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  • N Nish Nishant

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

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    Double the price of all seats then and blame it on fat people.

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    • N Nish Nishant

      http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

      Regards, Nish


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      'One person, one fare' sounds reasonable, dunnit? ..just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car' :)

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      • N Nish Nishant

        http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

        Regards, Nish


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        R Giskard Reventlov
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        Fat chance of that working!

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          'One person, one fare' sounds reasonable, dunnit? ..just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car' :)

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          Yes but the implication here is that obese people are actually 2 (or more) people.

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            Fat chance of that working!

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            Give this man extra fries :-)

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            • L Lost User

              'One person, one fare' sounds reasonable, dunnit? ..just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car' :)

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              Eddy Vluggen wrote:

              just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car'

              Can I interest you in a relevant web site? "YouParkLikeAC**t.com" I'm sure you can work out the missing two letters, but it's definitely NSFW!

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              • N Nish Nishant

                Yes but the implication here is that obese people are actually 2 (or more) people.

                Regards, Nish


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                No, it is not. It is one person, occupying two travelling-spaces. The limiting factors for an airplane are room and weight. It does not cost them less fuel, simply because some bureaucrat decided that the universe is not politically correct.

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  Eddy Vluggen wrote:

                  just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car'

                  Can I interest you in a relevant web site? "YouParkLikeAC**t.com" I'm sure you can work out the missing two letters, but it's definitely NSFW!

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                  "Page 1 of 672" ..aight, might take a while :-D

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Eddy Vluggen wrote:

                    just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car'

                    Can I interest you in a relevant web site? "YouParkLikeAC**t.com" I'm sure you can work out the missing two letters, but it's definitely NSFW!

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                      Fat chance of that working!

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                      • N Nish Nishant

                        http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

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                        Well, if it keeps the plane balanced... Marc

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                        • N Nish Nishant

                          http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                          Regards, Nish


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                          If I were CEO of the airlines, I would install arm rests that did not go up. "Yep, we gave you 22A and 22B. Good luck!" Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles...

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                            'One person, one fare' sounds reasonable, dunnit? ..just like 'one parking place' holds 'one car' :)

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                            Shipping _one_ vehicle with e.g. a Ferry or Train then costs always the same....whether it is a passenger car or a truck...? I have my doubts.

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                              If I were CEO of the airlines, I would install arm rests that did not go up. "Yep, we gave you 22A and 22B. Good luck!" Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles...

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                              :thumbsup:

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                              • N Nish Nishant

                                http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                                Regards, Nish


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                                How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people? :sigh:

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                                • G gardnerp

                                  If I were CEO of the airlines, I would install arm rests that did not go up. "Yep, we gave you 22A and 22B. Good luck!" Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles...

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                                  gardnerp wrote:

                                  Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles[^]...

                                  That's a bit extreme - surely separate aisles[^] would work just as well? ;P


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                                    gardnerp wrote:

                                    Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles[^]...

                                    That's a bit extreme - surely separate aisles[^] would work just as well? ;P


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                                    Hah! Spellchecker can't fix stupid!

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                                    • N Nish Nishant

                                      http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                                      Regards, Nish


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                                      But how many meals do they get? :D

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                                        But how many meals do they get? :D

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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        Free meals on flights? What year is this? 1975?

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                                          Shipping _one_ vehicle with e.g. a Ferry or Train then costs always the same....whether it is a passenger car or a truck...? I have my doubts.

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                                          Room on a train or ferry is cheaper compared to an airplane; room is always sparse, and even baggage is checked for weight. And yes, you are talking about "one". Now define that; if my vehicle occupies twice the room and weight, does it count as one? If yes, than mass-transportation of those items becomes cheap; link them and claim it is a single car with lotsa wheels.

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