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Hogs, actually. Three hundred pounders in the seat next to you in economy class, spilling over into your seat. Their arms are so fat they can’t keep them in their own area–an average airline seat width of nineteen inches. Their thighs are as big around as your waist. Happened to Mr. B.’s mom this week on a business trip to D.C.–going and coming. Maybe airlines should charge by the pound, the way  slave traders did. Unfortunately Southwest Airlines has set a bad precedent. Now, we’re supposed to believe it’s discrimination to complain. Hogwash!