Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Will They Get It FINAL-y? Read Will They Get It FINAL-y? Customer: "What does final sale mean?" Me: "It means that once sold, the sale is final. They cannot be bought back to the store for any refunds, exchanges, or store c...
Feb 23, 2026 from Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy The Reading Canary: Seeing the Aardvark’s Shadow Attempting to read Cerebus the Aardvark for what you could describe as “the good bits” is a bit like being Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day in reverse: if I don’t see the shadow of Dave Sim’s lat...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Calling Back Is Not Their Calling Read Calling Back Is Not Their Calling Me: "Two previous reps told me that they understood that I would not be discussing this until my husband gets home at six, and you continue to call. So, eithe...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Acting Pump-ous Read Acting Pump-ous Customer: "I WANT A MANAGER!" Me: "Sir, please don't—" Customer: "—I had to come in THREE TIMES! This is ridiculous!" Read Acting Pump-ous
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your Best Friend Read Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your Best Friend Another server was using the POS in the bag area when she looked down and saw in the new girl's bag, a dog. Read Bring Your Best To Work, Not Your...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I Shall Begin… Read Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I Shall Begin… Customer: *Snidely.* "How nice it must be for you all to be able to sit around all day instead of working." Me: "Sir, would you make the same c...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 29 Read Thermodynamics, You Take It From Here, Part 29 An angry-looking customer tosses a food thermometer onto my counter, the kind that you stick into a chicken or a sauce to test the temperature. A...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com When The Office Is A Bit Looney Read When The Office Is A Bit Looney I am doing my normal thing and look to see who I’m responding to. I see their name is John Smith (not real name), they are in the department that is allowed to ...
Feb 23, 2026 from Peter's Path E2EE Backend part 2: Private Information Retrieval This is the second post in a series that explores a truly privacy-preserving, end-to-end encrypted backend and client. The goal of this part: a demo that can look up data in an encrypted database w...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Read The Room! Read Read The Room! Dad: "No returns." Customer: "You should have a sign up saying that!" My dad just stops directly talking to him and begins counting the signs that say no returns or exchanges fr...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Auntitlement Read Auntitlement Aunt: "Don't you know what day it is?!" Mom: "Uh… Tuesday?" Aunt: "It's my birthday!" Mom: "Oh, is today the 18th?! I'm sorry, I forgot." Read Auntitlement
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com That Was Certainly A Power Trip! Read That Was Certainly A Power Trip! Me: "Change the utilities to your name today, please." Friend: "I'll do it, I'm job hunting." Me: "Job hunting?" Friend: "Yeah, I got fired. I'll change them w...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com They’re Not In The Upper Percentile, Part 7 Read They’re Not In The Upper Percentile, Part 7 Customer: "So with the 50% off sign in front of the store AND a 50% off sign on the rack, that means 100% off?" Me: "Ha, that would be nice, wouldn'...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I have the most infuriating coworker I’ve ever dealt with. No one likes her because she is bossy even to her supervisors including me. One day while on break I was sitting in the store restaur...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Will Flake Tomorrow Read Will Flake Tomorrow Our new classmate stares at the falling flakes and then at us, wide-eyed. New Classmate: "I've never seen snow." There are about ten of us in this group, and we all look at...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Lose The Attitude Like You Lose Your Keys Read Lose The Attitude Like You Lose Your Keys Lady: "Give me my keys!" Me: "Ma'am, I don't have your keys. What can I—" Lady: "—Yes, you do! I gave them to you!" Me: "I haven't taken keys from any...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read [Years ago, I moved from within San Antonio, TX, to a new home that was in another county. It was just over the county line, so my mailing address was still San Antonio.] [I needed to change m...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I was caught outside with the last train already gone, and was intending to call home to explain why I wouldn’t be able to make it back. However, to do that I needed a SIM card pin to transfer...
Feb 23, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Stuck In A Holding Pattern Read Stuck In A Holding Pattern Caller: "I want to be placed on hold until one is available." Me: "Ma'am, that will be three days." Caller: "It’s fine, I can hold until one is available." Read Stuc...
