Michael Belisle commented on Ground Beef Gains Time-Travel Ability

"@crazydavythe1st: No, the meat is probably actually sourced from all over the world."

Michael Belisle commented on Should Yelp Remove Reviews By Non Customers?

"I'm behind Yelp on this one."

Michael Belisle commented on California Students Protest, Riot Over Tuition Gouging

"@TheMonkeyKing: I know I am going to sound like an ass. If you say so, who am I to argue?"

Michael Belisle commented on California Students Protest, Riot Over Tuition Gouging

"@veg-o-matic: Tuition and mandatory fees are covered by federal student loans. You may use the money you receive only to pay for education expenses at the school that awarded your loan."

Michael Belisle commented on College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip

"@Difdi: According to any dictionary, the phrase mandatory gratuity is an oxymoron. Not according to the Oxford American Dictionary that I consulted in the post you're responding to, so obviously this statement is false. Is the restaurant paying taxes on the bill, or are they committing tax evasion on a portion of it? Neither. Tips and reasonable mandatory charges are not included in sales receipts and aren't subject to sales tax, as long as they are properly documented and the entire amount is dispersed to the employees who provided the service. They are, however, considered income."

Michael Belisle commented on College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip

"@gmxperry: I'm pretty sure that accepting partial payment of a debt neither settles the debt nor implies that a new contract is formed."

Michael Belisle commented on College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip

"Apparently there's precedent for dropping the charge: The Warren County district attorney, Kathleen B."

Michael Belisle commented on College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip

"@gmxperry: As defined in the OAD, a "tip" is not strictly optional, thought probably implied by "reward": tip n."

Michael Belisle commented on Walmart Security Guard Gets Head-butted, Sat On, Peed On

"@nbs2: Not sure about the RIAA, but definitelly the MPAA's Jack Valenti in this infamous testimony: I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."

Michael Belisle commented on Walmart Security Guard Gets Head-butted, Sat On, Peed On

"@pecan 3.14159265: You bring up a good point: the things we're all making up in our heads about how this unfolded has a significant effect on our individual conclusions about whether or not the guard acted prudently. I'd like to think that there was some semblance of size parity between the guard and shoplifter, but in reality nobody knows anything beyond the the few sentences in the article."