Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Standing By Read Standing By I worked at tech support for a TV company. One day, an elderly customer called about his TV turning off all by itself. Our brand of TVs has a feature where the TV turns off if ther...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m the author of this story (https://notalwaysright.com/making-a-snap-decision/375722/), and I thought of another tale from this same location. This takes place around 2019, I was in college ...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Mum and I are enjoying a pub lunch when I notice they have an interesting choice of potted plant. Me: Look, they have Tree Ferns. Mum: Yes I saw that, they’re probably fake. Me: Well, that emp...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Not Talking At The Same Wavelength Read Not Talking At The Same Wavelength I've explained many of its features before they purchased it, and because they seemed adamant about it being able to maintain fast internet, I mentioned it c...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sooo Not Ready For The Internet, Part 21 Read Sooo Not Ready For The Internet, Part 21 I worked in an Internet support team back in the dial-up days. Our customers would be sent our custom CD with Netscape on it. Caller: "Hi, yeah, I got ...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Story Doesn’t Hold Up Read The Story Doesn’t Hold Up A woman comes in holding a book. Patron: "I already paid the fine for this, but I found it. I want a refund." Me: "Our policy does not allow refunds, but we can apply...
Jul 29, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Nate-d For Customer Use Read Nate-d For Customer Use Nate was asking for months to be allowed to run food; he loved to show off what he made for the guests and loved to interact with them. Nate had been told many, many, m...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Punctuation On Tap Read Punctuation On Tap I'm taking a customer's drink order. Customer: "One dee notes local, please." Me: "I'm sorry, what was that?" Read Punctuation On Tap
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Metric System Failure Read Metric System Failure Our tech support department's management always liked to focus time on "How old are tickets in each employee's queue" as the sole performance metric, nothing more. Read M...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Time Fries When You’re Complaining Read Time Fries When You’re Complaining I'm working at the drive-thru during the lunch rush: Customer: "I've been waiting in line for ten minutes!" Me: "And now every other driver has to wait anoth...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Side (Hustle) Effects Read The Side (Hustle) Effects I'm at work in the pharmacy. I get a customer call. Me: "Thanks for calling Crab Shack! Oh wait…" Caller: "Did… did I call a restaurant?" Me: "No, sorry. That's my ot...
Jul 28, 2026 from The Public Domain Review “The Persian Mâr-Nâmeh or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes” (1892) A Zoroastrian text about serpents translated by the President of the Bombay Anthropological Society.
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Wage Against The Machine Read Wage Against The Machine Customer: "We got real life trillionaires now! They know the power of hard work!" Me: "Oh, is that all it takes? Awesome! So, if we take my current wage of $15.92, whi...
Jul 28, 2026 from The Autodidacts Just being is worthwhile Some moments are intensely vivid and pleasant. Other moments are intensely and vividly unpleasant, or, more commonly, unmemorable and weakly depressing for no reason. The types of experience can be...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Uninterruptible Power Supply Meeting Unending Installation Method Read Uninterruptible Power Supply Meeting Unending Installation Method To my utter horror, he has somehow JAMMED the battery backwards into the machine, and got it stuck there. The bits of plastic ...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Suspension Of Disbelief Read The Suspension Of Disbelief Driver: "Thanks, thanks. Also, when do I cross the bridge to get to Mackinac Island?" Me: "Uh… I'm sorry, I don't follow." Driver: "What time do they swing the brid...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Incidental Incident Read The Incidental Incident At the hotel I used to work in, we would authorize someone's credit or debit card that they were using for incidentals for a dollar if they had already prepaid through ...
Jul 28, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Schneckenfressende Schnecken Der Tigerschnegel, eine Schnecke, frisst andere Schnecken.
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Once Bitten, Twice Signed Read Once Bitten, Twice Signed I put cash down on the tray with the receipts, and the waitress is about to whisk everything away. Me: "Wait one moment, please!" She stops, and I take the receipt an...
Jul 28, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com We Can’t Believe They Thought That Would Work, Part 17 Read We Can’t Believe They Thought That Would Work, Part 17 I worked at a shoe store for some time. One day, a guy came in when it was dead and asked about shoes and such. I helped him out and, lo ...
