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LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
12. I must be missing something.
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 02:54 PM
Feb 2013

I've been to all of those states and I have eaten in a restaurant in every one of them.

Did I miss sarcasm? Mass Feb 2013 #1
sarcasm detector broken? HiPointDem Feb 2013 #4
He was being sarcastic. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #5
Thanks. I got it after a while, but sometimes you see such weird things Mass Feb 2013 #8
I was confused as well Jumpin Jack Fletch Mar 2013 #55
Very much so jmowreader Feb 2013 #15
That's bullshit. You can always pay your wages and still be competitive. Cleita Feb 2013 #2
What? No restaurants in those states? Please clarify. n/t aristocles Feb 2013 #3
.... Cleita Feb 2013 #7
Around here many "restaurants" are actually called "stores" SoCalDem Feb 2013 #9
Chain restaurants use those terms jmowreader Feb 2013 #21
The OP is insulting RW arguments the cruelest way possible... cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #11
Yes - although it took me a while Taverner Feb 2013 #31
excellent k/r cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #6
Got any links for that? MiniMe Feb 2013 #10
I must be missing something. LeftofObama Feb 2013 #12
You are missing something. The OP is being sarcastic. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #16
Oops! Sorry about that. LeftofObama Feb 2013 #20
Gleefully stolen and psoted to Facebook! hedgehog Feb 2013 #13
Missing sarcasm thingie get the red out Feb 2013 #14
I figured it was obvious jmowreader Feb 2013 #18
It is. Don't change a thing. Good OP cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #19
It is obvious. Go Vols Mar 2013 #58
ok i know i'm gullible barbtries Feb 2013 #17
LOL nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #22
If a restaurant provides a venue pipoman Feb 2013 #23
Sounds like a stage fee in a strip joint cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #24
Good point pipoman Feb 2013 #27
Most strippers I worked with got tips and an "engagement fee" riqster Feb 2013 #32
Funny you should mention that LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #33
There are very specific rules for using IC workers pipoman Feb 2013 #35
Because most restaurants aren't like that? jmowreader Feb 2013 #36
$15-$30 per/hr in tips? blogslut Feb 2013 #38
My servers average just over $15 and pipoman Feb 2013 #41
Then your servers are lucky blogslut Feb 2013 #42
No bussers or bartenders pipoman Feb 2013 #43
Do your 30-40 hr/week servers average $15-$20/hr? blogslut Feb 2013 #45
Yes because we pipoman Feb 2013 #46
You do realize that your shop is out of the norm. blogslut Feb 2013 #47
Yeah.. pipoman Feb 2013 #49
That whole rant is based on a big IF. Why should I have to split my tips with the dishwasher? He... marble falls Mar 2013 #59
Notice they are states that never had slavery. ErikJ Feb 2013 #25
No restaurants in Minnesota? Really? I'll have to tell my peeps there that ... Myrina Feb 2013 #26
I live in California. So my friends that work food service jobs aren't employed? Initech Feb 2013 #28
Sarcasm Tag Not Included n/t Tien1985 Feb 2013 #30
So how does it work in WA? AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #29
Min wage for servers is the same as for non tipped employees jmowreader Feb 2013 #34
And I believe that most servers tip-out the other employees. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #50
Well, I live titanicdave Feb 2013 #37
sarcasm appreciated :) nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #39
Amazing, they can not only survive, but thrive. Don't tell me the restaurant corps are lying to us! mountain grammy Feb 2013 #40
Hell, in San Francisco all workers get paid a minimum of $10.55 and hour and we still tip Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #44
Odd. Last time I was in Nevada, I ate at a restaurant. Pterodactyl Feb 2013 #48
That's a vodka martini, dry, very dry. ;-) leveymg Feb 2013 #51
Indeed! Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #53
I lived in Coeur d'Alene ID five years ago bkkyosemite Feb 2013 #52
What are you talking about? Coyotl Mar 2013 #54
The sarcasm would have saved folks a lot of head scratching nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #56
Anyone needing a sarcasm tag on this OP needs to do more to their head then scratch it Matariki Mar 2013 #63
This thread is scary! Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #57
+1 n/t trackfan Mar 2013 #60
THARS RESTERANTS IN COLIFORNA WTF!!! Dash87 Mar 2013 #64
We should just do away with it treestar Mar 2013 #61
Bwahaha. Well played. Matariki Mar 2013 #62
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