Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Maternal Instinct? Nah. Survival Instinct? Also Nah. Read Maternal Instinct? Nah. Survival Instinct? Also Nah. Mother: *To child.* "[Son], don't go there." Astonishingly, that half-hearted verbal warning was not enough to keep the kid from coming bac...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Anything But The Metric System… Read Anything But The Metric System… Kid: "How much does Toasty (our dog) weigh?" Me: "About ninety pounds." Kid: *Long pause.* "How much is that in dog pounds?" Read Anything But The Metric System…
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Clear Aisles, Clouded Judgment Read Clear Aisles, Clouded Judgment This random woman stares at me. Intentionally looks behind me, then back to me. I can see the aisles on either side of her, both of which are empty. After a few ...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Trying To Close This Chapter Read Trying To Close This Chapter Me: "I’m not sure we can return books." Customer: "And why not? I’m a paying customer!" Me: "Because people like to buy them, read them, and return them." Customer...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I had recently graduated from school, as a Medical Esthetician. I was trying to find a position within my field but increasingly found it to be a discouraging task. Eventually, an opportunity ...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com H2-D’oh!, Part 15 Read H2-D’oh!, Part 15 Me: "Can you show me how you change her diaper?" Mother: "Yeah, I do it just like in the ads." Me: "The ads?" Read H2-D’oh!, Part 15
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read It’s the end of the school year, and Baldur the Wonder Dog and I are wrapping up our last session with one of the fifth graders who has a weekly therapy session with us. When his time is up, h...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I had a run in a teacher like this story (https://notalwaysright.com/in-plain-english-you-lose-teach/332001/) growing up in Italy. I have always been better in English than most of my school m...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read We are doing a cooking lesson at my school. I am a Year 8 and we are cooking rice. We are now going to pour the rice into a saucepan. (Teacher 1) Do you need my help or will you pour it yourse...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com They Build Houses, While Retail Builds Character Read They Build Houses, While Retail Builds Character Right at the end of this rush, the final customer had four full carts, which totaled over $1,500 in plumbing materials. He muttered under his b...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read This story takes place back in the ancient times when people were still deciding rather or not they were sold on this new fangled internet contraption and you still had to go into banks to cas...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I used to do a bit of computer repair as a side business/ hobby. I got a call from a customer saying that her Ipad would not turn on, i said that I would check it out for her. I did and it was...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Needs The Coupon To Afford Those Car Payments Read Needs The Coupon To Afford Those Car Payments Cashier: "Ma'am, sir, I've explained three times now that with a coupon expired by that much time, there's nothing I can do. Please either make th...
Feb 16, 2026 from The Universe of Discourse Language models imply world models In a recent article about John Haugeland's rejection of micro-worlds I claimed: as a “Large Language Model”, Claude necessarily includes a model of the world in general Nobody has objected to this ...
Feb 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Definitive Closing Argument Read A Definitive Closing Argument I'm locking the doors at closing time (actually, a few minutes AFTER closing time) and, as often happens, a couple comes rushing up. Me: "Sir, ma'am, we're closed...
Feb 15, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG Of Autistic Service The guy who owns my regular coffeeshop today told me that he looks forward to making my drink because it means his working day is almost over. “My autistic routines doing good in the world,” I said...
Feb 15, 2026 from Previous Magazine Home Décor Trends for 2026 If you’re planning to redecorate this year, it is a good idea to get some inspiration before you go shopping for new furnishings. You don’t have to follow all the latest trends, but you should chec...
Feb 15, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG Sunday Stroll Two Last weekend, I took you on a brief tour of the last fifteen blog posts by other people that I’d read, inspired as I always am by Kevin Lawver’s idea, that I repeat endlessly, of blogs as the web’s...
Feb 15, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual PeerPressure: Videos Ich habe ein Video aus den PeerPressure-Bildern gemacht.
Feb 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Paranormal Activi-Tea Read Paranormal Activi-Tea Customer Service Rep: "No, ma'am, the whistling sound is normal; nothing to be worried about." Pause. Customer Service Rep: "I suppose it could sound like a crying child,...
