May 22, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Joke Didn’t Register Read The Joke Didn’t Register I was shopping in the local Walmart, and the customer being checked out in one lane over finally said the thing. I had managed to spend five years as an adult in Ameri...
May 22, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Disk-Connected From Reality Read Disk-Connected From Reality Coworker: "I had a boss who got angry one morning because he thought he'd saved the whole internet onto a floppy disk. He went home at night and thought he could go...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Wee Bit Of Exaggeration Read A Wee Bit Of Exaggeration I open the store at 6 AM. I go to the back for thirty seconds to get a new batch of National Lottery forms to put in the display. When I come back out, a customer is ...
May 21, 2026 from The Autodidacts How to drain pasta without a colander, without burning yourself A cooking tip for unusually bright cave people
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Mark My Words Read Mark My Words I was working as a lab tech before grad school. I put in my two weeks' notice, and the principal investigator (the lead scientist, who had anger issues) threw a tantrum and said:...
May 21, 2026 from Bobby Hiltz Credit Feed 9: Them Legs A review of Rolling Thunder, the 1986 NAMCO arcade platformer, in which I praise everything about the game.
May 21, 2026 from Bobby Hiltz Credit Feed 9: Them Legs A review of Rolling Thunder, the 1986 NAMCO arcade platformer, in which I praise everything about the game.
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com QR Code Red Read QR Code Red Me: "Okay, sir, there are three QR codes taped up on the glass there. The first one is for the online application form we use to apply for vacancies in our store. They're always lo...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Board To Be Wild Read Board To Be Wild However, the whiteboards were stacked in the hallway for the first few months. We were under explicit orders from the CFO that only the licensed carpenter could mount them. Re...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Losing Your Business Implies We Wanted It In The First Place Read Losing Your Business Implies We Wanted It In The First Place Customer: "I drove here yesterday, and you were closed!" Me: "Yes, ma'am, we're closed on Sundays." Customer: "I drove all that way...
May 21, 2026 from Improve Something Today Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it) Noticing responses to problems; there’s a whole set. The consultant’s reaction to each of these as they arise.
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Grounds For Concern Read Grounds For Concern The owner assured me that there was sufficient plumbing to the cold-water piping and pointed out the pipe. Something was off, and I maintained that the piping was actually ...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Aisle Interrupt Their Flow Read Aisle Interrupt Their Flow Other Customer: "—Where's the ground garlic?" Me: "Sorry, sir, I am currently helping this customer. I'll be with you just as soon as—" Other Customer: "—But I'm rig...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Don’t Question The Slush Fund Read Don’t Question The Slush Fund Customer: "Why was his slushie only 99 cents?" Me: "Oh, well, his store and mine have an understanding." Customer: "What the f*** is that supposed to mean?" Me: "...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com HR-iffic Misunderstanding Read HR-iffic Misunderstanding HR: "Hello, [My Name], thank you for making time for me today. I would like to discuss a homophobic comment you made toward [Coworker] today." Me: "What?!" HR: "We ha...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Checking Out In Lane Terrible Two Read Checking Out In Lane Terrible Two Cashier: *Handing over receipt.* "I love how calm you're being. I've seen a lot of poor mothers get super stressed when their kids act out in the store." Moth...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Scholastic Hysteric Read Scholastic Hysteric My mom grew up dirt-poor, so I try to give her some grace when she complains about money or how people spend it. But once in a while, I have to check her. Read Scholastic H...
May 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Yvonne Gone Girl Read Yvonne Gone Girl The next night, same thing. He'd demand to speak to Yvonne, Mom would tell him he had the wrong number, and he'd just hang up, without a "thank you" or "I'm sorry" or even try...
May 21, 2026 from The Public Domain Review The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (1877) Historical predictions from the Scottish Nostradamus.
May 21, 2026 from Chronicles of Miss Miseria [dVerse] May 19th - This Is Not a Walk This Is Not a Walkafter Chagall’s La promenadeMarc Chagall, La promenade (The Promenade) (1918), oil on canvasThis is not a woman flying.This is not a man holding the wrist of his weather.This is n...
