Or you could run your ass around the block a few times
A 290-pound New York man is steaming mad at the White Castle fast-food chain, which he claims repeatedly broke promises to make the booths in his local eatery bigger.
Martin Kessman, 64, filed a lawsuit against the fast-food giant last week in Manhattan federal court, claiming that the uncomfortable booths violate the civil rights of fat people.
September 12th, 2011 at 11:13 am
Will their booths with the seats 4 feet away from the table violate the civil rights of people with self-control?
September 12th, 2011 at 11:47 am
I’m down to about his weight (was more, working on being less), and yeah, many booths in food places are a bit tight. Which isn’t the restraunts fault, it’s mine. No one held a gun to my head and said ‘eat this cheeseburger or else!’
September 12th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
It might not violate the civil rights of people with self-control, but it likely would those of short people. My biggest complaint about booths, and why I hate sitting in them, is that the table is so far away from me and I’m not that far below average height.
September 12th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
BTW I’m not saying that it would actually violate anyone’s civil rights.
September 12th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Rob K: The difference between “discriminates against short people” and “discriminates against fat people” is that you can’t make yourself less short by putting less food in your food-hole. Fat, OTOH …
September 12th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Its glandular.
September 12th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Gee. I know that BJ’s Wholesale Club sells White Castle, probably Sam’s Club and Costco also. So he could just waddle his butt in there and get a couple of Shopping Carts full of them for his lunch if he wants to. Hope the Judge has enough Common Sense to throw this out, and maybe have the Ambulance Chaser penalized for trying to bring this case on the Docket.
September 12th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Sweet Jesus. I have fought, won, lost, and finally won the battle of the bulge myself, so I won’t generally make fat comments. I’ll make an exception for this fellow. Businesses aren’t required to go out of their way to accommodate the morbidly obese. It isn’t their job to take a guess on the size of the gigantic bellies that may try to squeeze in to a normal sized booth. On top of that, the last place anyone pushing 300 should go is any fast food place.
If you want to continue to eat yourself in to an earlier grave, that is your affair. The world isn’t obligated to adjust itself to you once you eat yourself in to a size bracket that supports your own weather systems.
September 12th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Bubblehead Les Says:
In New York? Fat Chance!
.
September 12th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Hey, now!
September 12th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
As a fat guy, I hope this gets booted. Take some responsibility!
September 12th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
SayUncle Says:
September 12th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Hmmmmm? Did I commit a Rule #4 violation?
LOL!
.
September 12th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Can’t he just use the drive-thru?
September 12th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Meh… No responsibility, so he’s gotta blame ‘somebody’ else… sigh Hey Fatso, step AWAY from the table once in a while!!!
September 13th, 2011 at 2:42 am
“It’s a thyroid problem!”
“Really? How many thyroids have you been eating?”
September 13th, 2011 at 8:11 am
So you’re saying that NY’s mandatory calorie labeling hasn’t prevented fatties? Hard to believe.
September 13th, 2011 at 8:11 am
He’d better sue Honda too, there’s no way he’d fit in a Fit.