Where does the Nth star go?

Maybe we could just combine North Dakota and South Dakota. I mean, do we really need two Dakotas?

Fly the flabby skies

Kevin Smith, Fatso

Director and actor Kevin Smith got booted from Southwest because of a "safety concern". The problem, they said he couldn't fit in the seat. Southwest policy is that you must be able to get both armrests down. He showed them that he could. They still kicked him off the flight!

Southwest tried a feeble apology, but in it they lied about the situation.

Here's the big fat ugly truth.

Warning: this link contains offensive material. Mainly Southwest's actions, but Kevin has a few potty words as well. (BTW, Southwest threatened to charge one of his fellow passengers for the exact same extra seat that they made him pay for.)

On landing, Mr. Smith tweeted the following:

Hey @SouthwestAir! I've landed in Burbank. Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised.

Southwest screwed up on this one. Bad. So bad that Toyota's PR people must be ecstatic that they don't work for Southwest.

The airline is clearly unashamed that they have reduced seat sizes to cram more people in, then set up a policy in which people who haven't reduced accordingly pay extra. Before you get all high and mighty about how people shouldn't overflow into your space, try this little experiment. Put your heels together, then turn your feet outward so that they make a straight line. If you are an average sized person, your toes are now outside of Southwest airline's allotment of personal space.

There is a lesson to be learned from this. Parents, if your kids aren't slender, don't let them fly Southwest. The humiliation that the airline is willing to put them through is unbelievable.