A great rule of thumb is to never mix politics with the Internet in any capacity. Even if you are being lighthearted and everyone will surely know you are kidding around, hold your tongue and move on. Waitress Leisa Smith learned this the hard way after serving former President George W. Bush and lovely wife Laura and posting a tweet about the fat tip she received afterwards. It turns out you shouldn’t always open with a joke:
According to Mic, Bush left Leisa a gratuity of $40 on a $21.47 bill, which pleased the young waitress very much. But apparently referencing a years-old meme on Twitter before expressing your sincere gratitude has its pitfalls. Namely, the horde of angry comments to follow:
@leisaiscool I hope you work there till you 70 lol. You ain’t ready yet for the real world! haha #Stupid
— Legend – Tee (@Polyroid420) March 27, 2016
@leisaiscool SURE you don’t believe that “Bush did 911.” Liar. You’re so dumb that being a waitress is probably hard for you.
— WashingtonDame (@Fantine21) March 28, 2016
Those were just a few choice comments, but you get the picture. Of course, Leisa never meant any harm or disrespect by her tweet. But obviously she had to make that a bit more clear. “I have a couple of friends that use the meme a lot and they were the only ones I was expecting to see the tweet. I was just trying to get a laugh out of my friends but I in no way actually believe the conspiracy,” she said. She went on to elaborate, “I actually completely respect Bush and I don’t think he actually ‘did 9/11.’ It was just a little tip at the huge joke that everyone says, and I didn’t expect anyone to see the tweet except my 200 followers at the time.”
But when is clearing the air ever enough? Since explaining her actions, Leisa went one step further and pinned a much longer than necessary apology to her Twitter page just in case:
— leviosa (@leisaiscool) March 27, 2016
And that, folks, is why you should never tell a joke again.
(via First We Feast)
However, if you absolutely must rip on something: Man’s Angry Twitter Rant Says What We Are All Thinking About ‘The Big Bang Theory’
