wouldn't have needed it at all (and I have 60" hips). He's just bent out of shape because they wouldn't let his golf clubs fly for free.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.com