I Couldn't Believe My Ears!

[Praying Colonel]

Before threadlock, I just want to point out a couple of things:

--OP's assumption that the two parties will be seated within 5 minutes of one another could well end up being incorrect. There are no guarantees the 8:15 group will actually be seated at 8:15. This could create big hassles for them.

--The person who said that "tip" stands for "to insure performance/promptness" is incorrect. This is a variation on the urban myth that TIPS = "To Insure Prompt/Proper Service."

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word tip originated as a slang term, and its etymology is unclear. The term in the sense of "to give a gratuity" first appeared in the 18th century. It derived from an earlier sense of tip, meaning "to give; to hand, pass", which originated in the rogues' cant in the 17th century. This sense may have derived from the 16th-century tip meaning "to strike or hit smartly but lightly" (which may have derived from the Low German tippen, "to tap"), but this derivation is "very uncertain".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_(gratuity)

 

[maxiesmom]

Uh oh, things are getting testy between the US and Canada posters. Please stop, I live in Michigan, and don't want to get in the middle of this battle. I can just see it now, maple syrup and hot dogs everywhere.

Me too!

 

[Brian_WDW74]

Political discussions are not allowed on the DIS.
Argumentative/sarcastic posts are not allowed on the DIS.
Discussions about tipping in restaurants belong on the Restaurants board in this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2300858

This thread is now closed.