1) Since tips are a percentage of a meal's cost, inflation is baked right in. You don't need to increase the tip percentage to account for inflation.

20% is standard, now? When I served back in the late 90's, 15% was standard, and 20% was for excellent service.

That's one of the most powerful blocks I've ever seen. Amazing.

If everybody's a bro, is anybody a bro?

Are you also troubled by the fact that Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die?

Am I the only one who sees an enormous, demonic squirrel, emerging from the dust cloud, shaking this truck to its death?

I'm not saying you're definitely wrong, but that's an awful lot of mind reading on your part.

That didn't seem half-hearted to you? Like more of a face-saving gesture or a shot in the dark?

One of the many reasons I loved Roger Ebert was that he judged a movie based on how well it served its purpose. He would shower praise on fun movies and blockbusters and gross-out comedies if they were done well. They didn't all have to be Lawrence of Arabia. While I know nothing about this particular Adam Sandler…

In the replay, it seemed clear that Pennetta wasn't even aware of the official until after muffing the shot. Did she protest the point?

So, yesterday you wrote:

If you asked "what two famous people are least likely to have been photographed together," Mark Messier and Gary Coleman wouldn't have been a terrible guess.

Separate but related note . . .

Disagree completely.

Of course, you're 100% right. Which is why it's still bullshit when people say of football players, "hey, they knew what they were getting in to." Sure, but some kids choose football anyway because they know it's the only way they can support their families.

I agree 100%. Pass the memo on to Greg Howard.

If I were giving your girlfriend the benefit of the doubt, I would assume she just wants you to be more financially responsible and might be trying to help in her own, misguided way. That said, threatening to leave you over this makes me think their is more going on than just what you've written.

I've got ask . . . how do you decide which letters to capitalize?

Haha, yeah. It was great, naturally. Marc Maron is one of my favorites too, so it was an awesome treat.

I'm sort of obsessed with Norm MacDonald. Guy is a fucking genius.