From: NoBody@nowhere.com
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:26:26 -0500, moviePig
wrote:
>On 1/6/2026 7:28 AM, NoBody wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 11:44:35 -0500, moviePig
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/5/2026 7:32 AM, NoBody wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 11:49:48 -0500, moviePig
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/4/2026 9:50 AM, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 11:30:46 -0500, moviePig
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/3/2026 9:47 AM, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 22:55:52 -0500, moviePig
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 1/2/2026 7:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 2, 2026 at 3:17:35 PM PST, "moviePig"
wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/2/2026 4:34 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 2, 2026 at 1:00:25 PM PST, "moviePig"
nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/2/2026 7:13 AM, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:20:51 -0500, shawn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 23:28:15 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 1, 2026 at 3:07:18 PM PST, "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-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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, let me get in on the Trump bashing by pointing
out the number of
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