[PUBLISHED] A Fridge Too Far

[Australian rePublic]

Yes, this was inspired by the Simpsons episode where Homer intentionally gains 300 pounds. Based on the idea of airlines which charge for two seats

Fifth Draft


Title: A Fridge too far

Description: @@RANDOMMALENAME@@ wrote a complaint letter to you about @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Validity: high levels of obesity

Options:
[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests the plantiff “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”
[effect] squashed seats has become the number 1 complaint about airlines

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, a spokesperson of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, our opponant required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”
[effect] conspiracy theorists measure plane seats claiming that they have been made smaller to force more people to pay for two

[option] “I have an idea” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, the head of an obesity acceptance group “Why don’t we just force airlines to make their seats twice as wide. That way, everyone can fit in their seats, and we won’t have a problem. I mean, sure there will be lost revenue as less seats will be able to fit in the cabin, but that’s a price we must pay for equality!”
[effect] foreign airlines flying to @@NAME@@ have to retrofit their planes with super-wide seats

[option] “We should charge by the kilogram” says dwarf @@RANDOMNAME@@, “I weigh very little and carry very little luggage. Why should I have to pay the same fares as somebody else who is heavier and carries more luggage?”
[effect] most people get liposuction to reduce their air fares

Title: A Fridge too far

Description: @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Validity: high levels of obesity

Options:
[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”
[effect] squashed seats has become the number 1 complaint about airlines

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”
[effect] conspiracy theorists measure plane seats claiming that they have been made smaller to force more people to pay for two

[option] “I have an idea” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, the head of an obesity acceptance group “Why don’t we just force airlines to make their seats twice as wide. That way, everyone can fit in their seats, and we won’t have a problem. I mean, sure there will be lost revenue as less seats will be able to fit in the cabin, but that’s a price we must pay for equality!”
[effect] foreign airlines flying to @@NAME@@ have to retrofit their planes with super-wide seats

[option] “We should charge by the kilogram” says dwarf @@RANDOMNAME@@, “I weigh very little and carry very little luggage. Why should I have to pay the same fares as somebody else who is heavier and carries more luggage?”
[effect] most people get liposuction to reduce their air fares

Title: A Fridge too far

Description: : @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Validity: high levels of obesity

Options:
[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”
[effect] squashed seats has become the number 1 complaint about airlines

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”
[effect] conspiracy theorists measure plane seats claiming that they have been made smaller to force more people to pay for two

[option] “I have an idea” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, the head of an obesity acceptance group “Why don’t we just force airlines to make their seats twice as wide. That way, everyone can fit in their seats, and we won’t have a problem. I mean, sure there will be lost revenue as less seats will be able to fit in the cabin, but that’s a price we must pay for equality!”
[effect] foreign airlines flying to @@NAME@@ have to retrofit their planes with super-wide seats
[option] “That’s a great idea, but why can’t us skinny people share wide seats?” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, who suffers from mild anorexia “I mean, think about it, if they’re made big enough for two people, then why don’t we get two people to sit there
[effect] airline overbooking is unheard of as displaced passengers sit on economy passengers laps
[option] “We should charge by the kilogram” says dwarf @@RANDOMNAME@@, “I weigh very little and carry very little luggage. Why should I have to pay the same fares as somebody else who is heavier and carries more luggage?”
[effect] most people get liposuction to reduce their air fares

Title: A Fridge too far

Description: : @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Validity: high levels of obesity

Options:
[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”
[effect] squashed seats has become the number 1 complaint about airlines

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”
[effect] conspiracy theorists measure cinema seats claiming that they have been made smaller to force more people to pay for two

[option] “I have an idea” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, the head of an obesity acceptance group “Why don’t we just force airlines to make their seats twice as wide. That way, everyone can fit in their seats, and we won’t have a problem. I mean, sure there will be lost revenue as less seats will be able to fit in the theatre, but that’s a price we must pay for equality!”
[effect] foreign airlines flying to @@NAME@@ have to retrofit their planes with super-wide seats

Title: A Fridge too far

Description: : @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued a movie theatre for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Validity: high levels of obesity

Options:
[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “The cinema is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The cinemas should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”
[effect] squashed seats has become the number 1 complaint about cinemas

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the theatre company “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If the theatre gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”
[effect] conspiracy theorists measure cinema seats claiming that they have been made smaller to force more people to pay for two

[option] “I have an idea” suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, the head of an obesity acceptance group “Why don’t we just force theatre companies to make their seats twice as wide. That way, everyone can fit in their seats, and we won’t have a problem. I mean, sure there will be lost revenue as less seats will be able to fit in the theatre, but that’s a price we must pay for equality!”
[effect] cinema seats have become so expensive that only the wealthy can watch a movie

[Drasnia]

#072.

[Australian rePublic]

Would it work with airline seats?

[USS Monitor]

If this doesn't work, you've got to think of something else to do with this title.

[Australian rePublic]

Second Draft is up

If this doesn't work, you've got to think of something else to do with this title.

Okay!

[Trotterdam]

What about the opposite? Can really small people get a discount? Do I get to save money on a seat if I'm willing to sit on someone's lap the whole way?

[USS Monitor]

You could propose a system where airlines charge per pound, based on the weight of the passenger and their luggage.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

#072.

Overlap is small, I think. Aussie, you can continue with this premise as it stands. Or as it sits.

[Australian rePublic]

Third Draft is up

[The Grim Reaper]

If we have a Simpsons reference in every issue inspired by the Simpsons, we'd probably be able to manage with just @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ from here on out.

That being said, I'm not a Simpsons fan, so I don't know if this is a particularly salient issue for Mr. Simpson to make an appearance in or not. For all I know, it was a big season finale or something. Just suggesting that a more specific reference might work better.

The new draft's option 4 (mild anorexia) could probably be cut - mainly because there's no reason to legislate around wide seats that don't exist if you pick that option. Honestly, I think you could do away with the "charge by the kilogram" option, but that one's more debatable to me than Option 4 - Option 5 overlaps with Option 2, but it's at least a paradigm shift. Really do think you should cut option 4.

Other than that, I do concur with CWA that there isn't much overlap with #072. Think it's a good idea to continue with this issue.

[Australian rePublic]

Fourth Draft is up

[Ransium]

I quite like this issue concept. I think your not far off, but a little more humor would be nice.

Title: A Fridge too far

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Description: @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Personally I wouldn't make this about a law suit, but if I didn't I definitely wouldn't have a ruling on the law suit already made (because it kind of biases the reader). Personally, I think protesters asking you to do something about the airlines policy would work better. I concur with GR about removing the Simpson bit.

Validity: high levels of obesity

Must have airlines... If you keep the trial concept, must have courts... I'd actually probably ditch the obesity criteria as even thin nations will have the occasional pleasantly plump citizen.

[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”

I doubt they would refer to themselves as fatties. Something more euphemistic would work better.

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”

"After all," is used twice in this option. I think this is the driest option, but nothing immediately pops out for humor injection...

[option] “We should charge by the kilogram” says dwarf @@RANDOMNAME@@, “I weigh very little and carry very little luggage. Why should I have to pay the same fares as somebody else who is heavier and carries more luggage?”

I've said this myself! Anyway, maybe a joke about how you at first don't know where the voice is coming from until you look down. Then again, we should be fairly careful with dwarf jokes.

[Australian rePublic]

Fifth draft is up

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Aussie, when someone responds to you in that level of detail, it'd be a lot politer to respond to the points raised directly, rather than just saying you've got a new draft up. At the very least say "Thanks, Ransium, have incorporated those changes."

Just my 2 cents on that: I think you might otherwise find people less willing to give detailed feedback in future.

[Australian rePublic]

Sorry that I didn't reply to you last night, but I was trying to fix this in a hurry

I quite like this issue concept. I think your not far off, but a little more humor would be nice.

Title: A Fridge too far

<3

Description: @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Simpson sued @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines for making him purchase two seats, as he is obese, and simply could not fit in a single seat. The magistrate awarded the compensation, but activists from both sides have come to you to officially legislate

Personally I wouldn't make this about a law suit, but if I didn't I definitely wouldn't have a ruling on the law suit already made (because it kind of biases the reader). Personally, I think protesters asking you to do something about the airlines policy would work better. I concur with GR about removing the Simpson bit.

Validity: high levels of obesity

Thanks, now changed to people baging down @@LEADER@@'s door. I've kept thename in so he can be referred to fromally (I.e. as Mr. simspon)

Must have airlines... If you keep the trial concept, must have courts... I'd actually probably ditch the obesity criteria as even thin nations will have the occasional pleasantly plump citizen.

Ahhh... how did I miss that

[option] “I’m one person, I shouldn’t pay for two seats” angry suggests Mr. Simpson “@@DENONYMADJECTIVES@@ is making me pay for two tickets! That’s discrimination! The airline should let us fatties only pay for one seat!”

I doubt they would refer to themselves as fatties. Something more euphemistic would work better.

Got it, thanks Ransium!

[option] “I object!” states @@RANDOMNAME@@, the lawyer of the airline “My client was in the right to charge for two seats. After all, Mr. Simpson required two seats. If @@DENONYMADJECTIVE@@ Airlines gave complementary seats to everyone, their entire business model would fail. After all, by giving him a free seat, that’s a seat not provided to a paying customer”

"After all," is used twice in this option. I think this is the driest option, but nothing immediately pops out for humor injection...

[option] “We should charge by the kilogram” says dwarf @@RANDOMNAME@@, “I weigh very little and carry very little luggage. Why should I have to pay the same fares as somebody else who is heavier and carries more luggage?”

I've said this myself! Anyway, maybe a joke about how you at first don't know where the voice is coming from until you look down. Then again, we should be fairly careful with dwarf jokes.[/quote]

[Australian rePublic]

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[USS Monitor]

If we have a Simpsons reference in every issue inspired by the Simpsons, we'd probably be able to manage with just @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ from here on out.

That being said, I'm not a Simpsons fan, so I don't know if this is a particularly salient issue for Mr. Simpson to make an appearance in or not. For all I know, it was a big season finale or something. Just suggesting that a more specific reference might work better.

Homer Simpson is fat and obsessed with food. It's a running joke throughout the series.

I don't think the reference is adding that much to the issue, though. Homer's weight and eating habits are funny, but there's nothing particularly clever about the way it was worked into the issue. I dunno... Maybe other people like it more than I do.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Last call before submission

Good issue, looking forward to seeing it submitted. Not sold on the Simpson thing myself, but I like the premise and the options.

[Australian rePublic]

Simpson has been removed. Thanks everyone for the suggestion. Any further feedback?

[Australian rePublic]

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[Ransium]

You submitted this ~36 hours ago.

[Australian rePublic]

You submitted this ~36 hours ago.

Oh, crap! I did too. I bumped the wrong issue! Well, I'm an idiot,aren't I?

[Australian rePublic]

Thank You To Ransium for the publish!

This is now issue 716- Cheek to Cheek

[Abhichandra]

Thank You To Ransium for the publish!

This is now issue 716- Cheek to Cheek

Congrats!

[Australian rePublic]

Thank You To Ransium for the publish!

This is now issue 716- Cheek to Cheek

Congrats!

Thanks!