United Cuts Fat, Who's Next?

Who else will pay more besides fat people

By Steve Rhodes
|  Thursday, Apr 16, 2009  |  Updated 8:30 AM CST
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United Cuts Fat, Who's Next?

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Under its new rules, United would charge this man for two extra seats to accommodate his weight and his snakes.

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United Airlines just announced that fat people will have to buy two seats to accommodate them or risk getting bumped from sold-out flights. We've learned that United is considering these additional new pricing measures.

- AIG executives will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate their bulging wallets.

- Sam Zell will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate his shrinking but still sizable ego.

- Todd Stroger will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate his incompetence.

- Rod Blagojevich will have to buy extra seats to accommodate his hairbrush, his indictment, and his psychiatrist.

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- Woody Harrelson will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate a paparazzi zombie.

- All paparazzi zombies will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate Lindsay Lohan.

- All Illinois politicians will have to buy extra seats to accommodate their ill-gotten gains.

- All revelers flying in for the South Side Irish Parade will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate their bail bondsman.

- All Cook County workers must be an extra seat to accommodate their ghost payrolling colleague - even if the seat remains empty.

- All Chicago aldermen will have to buy an extra seat to accommodate their handler from the mayor's office.

Steve Rhodes is the proprietor of The Beachwood Reporter, a Chicago-centric news and culture review.

Posted Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 - 5:56 AM CST
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