From: suzeeq@imbris.com
On 1/1/2026 3:07 PM, shawn wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 20:33:28 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701
> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 1, 2026 at 7:14:05 AM PST, "NoBody" wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:11:12 -0500, Capricorne
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> On Dec 31, 2025 at 11:57:44 AM PST, "shawn"
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:13:22 -0700, anim8rfsk
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>>>>>> In article <10ip638$3kkbb$2@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> More and more restaurants around here are automatically adding
tips to
>>>>>>>>> the bill-- even for parties of just one or two-- as a mandatory
charge.
>>>>>>>>> They don't call them tips, since legally tips have to be
voluntary. They
>>>>>>>>> label them things like "staff health care fee" and "worker
compensation
>>>>>>>>> fee" and "living wage fee".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And of course even after they charge you one of those bullshit
mandatory
>>>>>>>>> fees, they still add the tip line at the bottom for you to pay
them even
>>>>>>>>> *more* money. Whenever I see one of these exciting new fees on
the bill,
>>>>>>>>> I just draw a line with an arrow from the tip line up to the fee,
circle
>>>>>>>>> it, and write, "That's your tip."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That reminds me; What's the deal with my FB feed containing several
>>>>>>>> postings
>>>>>>>> lecturing me to tip 40% and postings (suspiciously AI-generated) of
>>>>>>>> people's restaurant bills with comments written about the tip? I
saw one
>>>>>>>> in which the
>>>>>>>> waiter presumably wrote on a bill with no tip that they were
calling the
>>>>>>>> cops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LOL. If a waiter ever wrote such a thing I would definitely not tip.
>>>>>> Even if I loved their service. Just to see if they were foolish enough
>>>>>> to call the cops out for my deciding not to offer an optional
>>>>>> gratuity.
>>>>>
>>>>> This.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would *so* call their bluff.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if Trump tips. Funny, just thinking about it we seem to know
>>>> the answer, no?
>>>
>>> "Former President Donald Trump made an unscheduled campaign stop at
>>> Tony and Nick's Steaks in South Philadelphia on Saturday, prior to a
>>> rally at Temple University in the key battleground state of
>>> Pennsylvania. The visit, which came as a surprise to the restaurant's
>>> owner, left a lasting impression on both staff and patrons.
>>>
>>> Trump left a $500 tip and wrote "no taxes on tips" on the receipt,
>>> aligning with his recent campaign stance to end taxation on tips for
>>> service industry workers. This gesture highlighted a key issue facing
>>> many small business owners and their employees across the country."
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/06/23/trump-leaves-500-tip-
n-philadelphia-cheesesteak-shop/
>>>
>>> All ya had to do is look dude.
>>
>> "But... but... what about the narrative!?!"
>>
>> Suzee, Traveler, and Capricorne won't let facts get in the way of a good
round
>> of Trump-bashing.
>>
>
> Well, let me get in on the Trump bashing by pointing out the number of
> small businesses that were left in the lurch by Trump after doing work
> for him. So I guess he's more than willing to be generous when it's
> public facing, like handing out money to people with cameras and
> reporters looking on but unwilling to pay businesses for the work he
> contracted since there's no one watching.
>
Exactly.
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