Comments on: No greater horror in life than splitting the check

By: mike

mike — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:51:22 +0000

what my crew usually does is pick the person that made the most $$$ in the latest IPO to pick up the check.

When I sold my company to google last year I paid for like every meal for my friends. ballin!

By: Allan Hough

Allan Hough — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:22:00 +0000

You’re a slow news day

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:53:29 +0000

This.

By: Brillo

Brillo — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:46:12 +0000

I was interested in this story until “in Brooklyn.” Which, granted, is the end of the post. You win this time, MissionMission!

By: Pacific Standard Simon

Pacific Standard Simon — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:02:43 +0000

Dang, that tip would be even more useful if the brave new social networking world weren’t all about including as many assholes as possible in your social circle.

By: anadromy

anadromy — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:46:34 +0000

Pro-tip: These sorts of situations are actually great opportunities to pare assholes from your social circle. Anybody who weasels out of paying their share is probably going to fuck your boyfriend in a few months.

By: m

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:33:17 +0000

Slow news day plus aspiring hip still thinking Brooklyn is some sort of Cool Mecca rather than the dumpy shithole it really is.

But it does have Baby DJ classes, Babycinos (warm milk – and, yes, that is the name used by numerous cafes), and enough “artisanal” shops to keep you on the edge of your seat for months (artisanal mayonnaise? Yeah, they sell it in 3 ounce jars). Maybe MissionMission can start covering that on it’s slow days

#Brooklyn #bk #mustaches #unicycles

By: m

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:26:49 +0000

Tight! I’ll check the App Store.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:59:08 +0000

“reposting someones rant on their friends in brooklyn” might be the best summary of this city actually. so you lose; mission mission is in line with its audience.

moar street photogrphy plz

By: Tuffy

Tuffy — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:24:44 +0000

It’s called “calculator”

By: A

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 05:38:34 +0000

Oh god, the horror. Splitting the check, worst evaar.

What happened to Mission Mission? Reposting someone’s rant on their “friends” in Brooklyn who can’t pay a tab, is this really part of this Mission-centric blog content these days?

By: split it even

split it even — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:24:22 +0000

I don’t miss this aspect of life in my twenties, though at least I was fortunate enough to have a decent-paying job while most of my friends were struggling to make rent. The keys are to always carry cash and not to dine with cheapskates (this includes people who order big knowing that the others will wind up subsidizing it).

Once everyone becomes an adult, it’s easy – divide the total plus tip by the number of diners.

By: m

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:32:10 +0000

There’s probably an “app” to resolve “issues” like this.

By: GG

GG — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:02:24 +0000

I feel like the real lesson here is, “don’t hang out with assholes.” None of my friends do this. Generally we just divide the check by the number of people anyway… and when we *do* divide it up by items ordered, if we’re short, everyone just chips in a few more bucks. It’s not that big of a deal if the people in attendance care about treating each other fairly.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:57:54 +0000

They seem to have this figured out in most of Europe. American waiters probably just get a kick out of watching people try to do basic arithmetic after their fourth margarita.