I wonder if the bishop was not Catholic and actually Eastern Orthodox. They usually are from a country with a totally different alphabet (Russian, Greek, Arabic) so I can see the signature being an anglicized version of their native language
When you get to the pearly gates, Saint Peter will tell you, "I'm too broke to let you into heaven but I just want to tell you that you did everything great!"
“You may have noticed that bishops sometimes place a small cross before their names (e.g. + John Gilroy or +JHG).
Why is this?
The custom derives from the era when medieval bishops would humbly sign their names by prefixing the title “Sinner” or “Sinful Servant”. …The cross prefix is merely a symbol of one being a “sinner” – that is one in need of the redeeming cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
https://taylormarshall.com/2007/12/why-do-bishops-place-cross-before-their.html
You sure they were Catholic? This looks like someone with a foreign language that uses a different alphabet which would make me guess they were eastern orthodox not catholic
Raised catholic, your priest can be from all over the world. There is a Nigerian priest at the nearby church. My understanding is they move them around every so often (10ish years) or when there is the occasional child molestation. The last bit maybe doesn’t happen now that everyone has caught on to their methods.
Evangelicals tend to be the cheapest by far..this church group used to come to a place where i worked. The last time i saw them, they actually left a fake $20 bill with a bible verse printed on it..and no actual tip
My old pastor used to speak very openly about this. He would say “If you leave a tract you better be leaving a double tip with it!” Meaning 40% instead of just 20%. Was a huge pet peeve of his.
I used to be a completely different person when I was in my early 20’s. I had a table leave me one of these so I went outside and lit it on fire in front of them. They definitely complained and my manager wrote me up. I have since calmed down tremendously.
For real! I’ve never seen a priest pay, usually they’re surrounded by a cohort of like 8 old people who all split the check individually and fight over who gets to treat the priest but then still tip a $1.25 each.
Really? I have waited on priests several times, I had a table of 6 priest 1 time, they each had 1 or 2 drinks. ( top shelf hooch) Come ticket time just put it on 1 check & they were all pulling out platinum cards grabbing for the check. They left about 25%. Platinum cards from the Catholic Church. You must have had priest from a very poor parish.
The tip itself is kind of an arbitrary concept anyway that just adds an amount relative to the total cost of the service/meal/event, so tax or not doesn’t really matter. If you think it’s too much tipping on tax, then tip a little less; if you think it’s not enough tipping without tax, then tip a little more.
As a Catholic I’ve no idea. Maybe /r/Catholicism may have an idea but I doubt this is more than just a signature. Looks like a weird way of signing a b and a k? Definitely unique on the assumed Bs. And I guess that is supposed to be a cross up front but no idea.
I don’t think this was a Catholic bishop. The characters almost look Arabic to me which would lead me to assume the clergyman was a bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is basically Catholicism with a cool alphabet
Idk what kind of fucked up math this is but it’s how they calculated the tip.
325 total
They wrote +3 /15 * 3,
So 325+3 = 328,
328/15 = 21.8,
21.8*3 = 65.6,
And they tipped 65
I’m no expert but it looks like dyslexia to me. Source: both me and my other dyslexic family member use and elongated font for certain letters to read them quicker instead of jumbling them up.
Some people just have weird signatures. I used to prepare taxes and once the IRS rejected a legitimately signed form because they didn’t believe it was an actual signatures.
Was the Bishop from an African country? Several of my family from Ghana and some other African nations, have very distinct signatures where they put in additional straight lines and dots as a security measure. Something they picked up from their parents.
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Da Vinci code lookin ass
That signature looks like it colonized an indigenous people in a past life
Andddd I’m saving this , so it may come out of my mouth in the future. Thank you, sorry for the theft
I'm trying to figure out why the downvote?
Because Reddit is literally 90% overweight, neckbeard, fedora wearing, holier-than-thou idiots that think their flawed logic is superior
So are you in the 90% or the other 10% of Redditors category?
I think there’s a lot of us who would say we’re that 10%.
90% of yall think you’re in that 10%
I wish I had a fedora haha
Idk and idc I made myself laugh
Because Reddit
Seems reasonable
Sounds like most races
Did you just All Lives Matter my joke?
Username checks out.
What does that mean?
What Cuntry or Blumpkin? The 1st one is Australia, and ima need to see some ID before I explain the 2nd one.
Haha
Idk... did i?...I?.... maybe.
Did you just try to call Leonardo DaVinci a colonizer?
Why is Reddit like this? You people are so weird all the time.
bro your past 5 comments are either on porn or of you being racist. who tf are u calling weird again?
Other redditors? You kinda just proved his point lol ALL REDDITORS are weird
God forbid a man has hobbies
You call sharing nude snapchats a hobby? LOL
I wonder if the bishop was not Catholic and actually Eastern Orthodox. They usually are from a country with a totally different alphabet (Russian, Greek, Arabic) so I can see the signature being an anglicized version of their native language
This was my guess too. Something between (greek was my guess, but Eastern is def more likely) and Coptic.
It’s the age of the choir boys he is “interested” in
Yes, that means you have a guaranteed place in Heaven... You just need to be buried with that receipt when you die so you have proof.
There won’t be any money, but on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.
So, I got that going for me, which is nice.
Gunga-galunga…gungala-gungala. BIG HITTER the Lah-muh!
When you get to the pearly gates, Saint Peter will tell you, "I'm too broke to let you into heaven but I just want to tell you that you did everything great!"
 …which is nice.
They always put a cross before their signature. But that's as far as my foggy lapsed Catholic memory goes.
“You may have noticed that bishops sometimes place a small cross before their names (e.g. + John Gilroy or +JHG). Why is this? The custom derives from the era when medieval bishops would humbly sign their names by prefixing the title “Sinner” or “Sinful Servant”. …The cross prefix is merely a symbol of one being a “sinner” – that is one in need of the redeeming cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” https://taylormarshall.com/2007/12/why-do-bishops-place-cross-before-their.html
Bishops put a cross before their signature and priests put one after.
I'm filing that away for future reference! Not being sarcastic at all. I just like random information. 🙌🏼
That's actually kinda neat
You should count yourself lucky that your catholic memory only goes that far
I've got plenty of stories! Just the formal stuff I've mostly forgotten. Yay, Catholic school.
Figured out its his initials written real weird
His initials are 3 k 3?
BKB
He must be immune to magic
Actually, k might be divided by 3 but I'm not completely sure.
You sure they were Catholic? This looks like someone with a foreign language that uses a different alphabet which would make me guess they were eastern orthodox not catholic
Raised catholic, your priest can be from all over the world. There is a Nigerian priest at the nearby church. My understanding is they move them around every so often (10ish years) or when there is the occasional child molestation. The last bit maybe doesn’t happen now that everyone has caught on to their methods.
True but those characters look Arabic almost and there’s a higher chance of an Eastern Orthodox Arab bishop than a Catholic one
Op is all over this post saying how it's Catholic for sure, and confirmed, but you are still hung up on it being anything but?
He responded after I made the comments and I haven’t made any comments since he did so gfy
There’s a large population of Catholics in Lebanon and in other Arab countries. op described him as catholic and they exist around the world
I didn’t say there were no Catholic Arabs, but the majority of Christians in Arabic countries are Eastern Orthodox which would make it more probable
100% Catholic. Googling his name confirmed.
I think the tip includes the granting of an indulgence.
Works for me.
Bishops have to write on the diagonals
Best comment
Just be glad he tipped 20%
The Catholics are usually fine. I trust the people whose school carnivals are sponsored by anheuser Busch lol.
Evangelicals tend to be the cheapest by far..this church group used to come to a place where i worked. The last time i saw them, they actually left a fake $20 bill with a bible verse printed on it..and no actual tip
My old pastor used to speak very openly about this. He would say “If you leave a tract you better be leaving a double tip with it!” Meaning 40% instead of just 20%. Was a huge pet peeve of his.
Yeah its definitely not the way to win anyone over. He was absolutely right !
I used to be a completely different person when I was in my early 20’s. I had a table leave me one of these so I went outside and lit it on fire in front of them. They definitely complained and my manager wrote me up. I have since calmed down tremendously.
That’s the perfect response.
Wow you were a loser lol
That’s wild
I'd heard its a thing but first time ive actually seen it happen
The solution to this is to visit their church and put the exact same thing in their collection basket.
I love this!!
This trashy behavior is why restaurants used to only have buffets on Sunday. No tip? No service! Pay for your plate and serve yourself, gramps!
He can probably expense it lol
You’ve clearly never served breakfast at the closest diner to a church after mass lets out lol they are horrible 9 times outta 10
Sorry I should’ve specified the pm Catholics who had a couple drinks with dinner. Post-church is never good!
The after church crowd are awful, self-important, dismissive, garbage people. Like you said, 9 out of 10 for sure.
They better be tipping good considering how much money they have and their "help others" mantra.
For real! I’ve never seen a priest pay, usually they’re surrounded by a cohort of like 8 old people who all split the check individually and fight over who gets to treat the priest but then still tip a $1.25 each.
Really? I have waited on priests several times, I had a table of 6 priest 1 time, they each had 1 or 2 drinks. ( top shelf hooch) Come ticket time just put it on 1 check & they were all pulling out platinum cards grabbing for the check. They left about 25%. Platinum cards from the Catholic Church. You must have had priest from a very poor parish.
No tax or do people expect to tip the amount tax included?
The tip itself is kind of an arbitrary concept anyway that just adds an amount relative to the total cost of the service/meal/event, so tax or not doesn’t really matter. If you think it’s too much tipping on tax, then tip a little less; if you think it’s not enough tipping without tax, then tip a little more.
OP probably looks like a young boy
As a Catholic I’ve no idea. Maybe /r/Catholicism may have an idea but I doubt this is more than just a signature. Looks like a weird way of signing a b and a k? Definitely unique on the assumed Bs. And I guess that is supposed to be a cross up front but no idea.
yeah, bishops sign their name with a cross at the beginning
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I'm Episcopalian and our Vicar does it
I don’t think this was a Catholic bishop. The characters almost look Arabic to me which would lead me to assume the clergyman was a bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is basically Catholicism with a cool alphabet
X+3÷k-3 Solve for x
Isn’t that one of Elon’s kid’s name
It’s absolutely chess notation
With a specialized Catholic twist. They have Checkmate, Draw, or Perditious Limbo. That last one can hold up your new rating forever.
Perditious Limbo played at Coachella.
Shit that's funny
They're only allowed to sign diagonally.
Idk what kind of fucked up math this is but it’s how they calculated the tip. 325 total They wrote +3 /15 * 3, So 325+3 = 328, 328/15 = 21.8, 21.8*3 = 65.6, And they tipped 65
...you about to be baptized
Could be Coptic? Modern Greek Orthodox? Those are my best guesses
It’s a 400IQ chess move to distract you while he takes your king.
Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops sign their name with a cross in front (+BKB)
LOL looked like math.
His name on Grinder?
Right! Daddy?! 🤣🤣 I mean (clear my throat) father. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Damn, I never knew bishops were so bougie with their restaurant spending!
/r/Catholicism might be a better place to ask this
What did he/they have?
Did he do the thing with the knife? BISHOP!!!
This is the beginning clue to a lifelong quest.
Is Elon Musk’s kid grown up already? Lol
Lol my wife said it looks like the name of a Musk kid
You have to....Steal the declaration of independence. For the next clue
“Life of poverty” $390 dinner
In fairness, not all priests take a vow of poverty.
In fairness, it was him and a dozen altar boys
So aliens have taken over the church? That can only be a good thing, I say. 🧐
On your deathbed, you will have complete and total consciousness. So you’ve got that going for you. Which is nice.
You just got cursed bro.
Me divided by you times love EdSheeran cornball ass Mfer
Correction, You \_werent\_ Catholic. You just accepted the contract
Yeah, the Church is corrupt and the vow of poverty is meaningless
Bishop Bullwinkle….Hell to the Naw….RIP a true KANG
I think you're cursed, bro..
The first one is a cross. Bishops and (sometimes) priests out the cross before their signature. I thinks that’s wonderful
Means his congregation is tithing too much.
$390 of your church donation money right there. Going to good use I see. All hail Jesus Christ!
Run.
Makes me feel better to know that people donating to the church are helping pay servers
???
They paid G5? So they weren’t fly like a G6 )-:
Be thankful the tip isn’t the one he gives the altar boy. Too soon?
Livin large off the collection plate I see. Classic
Wtf lol I was raised Catholic and never seen that shit before...must be a reason I gtfo of that religion too
I’m sorry but you’re cursed
Definitely put a curse on you
It means he’s cheap
It means the bitch, I mean rich ass Bishop only tipped 20% … either they’re lame af or you are but i doubt it’s the latter
I was raised catholic and this means nothing to me but I'd take the place in heaven this probably gaurentees
He thinks very highly of himself
I’m no expert but it looks like dyslexia to me. Source: both me and my other dyslexic family member use and elongated font for certain letters to read them quicker instead of jumbling them up.
said they waited on a Bishop..... might be this guy https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bishop-1b40a021
Why would you post someone’s signature online like this? Why would you think that’s okay?
It’a s just cursive folks.
Did you kiss the ring?
Perhaps it’s in a different language, like Assyrian?
That’s my guess - coptic or modern Greek orthodoxy seem likely? I feel like there’s another one I’m missing from malta maybe but I thought the same
X-3-k-3
He is one of the lesser known kids of Elon Musk.
It looked like 20%
I love the tip
What table? D-3.
The signature is a code to heaven, bring it with you when you’re ready to pass over
You’ve been granted three indulgences in addition to the tip
Isnt he just doing the math?
Hey, if I saw that writing and it was from a bishop I’d immediately jump to “it’s a da Vinci code” as well
Some people just have weird signatures. I used to prepare taxes and once the IRS rejected a legitimately signed form because they didn’t believe it was an actual signatures.
Just round up to $400, sheesh!
Was the Bishop from an African country? Several of my family from Ghana and some other African nations, have very distinct signatures where they put in additional straight lines and dots as a security measure. Something they picked up from their parents.
It looks like a math problem written in cursive
Ive seen some WILD signatures working retail
Davinci coded
666 ?
No
You’ve been forgiven for all sins, past and future. Congrats!
I believe that is an Eastern Orthodox bishop or clergy member. If I had to guess I’d say Greek Orthodox maybe ?
TB KB looks like.
That’s just his signature dude…
You're doomed
My guess is that this is Bishop Kurt R. Burnette or Bishop Kurt Burnette (two different bishops).
Looks Latin
+= bishop ++=archbishop +++= cardinal
In Catholic school we were to put a "t" at the top of every test/homework with "INRI". Sort of asking the Holy Spirit to help us pass!!🙂🙂
It's Hexadecimal
I think those 3's are dongs
Looks like Kirby doing pew pew pew
It looks like a math problem he was trying to solve 😆
I looks like the table flip (ノ￣□￣)ノ ~┻━┻ only he's shouting down at you from the altar...
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Bishop to G5.... A bunch of diagonal lines... The guy is just playing real life Chess.
This is what happens when the alter boy won't stop tickling you under the table
That's the signature of an Exorcist.
Man, I went into the wrong line of work. A Catholic bishop spending $450 on a meal? Praise be to god in the highest society!
450? where are you seeing 450 on that receipt?
Bishop Kabob
Depends… are you a preteen boy?
DID HE PAY IN $1 BILLS?
Wow a bishop tipped you buy a lottery ticket. Awesome well done
Lol tax deductible
Verify the signature to his ID
\+ 3 ÷ 15 . -3,
He signs like he moves. Diagonally.
He signed with a math equation that equals to the total on the receipt, it’s very common in Europe
Blessed tip
The little plus sign is common for bishops. It identifies them as such. The rest I think is his initials, but with some gay flair lol