Luggage vs. Chubbage?

When Roxanne and I got the airport she checked in and placed her suitcase on the scale.

"That's 60 pounds, and 10 pounds over your personal limit... that'll be $25 extra", the clerk said.

Roxanne, who weighs 105 soaking wet, paid the fee and we turned to leave. The guy behind us was enormous, 300 pounds at least. He checked a 20 pound bag and didn't have to pay extra.

Roxanne put 165 pounds on that plane. The obese guy put on 320, almost twice what she put on. But she had to pay extra.

Maybe airlines should ticket passengers by their total weight. After all, that is what defines how much fuel is used to escape gravity.