is that even real
- Oh, yeah, man, it's fuckin' great. - Can you believe those songs?Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 2 / 22 章 · 4'20" · B2
Mr. Pink Refuses to Tip, Explained：world's smallest violin
Breakfast is over and the bill is settled, but the tip turns into a full-blown argument. Mr. Pink refuses on principle — "I don't tip because society says I have to" — and when someone pleads for the waitress, he offers a sarcastic "world's smallest violin."
あらすじ
At the end of breakfast, Joe covers the check and asks the men to leave the tip. Mr. Pink refuses: he doesn't tip on principle, and automatic tipping, he says, is for the birds. The others argue that the waitress depends on tips to live; Mr. Pink answers with the 'world's smallest violin.' He finally pays up only because Joe bought breakfast.
注目の表現
for the birdsplay ballcough upworld's smallest violin
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このシーンの表現
world's smallest violin
mock sympathy
When someone pleads that waitresses live on tips, Mr. Pink answers with mock sympathy.
Every time she complains, someone plays the world's smallest violin.
このシーンの他の表現
- for the birds
worthless, not worth it
- play ball
go along with it
- cough up
hand over money
- piece of shit
a worthless thing or person
- have any idea
have no clue
このシーンのメモ一覧
76 行のセリフに 30 件のメモ
a school grade
I haven't heard that since I was in the fifth fuckin' grade.the very first occasion
This is the first time I ever realised that the girl singing the song is the one who shot Andy.lost focus
- That's what I'm talking about. - (Laughter) I must have zoned out during that part before.handle something
All right. I'll take care of the check.decided differently
Hey, I changed my mind.worthless thing — Very crude; never in polite company.
Shoot this piece of shit, will you?money — Slang for money; casual talk only.
All right, everybody cough up some green for the little lady.women (crude slang) — Crude slang for women; avoid it.
You know what these chicks make? They make shit.dare to do something
I don't even know a fuckin' Jew who'd have the balls to say that.make something clear
Let me just get this straight. You don't ever tip, huh?make a real effort
If they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something, but tipping automatically is for the birds.worthless, not worth it
Mid-argument over the bill, Mr. Pink dismisses automatic tipping as pointless.
If they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something, but tipping automatically is for the birds.Put forth links smoothly into the next word.
If they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something, but tipping automatically is for the birds.as for me
As far as I'm concerned, they're doing their job.The as in far as is reduced in fast speech.
As far as I'm concerned, they're doing their job.rely on
But they're counting on your tips to live.work very hard — Vigorous slang; fine among friends only.
These people bust their ass.elliptical so: So's means so is, echoing the previous clause in a short form.
So's working at McDonald's but you don't feel the need to tip them, do you?So's swallows is and sounds like one word.
So's working at McDonald's but you don't feel the need to tip them, do you?nonsense — Crude word for nonsense; informal only.
But society says, "Don't tip these guys here, but tip these guys here." That's bullshit.gerund subject: The gerund waitressing works as the subject of the sentence.
Waitressing is the number-one occupation for female non-college graduates in this country.earn a living
It's the one job basically any woman can get and make a living on.regularly
It appears waitresses are one of the groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis.relative clause: The that-clause describes exactly which piece of paper he means.
Show me a piece of paper that says they shouldn't do that, I'll sign it.go along with it
Mr. Pink says he will vote yes but refuses to simply go along with the custom.
Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. What I won't do is play ball.lend a hand
If you expect me to help out with the rent, you're in for a fuckin' surprise.a stingy jerk — An insult for a stingy person; informal.
Come on, you, cough up a buck, you cheap bastard.cover the cost
I paid for your goddamn breakfast.contribute money
All right, since you paid for breakfast, I'll put in, but normally, I would never do this.「Mr. Pink Refuses to Tip」を読み解く
What's really going on
The debate is funnier than it should be because Mr. Pink is half right. His argument — that tipping is arbitrary, that it depends on a social rule rather than real service — lands a real critique: why tip a waitress and not the kid at McDonald's? But the scene never lets him win cleanly. He smuggles a personal stinginess in under the banner of principle, and the men around him know it; that's why they keep pushing. His famous brush-off, "It's the world's smallest violin playing for the waitresses," is the tell. It's not an argument at all, just a performance of not caring, and it's how the film introduces its real subject: men who talk a good game while looking out only for themselves.
Theme
MoneyThe whole fight is over a single dollar, and Mr. Pink turns a small social rule into a test of principle and pride.
ClassThe men argue about who deserves a tip and who doesn't, sorting workers into categories the way society does.
このチャプターで学べること
- A principle about tips can split a table fast.
- Mock sympathy has its own vocabulary.
- Tipping is a social rule, not a law of nature.
- Refusing to play ball is its own kind of statement.
発音のポイント
- put forth the — Put forth links smoothly into the next word.
- far as — The as in far as is reduced in fast speech.
- So's working — So's swallows is and sounds like one word.
If they really put forth the effort, I'll give 'em something, but tipping automatically is for the birds.Mr. Pink's whole position in one line: he'll reward real effort, but a mandatory tip is worthless. 'For the birds' means not worth taking seriously.
I don't tip because society says I have to.He frames stinginess as independence — refusing to obey a social rule just because it exists. It's the line that starts the argument.
You know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin playing for the waitresses.His sarcastic answer to sympathy: he mimes a tiny violin for the waitresses' hard luck, a way of saying he feels nothing.
Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. What I won't do is play ball.He'll support changing the tax rules, but he won't go along with the custom himself. 'Play ball' means to cooperate with the way things are done.
As far as I'm concerned, they're doing their job.His blunt bottom line: serving customers is just the work they're paid for, not a favor that earns extra.
このシーンについての質問
Why won't Mr. Pink tip?
He says he doesn't tip because society says he has to. He insists he'll reward real effort, but refuses to pay automatically — part principle, part cheapness, as the others keep pointing out.
What is the others' main argument for tipping?
That the waitress lives on her tips. They note she makes minimum wage and "these people bust their ass," so the tip isn't charity but part of how she gets by.
What does Mr. Pink mean by "the world's smallest violin"?
It's a sarcastic gesture of fake sympathy — a tiny violin playing a sad tune for someone's hard luck. He uses it to mock the others for feeling sorry for the waitress.
Why does Mr. Pink finally put money in?
Not because he changed his mind. Joe points out he paid for Mr. Pink's breakfast, so Mr. Pink grudgingly "puts in," while insisting he'd never do it normally.
Who ends up covering the check and the tip?
Joe takes care of the check and tells the others to handle the tip; Eddie pushes everyone to throw in a dollar, and keeps after Mr. Pink until he pays his share.
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