CULTURE BUZZ: Collections of tip jars with witty pleas to give up your extra pocket change. Tip jars are a common fixture in the service industry. So common, that they have to find clever ways to grab your attention. In the end, if the service doesn’t convince you to shell out the extra cash, maybe the entertainment will.

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1. Tipping is Not a City in China
2. Flickr: Tip Jars
3. Witty tip jars bring in the cash
4. Reservoir Dogs: Scene on Tipping
5. Tipping 101

A melted sign in England reminds us of why we’re pretty psyched for colder weather. If only that sign were one giant M&M, this never would have happened.

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CULTURE BUZZ: A rash of factual errors and misspellings plague America’s angriest signage. It turns out blog comments do have a precursor: Protest signs, usually angry, often wrong. Though there is something far sadder about someone laboring over their angry sign with paint or markers and still spelling ‘john’ incorrectly.

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1. Yes, English is a Good Language!
2. Parentheses Cannot Save You
3. Who Actually Needs The Brains Here, Guy?
4. History Can Be Tough
5. Toyota Has Done Something With the Law
6. The Three R’s No Longer Include Spelling