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Banning Bad Tippers - What Can I Get You Folks? {Slashfood}
Mar 5th 2010 7:58AM You are right, in a way. If the person gets good service, then the tip should be good as well. However you're missing another part to that statement. If a person gets lousy service then the tip should also be lousy. I have been into many restaurants where the staff never lets the glass get empty. Take notes folks, that's one sign of whether or not the staff derserves a good tip. When i have a waiter or waitress that is paying that much attention, I tip good. I have also been in establishments where the staff were so lazy that I have had to almost go into the kitchen myself to see if they're done killing the cow, so to speak. When that happens, I'll usually leave whatever happens to be the smallest denomination of coin that i have in my pocket for a tip. A penny is the preferred choice. Of course, believe it or not, I've actually had a waiter approach me while I was waiting in line to complain. His exact words were, "This plus 99 cents makes a dollar.". What brought this on was the only time I saw him that night was when he was taking my order, brought the food to the table, and then brought the check(had to all but tackle him to get him to do that). In short the service was rotten and I left a tip that told him what I thought of his service. My reply to him was,"You improve your service enough, you'll get the other 99 cents." Needless to say, his attempt to shame me into giving him more of a tip by embarassing me in front of the other customers backfired on him. One other thing, don't be standing around where the customers can hear you complaining about the tips you've been getting. That's a sure-fire way to find yourself receiving no tip at all.
Haiti and the Pat Robertson Paradox {Politics Daily}
Jan 22nd 2010 7:39AM It seems Pat has been out of the public limelight so long he's behaving like a typical celebrity to get back in it. Instead of doing something decent, he has to open his mouth and insert his foot. Well once a horse's a**, always a horse's a**.
Aussie KFC Ad Slammed as Racist in U.S. {Slashfood}
Jan 11th 2010 1:57AM And we Americans wonder why the rest of the world thinks the majority of us are idiots?
MMA Fighter Justin Eilers Shot and Killed {MMA Fighting}
Dec 27th 2008 3:39AM The man who was killed was a professional fighter, therefore his hands are considered lethal weapons. This made him as well armed as the owner of the house that shot him. A man whom you have invited into your house begins to cause a disturbance, is asked to leave and then refuses. In the process he starts assaulting you, your family, and your other invited guests. Not to mention destroying your valuables. Become learned of the law before you make a statement such as yours. He was not shot in the back, which would have insinuated that he was going away and was therefore no threat to the person that shot him. He was shot in the chest, which means he was facing the person that shot him and was therefore a threat. Of course, even if he had been going away from the man, who's to say he could not have been threatening a loved one of the person that shot him.
Passenger lights cigarette, punches flight attendant and diverts flight to Denver {Gadling}
Jun 20th 2008 1:58AM I think this is just one more example of passengers on planes that think they're the only ones that matter. As a smoker I have no sympathy for the lady. I too have made some long flights and had to wait what seemed like days to be able to light up again. But rules are rules people. Just because you don't like them or agree with them doesn't give you the right to pick and choose which ones you're going to break. As for her sentence, well she jeopardized the lives of the passengers and crew as well as people living in the flight path of that aircraft just because she was immature and threw a tantrum when she didn't get her own way. Not to mention the time and money it cost to divert the flight to Denver.
