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pregnant teen waitress gets, $1000 tip
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post Mar 18 2006, 01:28 PM
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The couple at one of waitress Amanda Newkirk's many tables seemed ordinary enough. The woman ordered a turkey burger, fries and two Coors Lights. The man had a bacon cheeseburger and sweet tea.

Their bill came to $26.35. They left Newkirk $1,000.

Newkirk, seven months pregnant and teary with excitement, read the handwritten note on the check: "Keep the change! Have a great day."

The 19-year-old thought it had to be a joke. But the manager at Ruby Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of the ten $100 bills with a counterfeit-detection pen.

Newkirk couldn't figure out why the couple had given her such a generous tip. She didn't think her service had been very good.

A couple days after the March 7 incident, Newkirk got her answer.

A 28-year-old widow who said she'd been going through a tough time called Newkirk's general manager and said she'd left the tip while at lunch with her fiance.

"It involved a lot more than good service at a great restaurant," said Erin Dogan of Roanoke County. "I didn't need it. It helped someone who ... needed it. God put us there together. God answered my questions."

Dogan, whose husband died last year, said she's a shopaholic and could have easily spent the money at a nearby mall. But she decided to put it to better use.

"It made me feel phenomenal," Dogan said. "It has changed my life."

Newkirk plans to use some of the money to help pay for medical bills related to her pregnancy. But aside from a few national radio and television appearances, life continues as normal for the teen.

"I'm not going to retire with a thousand dollars," she said with a laugh.



dang, thats really nice. happy.gif

if i had that much money, id give it to her too.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 01:48 PM
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the most i ever is no more than 10%....

but damn..

that's one good day for a waitress... my friend says it's one of the worst jobs you can get. lol.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 01:50 PM
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aww that was such a nice thing they did.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 01:51 PM
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Aw that was nice of the person. To be honest, if I had a $1000 and my waitress was a pregnant teen, I would've been pitying her in my mind then actually donating it.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 02:37 PM
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Wow, very generous!
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 03:02 PM
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that`s amazing. why cant there be more people in the world like that?
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 03:39 PM
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*sigh*

Too bad a lot of people only leave like, a 3% tip. Dammit, this person left like, a 1,550% percent!!!! Haha.

Just because I'm bored, I'm going to figure out the actual percentage.

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The percentage is 3,795.06%

I used the computer calculator - I would never be able to do that using a piece of pen and paper

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post Mar 18 2006, 05:32 PM
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Whoa, extremely generous!
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 06:14 PM
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QUOTE(Ice Cream 4 U @ Mar 18 2006, 12:39 PM) *
*sigh*

Too bad a lot of people only leave like, a 3% tip. Dammit, this person left like, a 1,550% percent!!!! Haha.

Just because I'm bored, I'm going to figure out the actual percentage.

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Edit

The percentage is 3,795.06%

I used the computer calculator - I would never be able to do that using a piece of pen and paper

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You mean a pen and a piece of paper.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 06:28 PM
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whoa she didnt really get 1000 dollar tip... obviously whoever started this does not know mathematics... their bill was 26.35 so she only received 973.65... not as glitzy now huh?


if sum1 left me that i could only imagine which drug i would spend it on first!! oh wow itd be an exciting time! plus with that money i bet i could just walk into any strip club and get head from a stripper
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 06:42 PM
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Wow that's really great :)
I'm really glad she got that money,
that really was a wonderful thing to do.
Sure beats spending it at the mall.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:14 PM
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My mother was a bartender on the side in 1993 pregnant with my youngest brother and going through a divorce and one of her customers dropped her $1000 on Christmas.

It happens.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:17 PM
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QUOTE(CrackedRearView @ Mar 18 2006, 5:14 PM) *
My mother was a bartender on the side in 1993 pregnant with my youngest brother and going through a divorce and one of her customers dropped her $1000 on Christmas.

It happens.




wow! bartending as a pregnant woman? how horrible of a mother! all that second-hand smoke! damn i feel bad for yur bro
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:18 PM
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Not like you understand the circumstances surrounding the situation or what's happened in recent years, anyway.

You're on another level of idiocy.
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:25 PM
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i dont even get tips _dry.gif
 
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QUOTE(CrackedRearView @ Mar 18 2006, 5:18 PM) *
Not like you understand the circumstances surrounding the situation or what's happened in recent years, anyway.

You're on another level of idiocy.




you're right i don't know the circumstances of your family but i do know for a fact that i would not want my mother/wife bartending while pregnant with a child - thats just pure stupidity!
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:30 PM
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^For the first time in my life, I agree with you. If my mom was pregnant, i don't want her near where smokes from cigarette would be or alcohol is avaibale blink.gif
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:32 PM
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QUOTE(Blow_Don't_SUCK @ Mar 18 2006, 5:30 PM) *
^For the first time in my life, I agree with you. If my mom was pregnant, i don't want her near where smokes from cigarette would be or alcohol is avaibale blink.gif




OHHHHHHH looks like this person is a complete idiot too huh?
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:34 PM
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Justin isn't an idiot. Based on his posts, I'd say his very intelligent. Like he said, we don't know or undetstand the circumstances, so we're probably assuming things...
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:35 PM
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nah he called me an idiot b/c i said that so i was makin the point that u must be an idiot too since u agreed with me
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 08:36 PM
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^OH. I guess I really am an idiot for mis-reading things...
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 09:29 PM
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thats a really generous woman..
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 10:31 PM
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EVERYBODY GET PREGNANT AND GET JOBS AT A DINER
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 11:17 PM
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^ Too bad I can't get pregnant...
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 11:22 PM
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QUOTE(subway @ Mar 18 2006, 10:31 PM) *
EVERYBODY GET PREGNANT AND GET JOBS AT A DINER

That's what I was thinking when I read this article yesterday. I was like "damn, I should be a waitress and pretend to be pregnant."
 
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post Mar 18 2006, 11:30 PM
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yeah but that won't make sense since a $1000 clearly isn't enough for a baby. It just adds a significant amount to the portion pinch.gif
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:21 AM
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Awww..thats so nice =)
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:25 AM
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Aw, what a heartfelt thing to do. To be completely honest, if I had a $1000, I don't think I would leave it to someone I didn't really know. I would donate it to some charity or shelter or something.
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:38 AM
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How generous of the lady.
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EVERYBODY GET PREGNANT AND GET JOBS AT A DINER


Lol. I'm too young to get a job. rolleyes.gif
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:45 AM
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and now my faith in human society is restored...
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 01:58 AM
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I hope she's mature and responsible enough to handle the cash because i know a lot of girls spend money like a shopaholic in L.A, california.
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 02:58 AM
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i work at ruby tuesday....

where's my 1000 dollar tip, bitches?
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:23 AM
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^ LOL, as soon as I read Ruby Tuesday, you're the first thing to come to mind.
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 09:25 AM
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Wow.
Maybe I just stuff a pillow under my shirt and be a waitress wink.gif
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 11:40 AM
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^ laugh.gif I was thinking about that...
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 08:37 PM
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aww, that was really altruistic...
 
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post Mar 19 2006, 08:45 PM
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That is pritty fricken cool coz she need the money thats like mad crazy.. :-) good for her.
 
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post Mar 20 2006, 12:34 AM
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aww thats soooo nice biggrin.gif
 
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post Mar 20 2006, 12:51 AM
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Soo generous and thoughtful..
 
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post Mar 20 2006, 01:32 AM
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Cool. Note to self: Get.Friend.Pregnant."
 
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post Mar 20 2006, 02:07 AM
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she isnt going to give you $1000
 
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post Mar 20 2006, 09:29 PM
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That's really nice of the woman, though. Wow.
 
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I think that was really generous of her. It was put to a good cause anyway. _smile.gif
 
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post Mar 21 2006, 05:04 PM
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wow; that's generous. I wanna be like that when im older and if i had the money.
 
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