Fatties bite back

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | June 23, 2002 | David Wastell in Washington

[Glenn]

Get your damn emotions out of the argument.

You're a lousy bigot. Don't throw qualifiers around now. You're ignorant and mean.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Hey Glenn, not to be a d**khead or anything, but I got a news flash for ya - blaming anyone else for suicide is as selfish and inconsiderate as the act of suicide itself... now, I know you obviously mourn the loss of your brother, but quite frankly, he obviously didn't care much about the rest of the family, or he wouldn't have done it... taking it out on the posters you disagree with, rather than dealing with reality, isn't healthy... I hope you have a better day than you appear to be having so far... :0)

[beaversmom]

Wow! She is overflowing with personal attributes.

[roylene]

If you have to but two seats do you also get two bags of nuts? or two dinners?

[Glenn]

taking it out on the posters you disagree with, rather than dealing with reality, isn't healthy...

Spare me your pop psychology. It is incorrect and it stinks. But please continue to go about your ignorance unfettered by any facts. The man is a cruel bigot. You want to jump in, fine. You lay down with dogs, you get fleas.

[Lazamataz]

I never forgave my grandmother for committing suicide. It is the ultimate selfish, self-absorbed and inconsiderate act of personal and familial abuse they can possibly do to the rest of the family.

Your brother abused you when he did that.

[arm958]

I read recently that a transatlantic passenger today has less room that people on slave ships did.

I certainly hope so! After all, only a fool would equate an 8 hour flight with a three week trans-atlantic crossing.

[Bogey78O]

'You're ignorant and mean.'

You're the one that brought his personal feelings into the argument. If I wanted to argue emotions, I'd argue with Cynthia McKinney.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Whaaaaaaa... I've already made my feelings about this issue known, so feel free to throw around the label "bigot" to your hearts content... it gets old real fast... yawn...

[Lazamataz]

I read recently that a transatlantic passenger today has less room that people on slave ships did.

Yeah, but we get a little bathroom, a bag of peanuts, and as much diet coke as we want.

[Tony in Hawaii]

It's not "Big Blue," it's "Jet Blue." I haven't tried them myself.

Back when I was about 60 pounds heavier, I took a flight from Hilo Hawaii to Honolulu and back. On one leg, I was in an older model 737 and I had no problem, but on the other leg I was on a brand-new 737 and I needed a seat belt extender for the first (and, God willing, last) time in my life.

[Glenn]

I've already made my feelings about this issue known

Was I talking to you?

[Bogey78O]

Ok. That's different. I've heard of Jet Blue.

[arm958]

You read occasionally about people dropping dead from blood clots after sitting in coach for transatlantic flights, no horror in the airline industry pops up as a result.

You're not handcuffed to your seat; get your ass up and walk around!

[Bogey78O]

Actually in that last post you were talking to him. Check it out if you don't believe me.

[eaglewatch]

Here in the state of WA they don't have to drive around for 10 minutes. They get a disabled parking permit because they can't make it all the way across the parking lot.

No big deal, right? But, for people like me who take care of a family member who is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair it becomes a big deal when all the damn disabled parking spaces are taken up so we end up having to go to the far end of the parking lot so there will be room to land the chair from the van. This is especially true at Costco stores for some reason.

[sheik yerbouty]

If one can fit in one seat, pay for one seat. Fit in two, pay for two. That's simple.

[pepsi_junkie]

Actually, I never heard of "big blue" either, except when that refers to IBM. Are you referring to JetBlue? That is sort of the darling of wall street right now, as far as I know the only airline stock that is not only not down huge but is actually up.

[Gigantor]

"...having been [a porker] after an almost crippling accident last year until now...thanks Dr. Atkins!...

"My metabolism is bad" is the current rallying cry for the weak-willed sheep that occupy America today.

I'm happy that the Atkins low carb diet works for you and your particular metabolism. You do know that it doesn't work for everyone.

I am surprised that an Atkins succes story like yourself would actually suggest that someone merely has to push themselves away from the table to lose weight, after all, that didn't work for you. If it had you wouldn't need Atkins...