# andrewdt85, You Gibber And Rave Like A Gibbering Raving Thing **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997 "2005-11-20T23:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/21 "2005-11-21T04:33:35Z")
Wow. What an astonishing number of posts… and what an astonishingly low signal-to-noise ratio. I think he’s about one more dose of whatever he’s having away from exhorting us all to FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER. I need to go get some air – reading his posts makes me feel like I have been huffing paint. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/22 "2005-11-21T04:35:34Z")
I think he’s just trying to get to his 1000th post. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/23 "2005-11-21T04:58:41Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Imagining them in the same thread or, worse yet, arguing with one another is the stuff nightmares are made of. **VCO3** has manfully stepped into the breach, wholeheartedly agreeing with him in the “Doctors” thread. As someone pointed out, having **VCO3** on your side is a sure sign that it’s time for a cup of tea and a lie down in a darkened room. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/24 "2005-11-21T05:16:00Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Argh! That’s why I just skipped that thread to begin with. I could just see me seething over yet another (almost) Mr. Pink. But I _did_ think that not only was he a lot more verbose than usual, but had seemingly for the first time ventured beyond CS. What’s up **andrew**? And please tell me, as a lowly waitress, that 12% figure was merely a joke? > > Right?? Nope he said it! His proof that it’s 12% > [@andrewdt85](#): > > Reservoir Dogs, opening scene- actor says 12 %. > > I’m not crazy… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/25 "2005-11-21T05:16:51Z")
For someone who’s been around long enough to post 1000+ threads, he sure seems to know fuckall about the customs and traditions of the board. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/26 "2005-11-21T05:18:27Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > For someone who’s been around long enough to post 1000+ threads, he sure seems to know fuckall about the customs and traditions of the board. Erm. Make that 1000+ posts, not threads. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/27 "2005-11-21T05:24:51Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > For someone who’s been around long enough to post 1000+ threads Speed don’t mean dick and life don’t grow in a vacuum. If he rapid-fires 1000 posts and pays no attention to the response, he’s just jerking off in an empty field on a cloudy midnight under the hidden gaze of the new moon. Sucka. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/28 "2005-11-21T05:34:29Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > it’s time for a cup of tea and a lie down in a darkened room. Preferably one with padded walls… ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/29 "2005-11-21T06:00:19Z")
FYI, this guy has started 216 threads since joining. He’s been around eight months. 216. Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/30 "2005-11-21T06:10:07Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > he’s just jerking off in an empty field on a cloudy midnight under the hidden gaze of the new moon. You say this like it’s a bad thing. What, he should do it on the steps of City Hall? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/31 "2005-11-21T06:35:12Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > Erm. Make that 1000+ posts, not threads. Give him time… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/32 "2005-11-21T06:50:14Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Nope he said it! His proof that it’s (appropriate to tip) 12% (of the bill) : > [@andrewdt85](#): > > Reservoir Dogs, opening scene- actor says 12 %. > > I’m not crazy… So although Quentin Tarantino is most assuredly not a great man, his films _do_ apparently provide infallible guidance _re_ certain customary social graces… ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/33 "2005-11-21T06:50:44Z")
I knew a guy like this once. He was angry at the world for no discernable reason. He spouted vagaries and condemned entire groups of people for the perceived wrongs of a few. He yelled, shouted, cussed, screamed, and whined until someone paid attention to him, and then proceeded to use anti-logic to defend his regurgitated viewpoints. He never once backed down and admitted he might be wrong, and he argued vehemently for his cause when everyone else knew the cause, if there ever was one, was long ago lost; despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Eventually he pissed off the wrong people and they made him eat his teeth. I’m not saying that’s what should happen to poor, misguided **andrewt85** , I’m just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/34 "2005-11-21T07:26:29Z")
> [@VegemiteMoose](#): > > The thing that really boggles my mind are some of the sane, normal responses from people. It’s as if a ten-foot tall, 4 armed lizard wearing a rainbow wig ran up to a group of people and screamed “Huzza ugga likop!! Where’s the movie theater?” and as I’m standing there gaping, the guy next to me just gives directions. Pfft. Newbie. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/35 "2005-11-21T08:20:13Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > [A cretinous question in ATMB about why the aforementioned thread was closed, when the answer had been clearly stated.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345722) Hang out our banners on the outward walls; The cry is still, [‘He posts!’](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345839) . Still wondering why his thread was locked, and irked that Mods get the final word in every thread. Jesus Christ, just what the fuck does it take to make you shut the fuck up? Stop starting these fucking stupid threads every five minutes! Fuck! ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/36 "2005-11-21T09:20:41Z")
Why isn’t 12% an appropriate tip? (Sorry - I live in Australia) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/37 "2005-11-21T09:56:32Z")
> [@csharpmajor](#): > > Why isn’t 12% an appropriate tip? > > (Sorry - I live in Australia) I think (based on my own experience) 15% is more usual in the US, with the tips going up to 20% or higher if the person did something ‘above and beyond’ during the meal. (If you’re wondering why tips are higher here, it may be that the base pay is lower and they need more in tips to make a decent wage. I always thought that system sucked more ass than a mosquito at a nudist colony.) ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/38 "2005-11-21T10:01:10Z")
10-15% is the accepted norm, with 10% for sub-par service and 15% for good service. It can be upped to 20%, but in my experience 15% is always a pretty good tip. If the service was ho-hum about 12% is a fair enough tip. ---
**Author:** ![VegemiteMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/39 "2005-11-21T10:08:51Z")
Oh please, pretty please don’t turn this thread into a hijack about tipping. I think there’s a _slight_ possibilty that there may be older threads that cover the subject that would educate **csharpmajor**. The pittee hasn’t even graced us with his presence and I’m ever so much looking forward to it. grumble… stupid insomnia… can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me… can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997/40 "2005-11-21T10:13:05Z")
Yes, yes, sorry. No more posts about tipping u\_u [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrewdt85-you-gibber-and-rave-like-a-gibbering-raving-thing/331997.md?page=3)