From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   On 1/2/2026 7:11 AM, NoBody 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.   
   >>   
   > Yep.  Being that they are liberals, they are concerned with narrative,   
   > not truth and fact.   
      
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