I've had this debate a few times before.  It seems, though, that I tend to make friends with people, only to find out later that they tend bar.  Their occupation has no bearing on my friendship with them, only that, at some point, this conversation will come up.

What is an appropriate tip for a beer ordered at the bar?  I''ve had to listen to many a bartender complain about getting crappy tips from the beer drinkers.  They order whatever beer is on special, and then only tip a quarter or fifty cents.  I'm of the opinion that this is an acceptable tip.  If you order, for example, a 75 cent coors light or a $1.50 bud light, the remaining quarter(s) you get for your change should be the tip you leave for the bartender.  The bartender, for all the effort of getting a beer from the cooler and opening it, gets a 33% tip.  For about 6 seconds worth of work, you got a percentage tip that any waiter only dreams about.  They insist on being pissed at the customers for leaving small tips, when it's re ... Read more ...

Well, I said I have more stories about this guy, so here we go.  I'll go back to the beginning.  Early 1999.  Im just a couple months into my job.  Im just starting to get comfortable with the people around me.  The Blair Witch Project is new in theaters, and I thought the little stick figure they used was kinda cool, so I drew one up real quick in the paint program and made it my desktop.  Bible Guy comes walking past and sees it.  He asks if its an anti-christian symbol, and I tell him I dont know.  It could have been, I really had no idea.  Without giving me a chance to explain that it was just something from a movie, and that it had no meaning to me, he informs me that Im gonna have to take it down until he can research it and make sure it isnt something anti-christian.

I said, shouldnt that work the other way?  You go research it, figure out if it means anythin ... Read more ...

I work with a guy that is an almost impossibly perfect fit for the stereotype of Bible Thumper.  He has very strong opinions on everything, and really wants to share them with everyone, but doesnt want to hear anyone elses thoughts.  He also has an uncanny ability to turn any topic into a discussion on religion.  On top of all this, hes our local conspiracy theorist.  He very much thinks the government is out to get us.

So, Im in the breakroom at work today, and Bible Guy mentions Ron Paul.  His normal modus operandi for conversing in the break room is to make a statement to the room in general, and look around to see wholl take the bait.  All he says this time is that hes been watching Ron Paul videos on youtube, and hes very consistent.  Being familiar with Bible Guys methods, most people pay no attention, a few look up from their magazines or snacks, and a couple peo ... Read more ...

Someone wrote in on Bob and Tom about their unsmooth moment.  A girl was going through the self checkout in a grocery store, and decided to use the spanish menus at the checkout.  There wasn't much of a line, and she had taken a couple years of spanish in high school, so she wanted to see how much she remembered.  She was doing fine until she had to weigh the bananas.  She did something wrong, and the bananas totaled $37.  By this time, there's a line behind her, and she can't easily start over.  She's looking around for a clerk to help her, and hears someone laughing.  About three places behind her in line is a guy she went to high school with.  He yells out, "Excuse me.  Seniorita Jones needs some help with her $37 bananas."  Now whenever she sees this guy, he says "hola, como estas?"