Own up, who's been to America recently
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6671018/Obese-air-passenger-in-economy-seat-has-picture-taken.html

Should he have to buy two seats, or should transport companies rethink their designs based on a growing population.

I am, for example, 6' 2" not huge, but tall enough to not fit on bus seats without spreading my legs like a well greased whore. The population is now, I believe, almost 10cm taller than the Romans and if this continues buses will have to be 80' long to fit in the same number of passengers.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:00, 108 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

10cm every 2000 years?
I think we'll cope.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:03, Reply)

Surely he should be in the cargo hold.
I'm never comfortable in airplane seats and I'm hardly huge. This is one of the reasons I hate flying.
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:04, Reply)

He should buy two seats,
the fat cunt.

I'm 6'2" as well, I spend my life having my knees whacked by fellow passengers, and whacking them myself trying to negotiate the child-sized legroom London buses think is adequate.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:05, Reply)

Crow's uninformed, ad hoc "reckon"
In the Western world, where food is plentiful and basic comforts such as shelter, warmth and medicine are easily afforded, we do face a population of increasingly large individuals. This is partly genetic, as people seek taller partners and go on to pop out offspring who will have a genetic predisposition to grow tall themselves, and partly down to the richer diet that is much easier to obtain than it was, say 200 years ago. Like many on this thread, I happen to be about 6'2", and have simply had to get used to the fact that public transport was not designed for legs like mine. Nor, indeed, were many older buses designed to accommodate my neck. But as Chompy says, if it's just 10cm in 2000 years, we'll probably manage.

And before I do start suggesting that we should adjust transport to fit our larger frames, I would be inclined to cite this as a counterexample: what a fat cunt. Seriously, how in the name of jolly-rogering, hairy-ball-bouncing fuck do you expect to fit into a standard aircraft seat like that? Most of us have to pay a surcharge if we have the temerity to put that little bit too much weight in our hand luggage so why the fuck didn't they make him pay a surcharge on his hideously overgrown arse?

I appreciate that everyone's metabolism differs, and that some of us find it easier to lose weight than others; I for one am concerned about the beer belly that's catching up with me after many years of far too much ale. But there's a limit. There's a line that has to be drawn between the challenges of working with your metabolism and natural figure, and just not being able to put the fucking pies down. I'm amazed this gastropod was even able to book his ticket with fingers that must have resembled soggy, wobbling Cornish pasties. Was he able to find his passport in his back pocket or did they have to send a mountaineering expedition round his waist outside passport control? Holy mother of cock, I'm surprised the plane wasn't sagging in the middle where he'd sat down. And he probably smelt funny as well. It's the person sat next to him I feel sorry for.

*mashes face on keyboard*
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:57, Reply)

I think I may hand over my 'voice of reason' status, reading that

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:59, Reply)

I'm not sure I could step into your boots
I can but aspire to such a totem of angered, vitriolic, face-punching common sense.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:35, Reply)

He is a bit on the large side

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:59, Reply)

He smells of cheese. And onions, And cheese 'n' onion.
I can just tell.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:59, Reply)

and wee.
And tit-mould.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:05, Reply)

Oh yeah
Crusty weeflakes
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:06, Reply)

Scotland's breakfast of choice

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:07, Reply)

Superb...

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:11, Reply)

Excellent stuff
going from intelligent discussion to vicious diatribe in short order.

like the way you did it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:59, Reply)

I see they've finally
Taken JMG off the no fly list.
(bill, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:10, Reply)

What happened to Bert?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:13, Reply)

he probably got himself banned

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:16, Reply)

I thought that

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:17, Reply)

Me too
It wasn't me that did it, if this is the case.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:19, Reply)

well, unless someone reported him on your behalf
I don't think he had done anything anywhere near as ban-worthy...

I know who to ask, I'll get on it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:19, Reply)

Tell that to pyschochomp.
Look what happened to him.

It's getting to be I'm scared of calling someone a cunt.
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:21, Reply)

Shut up you cunt

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:22, Reply)

: P

( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:25, Reply)

good point
I can understand why it was done though. if enough people whinged at me I'd take action merely to make them shut up and go away.

never be scared of calling someone a cunt though. it's our right, and no cunt can take it away from us!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:23, Reply)

naughty-stepping and outright bans
are wholly different though, eh?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:26, Reply)

I seem to recall that it if you get stepped a few times you then get banned
and bert was down to his last
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:27, Reply)

I think I'd rather use the ignore button
I've no idea what might come up in the future to make me change my mind, but right now I can't see the point.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:28, Reply)

Same. The whole thing is gay.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:29, Reply)

tis true
I've had a few people on ignore. mostly because they bored me. have taken them off now though, because they aren't the most shit people around
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:30, Reply)

I've not used ignore yet
I'll read any old slurry
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:31, Reply)

I'll read most things
but some stuff wasn't worth reading. same stupid comments all the time.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:34, Reply)

you mod-gazzing bastard
Mod-gazzers are worse than shoe-gazers
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:21, Reply)

It's a close call but I think you're right.
Amusingly my best friend with whom I am dining this very evening was in one of the prime shoegazing bands, Revolver. Consequently I've met most of those bands like Ride and Chapterhouse etc.

Utterly wet and weedy, to a man.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:25, Reply)

if you're agreeing with me
Does this mean I'm doomed to become a disappointed optimist?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:26, Reply)

Yes it does.
My cold, black fingers of misery are now wrapped around your heart AND YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE.

Still, cheer up, it's nearly Christmas!!!!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:27, Reply)

And you're the fecking grinch, you.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:28, Reply)

*proud*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:29, Reply)

he might just have gone away though
he has done ban-worthy stuff, and was on his last strike I believe. if there is such a system
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:19, Reply)

He just can't help himself.
Poor lad.
( girlinthehole, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:20, Reply)

He's just misunderstood

( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:34, Reply)