From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 01:03:42 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Jan 1, 2026 at 3:59:31 PM PST, "Capricorne"  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   
   in-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.   
   >>   
   >> So I guess you would buy a used car from him blindly? :')   
   >   
   >I wouldn't buy a used car from anyone blindly. That's just stupid.   
   >   
      
   Actually plenty of people stupidly do.  You and I both would not   
   because we actually seem to think.   
      
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