When I first heard it on the news my first reaction was, lose some weight you fat cuss(trying to give up cursing for Lent). Yeah, he's been hefty forever but he's also got enough money (probably) to hire a personal trainer, a dietician or even by his own cussing airplane(Lent).
Can you imagine a plane full of buffaloes struggling to gain altitude because it's over the max gross weight? The airlines have standards for safety reasons. Cuss, I even had to pay an extra hundred bucks for my baggage the last time I flew on SW airlines, so if someone is carrying a few extra hundred pounds in their behind shouldn't they be held to a similar standard as cussing luggage?
Some people have a genetic disposition towards obesity and I sympathize but when a country like the U.S. has such a staggering percentage of obese people it is hard to believe it isn't because most of them have neglected personal accountability for diet and appearance.
We as a society should encourage healthier eating habits, regular exercise and an active lifestyle.
I woke up at 5am to relieve myself and my 15 year old nephew was on the computer. He woke up my 12 year old nephew extra early as well saying "I wanted to get on the computer before Uncle John gets up." Well, yeah. I would have booted his ass off my computer and told him to go ride a bike or play some football in the park because he's beginning to get pear shaped from playing video games for eight cussing hours a day (Lent).
Recently he told me he wanted to play football next fall. I told him "that's great but you have start getting ready now. Because if you went out for football in your current shape you'd die. Two-a-day practices in 115 degrees would kill you, not to mention kids who've been playing football for seven to ten years and the heaviest thing you've ever tackled is a large Little Caesar's pizza."
Yeah, yeah. It sounds a little intolerant (I gave up tolerance for Lent, too.) but until we force the fatties in our midst to become self reliant enough to lose the extra tonnage on their own, we should poke them with a stick (figuratively, maybe literally, depending on the individual) and encourage them like a drill instructor. "Keep running fat ass!" was my favorite thing that DI's would yell at diet privates. So much so that when I see someone running, regardless of their fitness level, I invariably yell it(Lent). You know, to push them a little more than they're used to. Because, as you all know, I'm a giver.
So in summation, Kevin Smith can suck it, and the rest of the fatties out there can either pay for the extra weight they bring on board or they can suck it up and lose a few pounds.