MidCityTiger
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Baton Rouge |
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| Number of Posts: | 829 |
| Registered on: | 12/9/2004 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Classic example. Don’t use the word “we” unless you’re a member of the team
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/29/26 at 9:03 pm to ultratiger89
Mark Twain said this:
"Only presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.'"
"Only presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.'"
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re: Alex Bregman finishes his 11th MLB (regular) season
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/28/26 at 8:32 am to Lester Earl
I love me some Bregs; but Albert Belle, Al Dark, and Joe Alcock stopped by to say “hello.”
re: Auto Repair Shop in BR
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/23/26 at 1:29 pm to mytigger
I also vote for seeing Mark at University Car Care on Highland Rd. Been taking my cars there exclusively for 25+ years. Very honest and fair priced. He’s also an incredible auto diagnostician.
re: Joelle's, new restaurant with Rohan Davey involved
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/11/26 at 7:55 pm to DR93Berlin
Just me but chicken and andouille sausage have no place in seafood gumbo.
re: “Operations and Wage Fee” at Frank’s
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/9/26 at 12:40 pm to fightin tigers
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Can only imagine that $2 tip being left.
Actually, I left a five dollar tip on a twenty dollar charge (before tax and "operations and wage fee"). This is a 25% tip. I don't penalize hard working servers because of problems with their restaurant. Perhaps you do. Are you projecting a bit?
re: “Operations and Wage Fee” at Frank’s
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/9/26 at 12:33 pm to notiger1997
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This wouldn’t be worth my time to get aggravated and try to get it taken off.
I think we both know this isn't about the money. However, there is a principle involved; and it was that that was worth the time.
“Operations and Wage Fee” at Frank’s
Posted by MidCityTiger on 9/9/26 at 10:53 am
I just had breakfast at Frank’s (Airline Hwy in BR). The bill with tax was $22.90. There was nearly a dollar added for “Operations and Wage Fee”, which I indicated I wanted taken off my bill.
Initially, the cashier said it could not be taken off. I then asked for a manager, and it was taken off. I was told that the charge was to keep from having to print new menus with higher prices. It seems to me that the $15.99 I paid for an omelet should well cover costs with a nice profit.
I was told that the fee in question would be coming off in October, so I’m guessing they’ve had other complaints. Maybe in October there will be new menus with higher prices. I don’t know.
Back to Waffle House.
Initially, the cashier said it could not be taken off. I then asked for a manager, and it was taken off. I was told that the charge was to keep from having to print new menus with higher prices. It seems to me that the $15.99 I paid for an omelet should well cover costs with a nice profit.
I was told that the fee in question would be coming off in October, so I’m guessing they’ve had other complaints. Maybe in October there will be new menus with higher prices. I don’t know.
Back to Waffle House.
re: Gen Z Dumping Retirement Money into Gambling Instead of Actual Retirement Accounts
Posted by MidCityTiger on 8/18/26 at 9:48 am to MasterAbe1
Apps and microbets are creating an epidemic of gambling addiction.
re: Quotes that you came up with yorself
Posted by MidCityTiger on 8/7/26 at 11:31 pm to Turnblad85
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Bob was (WAS) a good friend of mine until he "borrowed" that line from me.
Robert Service wrote “The Cremation of Sam McGee” in 1907. Who da bitch, now, bitch! A liar, too, it seems.
re: Quotes that you came up with yorself
Posted by MidCityTiger on 8/7/26 at 10:13 am to Turnblad85
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"a promise made is a debt unpaid"
I think Robert W. Service may have beaten you to this in “The Cremation of Sam McGee.”
Pretty blatant plagiarism.
re: For sale — 4 McNeese with parking pass
Posted by MidCityTiger on 7/30/26 at 6:22 pm to Bunnyleebell
Where in the lower bowl? Row and section?
re: Demetrius Byrd arrested
Posted by MidCityTiger on 7/28/26 at 2:20 pm to LSU82BILL
Just before the draft, Demetrius blew out a tire on his Nissan and hit a pole. He was in a coma for a week. He was never the same after. Sad story.
LSU Armed Robbery
Posted by MidCityTiger on 7/20/26 at 5:34 pm
LSU Police are reporting an armed robbery near Coates Hall at LSU.
re: Truck damage: Bullet hole or rock?
Posted by MidCityTiger on 7/5/26 at 1:57 pm to Shiftyplus1
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No rock is gonna bend the material in like that. I don't care how fast it got swatted out by a lawnmower or another vehicle's tires.
You’d be surprised. I definitely had proof to the contrary.
re: Truck damage: Bullet hole or rock?
Posted by MidCityTiger on 7/5/26 at 11:30 am to Puffoluffagus
A rock could do it.
Several years ago, I was driving down Carrollton Avenue in NOLA around Notre Dame Seminary when the neutral ground was being mowed. One of the mowers kicked up a rock that hit my drivers-side door just below the window. It left a perfectly round hole that looked just like a bullet hole. (Two feet higher, and I wouldn’t be sharing this story!)
I never fixed it, and later traded in the car. When people would ask about the hole, I would always grin and say, “Irate husband…”
It just made a better story.
Several years ago, I was driving down Carrollton Avenue in NOLA around Notre Dame Seminary when the neutral ground was being mowed. One of the mowers kicked up a rock that hit my drivers-side door just below the window. It left a perfectly round hole that looked just like a bullet hole. (Two feet higher, and I wouldn’t be sharing this story!)
I never fixed it, and later traded in the car. When people would ask about the hole, I would always grin and say, “Irate husband…”
It just made a better story.
re: What is the correct pronunciation of Iberville
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/30/26 at 4:35 pm to BitBuster
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Not sure it makes sense because I prounce it Eye-ber-ville everywhere else. New EYE-beria. The EYE-berian penensuila.
You think Iberia is French?
re: Lightning storm story. Tell us about it.
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/29/26 at 10:19 pm to nuwaydawg
About 40 years ago, Pink Floyd played Rice Stadium. A huge electrical storm moved in. They kept playing, and nobody left. Best light show ever!
re: NFL betting models: useful or mostly BS?
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/29/26 at 3:35 pm to Coinella
It helps if you know which team gets the phone call at halftime.
re: good mechanic in BR?
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/29/26 at 11:36 am to Fat Tire
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Mark at University Car Care
This!
re: Midly interesting fact regarding the 2025 and 2026 college world series
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/15/26 at 6:38 pm to AlecRock23
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Strikeouts and home runs are the most fun aspects of baseball
What about a squeeze play with Tre Morgan at first?
re: Midway Atoll Today - site of Battle of Midway - June 4-6, 1942 - pics
Posted by MidCityTiger on 6/6/26 at 9:03 am to reggierayreb
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We may have sued for peace if we lose at Midway. Guess we'll never know.
Sued for peace? I don’t think you have any clue how pissed off this country and its armed forces - especially the navy - were after December 7th.
Sued for peace? Not in a million years!
(As an aside, my mother was a WAV nurse at Pearl on December 7th, 1941.)
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