Tommy's Thursday Thoughts: Vol. 47 - The Consistent Tip Dilemma
-Sometimes when going through a metal detector, I like to leave something metal on me just to make sure that it works.
-Once you give a certain tip at a place you go to consistently, you really lock yourself into that and can’t go down. For example, my haircut is $30. My first few visits I gave a $7 tip, which is generous and almost 25%. One time, I only had twenties on me so I gave him $40. His smile lit up the room. I realized that I could never return to $7 tips because he would think he did something wrong and that could put an awkward strain in our relationship. If I ever went back to $37, he’d probably look at me cheaper than someone who consistently gave $35, but that’s just not fair. He is a nice man who gives a good haircut though so I will continue with my $10 tips.
-One of the worst feelings in the world is when your stomach drops after realizing you forgot something and may have lost it.
-Next time you see someone with a pack of gum, say “Hey let me get a slice.” You will look unbelievably cool, and hopefully get a piece of gum to munch on.
-This is when I’ll know I made it in life. I go to a high-end restaurant, and take a long gander at the wine menu. I choose an expensive one. The waiter comes to pour a sip and see if I like it. I take a sniff, swirl it around, sip it, think it over, and say “No not this one.”
-Eating kettle chips hurts my mouth.
-When we look back at this decade of music, I think one lyric will stand out above the rest. It’ll be when Pitbull drops the line “Me not working hard? Yeah, right, picture that with a Kodak” in the 2011 hit single “Give Me Everything” featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer.
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-It’s frightening to think that there are real people out there living amongst and breathing our air, that unironically use ROFLOL.
-I have never played a full round of golf, and I don’t think I ever want to. As long as I never play, I can try to convince myself that maybe, just maybe, it’s a hidden talent and whenever I do finally golf, I’ll be a natural who can have a heroic run to the PGA Tour. Once I try it and inevitably shoot like a 200, that dream dies forever.
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-Are insects called bugs because they irritate or “bug” you? Or is the word “bug” defined as irritation because of the little insects?
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