Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com There’s No Thinking Happening Outside This Box Read There’s No Thinking Happening Outside This Box Customer: "Wow, it must be cramped in there." Me: *Confused.* "What do you mean, ma'am?" Customer: "Inside the ATM. Must get cramped." Me: "Ma'am...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Double Take Read A Double Take Counter Lady: "Well, no need to ask about your relationship; you're clearly his dad." Awkward. I gently correct her. Me: "No, actually, I'm his brother." Read A Double Take
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Ups And Downs Of Retail Read The Ups And Downs Of Retail A customer approaches me at my counter. We're on the top floor of the department store. Customer: "How do I get back down?" I thought she was asking this because ou...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com I.D. Rather Not Read I.D. Rather Not Cashier: "Can I see some ID?" Customer: "Why?" Cashier: "Your card is asking me to." Customer: "What are you talking about?" Read I.D. Rather Not
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com This Is Why You Don’t Dine By Algorithm Read This Is Why You Don’t Dine By Algorithm Customer: "Oh, I don't like onion. Instead of the onion soup, could I get maybe chicken soup? Or tomato?" Me: "Ma'am, as I explained when I seated you, ...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Technical Debt Collectors Read Technical Debt Collectors Several months later, I was promoted and asked for a raise to go with my promotion. The CEO said no (all promotions and raises required CEO signoff). I tried negotiat...
Jul 09, 2026 from Thejesh GN SIR Online: Everything Is Difficult by Design I did SIR enumeration online. The application seems to have been written by someone who hates users and doesn’t want them to get the work done1. I have had the same EPIC number since 2002, and it i...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Cream, Sugar, And Sour Grapes Read Cream, Sugar, And Sour Grapes Customer: "What's going on out there?" Me: "It's the annual Pride parade today." Customer: "Oh my god. Why?! They're always so stupid." I choose not to engage and...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sorry, Only One Cliché A Day, Please Read Sorry, Only One Cliché A Day, Please A guy brings a sealed internet router box into the store. Customer: "I bought this yesterday, and it doesn't work." Me: "Sir, you haven't even removed it f...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Exhaust-ing Hobby Read Exhaust-ing Hobby I worked an overnight security shift. There was a parking garage on site under the building I was posted at. One morning, while patrolling the garage, something drew my atten...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com All Knowing Meets All No-ing Read All Knowing Meets All No-ing Customer: "I need a refund on this." Me: "That's not a brand that we sell. Customer: "I know I bought it here." Me: "You can't have bought it here, sir; we don't s...
Jul 09, 2026 from riz#000000me Hacks for D&D to Do Less Math D&D outside of combat is way too fiddly.
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Whoop, There It Is! Read Whoop, There It Is! Dad: "They sing 'Simple sister got whooping cough'. It sounds like something from the Chaucer era." Me: "I'm really not understanding how so?" Dad: "Like... people don't ge...
Jul 09, 2026 from riz#000000me Simpler Character Creation in D&D5.5e We have got to get away from the tyranny of numbers!
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Slices Of History Read Slices Of History Me: "It's the best thing since sliced bread." Friend: "Ugh. I hate that expression. It makes no sense." Me: "Best thing since sliced bread? Why?" Friend: "I refuse to believe...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Worst Game Of Twenty Questions Ever Read Worst Game Of Twenty Questions Ever Customer: "It keeps giving me some weird message!" I follow her over to the ATM, and it's clear what the issue is based on the error message she's getting. ...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My wife has asked me to pick her up a sandwich from the deli on my way home. While I wait, I see that her first and second choice are both available, and consider the third option for myself b...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Can’t See The Forest For The Tree Read Can’t See The Forest For The Tree I work as a groundskeeper at a school. I'll sometimes chat to the parents during drop-off or pick-up, as they tend to ask for advice about their yard or some ...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am posting this as the bad customer, because I need too for my own sense of penance. I will start by saying, I recently had a delivery in my area go wrong that needed a lot of chasing to get...
Jul 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I was about 7, and my teacher was absent, so we got a sub. Now, in this class, we had a “strike” system. If you did something wrong, you would get one strike. Once you got two, you missed one ...
