Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m an engineer, and I just so happen to be a woman. Sadly, my gender is relevant to the story. I have been working at my job, usually working in the field, for about five years. So far I’ve g...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am working at the box office of a movie theater. A middle-aged couple walks in. Couple: Hi, we‘d like two tickets to (film) Me: Oh, we actually stopped showing that film last week. Couple: Y...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Tantrum Is Too Loud For The Bagging Area Read The Tantrum Is Too Loud For The Bagging Area Me: *Finally, to the customer.* "Oh, do shut up, she's doing nothing wrong!" Customer: "IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Me: "I wish it wasn't, but you...
Mar 05, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland (1915) A utopian novel where men are no longer necessary.
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My wife and I decided to get some lunch at a boardwalk restaurant/bar with outdoor seating. We were seated next to a party of five 20 somethings, two women and three boys. This place has these...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com And The Most Pointless Call Award Goes To… Read And The Most Pointless Call Award Goes To… Worker: "Hi, my name is—" Customer: "—F****** finally! My computer's not working!" Worker: "Can you describe—" Customer: "—Shut the f*** up! I know w...
Mar 05, 2026 from The Autodidacts Ideas Evolve in Dialogue You can sort of have a conversation with a book. I sometimes write rude comments in the margins when I disagree with the author. But the Stoics recommend that when you’re insulted, you just ignore ...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Suggestion Saga Read A Suggestion Saga Customer: "I have a list of changes I want you to make around here. I shall read them out to you, and you will write them down so I can ensure you've understood every one." M...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Raising A Mess Read Raising A Mess I'm walking the store and see two young boys trashing a display endcap. They're literally pulling items from hooks and tossing them to the ground. Me: "Hey! Stop that!" From out...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Line (And Print) Read Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Line (And Print) Manager: "What are you doing?" Me: *Confused.* "I'm reading the contract." Manager: "Why would you do that?" Read Dodged That Bullet By A Fine Lin...
Mar 05, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Poultry In Motion Read Poultry In Motion Customer: "Could I get one that's only cooked a bit, and I can finish cooking it at home?" Me: "You want me to sell you a partially cooked chicken?" Read Poultry In Motion
Mar 05, 2026 from Noahie's Blog A New Reality Lately, I've been feeling a certain staleness in writing these entries. This is mostly because my emotions have been stable, and while it's a welcome season in my life, I can't help but feel like I...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Driving Slow Has Curve Appeal Read Driving Slow Has Curve Appeal The first time I delivered pizza during a heavy snowstorm, I was really in my element. I grew up in Colorado, so icy driving conditions were a focus of driving ed...
Mar 04, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG Once We Were Browncoats This t-shirt was available for redeemable "points" on the official Serenity movie website Last year, I was invited to participate in “Firefly and Serenity: A History of the Fandom 20 Years Later”, ...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Revelatory Refund Read A Revelatory Refund Me: "Yes, I can see that the $7 check will arrive by Monday next week." Caller: "That's cutting it awfully close to the apocalypse." Read A Revelatory Refund
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Dewey Decimal Disaster Read The Dewey Decimal Disaster At the second-hand shop where I worked, book sales were down, and customers were complaining about being unable to find books they liked, so I was assigned by the ma...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Grape Injustice Read A Grape Injustice Part of my job is to call customers who have left our bank a one-star review. Customer: "Your vending machine gave me Skittles that were almost all purple!" Read A Grape Inju...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com This Just Isn’t Coworking Out, Part 3 Read This Just Isn’t Coworking Out, Part 3 This woman couldn't show up on time in appropriate clothing to save her life, generally had a bad attitude, half-a**ed every task, and would not shut up a...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Best Offense Against The Offended Read The Best Offense Against The Offended Customer: "That film is obscene! It's full of filthy jokes about flatulence and defecation!" Manager: "Yes, ma'am. That movie is rated PG-13, and one of t...
Mar 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Their Plan Isn’t Even Half Baked Read Their Plan Isn’t Even Half Baked It is the day before Mother's Day. It's an hour before closing. A guy comes rushing in. Customer: "I want a Mother's Day cake." Me: "We have this selection lef...
