Just for anyone who may be out of the loop, this is a parody of a real story where someone left a fake tip for waitstaff that was just a religious pamphlet.
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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2026
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It's not just a single story, I think this is relatively common.
I worked as a server for 5 years and I received at least 2 of these fake bills as a tip.
I'm guessing this behavior is somewhat regional; my experience was in the deeply religious midwestern usa.
Oh yeah. I used to get 2 or 3 of those every Sunday afternoon. I got used to it and eventually didn't mind as long as they left some real money with it, but the first time you think you're getting $20 and it's just a piece of garbage is a real disappointment.
Do they really think someone's going to want to join their church after getting jerked around like that?
They're jerking themselves off. This way they can feel like they're doing God's work, and they can afford to do it all the time.
Well, yah. This is like why the Nigerian Princes put spelling mistakes in their phishing emails. You don't want to hook the smart ones.
I’ve never had them leave real money with it.
Yeah, there's no excuse for that. Those people are just assholes.
They probably think they are giving you real money. A lot of these folks are prosperity gospel cretins that think God financially rewards the faithful. From their perspective, if they succeed in converting you, they may be giving you a tip worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's twisted.
Did you go to church and put it into the collection plate?
After all, Matthew, Mark, Luke and even Thomas all confirm Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's, and unto God that which is God's."
These people are playing at being God, and deserve their play money back.
Its cult behavior.
Surreptitious proselytizing?
Cult behavior.
They're just in the cult, so they don't see it that way, because their brains are tied up in pretzels of cognitive dissonance.
Do the equivalent to them, in a different flavor?
Much howling and gnashing of teeth.
Sorry that happened, though can't say I'm surprised to hear it happens more frequently than that one-off example. I feel like it must be common anywhere there's an intersection between low economic opportunity and sanctimonious Christian smugness.
They probably think it's like a cheat code to avoid paying while still somehow earning more good boy points with god.
(Not to say I'm a fan of tip culture either, but that's how waitstaff get paid in the US, and stiffing one person on a tip isn't going to change that.)
(Not to say I'm a fan of tip culture either, but that's how waitstaff get paid in the US, and stiffing one person on a tip isn't going to change that.)
Thank you for adding that part.
Yes, the system is bullshit, but it's nobody's place to decide that their server should work for free because you want to protest.
I'll support change, but until then, tip your servers well. It's a hard job, and they deserve much more respect than most people give them.
If possible, rather than add it to the credit card, tip in cash. Real cash. Safe from wage theft especially if you hand it to them directly.
Yup, I've been tipped these more than once before
Nope, mine was up north and I got way more than that.
I even got one of them in germany
In Germany it would simply be amusing and mildly obnoxious, because German waitstaff get paid a living wage and tips are not expected at all. Also, Americans tend to be the only ones who tip.
We hired a contractor to fix our roof and he left one in each bathroom stall.
I.. Simply dont understand
Oh, he doesn't want to be rehired I assume
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Those fake tips were very common when I served in restaurants.
Most outrageous thing to me as an non-American is, how his boss is allowed to pay him $3 an hour for doing the job.
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That happened to me as a bartender 10 or so years ago.
Just one real story? This happens thousands of times around the country, every Sunday afternoon.
What about the part where this message has nothing to do with evolution? Is that part of the joke?
They are not offended about being called out. They are offended about not getting the money.
Just like people receiving the religious version of this. Who cares what those nuts think but fuck them for using fake money to get attention to the stupid shit they say.
If I, as a server, discovered my fat tip also came with a Chick tract, I'd read the stupid comic and still be grateful for the tip.
Hello, based department? I have a new hire for you.
Since we seem to have a bunch of former servers hanging around here, anyone ever have to deal with an Amway meeting?
Those were the worst. 20 people wearing suits and showing off their expensive gadgets and phones. Everyone orders water and the cheapest thing on the menu. Separate checks, and MAYBE a couple of bucks on the table after they've ran your ass off with refills on freebies.
Just a bunch of tools trying to create the appearance of wealth, when in reality they can barely even afford a meal out.
More of this please.
But, then I'd need to go into a church.
I'm 60 years old and I've been inside a church three times. All when I was a kid, all against my will.
I thank god every day that my parents raised me atheist.
I thank god every day that my parents raised me atheist.
I see what you did there.
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I love how the most hypocritical thing you can do is force others to follow your ideologies.
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atheist has infiltrated sanctity of the church
Idk why I find this more funny than the actual story
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Nah, they commonly know evolution is true, just refuses to admit... they are angry coz someone dare to not give them money. Fuckin greedy pigs.
In a similar vein I had one of those street preachers give me this stack of $1 millions that's just a bible
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