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I don’t see why he’s complaining. The bathroom is probably safer, more elbow room, and you don’t have to sit by annoying cell phone guy or the lady with the windowseat and the annoying habit of wanting you to move so she can get up every 15 minutes. I want to ride porcelain class next time I fly!
By on 5.14.08 at 06:56 AM
So the pilot squeezes this guy on, and then he complains about the seat he gets? Was he required to sit on the toilet longer than the aveage person does daily? Aaron is right, he probably was more comfortable than the other passengers.
