Mile high ego club

Qantas has announced plans to charge AUD160 extra for those who choose to sit in the seats next to the emergency exits, which are prized for their extra leg-room. This plan has been decried in the press by... a 31 year old lawyer and self-promoting wannabe politician from Brisbane who travelled to Russia in 2002 for radically leg-lengthening surgery to gain an extra 8 cms (per leg). Hajnal Ban, who has written a book about her surgery, has recently gone to great lengths (insert chuckle here) to promote herself. Her press release, in defense of tall people everywhere, is a prime example of this. She is not tall. She underwent surgery because she was, in her mind, too short.

In short, she is a complete joke.

On her website (http://www.hajnalban.com/), which promotes her book and the cult of Hajnal she is described as being a high profile Australian politician when she is in fact a mere Councillor for Logan City in Queensland who is barely known outside her own neighbourhood. More amusingly her web page tells us that "Hajnal is as equally known for her unique style and elegance. She has been described by many as a leader in fashion and design. " Eat your heart out Jackie Kennedy-Onassis, step aside Princess Di - let's all admire Hajnal nobody.

The website continues "Even Hajnal's name generates conversation." Somnething along the lines of "Who?" I should think.

I think somebody needs a reality check.