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Feb 5, 2016
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Q-grr
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Max did overstate things, but like a handgrenade, he was in the ballpark
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Random post but I went out to dinner tonight at Chili's wearing BYU gear
BLEEDBYUFOOTBALL
2/5/16 10:26pm
Especially if I was expecting a tip from the person. Yikes!
soupie
2/5/16 10:29pm
Not conducive to a good tip.
bbqoug
2/5/16 10:29pm
I wonder if he is looking for a big tip.....not too smart....but a yewt
Real G Man
2/5/16 10:31pm
How much did you tip?
CFMcK
2/5/16 10:33pm
Here's a tip... don't insult paying customers.
VACOUGFAN
2/5/16 10:39pm
Did you start worrying about food tampering
Cthack1
2/5/16 10:33pm
This is what I thought of instantly.
CougsOrDeath
2/5/16 10:35pm
I would have asked for a new server or walked out. There's no chance this
VACOUGFAN
2/5/16 10:38pm
My thought exactly
Coug98
2/5/16 11:13pm
Reminds me of a story told by Lavell's wife Patti. They were at a restaurant
NewMexiCoug
2/6/16 10:44am
Had a salesman do something similar at an appliance store.
VACOUGFAN
2/5/16 10:37pm
I would have demanded to speak to his manager, then after the manager tried to
AntiSNOT
2/6/16 1:00am
Simply a cry for help, "my U degree has done me no favors & I'm jealous of you"
Q-grr
2/5/16 10:38pm
Exactly, my reply would have been something like,
Longbow Cougar
2/6/16 2:32am
I sure hope you stiffed them.
Cougarrrs
2/5/16 10:42pm
Charity never faileth. A good tip might help the kid move out of mom & dad's
Q-grr
2/5/16 10:44pm
Which might make him think that his U degree is paying off lol
Cougarrrs
2/5/16 10:49pm
Me too. No tip + fill out the online survey.
bbqoug
2/5/16 10:46pm
Lol, leave a negative reply because the waiter cracked a joke?
Thunder Buddy
2/6/16 8:19am
Same here...
AntiSNOT
2/6/16 1:01am
Yeah. I've never not tipped, but I wouldn't have in that case.
UNLVcougar
2/5/16 10:44pm
Write on a napkin "MAX WAS RIGHT!!!! Left you something on the concourse."
Q-grr
2/5/16 10:45pm
You should leave a generous tip, and a note that says to apply it
Bob Vance
2/5/16 10:44pm
Do you remember his name ?
BYU DUDE 1984
2/5/16 10:46pm
Man. Tough crowd in here. It was simple rivalry banter. Who cares?
The Dude Abides
2/5/16 10:57pm
Part of the contract with a server that makes paying his wage via tips acceptable is that he treats me with a modicum of
TaiJuan
2/5/16 11:02pm
With all due respect to the original poster, how many times in history have
The Dude Abides
2/5/16 11:13pm
Why lead with the negativity? Every day I deal in real life with more Utah fans than almost anyone on the board. I have
TaiJuan
2/5/16 11:21pm
I guess? But "I hate that shirt" doesn't need to be met with
The Dude Abides
2/5/16 11:26pm
A lot depends on tone and delivery. If his conduct is something I would never do, I think it's reasonable to judge it to
TaiJuan
2/5/16 11:33pm
Except it was followed by "I hate BYU" that seems a bit more over the top.
soupie
2/6/16 8:56am
In a more adult world, the shirt comment would
LDTemplar
2/6/16 11:21am
You do understand there is difference between confrontational & stupidity. I
Real G Man
2/6/16 8:56am
There is no way this was a confrontational jerk instance
Deleted
2/6/16 8:45am
Hey, I don't know you, but the fact that I prefer another team compels me to tell you, a complete stranger, that I hate
TaiJuan
2/6/16 8:50am
You hate my shirt? I'm so offended
Deleted
2/6/16 8:51am
There's a line between being offended (I'm not) and finding someones conduct to cross social lines. You and others want
TaiJuan
2/6/16 8:54am
this. it doesn't offend me that you hate my school (or any of the teams I
VACOUGFAN
2/6/16 8:56am
A rival is a rival is rival.....one day Chris Hill will get his too
Q-grr
2/5/16 11:04pm
May be you'll just stroll on over and take a sacrament jello shot and a truce
Q-grr
2/5/16 11:05pm
Agreed
shakarocks
2/5/16 11:18pm
Do think a lot depends on tone but this did not sound like it was "light" at all.
soupie
2/5/16 11:25pm
Just assume it's light until it's really obvious that it's not
shakarocks
2/5/16 11:51pm
I don't "bust the chops" of strangers and I expect the same courtesy. I don't do things that I wouldn't want done to me.
TaiJuan
2/5/16 11:56pm
I'll disagree
shakarocks
2/6/16 12:07am
I guess there's at least two types of fans: those who find it appropriate to insult perfect strangers with no provocatio
TaiJuan
2/6/16 7:41am
Who insulted someone in this story?
Deleted
2/6/16 9:13am
It's banter dude
shakarocks
2/6/16 9:49am
Do you live in the SL Valley (I will also accept Davis or Weber County)? If the answer is no, your opinion carries no
TaiJuan
2/6/16 10:00am
Yeah shaka, you're only allowed to weigh in if you live within a certain
jokerman
2/6/16 10:13am
I grew up in the shadow of the U.
shakarocks
2/6/16 1:23pm
Good to know.
TaiJuan
2/6/16 3:06pm
Saying "I hate that shirt and BYU" is more than banter. If he says something
cougaman
2/5/16 11:32pm
Do you live in Utah where you have to deal with these types of punk bandwagon
AntiSNOT
2/6/16 1:03am
But Chilis is my safe space!
Virginia Ute
2/6/16 1:13am
Guess you just had to be there.
Conan
2/6/16 2:23am
Do you live in Salt Lake County? Ute fans are insufferable. They think their
kansascougar
2/6/16 10:09am
I would have said,...
Traveshamockery
2/5/16 11:20pm
What does that say about a fan base when it doesn't shock me at all that a Ute would say such a thing...
ocmyhome
2/5/16 11:38pm
Max did overstate things, but like a handgrenade, he was in the ballpark
Q-grr
2/5/16 11:41pm
Max's comment was not a big deal at all. I still don't understand why such a big deal was made about
ocmyhome
2/5/16 11:49pm
That is the elephant in the room...ALUFS are all to eager to fade away quitely
Q-grr
2/6/16 12:00am
I have seen this behavior in little kids a lot
BYU '80
2/6/16 7:32am
You should have drawn an upside down Miami U sign in the tip column
cougarbart
2/6/16 12:17am
I don't see how doing or saying bad to this waiter would help. Why make him mad? A bad reaction from the OP would only
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 12:21am
Which location? I wear my Y gear in SL County ALL the time and love the dirty
AntiSNOT
2/6/16 12:54am
You should have asked him for the manager - and
Coug Dude
2/6/16 12:55am
The manager probably would have given the server a high-five.
IndependentGeorge
2/6/16 4:28am
Are you serious? You would ask for a manager because of this? Man BYU fans are sensitive
Deleted
2/6/16 8:48am
I wouldn't have tipped that little punk, just to prove a point that he was rude
AntiSNOT
2/6/16 12:56am
And you would have made an enemy. Pretty sure we don't need more enemies. Just tell the kid you're proud of BYU and
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 9:07am
A tip is for excellent service. Insulting the customer isn't excellent service.
Cougarrrs
2/6/16 9:13am
oh brother - no wonder they dislike us. I even dislike us... I'm asking you please, do not wear BYU gear in public.
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 9:15am
What is wrong with the concept of not tipping a waiter who has said stupid
Real G Man
2/6/16 9:22am
When you wear Blue in public - I'd pref that fellow Cougs took the high road. The kid said something
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 9:24am
But can we at least agree that what he did is not socially appropriate. I am fine with clever ways to deflect or
TaiJuan
2/6/16 9:34am
What is more quiet and gets the point across than not tipping. No one but the
Cougarrrs
2/6/16 9:50am
Yes - we agree on that - I said that what the waiter did was stupid. But I'd prefer we all take the high road
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 11:50am
So the one not tipping is the one who created an enemy, not the one who caused
Real G Man
2/6/16 9:34am
He is already an enemy
LDTemplar
2/6/16 11:27am
why not try to make a friend? why solidify his bias?
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 11:51am
So if the waiter told you he hated your kid (went to the same school) you'd tip?
Cougarrrs
2/6/16 9:31am
Amen to That !!
LDTemplar
2/6/16 11:25am
If you're offended by this waiter's comments then you've taken offense where none was intended.
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 11:53am
None was intended? Really? It sounds like that's exactly what he was intending.
VACOUGFAN
2/6/16 12:10pm
I believe most comments like this waiter's are banter and not malicious. I find it hard to believe than even a Yewt
HarlemCoug
2/6/16 12:20pm
If you dislike us, you should
LDTemplar
2/6/16 11:10am
Remember the story told by the BYU fan about running into some Ute fans
NewMexiCoug
2/6/16 10:48am
So you're saying the waiter should have given them their meal for free? I agree.
Cougarrrs
2/6/16 10:51am
I don't have to teach my kids to dislike the U, their fans do it for me
Hang10
2/6/16 8:52am
It's pretty brave of you to admit you went to Chili's
DapperDan
2/6/16 9:51am
My wife & I have only gone there once, ONCE was more than enough
Real G Man
2/6/16 1:18pm
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