Jul 08, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Chance Of Them Understanding Is Below Zero Read Chance Of Them Understanding Is Below Zero I worked at a call center for a credit union. I had a customer call in one day complaining. Caller: "Thanks to you, I have insignificant funds!" Read...
Jul 08, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Friendly Reminder To Get That Coworker A Cookie Read A Friendly Reminder To Get That Coworker A Cookie One of my managers is a big fan of "friendly reminder" emails. Sometimes they are important, but most of them are petty things that could be a...
Jul 08, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Relevance To say that I don't write every day to maintain relevance would be a lie. I do want to stay relevant to my readers, but not for anyone else's sake—only for (You). Thankfully, my site is structured ...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Unexpected Comeback In The Bagging Area Read Unexpected Comeback In The Bagging Area I've just moved to a new neighborhood, and I'm walking into the local grocery store for the first time. As I'm passing the checkouts, I overhear: Custom...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Window Of Opportunity Read A Window Of Opportunity Coworker: "Okay, but why are we getting this briefing? Did someone do that and get injured?" Manager: "Yes, that incident did happen last week, and an ambulance had to ...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Developing A Grudge Read Developing A Grudge Customer: "This is a picture of my husband and me and some friends on our front lawn during the summer of 1968." Me: "Wow, it's a great photo. Were you looking at some rest...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sub-Zero Tolerance Read Sub-Zero Tolerance Boss: "You can't be serious! You're basically across the street. Surely, you can walk." Me: "No chance, sorry. Normally I would, and you know that, but I'm fully snowed in."...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com PIN-Headed, Part 35 Read PIN-Headed, Part 35 Me: "Does your card use a PIN?" Customer: *Loudly.* "1234!" Me: *Winces.* Read PIN-Headed, Part 35
Jul 07, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Bahn-Wettbewerb Katja Diehl hält es für schädlich, dass die Bahngesellschaft Italo in Deutschland zwei Strecken übernimmt.
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Bug Report Reported Back Read When The Bug Report Reported Back For background, when Jessica started working at this company, her manager, Bob, would force every new hire to attend meetings every day, going over the ticket...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Grin And Bear It Read Grin And Bear It Customer: "Does the discount come off at the end?" Me: "What discount, sir?" Customer: *Smiling sinisterly.* "The buy one get one free deal. That's why I'm buying so many of t...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com One Rep Max Read One Rep Max I worked at a gym. An old man came over from the locker room and approached me. Gym Member: "I don't know what I gave birth to in there, but it won't go down." And then he walked a...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When You’re Just A Pencil Pusher Read When You’re Just A Pencil Pusher Boss: "John, what school did you go to?" John: "The University of Sheffield." Boss: "What's the matter? Couldn't get into Oxbridge?" John: "Why would I want to...
Jul 07, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Choice Notes on History from Notes and Queries (1858) Selections from a peculiar British journal that focus on the peculiarities of British monarchs.
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Very Hair Apparent Read Very Hair Apparent A man in his late forties asked me to help him with something on a lower shelf. I bent over, and my hair fell in my face. I swept it over the other shoulder to look and felt...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Flat Out Confused Read Flat Out Confused Niece #1: "Where are the stairs?" Me: "There aren't any." Niece #2: "How do you get upstairs?" Me: "There is no upstairs." Read Flat Out Confused
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Train Of Thought That Would Work?! Read Train Of Thought That Would Work?! Guy: "Uh, you’re sitting in my seat." Me: *Checking ticket.* "Seats x and y, carriage z? Nope, we’re definitely in the seats we booked." The guy stared us do...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Okay, But You Don’t Get Seconds Read Okay, But You Don’t Get Seconds I've just brewed a fresh pot of coffee. At that moment, a customer walks in and points to it: Customer: "How old is that coffee?" Me: "This pot of coffee is lit...
Jul 07, 2026 from Adventures in Open Source Software Day One at Percona Today I am excited to announce that I have started a new job as the General Manager for MariaDB at Percona. I’ve been an admirer of Percona for some time. In fact, I always hoped that I could grow ...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read A small group of people and I are waiting at a bus stop served by both local and express busses. We see a bus approaching, but its signage says “Not in Service”. It pulls up and opens its door...
