…give it to Aeoth’s sister. (Seen here)

Sorry Aeoth… but you’ve gotta laugh (atleast, after your sister replaces it).

Although, the actual manual does have warnings telling you not to whack your friend in the face with the Wiimote, there is no safety warning for “whacking the Wiimote into the coffee table”.

Edit: Seems like Wii Have a Problem (…not sure what I can say about the domain… except that it’s easy enough to say)

Slashfood has a post, related to a SF Chronicle article about the practice of Tipping in restaurants in the US, and how some establishments are switching to a service charge.

Coming from a society where tipping is (except for high-end restaurants) considered non-necessary - I can only see the tipping practice as a way for someone to get undeclared income. Then again, they’re supposed to declare it on income tax.

Apparently, some establishments in the US are adding a service charge, in lieu of a regular tip, others are adding the service charge to pay back-of-house staff.

Honestly, I think menu prices should adequately compensate all staff. Some (like several commenters on Scott Adams’ post about tipping last month ) give the argument that it encourages staff to be more attentive, or give better service.  Sure, that may be true - but imo, you should be giving good service regardless.

In Europe a lot of places had service or “plating” charges, which would compensate staff - I think that’s a slightly better alternative to tipping. I still think that the business should have all staff on a salary.

I will rarely tip in Australia - and when I do, it’s usually only to the next $5, unless I’ve had exceptionally good service.