Happy Thanksgiving, Canada. Our harvest “horn of plenty” is filled with headlines:
•”N.Y. man sues White Castle over too-small booths“: A dozen sliders and a frivolous lawsuit to go, p
lease.
Mr. Martin Kessman, who says he has been eating White Castle burgers for more than 50 years, and weighs 290 pounds to back up his claim, sued after discovering in 2009 that he no longer fit in the booths at his local White Castle. The eatery offers folding chairs for those uncomfortable with the booths, but Kessman declined that option.
He instead has had his wife pick up the burgers and fries for him for the past couple years while he makes his way bravely, and properly fueled, through the legal system. In a nomination for the Truly Most Galling Frivolous Lawsuit, Kessman filed his under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming the seating violates his rights.
Being overweight is not a disability. No one has the “right” to expect every seat, private or public, to fit his or her form.
In another, gentler time, which may or may not have ever existed, such a loyal customer might be a likeable character, and White Castle would reward him by building him his very own restaurant, not too big and not too small, but which fits him just right.
•”Courtney Love would ‘kill’ Cobain for killing himself“: Kurt Cobain’s widow talked to Vanity Fair about the grunge rocker’s suicide 17 years ago. Her comment cries out for “logic,” but never mind.
•”Charleston mayor disputes World Monument Fund warning about cruise ships“: An apparently very fussy preservation group listed the city this as an “endangered historic site” because of commercial cruise ships that come into port.
The group and other opponents say the ships put the city’s unique historic charm at risk. The ships, however, bring tourists, allowing the historic city to remain financially afloat, rather than becoming the less-charming “history.”
•”Update: Feds announce medical marijuana crackdown“: Yikes. In one move, President Obama breaks three campaign promises and one recent pledge:
1. That the federal government would leave states alone on this issue. 2. That he would be a “science-based” president. 3. That it’s important that Americans be able to access the health care they need. 4. That he’s interested in creating needed jobs here at home.
•”Should president have the power to approve American deaths?”: Well, if it’s good enough for the governor of Texas…
•”Beware ‘text neck’ from too much gadget use“: Giving your body a break from gadget postures earns two achy thumbs up from doctors.
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