This pissed-off interstitial risks offending Jews, as well as Christians. In blasting Sunday churchgoers who don't leave tips after lunching at the chain restaurant where he's a waiter, Tandy Versyp tries to be sardonically amusing. Likewise, he goes for laughs when he calls Jews good tippers -- even if his antics verge on stereotyping both Jews and Christians.

To be sure, Versyp speaks from his I-was-the-server experience about stingy Christians and generous Jews. He explores the paradox of parsimoniousness in a religion devoted to "loving one another," just as he explodes the myth that Jews are "cheap."

In my decade or so of close association with the restaurant business, I hate to say that I've noticed what Versyp points out is all too often true. It may not be politically correct to say so, but Versyp is right on target in his controversial, in-your-face monologue. With righteous audacity, he ends by quoting singer Fergie: "If you ain't got no money, take your broke ass home."

Among other things, this brave new piece tows the razor's edge between social satire and biased rhetoric.