I agree that a preset tip amount shouldn’t change what anyone tips. But that last sentence doesn’t make sense - last time I checked a 20% tip on just one order is less than, say, an average of 15% on two. Unless your business is operating at peak efficiency/maximum capacity, you can’t tell a bad tipper to stay home…

For most theaters, you need the card to pay for your ticket (MoviePass loads the money onto the card when you use the app to make a reservation, and you then have to use the card at the theater). A few have e-ticketing through the app, which allows you to reserve tickets without the card. If you look at the theaters…

Hopefully the book will be a page-turner and not a flop.

I think one exception to this is the longer multi-day tournaments. They certainly don’t require physical exertion the way other sports do, but players often experience physical fatigue from sitting at a table all day for several days in a row. The commentators for the WSOP Main Event mention this almost every year,…

Hopefully the punishment fits the bill.

If you’re into sweet/savory combos, try spreading a thin layer of sour cream on the pancakes (instead or in addition to the butter - personally I think both is overkill) before you add the egg, bacon and syrup. Not only does it add a nice creamy and cool textural element and taste great, it also keeps the pancake…

Take a star, but I can’t decide if your comment is L-crafted or just nokay.

That’s all well and good, but as I replied to another comment, if I’m probably only going to watch it once, unless the price is cheaper than paying for a 24-hour streaming rental and equally convenient, there’s no good reason for me personally to get a physical copy.

Fair point, but I still would probably end up watching it only once. Unless the price is cheaper than paying for a 24-hour streaming rental and equally convenient, there’s no good reason for me personally to get a physical copy.

If you can find what you want for that price, and plenty of room for all the DVD’s in your house/apartment, great. Neither of those apply to me. I’d still rather stream something I haven’t seen before on-demand for $5, than either go out and dig through a bin or hope that a resale store has the movie I want (and then…

And don’t forget the resources needed to ship it! This site talks about the overall environmental impact of disposable vs resusable cups: http://www.greenlifestylemag.com.au/features/1017/disposable-coffee-cups-vs-ceramic-mugs. As they say, “What seemed to be a cut and dried argument turns out to be much closer than…

There’s really no good reason why DVD ownership isn’t in vogue in the same way that owning records is...

On a similar note, my grandfather spoke seven languages (including Italian but not German or Japanese), and also knew how to fix cars. When he joined the British army, the motor division got him rather than Intelligence (or maybe that was just his cover... he died before I was old enough to talk to him about it).

It was his 31st goal of the Premier League season, and it tied him with Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Alan Shearer for the league’s record goal tally in a 38-game season... His 31 goals of his own are accompanied by his 10 assists.

Fair point; perhaps not. I guess I’m OK with limiting the scope of “Various” to those items available year-round.

Worth noting that the title of the post is “Various Trader Joe’s Foodstuffs, Ranked” and not “The Best 28 (or 26) Items at Trader Joe’s”, so any omitted items are not necessarily ranked lower than those on the list. That said, the Fig and Olive Crisps, Carne Asada, Peppermint Joe-Joes and Jingle Jangle Ice Cream need…

Try Kenji’s method on seriouseats.com. You strain the loose white first, then gently dump it into simmering water. No vinegar or swirling required.

You could also just use gravy instead of cranberry-butter sauce (but still put a dab of cranberry sauce on the benedict, of course).

I agree with just about all of that except for the last sentence. Some - certainly not all - games contain moments or performances that have, if nothing else, plenty of entertainment value. As long as you aren’t watching to find out “which team/player is actually better” I think you can get something out of it. This…

It’s just as well. Tea served in most restaurants here is uniformly terrible, mostly because they don’t use boiling water. She’s much better off with the iced version or coffee.