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Southwest Declares Kevin Smith Too Fat To Fly

Posted by timothy on from the operable-armrest-should-be-the-practical-test dept.

theodp writes "Kevin Smith is not a happy Southwest customer. The director was thrown off a flight from Oakland to Burbank, after being deemed too fat to fly. He later wound up on another Southwest flight, but has declared It's On and taken his rants to Twitter. 'Dear @SouthwestAir — I know I'm fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?' he began. He also let the airline know he'd made it to his destination. 'Hey @SouthwestAir! I've landed in Burbank. Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised.'"

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  1. Does this mean.... by east+coast · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does this mean that every geek culture icon is suddenly going to get front page around here anytime they make the news? Kevin Smith is a nothing in the tech world. Beyond his Star Wars mentions in every film he does I don't see any reason why the geeks embrace him.

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  2. Re:Welp, that's it by koan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seen him lately? He is a fat slob.

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  3. Re:Not too fat... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FAIL

  4. Yes you are by GoochOwnsYou · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So it seems.

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