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Originally Posted by bolt2112
It's really not that complicated. If they ever surveyed 100 people for a Family Feud category with, "Name a profession that receives tips," the number one answer would be "Waiter/Waitress". So it's pretty obvious that a restaurant would be the go-to analogy in this thread.
Fair enough. Superficially it's more similar than, say,
mortgage lending. But it's not that similar in the particulars that matter. (And mortgage lending deals with sums at least as large as a BBJ, so there's a case to be made there too.)
The salient point is, almost never does a restaurant offer a windfall of $10,000 or more. No ****, right? That's why it's just an analogy, right?
But it means any comparison premised on a windfall from a restaurant is going to start out absurd and end up absurd. The absurdity doesn't argue for or against anything. How would I react if the server brought me a magical 5-ton steak that doesn't feel any heavier? Blergh! The Aristocrats!
The only sensible restaurant comparison I can think of is if the server or bartender puts in your order for keno or scratch-off cards or something, and you win $10k that way. Other comparisons, in the casino, might be going on a heater at the craps table and running $100 up to $10k. Make of those what you will.