Good point. A reasonable, and non-confusing, way to teach tour kids that physically harming others is wrong than by physically harming them. Kids really learn from irony that leaves marks about the face and genitalia.

What reasonable term could we use to replace it with?

Delusional, really? Could a person suffering from delusions carefully shade in a huge, perfectly identical, "TMZ" logo on each page?

He's not delusional he's just fucking stupid which is why he still can't figure out how to pull the pin on his tattoo and commit suicide.

I'm a good person with a huge heart and everyone who knows me knows that

On the bright side, his record of 18 gold schlägers should stand for some time

That's one way of helping him dry out.

HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST THAT SOMETHING LESS SHITTY THAN THE CURRENT PRACTICE MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE WHEN I STILL THINK IT'S SHITTY. I WANT 100% IMPROVEMENT OR NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL.

YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR TIPPING CULTURE. YOU PERSONALLY. AND ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT HOW THIS BLOG ONLY COVERS AMERICAN DINING ISSUES. AND ALSO DO YOU…

Which is why I'm saying you need to weigh that AND the benefits together. The hourly isn't the positive here, it's the benefits.

Because America is a faulty, broken society with an extreme lack of self awareness.

We used to frequent a now-closed French restaurant in the DC area. The owner/chef and his wife were French, and once a year, they would close the restaurant, take a month off and go home to visit family. (The restaurant is closed because the owner/chef retired, not because of this policy. ;) )

I second that. I'd also like to add that I am amazed and humbled by Kat's patience with questions from those commenters like myself who are—even in a ham-handed way—trying to get it right.

Too much to hope for that they'll go with purple for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month instead?

Is tiring being angry all the time at perceived injustices?

They didn't have to pull the song. Anyone with a brain in the building would say that "choosing to silence someone who happens to be a victim of domestic violence might be the stupidest thing you could possibly do right now".

And now that RGIII is going to miss next Thursday's game, it looks like we aren't going to hear any pop that night either.

Adam Carolla has a perfect line about situations like this:

I feel like I could buy one of those bathtub trays for my Olivia Pope-large wine glasses, my book or iPad. Hell, if I'm paying $22 mill, I'll get that shit made! Hand-crafted of the finest of wooden planks!

Crush level: Knope.

@sulayman: I couldn't agree more with both of you. I'd make a point of bouncing on my seat back if someone refused to remove those things.