I think the claim of the "anti-gay receipt" being a hoax is a bad hoax ...

[zbdent]

and looking at the comments, those siding with the "named" family are forgetting a little "hoax" which "brought down" a journalist, with "forged" documents.

Plus, they're likely to believe that Obama's birth certificate is faked (by the same methods they totally ignore in this case).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/family-anti-gay-receipt-hoax_n_4343563.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&icid=maing-grid7|maing13|dl4|sec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D411544

Why do I see it this way?

Hmm ... the receipt from the waitress, in all the pictures, is printed sharply.

The receipt by the "wronged family" ... not so sharply printed.

If they got the second receipt (customer copy) from the same printer, why is the image blurred slightly? Bad scan of their receipt where they wiped the comments out? (I notice that the ones who blame the server are saying "white out" was used ... bwahahaha!)

[Puzzledtraveller]

1. ....................

[PoliticAverse]

2. I await one of the parties suing the other so the courts can determine the facts. n/t

[cali]

3. I think there's reasonable doubt.

the patrons presented their copy of the receipt and their credit card statement.

I went back and looked and couldn't detect that the receipt of the patrons is not as sharply printed. Both parties presented legible copies.

Here's my other problem: If the patrons are so stupid that they wrote a bigoted note with a credit card with their personal information, how are they smart enough to forge a credit card statement and receipt?

[GeorgeGist]

8. time

[ProdigalJunkMail]

4. all it would take is checking with CC company

and confirming that the tip was added and 'batched' at the end of the night. the restaurant will be able to figure this out... however, the fact that $111.00 shows on their credit card bill is a bad sign for the server.

sP

[zbdent]

9. IF the credit card company agrees ...

we have their "printed copy", which, Dan Rather can tell you, can be forged. Just ask the guy in the basement who claims he reproduced a copy of Rather's copy ...

[ProdigalJunkMail]

10. no... it has nothing to do with a 'copy' or even a piece of paper

at the end of the night or sometimes the next morning, the restaurant will reconcile its credit card receipts and input the tips so that the customer is charged the right amount. IF that reconciliation indicates that the tip was left... then the server is either lying or has been 'had' by one of her coworkers.

sP

[cbdo2007]

5. Or most likely.......who gives a shit?!?! This is the dumbest story of the year.

[Egnever]

6. I knew this receipt business was starting to smell

Sad that people have to try to take advantage.

[sharp_stick]

7. I wish I had the time

to really concentrate on what's important, like whether or not the receipt is photoshopped.

[GeorgeGist]

11. Why would they put comments on the customer copy?

[hrmjustin]

12. The cc bill said they paid 111 dollars.

[nykym]

13. Its been a while since I

charged anything, but I remember the customer copy of a reciept was a yellowish color and not white.
Also the copy below Merchant Copy and Customer copy is different.
Just saying.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. no longer true with thermoprint technology

both receipts look the same except for labeling.

sP

[nykym]

16. my how time flies

[ProdigalJunkMail]

17. there are some places that still do impact printing

which does yield the 'carbon copy' effect... but it slowly but surely disappearing.

sP

[dionysus]

19. must have been quite a while. stores with old equipment still use that method but it's very rare.

last time I saw what you describe was when I bought a guitar. with restaurants and such these days the copies look the same, except one says merchant copy and the other says customer copy.

on edit, if I recall correctly, when I bought the guitar the white and yellow pages were a handwritten bill of sale and the credit card slip I signed was on white ribbon paper...

[former9thward]

14. The customer copy is always more blurred than the merchant copy.

Take a look next time. Of course I guess that means I must be birther. Nice try to shut down discussion.

[WolverineDG]

18. Then how come their bill reflects a tip

When the receipt doesn't? If they had stiffed the server, their bill would match the receipt.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

20. Even the restaurant is saying they have no charge that matches what the server presented.nt