• Kevin Smith kicked off plane for being too fat
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[QUOTE=Lankist;20231793]If you can fit between the armrests I don't see how it can be that big of an issue.[/QUOTE] Fit and cram aren't the same thing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcpRtmzuNxM&feature=related[/media]
Probably because they couldn't find another fatty to put on the other side of the plane to get it to level out. And Lankist, I liked Dogma =(
[QUOTE=Mr. Ambleu;20231809]Fit and cram aren't the same thing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcpRtmzuNxM&feature=related[/media][/QUOTE] Yes because that makes sense when you're talking about metal slabs bolted to the frame of the airplane. [editline]12:18PM[/editline] Also if you guys think fitting into a seat on Coach is a good standard of health you've got something wrong in your head.
[QUOTE=Lankist;20231862]Yes because that makes sense when you're talking about metal slabs bolted to the frame of the airplane. [editline]12:18PM[/editline] Also if you guys think fitting into a seat on Coach is a good standard of health you've got something wrong in your head.[/QUOTE] No, I'm pretty sure being too fat to fit into an individual chair with relative comfort and ease means there's something wrong with you. It's called being a fucking unhealthy fat ass. Even in times when sugar and junk weren't available and obesity was a rare thing, the fat people still died earlier on average than fit people. This is common knowledge where were you in health/home ec? And my point with the Tommy Boy clip was that, sure, he can get into it, but he doesn't fit.
I assume you have never flown coach or you have a flat whiteboy butt.
[QUOTE=Lankist;20232216]I assume you have never flown coach or you have a flat whiteboy butt.[/QUOTE] Now you're going to try and turn it around and make thin people justify themselves? Get lost. :rolleyes: I got better things to do, guy, I'm outta here.
[QUOTE=Lankist;20231862]Yes because that makes sense when you're talking about metal slabs bolted to the frame of the airplane.[/QUOTE] Actually, many planes don't have seats like that. A lot have seats with armrests that move up and out of the way to make it easier for you to get out of them. And even with the armrest down, a fat person's thighs will invade your seat space.
[QUOTE=Mr. Ambleu;20232310]Now you're going to try and turn it around and make thin people justify themselves? Get lost. :rolleyes:[/quote] Yes I am antagonizing thin people. [quote]I got better things to do, guy, I'm outta here.[/QUOTE] Go run around the block in inappropriately tight clothes, flat butt NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT
Hey that doesn't sound like a bad idea.. 100 bucks for being too fat
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;20223854]Eat less, be more active... is that really so fucking hard to do? I'm glad they kicked his ass out of that plane. The world does NOT turn around him, it's the other way around. I'm a great fan of Silent Bob and all, but this time I have to give it to the airline people. Lay off the pasta, Mr. Smith.[/QUOTE] You best be trollin
[url]http://www.smodcast.com/[/url] Listen to the newest
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back was the first movie I bought. I was 10. changed my life.
lol awesome. he should have just sat there and not said a word and refused to leave
[QUOTE=xHcOxPinata;20232631][url]http://www.smodcast.com/[/url] Listen to the newest[/QUOTE] For silent bob, he talks way too much.
He's cool.
kevin pls go
guys fat jokes are reserved for gabe
I guess that Gabe has to have his own airplane. [editline]09:20PM[/editline] Like Antonov 225 or C-5 Galaxy or something
Ugh, listening to his latest SModcast makes the story even worse. It's clear that the pilot was not the one who kicked him off. They refused to tell him why he was kicked off and then on a later flight, they tried to pull the same thing on someone who was sitting a couple of seats away from him. Once again, he's flown with them many times, he flew out to Oakland on a Southwest Airlines flight with one seat! He fit in the plane, the two people he was sitting beside when they kicked him off both said that they were fine sitting next to him. There was no fucking reason to kick him off! The way Southwest measures weather you can fly based on if you can put both your armrests down, something that he was able to do! He broke no regulations and they were not justified in kicking him off the plane.
[QUOTE=Mr. Ambleu;20232191]Even in times when sugar and junk weren't available and obesity was a rare thing, the fat people still died earlier on average than fit people. This is common knowledge where were you in health/home ec? [/QUOTE] You'll be given the right to complain once fat people start causing YOU to die earlier than average.
Kevin basically says on the SModcast that he knows he's fat, he's fine with it, but he is not at the level where they need to kick him off the plane because of it. We'll know when he's reached that point because he'll start making jokes about it.
If he's a safety risk, he's a safety risk. Weight and balance are incredibly important in aviation, and if there was nowhere he could be seated to stay within the allowable moment then he needed to be removed. Move the center of gravity too far aft, and you find yourself in a plane that can't recover from stalls. Too far fore and you've got one that stalls on landings. If the weight is too much, your takeoff and landing rolls hugely increase. None of these things are good. I'm embarrassed for the guy, because he doesn't look all that fat, but if his weight upset the weight and balance of the aircraft, then I absolutely have to side with the pilot on this one.
[QUOTE]The airline offered him a $100 voucher as an apology (which he refused) and p[B]ut him on another flight,[/B] but he still wasn't pleased[/QUOTE] How the fuck will that help? He'll still be fat.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;20238678]If he's a safety risk, he's a safety risk. Weight and balance are incredibly important in aviation, and if there was nowhere he could be seated to stay within the allowable moment then he needed to be removed. Move the center of gravity too far aft, and you find yourself in a plane that can't recover from stalls. Too far fore and you've got one that stalls on landings. If the weight is too much, your takeoff and landing rolls hugely increase. None of these things are good. I'm embarrassed for the guy, because he doesn't look all that fat, but if his weight upset the weight and balance of the aircraft, then I absolutely have to side with the pilot on this one.[/QUOTE] Except if it's a safety risk they would probably say more than "safety risk." What safety risk is fifty extra pounds on top of thousands and thousands and thousands of other pounds. It's not as though the dozens of other flights that dude is on crash. [editline]05:59PM[/editline] Don't be dumb and buy the rationalizations. If he was a safety risk he probably wouldn't be able to tell the story given dudes like him fly constantly. And he was on another plane seated to another overweight individual two hours later.
He's not even [I]that[/I] fat.
[QUOTE=Lankist;20238805]Except if it's a safety risk they would probably say more than "safety risk." What safety risk is fifty extra pounds on top of thousands and thousands and thousands of other pounds. It's not as though the dozens of other flights that dude is on crash.[/QUOTE] If you exceed the weight and moment allowance by even one pound, you are not safe to fly. Sometimes it's as simple as moving a piece of cargo or passenger a few seats forward or backward to move the center of gravity within range, but in cases of excessive weight the only thing you can do is get rid of something. It's usually perfectly safe and acceptable to simply drain excess fuel. You're only required to carry enough fuel to make it to your first point of intended landing, plus an additional thirty minutes (though commercial airliners undoubtedly have a larger buffer zone), but this isn't always an option. Perhaps the combined weight of the passengers, luggage, cargo, and fuel went over the maximum weight limit for that particular air craft. The pilot in command is not legally allowed to take off under those circumstances, and must get rid of the excess weight. I'm not saying it's nice, but the safety of the passengers, aircraft, and crew are more important than somebody's self-esteem.
hey lankist [img]http://www.picturesandjokes.com/pictures/fat-guy-on-plane.jpg[/img] plane is on fire and you need to get the fuck out to the exit, but this guys are blocking the lanes!! what do you do????
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;20238955]hey lankist [img]http://www.picturesandjokes.com/pictures/fat-guy-on-plane.jpg[/img] plane is on fire and you need to get the fuck out to the exit, but this guys are blocking the lanes!! what do you do????[/QUOTE] if the plane is on fire and in the air where the fuck would I go presumably over the tiny ass plastic seats that have been evacuated. [editline]06:08PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;20238919]If you exceed the weight and moment allowance by even one pound, you are not safe to fly. Sometimes it's as simple as moving a piece of cargo or passenger a few seats forward or backward to move the center of gravity within range, but in cases of excessive weight the only thing you can do is get rid of something. It's usually perfectly safe and acceptable to simply drain excess fuel. You're only required to carry enough fuel to make it to your first point of intended landing, plus an additional thirty minutes (though commercial airliners undoubtedly have a larger buffer zone), but this isn't always an option. Perhaps the combined weight of the passengers, luggage, cargo, and fuel went over the maximum weight limit for that particular air craft. The pilot in command is not legally allowed to take off under those circumstances, and must get rid of the excess weight. I'm not saying it's nice, but the safety of the passengers, aircraft, and crew are more important than somebody's self-esteem.[/QUOTE] Listen to Kevin Smith's explanation. They said it wasn't because of his weight. They said it was because he may have touched the other passengers. That was the safety risk. Despite the fact that both passengers in his row said they were fine. Well one of them said they were fine and the other said "It's only an hour flight" [editline]06:09PM[/editline] Additionally, there was apparently an even bigger dude further back on the plane who looked at Smith as he was leaving like "Jesus Christ don't tell them I'm here!" [editline]06:11PM[/editline] I'm all for corporate rights and a pilot having the ability to kick people off at his discretion. That's A-OK. Or it would be A-OK if taxpayer money were not going toward funding, regulating and maintaining these flights. Given it IS, however, I suppose the airlines should pick between their rights or government assistance. Especially given we've bailed their asses out like five goddamn times.
[QUOTE=Lankist;20238975]if the plane is on fire and in the air where the fuck would I go presumably over the tiny ass plastic seats that have been evacuated.[/QUOTE] its not in the air, its in the ground, and its going to explode!! you have 2 minute but that huge fat guy is blocking your way!!
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;20239054]its not in the air, its in the ground, and its going to explode!! you have 2 minute but that huge fat guy is blocking your way!![/QUOTE] There is a giant cake monster inside the plane. It's going to eat you. BET YOU WISH YOU HAD A FATTY NOW
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