A foul plan to make the world's most exciting surfer look cheap!
Fame is a heavy, heavy burden. One moves from “a really nice guy” to “that fucking bastard” in the blink of a few high profile victories or few million dollars. And let us take the case of Filipe Toledo, current best and most exciting surfer in the world. The kind Brazilian has been the butt of a nasty viral campaign that makes it look like he is a poor tipper. And being a poor tipper
For our Australian, European, African-American and Japanese friends… tipping is a custom where United States’ businesses pay workers a very small wage while expecting the general public to pick up the slack. Waiters, valets, bellmen, barmen, baristas, etc., etc. etc., etc., all depend on the goodwill of the patron for to feed their families.
Nasty but institutionalized. 10% tip is a slap in the face 15% is for cheap assholes. 20% is considered a little high but what what I tip because I feel for the people.
Enter Filipe Toledo. A picture has been making the rounds that appears to show the Hurley Pro champ paying a $10.00 tip on an $847.00.
Oh the outrage!
I have been sent the picture no less than 15 times though email, text message and social medias and would have posted it but something didn’t set right. The way it was cropped, to cut off the total seemed… off.
And today my suspicions were validated. A source who knows informed me that the tip was included at 18% which is traditional for restaurants when the party exceeds six persons. So Filipe added $10.00 on top of the already nice $152.00.
Who then is seeking to kill Filipe Toledo’s image?
Did a waiter take the photo and was he a Jordy Smith fan?
Did Jordy Smith take the picture and was he a Jordy Smith fan?
Did a rabid anti-Brazilian take the picture and was he a Jordy Smith fan?
Many questions.
What do you think?
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how he wrote that 8 is the real horror story
…. Matt Banting. Obviously!
Thank god. I’m a bar statue for all types of music. Based on the minimum amount of self-awareness that has consistently indicated avoidance from all females in visual range when regaled with my dancing prowess.
Heck, That same level of self-awareness has also stopped me from getting drunk enough to karaoke yet. Well, that or unconsciousness.
chas probably can’t imagine that there are african-american surfers who might read this and feel legitimately offended.
for the aussies and other foreigners who do read this: there’s a racist stereotype here in america that black people don’t tip. and please don’t anyone start in with bullshit about “it’s true! i worked as a waiter…blah blah fuck you.”
Relax.
Are you triggered?
I tried banning Chas but he seems to be immune to my dastardly powers. We’ll have to hope he responds or keep checking Surfer for a gleeful revenge story.
Completely off-topic, but the “temporarily embarrassed millionaires” reminded me of this:
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Wow!
What else do African American people like to avoid?
850 for 20 heads??
That’s like two cocktails each in NYC
Wilko’s tab on the other hand, legendary!
These tipper shaming stories usually get picked up by the major news media outlets. Someone in the WSL Media Office got creative and it’s only steps away from on Fox News or CNN. It will have to hit the trending stories on Harper’s Bazaar website first, but big time here we come. Surfers deserve FAKE NEWS too!
Dude. We’re already at BG. How much anti-real can you get?
I disagree! On very rare occasion this group had been know to produce some actual facts and figures. Those occasions immediately escape me, of course, but they have happened!
Lest we not forget the people’s champ…
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I valeted Andy Irons once. It was a few hours after the Trestles contest where he sprinted across the cobblestones at low tide to get a new board. He lost somewhere in the finals. I chatted him up for a few minutes and he tossed me a Jackson. RIP AI.
“African-American “
whoa
gotta be a typo, no? a boozy mistake? or is chas “i outed fanning’s anti-semitism” smith actually a closeted goose-stepper himself? say it ain’t so, chas.
Can we get the guy from bar rescue to narrate the conspiracy movie. Better than John C. Reilly or is the bar rescue guy dead? So many questions,oh Toledo, who cares.
Am going to Hawaii in November – what is considered appropriate tip wise serious question?
20% across the board.
Is that everywhere so a shitty café that serves me a poor breakfast?? Here in Oz happy to tip for good service/meals however will not tip if it is shit on both counts
Unfortunately yes. If the service is horrible you can throw 15 but also you are in Hawaii so… slaps!
OK going to have to keep my mouth shut then – am staying at the royal Hawaiian with the wife so will need to find a list of good places to ensure I don’t get run out of Dodge!! By the way have you seen any sneaky footage of Kelly’s event yet?
If you want good food and service remove thyself from Waikiki! But not too far…Side Street Inn has two locations, there are several ramen joints that do well for a good price, Alicia’s in Kalihi is a must as is Helena’s. Town in Kaimuki is at the higher end but is a favorite (one of the owners is a neighborhood friend from growing up). If on the North Shore you must do Opal Thai…let him order for you. Kono’s is good as is the Wailua Bakery. And yes, have the pie at Ted’s.
awesome thanks will note it all down – hopefully we get there if isn’t war between US and NK by November!!!
I wouldn’t worry too much about that. I’d be more worried about the being decent waves for the Triple Crown. Which reminds me…Haleiwa is a great comp. The guys don’t go too far from the event so they are around if you want to say hi. The parking is decent but you may have to walk a bit but town is close by if you need some refreshements. Enjoy!
I think you should all join a fucking union.
Imagine having to serve a bunch of drunk brazzos as is
Singing, dancing, making impromptu bongos out of upturned stools. Is that so wrong?
any tapping the bongos is very wrong
In the hands of the white devil it’s like dancing to rap, ill-conceived, misplaced, rotten like old milk. But in the slender brown hands of the multicultural stew that makes up the Brazilian (biggest slaving nation in history!) the organic rhythms are hypnotically beautiful.
Are these rhythms fair compensation for the drummer’s penchant for sharing waves at any opportunity?
or their penchant for shaming their women folk who layeth with the white devil?
Their their
Serious question: What is worse, white devils dancing to rap or white devils with dreadlocks?
Its the ‘jinga’. I know, I saw the Heretier Lamumba doco, and his mum is Brazzo.
https://uploads.disquscdn.c… meh…
Must be bad at meth?
Kelly Waiter.
Felipe definitely not pining for the days he rode Firewire