May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Side Effects May Include Death Read Side Effects May Include Death Customer: "My doctor said I need to lower my blood pressure." Me: "Did he prescribe any medication for it?" Customer: "Yeah, but he said I still can't enjoy the ...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I have a big extended family, and am lucky enough that we all get along with each other. One cousin, though, doesn’t get to see us as often as she lives in a different state from most of us. N...
May 29, 2026 from Adventures in Open Source Software Farewell AWS Wow. I really didn’t expect my post about being fired from AWS to get as much traction as it did, but verklempt doesn’t even begin to describe my feelings. The outpouring of support on LinkedIn was...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Our Drinks Policy Is Very Sobering Read Our Drinks Policy Is Very Sobering Me: "May I bring you more water? I don't feel comfortable serving any alcohol to you tonight." It goes over her head, and the gentleman gets offended. Gentle...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m a waiter at a semi-fancy restaurant, and I’m also an avid golfer. We get two days off a week, save for exceptional circumstances, and I take mine on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It’s the week ...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read It’s Superbowl Sunday in the USA, and the Eagles have won, which means a *lot* of rowdy behavior in Philadelphia. The bar/restaurant where I work has just closed its doors at 1 A.M., and we ar...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read (My girlfriend and I are on our way to the bus stop to run some errands, when we pass a small sprouting of tall white fuzzy mushrooms right beside the sidewalk.) GF: “Oh my god, these are shag...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Doing More Than Just Minimizing The Problem Read Doing More Than Just Minimizing The Problem Customer: "There is a major problem with this computer. It locks up every single time I try to use it." Me: "I’m sorry to hear that. Since you have ...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read As a woman, it can be hard to break into engineering, even with the right degrees. I eventually got a senior engineering role in a small firm with the possibility of becoming a partner. During...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Deck-Head Move Read Deck-Head Move A**hole: "Hey, I know you don't want to take these home with you, can I get another twenty percent off?" Everyone stops what they're doing and stares. Read Deck-Head Move
May 29, 2026 from Improve Something Today Our favorites (so far) Now that Improve Something Today is a decade old, here are some of your favorite—and my favorite—of the things I’ve offered to date.
May 29, 2026 from Improve Something Today Our favorites, so far Now that Improve Something Today is a decade old, here are some of your favorite—and my favorite—of the things I’ve offered to date.
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Warning: The Spam Is Airborne Read Warning: The Spam Is Airborne Employee: "Hi! Okay, so we're using EBT? I'll separate these into two transactions. We'll do the EBT items first, and then you can pay for the rest with another p...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com That’s One Way To Drink The Hair Of The Dog Read That’s One Way To Drink The Hair Of The Dog Customer: "What's your cheapest beer?" Me: "Pabst. Three bucks." Customer: "What's your most expensive?" Me: "Barrel-aged stout. Eighteen dollars." ...
May 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com ID-Rate This Responsibly Read ID-Rate This Responsibly Bouncer: "Can I see some ID?" I'm old enough that I get excited when I'm asked, so I switched my water bottle to my other arm so I could grab it. Read ID-Rate This Res...
May 29, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Breakfast Your browser does not support the video tag. My friend Mateusz sent me this video of a Zen priest comparing David Foster Wallace to Zen Buddhism. He doesn't really get too deep into analysis with D...
May 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Lamination Intimidation Read The Lamination Intimidation Last week, a customer was upset at the need to present ID to pick up his package, and when I pointed to the paper sign stating this, he took it and tore it up as if...
May 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Some Red Flags Raised At Capture The Flag Read Some Red Flags Raised At Capture The Flag Not long after I had joined this company, my team had a team-building activity organized for the entire team. It was decided to go play a few rounds o...
May 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Shore Thing Is Not A Sure Thing Read When The Shore Thing Is Not A Sure Thing A guest, who checked in less than half an hour ago, has come back down to the front desk and jumped the line to some guests that I am still checking in...
May 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Fork This, I’m Out Read Fork This, I’m Out I have a coworker who is related in some way to someone way up in the store's hierarchy. That is the only reason he has not been fired several dozen times over. This scenari...
