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Old July 2nd, 2008, 06:56 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Paying Extra For Being Fat

Shawn Hirn wrote:

In article ,
Brian wrote:


On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:37:31 -0400, Shawn Hirn
wrote:



Not necessarily, but wider people can take up more than one seat due to
their expanded girth.


At the same BMI and the same % of body fat, the taller person will
weigh more.



True, but the taller person won't encroach into an adjacent passenger's
seat.


Where will he put his elbows?