In this episode, the Motherfunklers pop bottles at Flûtes Champagne Bar and dive into the chaos of tipping culture, from sneaky 18% “service taxes” to spa gratuities that rival your rent.

Things get philosophical as the gang wrestles with the classic trolley problem, tip psychology, and whether doing nothing is ever truly neutral. Also: the return of Naked Gun’s most questionable prop.### Topics Discussed:• Mandatory gratuity vs. tipping freedom• Uber-driver psychology and Tina Turner sing-alongs• 50 percent tips for “very good” massages• The classic trolley dilemma### Orlando Spots Mentioned• Flûtes Champagne Bar (recording location)• RICCUP on Fairbanks• The Imperial (now sporting a full liquor license)• Osprey Tavern

• The Treehouse (New Smyrna)### Golden Nuggets• A tip should reward service—mandatory fees blur the message.• Doing nothing is still a choice; ethics live in action and inaction.### Timestamps00:00 Intro at Flûtes Champagne Bar03:20 Gratuity creep & the social tax07:15 A no-tip Korean Kitchen revelation12:20 Uber tips & Tina Turner experiment17:10 Owner’s take on tipping percentages24:00 Massage etiquette and 50 percent tips28:10 Enter the trolley dilemma33:50 Ethics of action vs. inaction39:00 Orlando shout-outs & Imperial’s liquor license47:45 Naked Gun beaver-bucket finale### Where to Find Us Funklers?Trevor — https://www.instagram.com/atomicchilisauceNick — https://www.instagram.com/orlandotriviaPragasen — https://www.instagram.com/talktoprAmanda - https://www.instagram.com/intuitivemuseEdd — https://www.instagram.com/eddsiu/