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Many, many years ago Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #1
Some years back the Southern Baptists had their convention in San Antonio hobbit709 Feb 2013 #7
And the mayor Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #10
completely correct Heddi Feb 2013 #64
I can verify everything you said. ReRe Feb 2013 #11
Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #14
Gotta love those tracts pokerfan Feb 2013 #106
Indeed Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #107
k/r marmar Feb 2013 #2
mornin! xchrom Feb 2013 #3
Morning xchrom.....It's a bit early for me!!! marmar Feb 2013 #4
the damn dogs got me up. xchrom Feb 2013 #5
Some business can't wait until the sun comes up. marmar Feb 2013 #6
lol -- i guess so...nt xchrom Feb 2013 #8
In general the tithe (contribution) to exboyfil Feb 2013 #9
The secular equivalent would be... nxylas Feb 2013 #12
'cause fuck art, right? (nt) harmonicon Feb 2013 #18
I think it is safe to say aka-chmeee Feb 2013 #20
That's neither here nor there. harmonicon Feb 2013 #22
Can you truly be generous if you are using OPM? dkf Feb 2013 #53
A necessary evil Dash87 Feb 2013 #103
I guess nxylas Feb 2013 #105
Exactly! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #40
Is it charity if you benefit? KatyMan Feb 2013 #67
Not to mention the expectation of a heavenly reward. yardwork Feb 2013 #78
Excellent post, completely agree with you n/t KatyMan Feb 2013 #94
Completely agree LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #97
Any server knows that super-religious people are cheap and stingy. mwb970 Feb 2013 #13
Cheap, Or modrepub Feb 2013 #21
Barbara Ehrenreich had the same experience when she did research for "Nickeled and Dimed": Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #44
Love the penguins... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #74
Thanks. It's real as far as I know. It's been floating around Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #90
I've always wanted to go to Antarctica to see the penguins... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #92
Bloomberg and Mother Jones blew the lid off Rmoney's "charity" giving Major Nikon Feb 2013 #100
Back when I attended church SemperEadem Feb 2013 #15
what those restaurants need to do SemperEadem Feb 2013 #16
I agree sort of BigD_95 Feb 2013 #17
And until then, you need to tip like a champ. Iggo Feb 2013 #38
As a former waiter, I disagree with the idea that churchgoers are the worst tippers dr.strangelove Feb 2013 #19
That whole incident speaks to a general entitlement complex I've seen in these God people. pink-o Feb 2013 #23
This doesn't prove that at all mythology Feb 2013 #24
Gee, a Christian-bashing thread. What a shock. (nt) Nine Feb 2013 #25
i was raised churched and i am a church goin christian today. xchrom Feb 2013 #26
It most certainly is. Nine Feb 2013 #27
how about accept the criticism and REFLECT on it. xchrom Feb 2013 #29
What makes you think I'm a Christian? Nine Feb 2013 #31
No, they're bad tippers and often uncaring about anyone outside of their narrow worldview catbyte Feb 2013 #30
Then start a thread on bad tippers. Or about the convention of tipping itself. Nine Feb 2013 #32
This IS a thread about bad tippers. Iggo Feb 2013 #39
Look at the thread title again. Nine Feb 2013 #41
Yeah, I see that. Iggo Feb 2013 #45
Would you object if someone started a thread about how Mexicans are bad tippers? Nine Feb 2013 #47
Why don't you start one and let's see. Iggo Feb 2013 #49
Why would I do that? And why would you want me to? Nine Feb 2013 #51
I misread your subject line. Iggo Feb 2013 #58
Apology accepted. (nt) Nine Feb 2013 #66
OK, I looked again NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #50
Wow, you are really tying yourself up in knots to defend the indefensible. Nine Feb 2013 #54
Maybe if you'd come up with some actual evidence to support NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #57
Evidence? The thread is its own evidence. Nine Feb 2013 #76
I've already replaced a reference to Christians in the very OP with a group of YOUR chosing NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #77
So you think it's ok to say black people are rude, stingy, unpleasant, and messy? Nine Feb 2013 #98
No, I think it's OK to say that it's a myth that Christians are more generous than non Christians NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #99
How am I being bigoted? I have PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with after-church cheapskates catbyte Feb 2013 #60
So you're saying it's not bigotry because you believe it to be true? Nine Feb 2013 #68
So you're just trolling for fun. Ugh. catbyte Feb 2013 #72
You have an odd definition of trolling. Nine Feb 2013 #73
Looks like a hypocrite bashing thread to me. nt Zorra Feb 2013 #37
The thread title refers to "Christians," not "hypocrites." Do you equate the two? (nt) Nine Feb 2013 #43
Christian bashing. cordelia Feb 2013 #46
boo hoo datasuspect Feb 2013 #71
It's been that way forever. After church was the WORST. And this was the 1970's. catbyte Feb 2013 #28
I was a waitress in a very popular place. None of us liked waiting on church groups. WCLinolVir Feb 2013 #33
Shame on Applebees. Oh and, shame on that pastor! In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #34
Yay. Yet ANOTHER Christian bashing thread. cordelia Feb 2013 #35
Get over yourself catbyte Feb 2013 #61
Might consider taking your own advice. cordelia Feb 2013 #69
The OP, as he pointed out on the thread, is a Christian. trotsky Feb 2013 #75
And? It's still Christian bashing. cordelia Feb 2013 #108
You poor thing. trotsky Feb 2013 #109
My experience (long) TlalocW Feb 2013 #36
What a colossal waste, to give money to a church, unless it goes directly to helping the needy, Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #42
Is there such thing as a group of people that are "good tippers"? hughee99 Feb 2013 #48
I tended bar, I didn't wait tables, which might make a difference LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #65
Smokers. catbyte Feb 2013 #70
+1 Mariana Feb 2013 #93
When I was a waitress long ago, I noticed an inverse relationship between income and tipping. yardwork Feb 2013 #80
My husband's step father is such a cheap ass tightwad Heddi Feb 2013 #87
My former mother in law dated somebody like that for a while. yardwork Feb 2013 #110
I hate going to dinner in a large group... 2theleft Feb 2013 #113
"Why lose your mind when you are a group???" A universal good question. yardwork Feb 2013 #114
former servers tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #83
Poor people Nevernose Feb 2013 #88
I have been told that college alumni Ilsa Feb 2013 #101
They only appear so because ecclesiastical donations count as charity. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #52
Read stories from the Stained Apron LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #55
Good tippers are as unique as truly excellent service I bet. dkf Feb 2013 #56
My dad, ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #59
Your father is earning his place in heaven. yardwork Feb 2013 #81
Yeah, he's a great guy. ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #85
when I was a server long, long ago (1997-2000) Heddi Feb 2013 #62
Oooh oooh. I remember this time this woman made me make her salad from the salad bar! yardwork Feb 2013 #82
YOU had to make HER a salad? Heddi Feb 2013 #86
Ah yes, the bus tour....guess how I handled it? Digit Feb 2013 #104
In defense of non-Baptists OldHippieChick Feb 2013 #63
That's good. It is unfair to paint all church-goers as bad tippers. yardwork Feb 2013 #84
Church offerings are mostly not charity. They are dues to keep the club going. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #79
My Mom & Grandmom (both non-church goers) are awful tippers Heddi Feb 2013 #89
My parents are religious, and they know to leave a proper tip. Wise Child Feb 2013 #102
The Jack Chick tracts! yardwork Feb 2013 #111
Empirical studies show tama Feb 2013 #91
Sort of a misleading headline.... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #95
my wife was a waitress for years and.... madrchsod Feb 2013 #96
I'm a Christian and always tip 20%, tavernier Feb 2013 #112
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