May 14, 2026 from Peter's Path The Wide Paved Road versus the Narrow Footpath Stories from many times and places show two ways of life. One way is wide and smooth like a paved road. It offers ease and pleasure. Many people choose it. Yet it leads to ruin. The other way is na...
May 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Latte Problems With This Read A Latte Problems With This Regular's Mom: "Uhm, I️ ordered a latte. This has coffee in it." Me: "Yes, ma’am, that’s a [whatever the particulars of her order were] latte." Regular's Mom: *Conde...
May 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Thingamajig Meets The Whatchamacallit Read When The Thingamajig Meets The Whatchamacallit Colleague: "[My Name], any update on the thing?" Me: "What thing?" Colleague: "The thing, about the thing." Read When The Thingamajig Meets The W...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem Read Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem Customer: "Is this thing in pounds or kilometres?" Me: "It's in kilograms." Read Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The French Have A History Of Doing That For You Read The French Have A History Of Doing That For You Coworker: "I'm something like... three hundred and ninety-fourth in line for the French throne. Which doesn't really mean anything unless they r...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com I’m Front Of House Not Front Of Desk Read I’m Front Of House Not Front Of Desk Guest: "Give me my room keys!" Me: "I'm a waiter, sir. You can get room keys at the front desk." Guest: "You work for the hotel, don't ya?" Read I’m Front ...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When They Know They Fee’d Up Read When They Know They Fee’d Up Me: "Hi, sorry, what is this $5 charge?" Waiter: "Modifications are extra." Me: "But I already paid extra for the tofu. Where was this notice in the menu?" Waiter:...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Clean Handover Read A Clean Handover Me: "[Station Name], how can I—" Caller: "—I wanna speak to the news desk." Me: "I work the news desk, how can I—" Caller: "—No, no, listen, honey. I wanna speak to one of the...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com An Excel-ent Exit Read An Excel-ent Exit As soon as I got back to work, I got a call from my boss apologizing for not appreciating my work with the tasks, and asking me not to take time off at the end of the month e...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When Customers Are Damaged Goods, Part 2 Read When Customers Are Damaged Goods, Part 2 Manager: "Ma'am, you bought this using a credit card. If an item is returned damaged on purpose, we can refuse the return and note the account for frau...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Plugging In The Gaps Read Plugging In The Gaps Customer: "I need plugs." Me: "What type of plugs?" Customer: "Just plugs, can you show me where they are?" Me: "Sure, but I need to know what type as some at literally at...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Practice For The Exit Interview Read Practice For The Exit Interview Our overly condescending boss is looking over my coworker's work. It's my coworker's last week working here. Boss: "Can I ask a stupid question?" Read Practice ...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Apple Does Not Fall Far From The Tree Read The Apple Does Not Fall Far From The Tree Customer: "I'll get a Happy Meal for him, and can I get the one with [Toy #1]?" Me: "Sorry, that one has been popular. We only have [Toy #2] and [Toy ...
May 13, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them *fast*. Alex Wright rediscovers the thrilling world of typesetting races, which drew crowd...
May 13, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Diagrams from Willem ten Rhijne’s De Acupunctura (1683) A Dutch physician’s encounter with acupuncture.
May 13, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Longitude by Way of Wounded Hounds: Kenelm Digby’s Sympathetick Powder (1669 edition) A treatise on a powder that can cure wounds at a distance.
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com One Of The Many Benefits Of Not Being Born Read One Of The Many Benefits Of Not Being Born Four-Year-Old: "Where was I when you went there?" Seven-Year-Old: "You weren’t born yet." Read One Of The Many Benefits Of Not Being Born
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Car-ma Read Car-ma Friend: "I don't own it now, why would I still pay for it?" Me: "Uh… because you still owe the rest of the balance on it?" Friend: *Speaking like he's imparting wisdom.* "You can't owe ...
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Copy That… From What? Read Copy That… From What? Customer: "I need to get a copy of my key cut." Me: "Sure. Which key?" Customer: "My house key." Me: "I mean, can I see it?" Read Copy That… From What?
May 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read This took place when my husband, baby and I temporarily lived with his parents. I am getting ready to leave for a doctor’s appointment. I have my baby in her infant car seat and am grabbing th...
