Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com What A Pool Tool Read What A Pool Tool Customer: "I need a new diverter valve." My assistant manager brings out a couple of diverter valves. Customer: "What the h*** are these? Neither of those is what I need! Do y...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m a small, local, Indie horror author, and I frequently sell my books at little local events like craft fairs and farmers markets. It’s not a lot, but it’s a nice side gig. I’m at a table wi...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Reducing The Cabin Pressure Read Reducing The Cabin Pressure I'm sitting on the plane that's going to Los Angeles. I travel a lot for work. We've just finished boarding, and the chief purser is giving the pre-flight announcem...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My teacher got our whole class to go to a fair, but we just went outside and didn’t go anywhere. We all got bandanas and I had trouble putting on mine, but the teacher said if ANY of us covere...
Sep 18, 2026 from Matthew Brunelle's Blog Non-obvious Nix Options You followed the NixOS installation guide, now what? Awash in a sea of nix options what are you missing in your config?
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am a manager retail. I had an assistant that got fed up with me asking to do her job 6 years ago so she walked out quit. Haven’t seen her in 6 1/2 years now. No interaction what so ever. Rec...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Piercing Lack Of Boundaries Read A Piercing Lack Of Boundaries Like slow motion, his grubby man-child fingers started to rise, towards my nose in a pinching formation. I didn't realize at first what he was doing, until his ha...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I manage several departments in a community corrections setting. One department I manage is the kitchen which provides onsite meals. We were looking to fill a cook position. We had a young wom...
Sep 18, 2026 from LifeDev.net How Do You Build a Morning Routine You’ll Actually Keep? 6 Rules for Dark Autumn Mornings A morning routine is one of those things almost everyone has tried at least once, usually in January, and almost everyone has quietly abandoned by the third week. The pattern is familiar: an ambiti...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Some People Will Always Find Ways To Be Les Misérables Read Some People Will Always Find Ways To Be Les Misérables Trainer: "See this small section of ice cream divided over this side? Save those for the older patrons." Me: "Okay, but why?" Trainer: "T...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read We’re making cheeseburgers for dinner. For story purposes, let’s call my five-year-old daughter “Jane.” Husband: Jane, I’m putting Swiss cheese on mine. Do you want Swiss cheese like Dad? Me: ...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I work at a franchised quick oil change shop. Notably, at the location where I work, we just do auto maintenance – not repair, only maintenance. If it’s more involved than changing a lightbulb...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Inconvenience Reaches Tote-tality Read Inconvenience Reaches Tote-tality Me: "Sure, bring the tote back, and we can get you one that's not broken." There was a pause, and she said: Caller: "He has to bring the whole tote back?" Me:...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Quantum Ink-Tanglement Read Quantum Ink-Tanglement The customer is making small talk. Customer: "So what do you do for a living?" Me: "Particle physicist." Customer: "Wow, really?" Read Quantum Ink-Tanglement
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Raft Of Questions Read Raft Of Questions I've worked as a raft guide during summers for entirely too long. I get so many of the classic 'questions' that are asked every year that I've developed monotone, sarcastic r...
Sep 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Days Off Future Past Read Days Off Future Past Me: "Why does [Late Colleague] always get his holidays approved?" Colleague: "Oh, no one told you about The Incident, have they?" Me: "The what now?" Colleague: "The incid...
Sep 18, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Professional Idiot I'd rather be a Professional Idiot than an idiot professional. But that's just me. I had a dream last night I can't shake this morning—hate it when they're so vivid. It was a close friend's wedding...
Sep 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Pick Tomatoes, Not Battles Read Pick Tomatoes, Not Battles Tomatoes generally sold out by 10 AM, and we didn't have any more until the next day (because that's how crops and produce and ripening work). Customer: *Pointing to...
Sep 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Hot Dog! He Was Right! Read Hot Dog! He Was Right! During one of these particularly busy summers, I was inundated with customers, getting yelled at for not having enough bread left on the shelves and a small selection of...
Sep 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Dive Another Day Read Dive Another Day Guest: "Why was I charged for the scuba trip?!" Me: "Ma'am, I can see that you booked a spot on this morning's scuba adventure tour, but you didn't show up. We have a 24-hour ...
