Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com MLK, FYI Read MLK, FYI Me: "Hey, you know today's a holiday, right?" Coworker: "Ha ha, very funny." Me: "No, seriously. It's MLK Day. Here." I sent her a link to the company memo. Coworker: "Son of a b****!...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Arguing Over A Poultry Sum Read Arguing Over A Poultry Sum I used to work at a grocery store that had a policy of "if the price on the shelf is different than what it rings up at the register, you get it for free". A lady c...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Paw-ning Off Responsibility Read Paw-ning Off Responsibility Brother: "Can you look after my dog this weekend?" Me: "You ask me to do that so many weekends that my kids are going to think it's our dog." Brother: "I can't help...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Would Rather Be A Buzzkill Than A Bearkill Read Would Rather Be A Buzzkill Than A Bearkill I overheard an American couple with Georgia-ish accents trying to get their kids to hurry up and get their coats on, because they wanted to run out a...
Jun 17, 2026 from BEEW Father's Day Is Cringe (A Father's Rant) Bill Walton was a one-man Venn diagram. He was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA under the legendary John Wooden. A two-time NBA champion. A Basketball Hall of Famer. An inveterate winner whose high...
Jun 17, 2026 from BEEW The Curious Case Against Father’s Day Bill Walton was a one-man Venn diagram. A two-time NCAA champion at UCLA under the legendary John Wooden. A two-time NBA champion. A Basketball Hall of Famer. An inveterate winner whose high school...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Ale Never Learn Read Ale Never Learn When we met in June, one of the beers on tap was a summer shandy (beer mixed with lemonade). I was intrigued, so I got one... And hated it. When the server asked how everything...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My girlfriend and I are on a shopping trip with [Friend 1] and her boyfriend, [Friend 2], who we met for the first time today. My girlfriend’s parents are divorced (she lives with her mom) and...
Jun 17, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Louis Pope Gratacap, A Curator in Lost Worlds Arguably the first work of fiction to feature a *Tyrannosaurus rex*, Louis Pope Gratacap’s *The New Northland* (1915) is at once kaleidoscopic, mischievous, fascinating — and exhausting. Richard Fa...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Not-So-Firm Grasp Of The Problem Read A Not-So-Firm Grasp Of The Problem I'm working there for a few days when suddenly, no Internet access. Everyone else's Internet is still working. I check all the system settings, no dice. I ch...
Jun 17, 2026 from The Public Domain Review The Art of Kite Flying (1430–1929) 69 images of kite flying from across 5 centuries and some 10 countries.
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com That Answers THAT Burning Question Read That Answers THAT Burning Question Customer: "I need my heartburn medication!" Me: "I'll sort that out for you; just a moment." Customer: "Take your time; I got snacks…" Read That Answers THAT...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I work in a retail pharmacy. I overheard the following said from a customer to a coworker. “The jury is still out if it’s 1870 or 1970.” They say this every time they are in, in reference to t...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m the author of this story from 2018, which was about my mother-in-law’s inability to remember that I don’t eat eggs: https://notalwaysright.com/egg-specting-it-every-time/131426/ Two days a...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Steaking Your Claim Read Steaking Your Claim One of my weekly stops was a small market owned and run by an Iraqi immigrant. I will call him "Ali". Ali was always scheduled to be my fifth or sixth stop and would always...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read (I’ve been selling swimsuits for years and I can tell most of the time what will look good on a customer and what won’t. A woman in her 40’s and a teenage girl enter my place.) Customer: “We’d...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My mom and I are talking to my nieces over FaceTime. The oldest is 6 and excited to show us about what she did in school. Since it’s National Women’s Month she’s learning about famous women. N...
Jun 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Reversal Of Conversation Read A Reversal Of Conversation Me: "Okay, ma'am, I'm gonna need your card information so that you can do [transaction]. It'll be a temporary charge of 99¢, but it'll end up being free. Is that oka...
