You know what strikes fear in my white heart? Not this video or song. The fact that this has seemed to get more attention than the actual events its portraying. The police are basically becoming paramilitary units, murders and thieves. If this shit never happened there would be no song. It’s like having a mirror held…

I’m old and often bored by the few videos I run across, but that one really is fabulous. Single Ladies was fun and minimalist and some of her other ones have been sexy, but all in all (in keeping with pop tradition) they seem intentionally vacant. Pretty, without much narrative or perspective.

I just watched the Formation video for the first time* (seeing all the chatter about it made me curious) and it is amazing! It is art. I don’t understand why large numbers of white people would have a problem with it - but I hope if people are talking about it, more people will watch the video.

Or my aunt. The last time we had a family reunion, I kept a running tally of all the celebrity and fictional character names she screwed up - notably, correcting anybody who pronounced them correctly. Over the course of one weekend, we had:

What is it with strange customers and soup? I never thought I’d have a story to contribute here because I’m a bookseller, but it turns out I’ve got one for you.

GASP!

Having had the experience of working both as a bartender and in an operating room, I can tell you with wild certainty that “Improper handwashing can lead to safety concerns—but so can improper glove use” is absolutely accurate. If you don’t do either correctly, it only masks the problem.

I’m a Midwesterner, and in my experience the majority of us are a bunch of casually bigoted dickholes.

White ethnic food aficionados are the worst. Complaining because you didn’t get served chopsticks at a Thai restaurant?!

Botto Bistro in San Francisco

I think you could pretty convincingly argue that all modern-day usage of “ghetto” is racist.

Yeah and they all start their reviews with pretentious, douchey backstories like...

“Their job is to bring you the food, drinks, or whatever you ordered in a timely manner, to have a fairly pleasant demeanor, and to make sure that you’re not eating in a pig sty.”

I think the concern is that customers will think that “tipping optional” means “I have to tip.” Kinda like how when your significant other tells you that you that getting them a birthday present is optional.

Now I’m thinking of Elizabeth Hasslebeck, and that is not making me hungry.

I said a really long thing about this to Gentle Pancakes above, but if they do it unbidden, and don’t charge you, then cool.

The problem lies in going to another place that has a charge or doesn’t split and going, “Well, [X PLACE] does this all the time for us, why can’t you?” They just can’t. That’s their deal.

The Hasselhoff of plating is the worst part. He’s all wasted, keeps forgetting to change his gloves... :)

If they’re charging you a split fee, there’s no need to avoid it; that’s their price for the extra work. If you’re splitting filets and you want one half rare and the other well done, take the person who wants it…

She also taught me the buffet rule where you double the tip each time the tables around you rotate customers. As an adult, I adopt this rule for hanging out a sports bars and watching football.

Newer and bluer Meanies have been sighted in the vicinity of this theatre. There’s only one way we can go out!

When I was a child my parents always made me pay extra tip money at a restaurant if I made a mess. I don’t think I entirely grasped the lesson I was supposed to learn (don’t make a mess) instead i just learned to always over tip. Also, I don’t like soft drinks, the only thing I wanted to drink was iced tea. If the…