And thought y'all could use it.
That's... not quite as bad as the twenties that are actually religious tracts.
Would be funnyāif people didn't actually do this kind of thing to folks who depend on tips for survival! It's basically waving a good meal in the face of someone who's literally starving, then snatching it away and laughing.
Two things:
Whoever does such a thing is a dbag who deserves to get an employee's DNA in their food/drink the next time they visit.
I've never seen LINGOL used anywhere before. I hope it doesn't catch on. Or, if it has caught on and I'm simply unaware of its usage, I hope that it dies a swift death.
Aw. Seconding @DarrenWalker, I didn't laugh when I saw this, I just felt sad. Pranks like this just add a little more misery to the lives of folks who are barely scraping by.
(But it did remind me to be grateful that I don't work in customer service any more)
@squeakytoy: Yeah... when you know how things are in the service industry, stuff like this doesn't make you laugh, it just makes you sadāor angry. Or both. Misery, torment, despair....
I didn't know that actually happened for real.
Though I'd think it is funny if it was just a harmless prank where the person actually got that amount after and having to depend on the tips is definitely sad.
@DarrenWalker Oh wow, that's bad.
@Lovelight: Yeah, you don't strike me as a cruel person, so I figured you didn't know.
...Is this a good spot for that "sweet summer child" reference? Anyway, you're sweet, Lovelight. And you didn't know (I think a lot of people, especially outside the USA, don't).
There's too much harm in this world, alas!
Though I'd think it is funny if it was just a harmless prank where the person actually got that amount after
@Lovelight I love this!! Oh heck, it would be incredible if someone pulled this prank on someone, but then jumped out of the shadows and yelled, "YOU'VE BEEN PRANKED, BUT YOU ALSO JUST LEGITIMATELY WON $500, CONGRATS" and gave them the $$$ right there on the spot I think that might make up for the emotional rollercoaster. LOL
Pranking workers at the bottom of the capitalist food chain about money is on its best day cruel. Nothing funny about it whatsoever. I am with @DarkLordChungus on this.
@squeakytoy I think $500 is too much * depending on the prank amount *, though why not.
@FunCartel If done right, I don't find it cruel, because even struggling people could use a bit of harmless fun.
@DarrenWalker I just enjoy harmless fun. Not actually going around treating people horribly or condone such treatment. Thanks for seeing the light in me. ^^
@lovelight it is not harmless fun if the joke is on them and it concerns their livelihood. Here is another scenarioāyou put half of a torn dollar bill under a rock with a little bit showing for a homeless person to find. Isnāt that a hoot? Homeless people like to laugh when they can. Hopefully you understand my point. Everyone likes to laugh at something humorous but it isnāt a good reason to do something to someone that could really hurt them because you think itās funny.
Agreed, @FunCartel: there really is no salvaging this "joke."
If somebody came up and slapped me in the face then gave me $500, I'd take the money... but I still wouldn't think it was funny.
I think you're innocent, @Lovelightāand still learning.
I got stuck on LINGOL....the heck is that? Hope Google can help me.
Something else: not even taking into account the financial aspect of this attempt at a joke, as someone who serves the general public, dealing with other people's senses of humor is incredibly tiring at the very best. Most often it's extremely irritating.
"Oh golly. You're a wacky one, aren't you? Ha. Haha. Please die." That's the sort of thing that goes through my head when a customer acts silly or jokes around with me. Of course, different workers will have different responses to attempts at humor.
I think most employees at horrible jobs greatly enjoy patrons who come in, get their stuff or food, and then pay without incident or note. It's a nice reprieve from the horrible nonsense that is so common.
Edit: to (roughly) quote a popular video on the internet , "I don't have the time or energy for a second job pretending that you're funny."
For those as confused as me: LINGOL= LaughING Out Loud.
That kind of a joke reminds me of when you go to open the metal cookie tin and you find out itās grandmaās stupid stash of sewing supplies inside. Except this one is arguably a lot less funny and hurts more. Itās questionable who is more of a sadist ā the grandma or the patron, but Iām leaning towards grandma. You donāt troll me with a cookie tin, thatās grandchild abuse.
@Catloaf: Eh... as a guy who's spent basically all my life on a shoestring, I'd rather get bait-and-switched sewing supplies when I expected cookies than one buck when I was thinking I could actually get myself a burger.
What's more sadistic, giving somebody the means to fix their old stuff (instead of sugar), or a single dollar (instead of enough to, say, do some laundry)?
One does more harm, is what I'm saying.
Agreed. I shouldāve added a little Reddit āsā. Normally as far as tipping goes, I take a very āMr. Pink from Reservoir Dogsā approach. That might be because Iām in Canada though and servers here seem to be treated marginally better than they are down yonder, depending on the establishment. They donāt need to rely on tips quite as much here as far as I know.
Man @Catloaf your family was fancy ... you had the actual cookie tin , Mine were usually in a ziplock bag or a plate wrapped in foil
:@creedhands LOL - @Lovelight how about offer server free hug snuggle cuddle touch etc
I see your points in a way, though we can agree to disagree on some bits. I think there's a big difference between pranking a homeless/starving person like that vs someone like a waiter (whom one may also have a reason to believe the joke will be appreciated by) and doing something to attempt to make up for it. I also get that if it is something (especially prevalent somewhere) that people actually do with nothing to make up for it, then that's disrespectful. It also helps if the waiters aren't having to rely on the tips. Though for me just seeing the idea of it or seeing it done with consideration makes me laugh. I agree, not everyone has the same sense of humor.
@Lovelight Don't defend yourself! I actually do find this funny in theory. In practise if someone did this for real it's a bit asshole-ish, sure. Maybe more appropriate if you do a little joke around with a server you know a little better. But I'll take one for the team - I wasn't a server, but I managed an arcade at one point where we hosted birthdays. It was not uncommon for people to get tipped 1 cent on something like a $400 bill. I'd laugh at it, so did my staff from time to time, though not getting any tips can really bring down motivation to do a good job. Still, I told my staff to never expect tips; they're most often earned. Not given.
Mmmm. I think at best this joke was tone deaf. The pandemic put thousands of waiters and waitresses out of work and many saw their places of employment go under. To welcome them back with a joke that kind of says this is what we think of your livelihood is just wrong in every sense of the word but if you find it humorous then that is well within your rights. I liken it to the insurance commercial of an old fisherman with a rod and reel that had a dollar Bill attached to the line. He would jerk it away just before someone got it and then taunt them. The old man who was engaging in the activity was the joke because it was a jerk move.
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@Catloaf thanks, will stop because some people are taking the idea so damn seriously no matter what I had to say about there being ways it can be okay and funny to do. Or not even do and can still be funny. They appear to think sharing a joke makes me some kind of a clown or monster who enjoys the actual ridiculing of people, which they are free to think if they so insist. I will not exhaust myself having to defend myself over a picture of a silly joke. Just the wrong crowd for my sense of humor and perhaps personality.
A ramble:
I'm reminded of my dad, who I often saw joke with cashiers at grocery stores when they told him the total: "Hmm," he'd say with mock seriousness. "Can you lend me $20?" And he'd laughāand the cashiers always looked like they wanted to die, and I didn't understand why. It's funny, right? The sheer ridiculousness of it!
And then I became a cashier, whereupon I realized it wasn't a joke at all: my father wasn't serious, but plenty of other folks are and oh, dear heaven, if I get one more person who wants me to pay for their orderā!
It's not funny when the request is common rather than ridiculous.
Of course, Dad doesn't mean any harm by it! Quite the contrary; he's trying to bring a little joy into a stranger's day. The problem is that he doesn't know enough about that stranger's life to know what they'll find funny and what will make them cringe and long for the sweet, merciful embrace of death.
What's funny to you may, alas, actually hurt somebody else. "It was just a joke!" and "I was only joking!" have had their run, I thinkāit's time to consider things from the other party's point of view (especially before you prank them without their permission).
That said, I am the type to think promising someone something and then snatching it away is funny. I just know that not everyone agrees, so I typically keep those kinds of jokes to myself.
@DarrenWalker Perfectly put. Empathy for the butt of the joke before saying the joke goes a long way, especially in these times when many of these people, including you, risked their lives during a pandemic so others could eat, drive, etc.
@Lovelight Still very much loved. I think a few of us in here are part of that certain rat pack whose humour or idea of a joke can push buttons. I know Chungus and I got grilled like a year back for doing dramatic readings of the most uniquely ridiculous or bizarre comments we could find on the forum. So no hard feelings from my end.
Side note, at every cashier job I ever had there were definitely these customers who would make dumb jokes, or say something like:
āOh! Oops! You missed one!ā tries to hand them another of whatever āHey, I was kidding!ā
And this would nearly always happen during peak times when nobody behind the register is in the bleeding mood for laughing. Actual gif of a cashier in said position after customer walks away:
As someone who has always had a soft spot for origami I just think its pretty nifty folding trick.
@pmvines agreed! I just don't think I can be that mean if leaving a tip.
