A Plea to Parents
I have kids, you have kids, and so here's the deal: You will buy all the fundraising crap that my kid sells, and in return, I will buy the same stuff from your kid. Keep in mind, though, that not only do buy from your kid, but I have to buy the same stuff from my nieces and nephews, too. So when your girl knocks on my door to sell me Girl Scout cookies, tell her not to say "Is that it?" when I only buy two boxes. She may not know that I have already purchased 15 boxes of cookies I'll never eat.
If I were Donald Trump, I'd instruct my help to buy the entire crate and we'd call it a day. But I'm not Donald Trump...yet.
So here's the question: Am I being cheap only buying two boxes of Girl Scout cookies? What should be the minimum? Is it different for neighbors and relatives?
No Tip? Scream to Facebook!
The manager at Boners BBQ in Atlanta, GA, turned to Facebook and Twitter to publicly embarrass a customer who didn't tip his wait staff.
'NOT WANTED! (Stephanie S.) left waitress 0.00 tip on a $40 tab after she received a Scoutmob discount. If you see this woman in your restaurant tell her to go outside...'
Mrs. Stuck said she actually left a tip! After using her coupon, her bill came to $30, so she left $40. She thinks the restaurant attacked her because of an unfavorable review she left on a website.
The manager has since apologized, blaming fatigue and recent non-tippers for the outburst. He offered to shut the restaurant down and invite her family in for a free meal.
Watch the story here
Surprising Ways You're Grossing Out Your Co-workers
Yahoo! asked employees which of their co-workers behaviors were making them cringe...here are some of the juicy results:
"Every single day one of the other teachers pops a bag of microwave popcorn in our communal kitchen, eats it, and then rips open the bag and thoroughly licks out the inside." -Adrian, Middle School Teacher
"I often work until at least 8 o'clock and at around 6 pm, there are almost always gobs of toothpaste with little pebbles of food streaking the bathroom sink from some aggressive tooth-brusher who thinks its okay to cleanse their mouth and not wipe out the basin." -Jamie, Web designer
"Putting your feet on someone else's desk or chair or on the table in the conference room. Not only is it rude, but who knows what you are dragging in off the dirty street?" -Sofia, Marketing Specialist
"Clipping your fingernails during a meeting! My boss runs a pretty successful hedge fund, so he thinks he can get away with it. But it makes me shudder!" -Margie, Executive Assistant
"My office mate interrupts me by breaking wind and then interrupts me again to joke about it." -Paul, Real Estate Attorney
"One of my co-workers, who happens to be a clean-looking, pretty young woman, apparently feels so rushed she frequently takes both her computer and food into a bathroom stall. You can hear her in there chomping on an apple, typing, etc." -Alice, Grant Writer
"Flossing. I don't care if it's in your cubicle or in the bathroom. Don't do it." -Rich, Civil Engineer
"Getting ready to go out on a date after work by putting on some mascara and lipstick is one thing, but my co-worker shaves her legs in the ladies' room sink!" -Elizabeth, Medical Assistant
"Please don't be lovey-dovey and recap your previous night's escapades with your boyfriend or girlfriend over the phone. You might think no one gets it from your side of the conversation, but the rest of us want to gag." -Jon, Systems Analyst
Uh Oh
Halle Berry is engaged??? Yep, according to Us Weekly. Actor Oliver Martinez popped the question with a big 'ol emerald and diamond ring. The pair met while working on the film Dark Tide. This will be Berry's third trip down the aisle.
Cuttin' Cake
* Kirstie Alley (61)* Rush Limbaugh (61)
* Howard Stern (58)
* Jeff Bezos (started Amazon.com 48)
* Rachael Harris (44)
* Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice 38)
Today is National Pharmacist Day!
Primetime, Baby!
ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), Rob (PREMIERE), Person of Interest (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)
NBC: 30 Rock (NEW), Parks & Rec (NEW), The Office (NEW), Up All Night (NEW), The Firm (NEW)
FOX: Bones (NEW), The Finder (PREMIERE)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), The Secret Circle (NEW)
Joke of the Day
At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney went on the offensive against a star witness."Isn't it true," the lawyer bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?"
The witness stared out the window as though he hadn't heard the question.
"Isn't it true that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" the lawyer repeated.
The witness still did not respond. Finally, the judge leaned over and said, "Sir, please answer the question."
"Oh," the startled witness said, "I thought he was talking to you."
