CUNTYBALLS!! This word makes me so happy!!!

Also, YAY NORA!!

And adding "weasel" to ANYTHING makes it better.

All proverbs are better if you replace one of the words with "lion": [link] t edit As a bonus, that comic uses the word "assballs"!

ION, head still hurts; considering trepanning.

If I'm lion I'm dying... hmm.

No, people, tipping is not optional.

As someone whose household income depends heavily on tips, thank you!

I most heartily second this.

I always like the term "fuckwad". It's got the hard -ck sound in there, but you can put a lot of scorn in the long 'a'.

Ooh I love the shirt of the day at lolmart except... that's maki.

Oddly, the only "argument" I've gotten (not from the original poster) is from someone who said, "No! I tip anywhere I get great service, not just a sit-down restaurants"*, and I had to clarify that I was talking about the floor of tipping (sit-down restaurant with waitstaff) rather than the ceiling (it's a bad idea to tip a police officer). Short of that ceiling, go for it, but the floor is the floor.

• You know, approximate-quotation marks would be a really useful thing. Not the exact words, but presented in dialogue fashion.

"No, sir, that's not a bribe to make the ticket go away. That 20% is because I feel you gave exceptional service during this traffic stop."

I have worked in a couple of tip-based-income jobs and I can get very angry if I read the missives of people who think tipping is optional. I have decided for my own sanity it's better if I avoid them. My motto is: if you can afford the food, you can afford the tip.

Every time I'm in the States, I make DH pay for basically everything, because I'm terrified of tipping wrong.

Over here, my theory is, if you earn more than me, I don't tip you. So I tip wait staff, but not hairdressers or taxi drivers. It's not a hard and fast rule though.

I pretty much tip everyone 20% because the math is easy.