Tag: Kevin Smith

Don’t you mean ‘Souththin Airlines?’

Oh, aren’t we such a clever, clever lads.

That’s not a question; that’s a statement.

Another statement that’s been uttered (but not by me) was by director Kevin Smith:

“You [messed] with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!”

It would seem that Southwest Airlines has managed to draw the ire of Smith. How so? According to the man and his Twitter account, he was thrown off of a flight from Oakland to Burbank on this past Saturday because he’s “too fat.”

Internet OMG! Whatever will the smarmy goatee people of the internet do?!!?

In response to his e-lashing of their company, Southwest sent Smith a hundred dollar voucher and had him ride on a later flight. But will that be enough? Well, so far Silent Bob hasn’t made any motion to protest the airline … yet.

However, we must wholeheartedly agree with Tom Katers on Twitter:

“Kevin Smith is lucky anyone will let him on anything after Clerks 2.“

The McBournie Minute: You make my flight so much worse

You know what’s wrong with the airline industry? No, it’s not the excessive fees, it’s not the hassle of security, it’s not even the surly attitude airline personnel give their customers. It’s the people around you on the plane. They are the ones who do such annoying things that so easily blame the airline industry for.

Case in point: fat people. Noted fat person and movie director Kevin Smith was recently kicked off a Southwest plane (while it was on the ground) for being fat. Smith said he realizes he is chubby, but that his weight was not great enough to warrant being kicked off of a flight.

For those of you who have not had the experience, some airlines will now make you buy a second seat if you are unable to fit into one comfortably. It’s like cap and trade for calories. If there are no two seats next to each over available, you much vacate the craft. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: You make my flight so much worse