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Why not make the seats more comfortable to begin with and make them permanently reclined? And what's with that forward pushing headrest? It's not "restful" at all. It downright gives one a head and neck ache!
Boo on incivility! Boo on selfishness!
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Well they tried in vain to get fat people to buy two seats, that did not get a lot of momentum, and just resulted in a few lawsuits. I don't think they'll make seats any better, specially since they can get people to pay extra for more leg room, which is still narrower than normal seats used to be 10-12 years ago. That said, I thought it was common courtesy to not recline your seat unless it's a child sitting behind you.
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It's hard to fathom that they didn't get away with this considering what they do get away with. It seems simple. You should pay for two seats if you're large and take up two seats.
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Well it was a PC-thing as some people thought that was equivalent to fat-shaming.
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Yes. Unfortunately it isn't PC to ask a fat person to pay extra due to the amount of extra food they chose to eat.
It is perfectly fine however to charge a tall person extra because they were born with a genetic predisposition to have long leg bones.
At 180cm (6'4") my femurs don't fit between most airline seats even when the seats are upright.
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I've never known anyone to not recline, though, of course, "recline" is an overstatement.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: That said, I thought it was common courtesy to not recline your seat unless it's
a child sitting behind you.
Same here, but most people just don't care.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: I thought it was common courtesy to not recline your seat unless it's a child sitting behind you.
Or at least asking first if he/she minds
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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The parts to this issue mystify me:
1) In general, airline seats recline. I should be able to recline if I choose too.
2) When you buy a ticket on a plane, you know seats recline. Be prepared to deal with it.
3) How on earth did a passenger get on board with an anti-recliner device? There was the no
brainer.
4) The woman turning around and tossing the drink - me thinks, Mr. Anti-Recliner said something
rude.
Toss in the stupid TSA searches, parking, wait lines, uncivil service from airline staff, and I just don't fly if the trip is less than 5 hours. It's not worth the hassle.
As far as fat people - that's just too f'ing bad. If you take up two seats, you buy two seats. I occasionally flew with small children. If they could sit on my lap, I saved the ticket (wasn't pleasant), but if they were too large - I had to pay for a another ticket. I think this is shaming me to use..... oh never mind
Charlie Gilley
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This[^] is just wrong though. This is the one guitar I'd happily set fire to - preferably at the base of a pyre that he was staked out on.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: This[^] is just wrong though.
In SO many ways.
You could say it's been Inbeibed?
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Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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Agreed.
With that said, I think anyone's face on a guitar is going a little too far.
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That´s because it isn´t a guitar anyway. Not really... 
To keep your good thoughts rolling, here some inspiration...
Inspiration here[^]
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[the name that can't be spoken] signed air guitar. Say WHAT? 
Yep, that's all wrong, at all possible levels...
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Twice in one day, I end up throwing up a little in my mouth... 
You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)
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I think it's contagious.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I think we should collect - let say $5 each. Buy the guitar. Burn it an put the video on YouTube...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I'd be willing to bid $10, just for the two-fold pleasure of 1) letting it know that $10 is all anyone would be willing to pay, and 2) enjoying an overpriced but worthwhile bonfire. I'd have to insist on free shipping, though.
Will Rogers never met me.
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It's a Squier, which is a cheapy Fender brand owned by Fender. A bit like Gibson/Epiphone. They aren't bad guitars. I think they're all made in China now and there are lot of reasonably-priced, well-made instruments coming from there now.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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If you look closely, it isn't a Squier guitar, the headstock shape is wrong and the logo type is wrong. I currently own 2 Squier guitars, a Statndard Tele model and the 60's vibe Strat which are both a cut way above the Squier Affinity series (Which are hit or miss in quality and playabilty) The original Squier Bullet's (With the Tele headstock) are some real nice guitars that are hard to come by these days and I regret selling mine to buy a MIJ Strat.
I, like Pete, adore guitars bordering on religious and have way more guitars than what my wife thinks I should have.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I have a Squier Strat, pretty old, with a tiger maple neck. Your resolution must be better than mine, it sure looked like a modern (Chinese) Squier to me and part of the details talks about Fender and Squier trademarks (I'm afraid I checked as I couldn't understand the price tag!)
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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The older ones can be nice. You still play?
"FENDER, SQUIER, and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on these guitars are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC)" "Autograph Pros L.L.C. uses authentic SQUIER by FENDER guitars." This may be true of some of the guitars they sell, just not this one. Read the statements carefully, designs commonly found on these guitars, old bait and switch sales trick.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I'm gigging a fundraiser on Saturday with my wife on cello!
I mainly play accoustic (mainly 12 string). I have a Taylor sapele Grand Auditorium 12 string and a L'Arivee mahogany/spruce L-03 6 string. The Squier was a birthday gift from a very good friend this year. I bought a Spider IV 30, but haven't played it much yet. The bridge needs resetting (tuning's a bit off) and I just haven't had the time. My grandkids love it when I blast out on the Crash setting!
How about you?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Guitar and cello, I'll bet that sounds nice. Me, I play guitar in a local band called Neck Plate (Classic rock) we gig 4-5 times a year to offset gear cost, but mostly we just play and drink beer.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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