Jackhole is another favorite, smonster. I use that one all the time.

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I've been using jackass as my go-to invective.

Yay, Nora!!!

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Timelies!

A morning of unpacking, cleaning up and making room for the Orkin man here.

Congratulations to all those who've got good news. I've read through a couple times this morning and frankly I know my memory is crappy enough that if I congratulate some by name, I'll be leaving some out by mistake. Don't wanna do that.

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I hate tipping. I do it, of course, but I prefer a system where people are paid a fair wage for their work. I want the business owner to figure it out and put it in the prices. I don't want it to be some "viable" business scheme for a business owner to outsource part of their employee's payroll, making it depend on the whim of a customer. As a customer, I also don't like not seeing the real cost of what I'm purchasing.

I hate relying on the same 7 dirty words and combos thereof, but I haven't been successful in inventing new invective. Goatfucker. Usually, I just swear in Swedish. Or Spanish if I'm somewhere where not many people speak Spanish. Some friends have taken to using the clean dirty from the Orbit commercial. So "lint licker" has made an appearance. But they one feels dirty for being influenced by commercials.

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So "lint licker" has made an appearance. But they one feels dirty for being influenced by commercials.

I guess what makes it dirty is knowing where the lint came from?? (sorry, that's all I could muster.) t /trying to be funny

As for tipping. I never know how much to tip. At restaurants, it's easy. 20%. Although, if I have a small meal, I will heavily round up. As mentioned, $1 doesn't seem right. But what about the places where you order at the counter and they bring it to you? Do they get paid better/worse? The sales ticket has a line for tip. So confusing. And then there is the whole tipping for doorman, and bags at the hotel, and pizza delivery. Ugg. I agree with Spidra, just pay everyone a fair wage so the price is the price.

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Some friends have taken to using the clean dirty from the Orbit commercial. So "lint licker" has made an appearance

"What the French, toast?!?!?!?"

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I think I'm going to use "assweasel" and "monkeyfucker" from now on.

I don't get why we tip some service persons and not others. Why the waiter, the hairdresser, the valet, and the baggage handler, and not the housekeeper, the lawn guy, or the cook? My first real date with my now-ex, I left a tip for the housekeepers when I left the motel, and he was *awestruck*. He told me nobody EVER tips the housekeepers. (He was the hotel manager. Our first date was not a night in a hotel room. Just to clear that up.) Ever since then, I've made it a point to do so, because that is one of those totally necessary jobs with not a lot of respect attached, you know?

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Some friends have taken to using the clean dirty from the Orbit commercial. So "lint licker" has made an appearance

I think that woman might have been a guest star on The Closer this week.

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Why the waiter, the hairdresser, the valet, and the baggage handler, and not the housekeeper, the lawn guy, or the cook?

You don't tip the housekeeper and the lawn guy? I thought one did. And the cook is supposed to get a cut of what you tip the wait staff, no?

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What does a housekeeper do for you if you're not staying in the hotel? And are you differentiating that from the maid who cleans your room?

(Not arguing, just confused.)

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