Jul 07, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Bahn-Wettbewerb Katja Diehl hält es für schädlich, dass die Bahngesellschaft Italo in Deutschland zwei Strecken übernimmt.
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Bug Report Reported Back Read When The Bug Report Reported Back For background, when Jessica started working at this company, her manager, Bob, would force every new hire to attend meetings every day, going over the ticket...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Grin And Bear It Read Grin And Bear It Customer: "Does the discount come off at the end?" Me: "What discount, sir?" Customer: *Smiling sinisterly.* "The buy one get one free deal. That's why I'm buying so many of t...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com One Rep Max Read One Rep Max I worked at a gym. An old man came over from the locker room and approached me. Gym Member: "I don't know what I gave birth to in there, but it won't go down." And then he walked a...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When You’re Just A Pencil Pusher Read When You’re Just A Pencil Pusher Boss: "John, what school did you go to?" John: "The University of Sheffield." Boss: "What's the matter? Couldn't get into Oxbridge?" John: "Why would I want to...
Jul 07, 2026 from The Public Domain Review Choice Notes on History from Notes and Queries (1858) Selections from a peculiar British journal that focus on the peculiarities of British monarchs.
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Very Hair Apparent Read Very Hair Apparent A man in his late forties asked me to help him with something on a lower shelf. I bent over, and my hair fell in my face. I swept it over the other shoulder to look and felt...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Flat Out Confused Read Flat Out Confused Niece #1: "Where are the stairs?" Me: "There aren't any." Niece #2: "How do you get upstairs?" Me: "There is no upstairs." Read Flat Out Confused
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Train Of Thought That Would Work?! Read Train Of Thought That Would Work?! Guy: "Uh, you’re sitting in my seat." Me: *Checking ticket.* "Seats x and y, carriage z? Nope, we’re definitely in the seats we booked." The guy stared us do...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Okay, But You Don’t Get Seconds Read Okay, But You Don’t Get Seconds I've just brewed a fresh pot of coffee. At that moment, a customer walks in and points to it: Customer: "How old is that coffee?" Me: "This pot of coffee is lit...
Jul 07, 2026 from Adventures in Open Source Software Day One at Percona Today I am excited to announce that I have started a new job as the General Manager for MariaDB at Percona. I’ve been an admirer of Percona for some time. In fact, I always hoped that I could grow ...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read A small group of people and I are waiting at a bus stop served by both local and express busses. We see a bus approaching, but its signage says “Not in Service”. It pulls up and opens its door...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Spoonful of Context Helps The Medicine Go Down Read A Spoonful of Context Helps The Medicine Go Down I teach kindergarten, and this happened about a year ago. One Monday, a student of mine, a very sweet girl, gifted me a picture she had painted...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read This story https://notalwaysright.com/sorry-customers-you-do-not-get-a-seat-at-this-table/359161/ Reminds me of another time I’ve heard someone use that line. I was at a video-game music conve...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When People See Words And Give Up Read When People See Words And Give Up A kid brings me his laptop, saying he's trying to launch a program, but a pop-up keeps blocking it. I take a look. The pop up says: Pop Up: "This program cann...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Years ago I visited London with my (then) boyfriend. We were tourists to the city, but both British and it wasn’t our first time there, so it was all reasonably familiar already. It was a few ...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read So… this is a new one for me and also a new one for my 20 years in management at this company manager. What exactly we sell isn’t that important beyond the fact that it’s a service and not a p...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read A double whammy for you of 2 short stories of the worst coworkers I had while working at a dollar store. The first was the more confusing of the two. She hid the fact that she was pregnant whe...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When They Learn The Truth, They’re Gonna Have A Meltdown Read When They Learn The Truth, They’re Gonna Have A Meltdown Me: "What drink with that?" Customer: "Coke, but no ice." Me: "You got it." Customer: "I don't want the calories." Read When They Learn...
Jul 07, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I worked at a certain orange-colored hardware and home improvement store as a cashier. I was pretty good with my customers–I always tried to accommodate them as best I could. If there were sal...
