That just seems like a lot of extra steps just to get to the same place as ‘eliminate tipping’ is. If the end result of either system is that servers are making a higher mandatory minimum wage that is not dependent on the whims of customers, I say go with the simpler system (eliminate tipping and just raise wages). 

imagine if she DIDN’T tell them where the truck was... and returned to ask them. She should’ve let them sweat it out a bit. Stealing it back was genius.

Wow, the dealership took responsibility. I did not see that coming.

I feel attacked

Damn, man.  Too close to home.

“the first time is always the best”

Well, the Grand Duchy of Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917 after the Russian revolution. Russia attempted to invade in ‘39/40 but only succeeded in claiming about 11% of Finnish territory. Then, once operation Barbarossa kicked off, Finland fought back. However, a resurgent Russia in ‘44 led to another…

That should count for two. He was clearly inside the three point line.

Dumpster fires are actually very consistent and accurate in what they do.

Really. I can’t stand Stephens either, but he definitely came off as the adult in the room here, an adult patiently but gently swatting away spam-children.... This exchange was so embarrassing for Samer, or at least, I felt embarrassed for him because he doesn’t seem to have the sense to do it himself.

Ok Mack is cool...but the rest of those jokers can pound sand.

As I made clear, I’m not defending Stephenson’s opinions. He’s garbage.

So Stephens took the high road and you wrote a bunch of emails that look like they could have been written by an angry 12 year-old, and you actually think that by writing this and copying those emails and publishing them, we’re going to take your side?

That last email is the one you should have sent first, and it’s a shame you had to let Bret Fucking Stephens hand you your ass before you realized that.

+2 legit

Fun fact: “The Touching is, To Me, Off Limits,” was the original title of MC Hammer’s 1990 breakthrough single. 

As far as wholesome stories, last night in aspect Legends, I got paired up with a guy who started asking me questions out of nowhere.

A practical demonstration of the same concept in reverse (flying into a strong headwind)

They should pad thai refs so this won’t happen in the future.