[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

There were 5 'big boned' women who tried to take a cab home one evening after dinner at a restaurant in South Calgary. The cab that came to pick them up was Prius. The driver, not born in Canada, so English was his second language, at first refused them, as a Prius is designed for a driver and a maximum of four passengers. He then agreed to take them, so he wanted the most 'big boned' woman to ride in the front passenger seat so that the four less 'big boned' women could fit in the backseat.

I side firmly with the driver. If these large passengers had told the dispatcher when they called, that there were five of them, a minivan would have been sent and all would have been well.

Instead, a Prius was sent. The poor cabby agreed to take 5, when the cab could only take 4 people. Because English was his second language, he was unable to 'nuance' the language in explaining that it would be better if the largest of the 'wide bodies' was up front, to give the other four a little more room in the back seat.

It seems to me, that those with 'thick bodies' had extremely thin skin, looking to becry their 'victim' status at the hands of a cabby. AFA the cabby goes, there is an old saying about 'never a good deed goes unpunished'. His being an immigrant with perhaps less than perfect English, is irrelevant to this story.

[Joe Bfstplk]

Two ax-handles across the ass qualifies as ‘big boned.’

[Obadiah]

[robroys woman]

Well, if the shoe fits (or the butt doesn’t).

[gubamyster]

If the back seat doesn’t fit, you must acquit.

[fruser1]

After dinner, no less, when they are at their heaviest. I wonder if they left gouges in the sidewalk as they ambled off the curb.

His vehicle could probably take the weight if they all had a nice deep enema first. Might blow out 30 lbs each.

[ichabod1]

I would say let’s investigate these big-bone womens as ta why they are so racist against that poor immigrant cab driver. But they may have a race card against that investigation now tht I think about it.

[dforest]

Who was driving?
Susan Collins?

[JimRed]

Truth always outrages fem libs.

[Noumenon]

Another fine evening of Golden Corral style grazing for these fine corn-fed specimens.

[Bob]

There were 5 'big boned' women....

Thank God their bones were so big -- Normal bones would snap like twigs under all that weight. :=)

[NorthMountain]

I read the article. I watched the video.

I have driven a Prius.

I side with the cabby 110%.

[Savage Beast]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghid6QKrhrA

[piytar]

Well I was going to comment on the issues at hand, but you covered it all. Well said.