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Title: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: GOBUCKS on February 26, 2013, 01:38:28 PM
So the hopelessly unemployable alcoholic Pitt starts one of the DUmp's favorite types of thread - tipping policy. It's a guaranteed DUmmy magnet, where dozens of welfare mooches and minimum wage toilers and can brag about how generous they are with waitresses in restaurants they've never entered. The lies are all similar and really boring. On average, the DUmp has a tipping thread about once every ten days or so.

But then TiTtyboy Hollis Wright shows up, one alcoholic posting on another alcoholic's thread. TiT takes the lying to a new level, and saves Pitt's thread from being an absolute bore:

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Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:48 AM
WilliamPitt (53,726 posts)

"I don't tip."

http://ifyoucantaffordtotip.com/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022430139#post94


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DollarBillHines (1,631 posts)

93. As I posted below.

If you frequent the same hotel(s), the best bar trick in the world are the tips you left on previous stays. I love to go into the crowded bar at the Ellis in Atlanta and a Manhattan magically appears.




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Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:57 PM
DollarBillHines (1,631 posts)

89. Agreed, on the hotel thing.
At the hotels where I most frequently stay, the entire staff knows me by name.

I treat them with respect and I tip everyone, including desk staff.

Makes a huge difference in a crowded bar, especially if I am hosting business associates. The best bar trick is the tips you left on your prior stays.



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Tue Feb 26, 2013, 02:00 PM
Sekhmets Daughter (4,587 posts)

91. Yep...
And it never hurts in a new place to wait until the second round to start a tab!



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Tue Feb 26, 2013, 02:06 PM
DollarBillHines (1,631 posts)

It'll get you a better pour on a decent bourbon, too.


Now TiT has "business associates"! And he frequently travels outside California!
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: DefiantSix on February 26, 2013, 01:41:12 PM
Now TiT has "business associates"! And he frequently travels outside California!

Won't be long before we'll be re-regaled with stories of his private jam sessions with legends of the music industry on their private yachts.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: FlippyDoo on February 26, 2013, 01:43:36 PM

Now TiT has "business associates"! And he frequently travels outside California!

He probably still does some secret missions for "The Company" ever so often.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: NHSparky on February 26, 2013, 01:47:00 PM
More than likely he shows up at a flophouse near Five Points in Atlanta and the front clerk goes, "Aw, shit--we barely got the shit stains out of the towels and sheets from the last time he skipped the bill!!!"
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Duke Nukum on February 26, 2013, 07:12:51 PM
Isn't TiT one of the record execs that screwed Chef over back in the 70s?
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Traveshamockery on February 26, 2013, 08:23:30 PM
More than likely he shows up at a flophouse near Five Points in Atlanta and the front clerk goes, "Aw, shit--we barely got the shit stains out of the towels and sheets from the last time he skipped the bill!!!"


I lived in Atlanta for a few years and I know the area of which you speak.  The inhabitants of Five Points are probably a few social steps above TiT. 
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: ChuckJ on February 26, 2013, 08:25:44 PM
Isn't TiT one of the record execs that screwed Chef over back in the 70s?

With a green highlighter. And that does not make sense. Why would a SEAL/Marine/River Boat Pilot/self-proclaimed most awesome man in the world attack someone with with a green highlighter? Does that make sense? NO! It. does. not. make. sense.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Delmar on February 26, 2013, 09:19:46 PM
With a green highlighter. And that does not make sense. Why would a SEAL/Marine/River Boat Pilot/self-proclaimed most awesome man in the world attack someone with with a green highlighter? Does that make sense? NO! It. does. not. make. sense.

Damn it, he's using the Chewbacca defense.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: GOBUCKS on February 26, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
Damn it, he's using the Chewbacca defense.
Don't bring the First Lady into this.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Airwolf on February 26, 2013, 10:48:17 PM
He probably still does some secret missions for "The Company" ever so often.

He probably brags to people that he knows where a certain black helicopter is kept when it's not flown by some guy named Hawke and his friend Dom.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Ptarmigan on February 26, 2013, 10:53:09 PM
What a train wreck!  :mental:
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: DefiantSix on February 26, 2013, 10:53:44 PM
He probably brags to people that he knows where a certain black helicopter is kept when it's not flown by some guy named Hawke and his friend Dom.

Ah hell; he probably joy rides in that black helicopter all the time.  Point a shotgun in Hawke's chest and he backs down like a wuss, every time.

 :lmao:
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: RobJohnson on February 27, 2013, 01:05:22 AM
The best part of the DU thread is reading this link http://ifyoucantaffordtotip.com/
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: LC EFA on February 27, 2013, 01:14:38 AM
...
 

Now TiT has "business associates"! And he frequently travels outside California!

I wonder if his parole officer knows about this.....  :whistling:
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: formerlurker on February 27, 2013, 05:25:22 AM
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/544263_10151302463553091_74879742_n.png)

I don't get this at all.   I go to a restaurant, and service is completely conditioned on money I must pay in addition to the prices on the menu.   

If that is the case, then they need to implement a self-serve component to dining.

Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: formerlurker on February 27, 2013, 05:31:37 AM
One more thought.   Why aren't these restaurants covered by unions?   Shouldn't the restaurant be paying them a wage they can live a "decent life" on?

I am confused.

Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: LC EFA on February 27, 2013, 05:44:41 AM

I don't get this at all.   I go to a restaurant, and service is completely conditioned on money I must pay in addition to the prices on the menu.  

If that is the case, then they need to implement a self-serve component to dining.



Tipping is something nearly unheard of here.

There's usually a Tips jar on the counter where you pay the bill on leaving the establishment - but in general it's not done unless you've received exceptional service and wish to reward it.

Granted that staff in such places are paid a fairly fat "minimum wage" and the prices for food are proportionally greater.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Skul on February 27, 2013, 09:15:28 AM
Tipping is something nearly unheard of here.

There's usually a Tips jar on the counter where you pay the bill on leaving the establishment - but in general it's not done unless you've received exceptional service and wish to reward it.

Granted that staff in such places are paid a fairly fat "minimum wage" and the prices for food are proportionally greater.
I know. It just seems strange not to.
I've taken to carrying a dozen US two dollar bills with me. Find out if waiter/waitress has kids/grandkids, then give out the bills as something the kids might enjoy.
US dollar coins also work.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: dixierose on February 27, 2013, 10:40:03 AM
I make 2.85 an hour as a server. I rely on tips to pay my bills. For the most part; I get good tips (20% or so); but every once in a while I have a bad day. Last Saturday I had FOUR tables not leave me a dime...and I'm a good server. No one runs out of drinks, and I check on them a couple of times. The worst tippers are teenagers and French Canadians....you're lucky if you get anything from them.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: GOBUCKS on February 27, 2013, 11:15:50 AM
My first visit to Japan, I had yet to master the art of minimizing luggage on international trips.

I had a really big suitcase, heavy as lead, and a couple of good-sized duffel bags.

When we finally reached the hotel in downtown Tokyo, a skinny little bellman wrestled and strained to wrangle my luggage onto a cart, then at the room repeated the job. Finally, exhausted, he exercised his English to explain everything in the room.

When he turned to leave, I tried to give him a tip. He looked as embarrassed as if I'd dropped my pants, and refused the tip.

It takes some getting used to when cabbies, waiters, and other service employees reject the idea of gratuities, but it's pretty nice.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Splashdown on February 27, 2013, 11:27:05 AM
I make 2.85 an hour as a server. I rely on tips to pay my bills. For the most part; I get good tips (20% or so); but every once in a while I have a bad day. Last Saturday I had FOUR tables not leave me a dime...and I'm a good server. No one runs out of drinks, and I check on them a couple of times. The worst tippers are teenagers and French Canadians....you're lucky if you get anything from them.

 :racist: :-)
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Celtic Rose on February 27, 2013, 11:31:03 AM
I usually tip around 20%, but I have a friend who is a stingy tipper, and I've been known to add some cash to her tip to avoid being embarrassed  :rant:
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Gina on February 27, 2013, 11:31:42 AM
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DollarBillHines (1,631 posts)

93. As I posted below.

If you frequent the same hotel(s), the best bar trick in the world are the tips you left on previous stays. I love to go into the crowded bar at the Ellis in Atlanta and a Manhattan magically appears.

Does he have any friends at the DUmp?  I think he is the most pompous asshole I have ever seen.  His posts just ooze "I am soooooo rich and better than you".  He is disgusting.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Chris_ on February 27, 2013, 11:32:17 AM
Does he have any friends at the DUmp?  I think he is the most pompous asshole I have ever seen.  His posts just ooze "I am soooooo rich and better than you".  He is disgusting.
It's all an act.
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Gina on February 27, 2013, 11:32:39 AM
I usually tip around 20%, but I have a friend who is a stingy tipper, and I've been known to add some cash to her tip to avoid being embarrassed  :rant:

I just got back from a company paid class and well I basically tipped 30% on all my bills.  I got busted.  My company only allows for a 18% tip.  WTF?  :o
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: Gina on February 27, 2013, 11:33:56 AM


When he turned to leave, I tried to give him a tip. He looked as embarrassed as if I'd dropped my pants, and refused the tip.


So you have had that reaction before?   :-)
Title: Re: Drunken TomInTib Saves A Thread
Post by: RobJohnson on February 28, 2013, 12:12:13 AM
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/544263_10151302463553091_74879742_n.png)

I don't get this at all.   I go to a restaurant, and service is completely conditioned on money I must pay in addition to the prices on the menu.   

If that is the case, then they need to implement a self-serve component to dining.



In some states they do get paid minimum wage to wait tables, before tips. So the sign is bullshit.