[mmichaels1970]

The pastor claims that though she scratched out the automatic gratuity on the bill, she left a $6 cash tip at the table.

If the pastor isn't lying (and I don't think the waitress is denying it), she actually left about a 17% tip anyway.

Sounds like an attempt at a cute joke that backfired.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

If the pastor isn't lying (and I don't think the waitress is denying it), she actually left about a 17% tip anyway.

Sounds like an attempt at a cute joke that backfired

Or a weak attempt to stop some of the negative publicity the pastor has been receiving. The pastor's story doesn't smell right - if she's going to go ahead and leave an almost 18% tip anyway, what's the point of her "joke"?