Not too long ago, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin posted a charming yet humble-bragging photo of her efforts to support local Raleigh restaurants.
Here is what we did tonight to support our local restaurants. Take out from Garland. And we left a 35 percent tip. Please do the same. pic.twitter.com/SI21NAvV8U
— Mary-Ann Baldwin ☮️ (@maryannbaldwin) March 15, 2020
Don’t tell us the tip amount, Mary-Ann. That defeats the purpose. It’s perfectly fine to make sure the tip recipient knows exactly how much you’re giving. I know Seinfeld covered this, but if you’re at a coffee shop, you can wait until the barrista is finished steaming that oat milk to watch you place your crumpled two dollars into the tip jar. Get your credit where credit is due. But to tweet your exact tip % when nobody was even thinking about that? Come on, Mayor.
Fortunately, the internet doesn’t miss a beat. And slightly north of the tandoori poussin and the lamb sausage sat a suspicious, delicious little treat.
https://twitter.com/Brentforbrains/status/1239545314970865665
Mary-Ann! You bad girl!!! Hey, I don’t blame you. Indian sure goes down a little better on the backtide of a heady sativa. Take a couple whiffs and let that tikka masala heat warm your insides. The only problem here is that your city is still pretty tough on the ol’ pots and pans. And since you’re the mayor of that city, well, the spicy aromas of lentil samosas won’t be able to mask the stinky stench of hypocrisy.
I’m rewatching Breaking Bad for the first time. The first season is so much fun. It came out in 2008 and of course it’s set in New Mexico, but the way Skyler, Marie, and Hank talk about weed is hysterical. I’m sure they exaggerated their stances to heighten their foiling of Walt, but even so, it’s crazy to remember that not that long ago, marijuana was viewed as the gateway to heroin.
Props to Mayor Mary-Ann for not taking the tweet down at least. She’s letting it fly. I respect that.