From: NoBody@nowhere.com
On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:05:15 -0500, moviePig
wrote:
>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
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.
>>>
>> Yep. Being that they are liberals, they are concerned with narrative,
>> not truth and fact.
>
>Gracious me! Surely you must need an oxygen mask at that height...
>
You have yet to prove me wrong. The claim was that Trump doesn't tip.
You've been proven wrong. Your responses thus far equates to "nut
uh".
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