Feb 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Two Of A Feather Read Two Of A Feather Me: "I'll have the half roast duck. I enjoyed it last night, so can I have the other half of the same duck?" Read Two Of A Feather
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Reptile Dysfunction Read A Reptile Dysfunction I managed to tear a van I was trying to tow almost in half the other day. It wasn't some rattling rust bucket where breaking apart was going to happen sooner or later. It...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When Diplomacy Hits The End Of The Road Read When Diplomacy Hits The End Of The Road Johnny: "I don't care if you're the f****** president of the USA, unless your car can fly, you're going to go around. Now get the f****** f*** out of he...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com They’re So Advanced That They’re Computing In Three Dimensions Read They’re So Advanced That They’re Computing In Three Dimensions A woman in accounting wanted help with something, and I showed up to do it for her. Me: "So, let me set this up so that—" Woman: ...
Feb 17, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual CSS, grau, grey und gray Ist es in CSS „grey“ oder „gray“? Und wie ist es mit hellgrau und dunkelgrau?
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com That’s How They Burn Bridges Read That’s How They Burn Bridges Boss: "You need to return your three work shirts and both lab coats, or you'll have the costs garnished from your last check." Me: "They are a pile of ash at the s...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Analog Pop-Ups Read Analog Pop-Ups After trying some usual troubleshooting steps over the phone, I decide it’s worth a visit to the reception desk in the next building. I get there, and I see exactly what the mes...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Cash Strapped Read Cash Strapped Me: "I can't take money from your underwear." Customer: "What? It's my bra!" Me: "That's your underwear." Customer: "I'm not like a dirty person!" Read Cash Strapped
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Allow Me To Amplify Our Return Policy Read Allow Me To Amplify Our Return Policy Customer: "This is nonsense! You saw me last week! You know I bought this here!" Me: "Madam, it doesn’t matter if I know, the system doesn't. I need a rec...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Just… Whut? Read Just… Whut? I'm interviewing for a new job at a supermarket; the role, I think, hardly matters. After we get through the formalities... Interviewer: "So, what makes you want to work here?" Me:...
Feb 17, 2026 from Adventures in Open Source Software Happy Anniversary: Revisiting the AGPL and CLAs The first post I made on this blog was on this date in 2003. Rather than engaging in my usual anniversary navel-gazing, I wanted to respond to a post I saw recently on Mastodon. Disclaimer: I curre...
Feb 17, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Unbridled Passions: The Eight Horses of King Mu, Son of Heaven (ca. 1300) Unruly steeds from King Mu’s mythology, cavorting across a silk scroll.
Feb 17, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Pigeons Transmogrified: Hannah Glasse’s Art of Cookery (1751 edition) A bestselling 18th-century cookbook, containing the first recipe for curry in English.
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Failed The Name Game, Part 13 Read Failed The Name Game, Part 13 One morning, I realized that I had accidentally left my name tag at home, so my manager gave me hers to use for the day. Her name was very normal for a woman her ...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Pile On About The Pills Read Pile On About The Pills Me: "Okay. We’re going to use small words now." Mom: *Rolls her eyes.* "Don’t talk to me like I’m five." Me: "Then don’t act like medicine is Halloween candy." Read Pil...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Typos Come In A Wide Range Read Typos Come In A Wide Range My friend has made a huge custom birthday card for another friend for us all to sign. I notice something: Me: "[Friend], was the card supposed to say, "Older & Wiser...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Out of State, Out of Luck Read Out of State, Out of Luck Manager: "Ma'am, did you just Google search our restaurant name plus coupon, and print the first thing you saw?" Customer: "So what if I did? The date is valid!" Mana...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read In our state we now must charge a minimum of 10 cents for bags in retail stores. This law was passed in an effort to reduce waste in landfills. Yesterday I rang a guy up and, as I do during mo...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com I Guess It’s A Pizza Party Read I Guess It’s A Pizza Party Years ago, at college, our department bought food for the mandatory student seminar. As we are leaving, a pile of pizza boxes is untouched. Strange, as it's a small ...
Feb 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read There was a bit of a kickback scandal at my Elementary school. It’s a bit hard to follow, so let’s see if I can describe it well. To start with the school was legally permitted to declare a st...
