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Title: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on August 19, 2013, 01:39:25 pm
I think someone said Not Always Right entries and the like can't be submitted to the main site, so why not have a topic here just for that?

Here's a recent one involving the sanctity of marriage (http://notalwaysworking.com/critical-about-their-marriage-is-hypocritical/31246)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on August 19, 2013, 02:24:09 pm
Well considering FSTDT disowned us, we can hardly call it the "main page" now :P

But on topic, yeah, I found that one to be an absolute dick move even by dick standards.  Thankfully, the guy got busted.

Is it just me, or do the people who crow loudest about the sanctity of marriage seem most likely to violate it?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Valerius on August 19, 2013, 02:31:41 pm
Oh look, another christian fundie is a hate-filled, idiotic, hypocritical douchebag. Surprise, surprise!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: wrightway on August 19, 2013, 03:15:26 pm
Holy flonqing balls, I'm praying this was made up.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Crystal-King on August 19, 2013, 03:26:39 pm
My what a charming, well spoken sack of shit. Jesus Christ.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on August 19, 2013, 03:39:51 pm
Here's a funny story about pork (http://notalwaysworking.com/thats-what-he-gets-for-being-a-pig/27701)

Reminds me of a time I was at one of the college cafeterias and there were a lot of middle eastern people because of some event. I was walking towards where the Chinese food was being served (pork fried rice) and a guy asked what was in it. Once he was told what it was, he immediately moved away.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on August 19, 2013, 03:41:41 pm
You know, if I could asplode heads, I would make that guy's face asplode.

"Sanctity of marriage," my left testicle...

http://notalwaysworking.com/the-t-shirt-that-never-comes/31074 Good on the woman for telling that asshole, but that cashier is a patronizing douche canoe.

EDIT: Sorry, I came here from "Most Recent Posts" and didn't realize this was in "Religion and Philosophy."
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on August 19, 2013, 04:17:16 pm
Going in reverse, you really do need to respect your customers' religious beliefs (http://notalwaysworking.com/no-relief-from-others-beliefs/30854) (as long as they aren't harming anyone).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on August 19, 2013, 05:36:16 pm
^Yeah that's a dick move. If that's what your costumer wants then that's what your costumer wants. No reason to be a dick to a costumer like that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: PosthumanHeresy on August 19, 2013, 06:15:27 pm
I think someone said Not Always Right entries and the like can't be submitted to the main site, so why not have a topic here just for that?

Here's a recent one involving the sanctity of marriage (http://notalwaysworking.com/critical-about-their-marriage-is-hypocritical/31246)
Here's hoping someone gets killed in the line of duty. You do not call a man's soon to be wife a whore like that. EVER.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: anti-nonsense on August 19, 2013, 06:23:43 pm
Yeah that guy was a complete asshole and also a hypocrite, I hope he got in serious trouble for that, since it sounds like his immediate superior was a good guy.
It's nice that the submitter's coworkers were willing to go out of their way to help him.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: PosthumanHeresy on August 19, 2013, 06:48:17 pm
Holy fucking shit (http://notalwaysworking.com/theyd-like-to-look-at-the-kidnap-menu/31049). I hope this woman got a really long sentence.

What is this, I don't even. (http://notalwaysworking.com/the-very-model-of-a-modern-american/31250) Assholes and musical numbers.

Racism, ho! (http://notalwaysworking.com/bigots-use-inbred-logic/31106)

Religion, homophobia, bad geography (http://notalwaysworking.com/a-not-so-straight-line-across-the-country/30985).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on August 19, 2013, 07:48:52 pm
Good on these girls :) (http://notalwayslearning.com/judge-not-lest-ye-get-jumped/31491). The bigot was, shall we say, hoist by her own petard.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sour Grapes on August 20, 2013, 12:49:29 am
Holy fucking shit (http://notalwaysworking.com/theyd-like-to-look-at-the-kidnap-menu/31049). I hope this woman got a really long sentence.

What is this, I don't even. (http://notalwaysworking.com/the-very-model-of-a-modern-american/31250) Assholes and musical numbers.

Racism, ho! (http://notalwaysworking.com/bigots-use-inbred-logic/31106)

Religion, homophobia, bad geography (http://notalwaysworking.com/a-not-so-straight-line-across-the-country/30985).

...  Hattiesburg?  This took place in Mississippi?  Oh, why am I not surprised.  Home of one of the larger universities in Mississippi, a fairly large city, and has a very nice Arthritis Clinic.  And of course, there would be idiots, there.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on August 20, 2013, 01:55:25 am
And here's some prime hypocrisy for you all... (http://notalwaysworking.com/double-talk/29832)

EDIT: But to make up for it... (http://notalwaysworking.com/a-les-son-in-trans-gressions/29647)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on August 20, 2013, 04:15:44 am
This one (http://notalwayslearning.com/this-instructor-is-on-a-slippery-slope/31937) involves no fundies. But it does involve me, a dangerously idiotic ski instructor, and my mom being her awesome self.

Also, I love any story where the idiot is the one to call the cops, only to get arrested themselves!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on August 20, 2013, 04:18:28 am
Here's a good one that relates to a thread we had a while back about what McDonald's expects in its employees' budgets. (http://notalwaysworking.com/second-job-sorrows/29222)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sour Grapes on August 20, 2013, 09:01:01 am
This one (http://notalwayslearning.com/this-instructor-is-on-a-slippery-slope/31937) involves no fundies. But it does involve me, a dangerously idiotic ski instructor, and my mom being her awesome self.

Also, I love any story where the idiot is the one to call the cops, only to get arrested themselves!

Was there supposed to be a link, in there, somewhere?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Jack Mann on August 20, 2013, 09:46:31 am
This one (http://notalwayslearning.com/this-instructor-is-on-a-slippery-slope/31937) involves no fundies. But it does involve me, a dangerously idiotic ski instructor, and my mom being her awesome self.

Also, I love any story where the idiot is the one to call the cops, only to get arrested themselves!

Was there supposed to be a link, in there, somewhere?

Supposed to be, and was.  Beginning of the post.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on August 20, 2013, 10:01:57 am
You know, when you quote a message you can see the links in it. Including the broken images that aren't visible.

But at least for me the link in Meshakhads message seems to work.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: anti-nonsense on August 20, 2013, 11:38:13 am
works for me too, and I see the link in the original post as well.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Nightangel8212 on August 20, 2013, 12:23:04 pm
Not really religious, but it made me laugh. :P

http://notalwaysrelated.com/the-real-meaty-issue/25070
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on August 20, 2013, 05:21:35 pm
What even. (http://notalwaysright.com/hell-in-a-handbag/2394)
I'm glad I don't know anybody like that kid's mother, (http://notalwaysright.com/a-touchy-subject/24091)

Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: anti-nonsense on August 20, 2013, 06:12:39 pm
that poor kid, what a crazy bitch.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Leafy on August 20, 2013, 06:32:32 pm
This one made me laugh. (http://notalwaysright.com/not-low-key-about-the-hokey/27791)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Valerius on August 20, 2013, 06:41:20 pm
This one made me laugh. (http://notalwaysright.com/not-low-key-about-the-hokey/27791)

Unless people like that live in tiny towns with homogeneous populations, I don't understand how they function in the real world without outright dying of fear of anything different via heart-attack.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on August 20, 2013, 07:25:35 pm
Are these stories for real? Some seem so over the top they seem fake. There can't be possibly some people like that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on August 20, 2013, 07:31:17 pm
Are these stories for real? Some seem so over the top they seem fake. There can't be possibly some people like that.

Your naivete is so cute! *pinches cheek*
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sour Grapes on August 20, 2013, 08:10:07 pm
I just realized what he was talking about.  I'm an idiot.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on August 20, 2013, 10:01:56 pm
Are these stories for real? Some seem so over the top they seem fake. There can't be possibly some people like that.

I suspect many are what the person wishes they had said rather than what they actually did say. I wouldn't be surprised if a number of them were completely made up.

(That, incidentally, is why they weren't allowed in the main page of That Site Which We Are Not. It's impossible to verify which are real and which aren't)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on August 20, 2013, 10:50:31 pm
Which is funny considering some of the submissions are people's unverifiable anecdotes.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Her3tiK on August 20, 2013, 11:00:58 pm
What even. (http://notalwaysright.com/hell-in-a-handbag/2394)
I'm glad I don't know anybody like that kid's mother, (http://notalwaysright.com/a-touchy-subject/24091)
Hehehehehe. That last one ended with the boy being "mortified and quickly discharged".
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on August 20, 2013, 11:01:52 pm
There are at (http://notalwaysright.com/bull-in-a-china-shop/737) least (http://notalwaysworking.com/an-acute-lack-of-care/30666) three (http://notalwaysworking.com/immaculate-misconception-part-3/29617) that I really hope are just made up or exaggerated, but my idealism is wearing thin.

I can, however, believe this (http://notalwayslearning.com/teaching-them-an-important-lesson-on-drugs/31927) happened, sadly.

Conversely, I hope this (http://notalwaysright.com/this-well-defend/21969) awesome story is true, because... GAH, SO AWESOME and ALL OF MY FEELS!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Leafy on August 20, 2013, 11:29:57 pm
This one made me laugh. (http://notalwaysright.com/not-low-key-about-the-hokey/27791)

Unless people like that live in tiny towns with homogeneous populations, I don't understand how they function in the real world without outright dying of fear of anything different via heart-attack.
I assume they never leave the house or something.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on August 29, 2013, 02:18:10 pm
This has got to be the strangest entry (http://notalwaysright.com/a-large-intelligence-gulf-of-mexico/31541)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Leafy on August 29, 2013, 04:32:40 pm
I'm laughing my ass off. (http://notalwaysright.com/there-is-a-meth-to-this-madness/31370)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Radiation on September 04, 2013, 11:53:48 pm
I'm laughing my ass off. (http://notalwaysright.com/there-is-a-meth-to-this-madness/31370)

That guy was an idiot but I like how the manager tricked the guy into going to the police station.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 05, 2013, 02:58:28 pm
Not religious (http://notalwaysright.com/lets-play-the-generation-blame/31637) but still worth sharing.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Leafy on September 05, 2013, 09:30:33 pm
I'm laughing my ass off. (http://notalwaysright.com/there-is-a-meth-to-this-madness/31370)

That guy was an idiot but I like how the manager tricked the guy into going to the police station.
I agree. I wonder if he actually went.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sour Grapes on September 05, 2013, 11:18:56 pm
Not religious (http://notalwaysright.com/lets-play-the-generation-blame/31637) but still worth sharing.

Every generation bitches about the ones that come after.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Osama bin Bambi on September 05, 2013, 11:46:33 pm
Not religious (http://notalwaysright.com/lets-play-the-generation-blame/31637) but still worth sharing.

Every generation bitches about the ones that come after.

Heck, there are passages in The Republic where Socrates bitches about how the young whippersnappers of his "modern day" don't show enough respect to their parents and dance to seditious music in improper ways.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 06, 2013, 01:16:42 am
Y'all should read the Unfiltered ones, too. They can be a treat (http://unfiltered.notalwaysright.com/post/60104973512/restaurant-pa-usa-i-work-at-a-local-ice-cream).

And this one too, to fit the area of the forum this thread is in (http://unfiltered.notalwaysworking.com/post/59982984400/assembly-plant-on-canada-years-ago-i-was)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: TheL on September 06, 2013, 06:04:53 pm
And remember, Shane, we want it delivered.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: PosthumanHeresy on September 06, 2013, 08:05:40 pm
Y'all should read the Unfiltered ones, too. They can be a treat (http://unfiltered.notalwaysright.com/post/60104973512/restaurant-pa-usa-i-work-at-a-local-ice-cream).

And this one too, to fit the area of the forum this thread is in (http://unfiltered.notalwaysworking.com/post/59982984400/assembly-plant-on-canada-years-ago-i-was)
The first guy is stoned. The second? Anata wa baka desu.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on September 07, 2013, 10:23:31 am
If this (http://notalwayslearning.com/a-professor-transplant/31975) one is true, then I will probably melt.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Leafy on September 08, 2013, 05:38:38 pm
If this (http://notalwayslearning.com/a-professor-transplant/31975) one is true, then I will probably melt.
God, what an asshole.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 13, 2013, 11:16:42 am
Why the hell would you yank on a dog's tail or leash like that?!?!? (http://notalwaysright.com/no-paws-for-thought-part-2/31739)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on September 13, 2013, 02:33:20 pm
Because people are insane.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: mellenORL on September 13, 2013, 04:12:56 pm
That lady needs a pair of strong, well-trained service Capuchin monkeys to keep her strait jacket laces nice and snug....
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Radiation on September 13, 2013, 05:57:47 pm
Speaking of dogs... (http://notalwaysright.com/an-upgrade-is-in-her-suite-dreams/29543) this person tries to get a free room but fails spectacularly.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 13, 2013, 06:35:07 pm
Someone's a drama queen.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Quasirodent on September 23, 2013, 02:25:33 pm
If  this story (http://notalwayslearning.com/the-ugliest-person-in-the-room/32269) is true, I hope this girl gets some sweet, ice-cold comeuppance.  She is setting back gender equality, anti-body-shaming efforts, and the fight against rape culture with the same blow.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: LeTipex on September 23, 2013, 07:18:45 pm
If  this story (http://notalwayslearning.com/the-ugliest-person-in-the-room/32269) is true, I hope this girl gets some sweet, ice-cold comeuppance.  She is setting back gender equality, anti-body-shaming efforts, and the fight against rape culture with the same blow.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on September 23, 2013, 07:46:13 pm
If  this story (http://notalwayslearning.com/the-ugliest-person-in-the-room/32269) is true, I hope this girl gets some sweet, ice-cold comeuppance.  She is setting back gender equality, anti-body-shaming efforts, and the fight against rape culture with the same blow.

Douchecastle (n.) Someone who goes so far beyond the normal definition of douchebag that a new word is needed to describe the sheer amount of douche.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on September 23, 2013, 08:27:04 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 23, 2013, 08:51:17 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on September 23, 2013, 09:06:57 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
I'm an unrepentant stoner who regularly almost does stupid things while high (like that coming-out-with-a-My-Little-Pony-drawing idea from whenever ago).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 23, 2013, 09:21:37 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
I'm an unrepentant stoner who regularly almost does stupid things while high (like that coming-out-with-a-My-Little-Pony-drawing idea from whenever ago).

Oh, duh, that's right, you talked about that in another thread.

Sorry about that XD
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: mellenORL on September 23, 2013, 10:50:05 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
I'm an unrepentant stoner who regularly almost does stupid things while high (like that coming-out-with-a-My-Little-Pony-drawing idea from whenever ago).
Oh. Shucks. The turned-out-he-became-the-store-manager thing. I was hoping it gave you an idea to give your mom a special cookie. Mellow her out, man. Or watch her go bug fuck. Win-win.  8)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on September 24, 2013, 12:41:45 am
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
I'm an unrepentant stoner who regularly almost does stupid things while high (like that coming-out-with-a-My-Little-Pony-drawing idea from whenever ago).
Oh. Shucks. The turned-out-he-became-the-store-manager thing. I was hoping it gave you an idea to give your mom a special cookie. Mellow her out, man. Or watch her go bug fuck. Win-win.  8)
She wouldn't mellow out, she'd become convinced she's demon-possesed and call a priest. Also, she doesn't eat baked goods unless she bakes them herself.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on September 24, 2013, 05:05:29 pm
Is anyone reminded of a certain political cartoon about this? (http://notalwaysright.com/the-first-and-true-language-of-america/31947)

This is pretty heartwarming if you think about the Chinese and Jews (http://notalwaysright.com/one-good-takeout-deserves-another/15583)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Itachirumon on September 24, 2013, 08:18:56 pm
This one gives me hope for my future and that's a wonderful thing. (http://notalwaysright.com/mom-is-bugging-out/31992)

Out of curiosity, how does it give you hope for your future?  Pardon if it's obvious and I'm just dense.
I'm an unrepentant stoner who regularly almost does stupid things while high (like that coming-out-with-a-My-Little-Pony-drawing idea from whenever ago).
Oh. Shucks. The turned-out-he-became-the-store-manager thing. I was hoping it gave you an idea to give your mom a special cookie. Mellow her out, man. Or watch her go bug fuck. Win-win.  8)
She wouldn't mellow out, she'd become convinced she's demon-possesed and call a priest. Also, she doesn't eat baked goods unless she bakes them herself.

Because Betty Crocker is too progressive and Quaker promotes wrong and sinful religious ideas?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 24, 2013, 08:36:36 pm
I had a Quaker joke but I lost it after I thought of it. Dammit.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on September 24, 2013, 08:54:17 pm
Because Betty Crocker is too progressive and Quaker promotes wrong and sinful religious ideas?
No, because she's a vegan.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 25, 2013, 08:01:14 pm
What the fuck (http://notalwaysright.com/the-ten-doctors-versus-the-ten-commandments/32019)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on September 25, 2013, 08:11:42 pm
What the fuck (http://notalwaysright.com/the-ten-doctors-versus-the-ten-commandments/32019)

Well, he's got the wrong doctor as his favorite (Three is best, bitches!), but points!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on September 25, 2013, 08:24:58 pm
.....7!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Zygarde on September 25, 2013, 09:17:37 pm
Fifth Doctor for life!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on September 26, 2013, 02:50:22 am
10.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 26, 2013, 05:58:28 am
Nine. Praise be the Oncoming Storm.

Also, lol "No, you have to respect my views and turn it off! It’s against my religion; it’s evil! Now turn it off!" Yeah okay lady.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: LeTipex on September 26, 2013, 07:33:01 am
Fourth doctor. His scarf is metal as fuck.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on September 26, 2013, 10:04:17 am
11 is my favorite so far, but I have high hopes for 12.

And back on topic: This is just too cute. (http://notalwaysright.com/ballerina-rex/32012)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on September 26, 2013, 01:25:02 pm
Suddenly this topic got derailed to Doctor Who.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 26, 2013, 02:40:15 pm
What d'ya mean suddenly? If we just randomly decided to talk of Doctor Who that'd be suddenly.

Oh, who in their right mind buys hundreds of trinkets at an airport? (http://unfiltered.notalwaysright.com/post/62282234363/newsstand-usa-our-tiny-newsstand-is-in-an)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on September 26, 2013, 03:59:29 pm
I'm not quite sure what about this made me laugh, but make me laugh it did. (http://notalwaysright.com/little-pony-big-problem/32023)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 26, 2013, 04:00:25 pm
I hope the child grows out of the whole 'only I can like something, no one else is allowed to like what I like' thing. I've heard of children doing it with toys, but not with actual characters in a tv show.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 26, 2013, 09:56:50 pm
Some people are just oversensitive. (http://notalwaysworking.com/the-blessing-becomes-a-curse/31672)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Osama bin Bambi on September 26, 2013, 10:08:55 pm
Some people are just oversensitive. (http://notalwaysworking.com/the-blessing-becomes-a-curse/31672)

"It's in Leviathan" I giggled :D
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on September 26, 2013, 10:31:28 pm
Dear goddess, I'm tired. It took me a while to figure out the Leviathan bit.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on September 27, 2013, 05:15:06 pm
Seriously? I've heard fundies go batshit over Harry Potter, but not Doctor Who. (http://notalwaysright.com/the-ten-doctors-versus-the-ten-commandments/32019)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 27, 2013, 05:45:02 pm
I actually already posted that, it was what started the Doctor Who discussion :P
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: solar. on September 27, 2013, 07:15:22 pm
Derp! Let this be an example of why one shouldn't threadhop.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on September 30, 2013, 01:06:37 am
http://unfiltered.notalwaysright.com/post/61538597048/cafeteria-chile-im-working-as-a-cashier-in-a

Good for the--

*reads last three words*

The fuck?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on September 30, 2013, 05:56:39 am
http://unfiltered.notalwaysright.com/post/61538597048/cafeteria-chile-im-working-as-a-cashier-in-a

Good for the--

*reads last three words*

The fuck?


...I'm kinda hoping that it was due to something unrelated.

...But I don't think it's likely.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: mellenORL on September 30, 2013, 02:59:03 pm
This happened in Chile? I was gonna say I had that happen to me back in the '90's here in the US, when I lived in Georgia, which is "right to work" state (read; anti-union). If an employer sees that you just existing there has any negative affect on his business, as in a customer complaint, even an egregious asshole bully-ing one, then the right to work state law essentially allows shit like that to happen. It seems like a real post, to me.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on October 01, 2013, 02:59:30 pm
"Were you there?" (http://notalwayslearning.com/he-was-there-in-spirit/32317)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 01, 2013, 05:15:54 pm
I love that argument.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 02, 2013, 03:51:48 pm
Remember: no means no. (http://notalwaysworking.com/making-up-and-breaking-down/31735)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Raymond Dullaghy on October 02, 2013, 05:46:04 pm
"Were you there?" (http://notalwayslearning.com/he-was-there-in-spirit/32317)
Goodness gracious. Even my borderline fundie classmates know better than that. As for me, I didn't even bring up my creationist beliefs unless asked beforehand; I just wrote what they wanted me to write and left it at that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: MadCatTLX on October 02, 2013, 09:48:32 pm
"Were you there?" (http://notalwayslearning.com/he-was-there-in-spirit/32317)
Goodness gracious. Even my borderline fundie classmates know better than that. As for me, I didn't even bring up my creationist beliefs unless asked beforehand; I just wrote what they wanted me to write and left it at that.

The problem is people like Ray Comfort* who tell kids to literally just say "were you there?" until the other person give up in frustration. He said to do this specifically to teachers. This isn't winning an argument, it's sticking your fingers in in your ears and going "lalalalalalalala I can't hear you", which has to be what these kids do their whole lives to be that ignorant. Granted most people I've met are far beyond scientifically illiterate. I know plenty of high schoolers who were almost regular illiterate.

Such willful stupidity makes me want to punch people. There's a reason that newspapers are written on a 6th grade reading level. Mind you in 6th grade I had a reading level of a college student, though the scale didn't go any higher than that. I don't understand why it's so hard for people to comprehend such basic things.

*(I think that's who it was, might have been another prominent YEC.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on October 02, 2013, 09:53:34 pm
I don't know if Ray Comfort uses that argument, but I think Ken Ham is the one responsible for it being taught to young children.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: MadCatTLX on October 02, 2013, 10:26:22 pm
I don't know if Ray Comfort uses that argument, but I think Ken Ham is the one responsible for it being taught to young children.

Ah, he was the next name to come up as a guess.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on October 03, 2013, 02:33:12 pm
I know who won't get my vote (http://notalwayslearning.com/dic-tutor/32335)

Christianity explained by video games (http://notalwayslearning.com/christians-love-halos/32329)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Raymond Dullaghy on October 03, 2013, 05:05:31 pm
I know who won't get my vote (http://notalwayslearning.com/dic-tutor/32335)

Christianity explained by video games (http://notalwayslearning.com/christians-love-halos/32329)
Laughed with both of them. The Halo/Christianity thing is a weird parallel, but if it got your point across...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on October 05, 2013, 04:42:37 am
I know who won't get my vote (http://notalwayslearning.com/dic-tutor/32335)

Christianity explained by video games (http://notalwayslearning.com/christians-love-halos/32329)
Laughed with both of them. The Halo/Christianity thing is a weird parallel, but if it got your point across...

There's actually a bunch more Christianity references in Halo.  Extra Credits covered a few more of them in a past episode they did... I thought it was pretty clever, myself.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on October 07, 2013, 06:44:15 pm
That... bitch! (http://notalwayslearning.com/a-victory-in-tragedy/32373)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on October 08, 2013, 05:39:47 pm
That... bitch! (http://notalwayslearning.com/a-victory-in-tragedy/32373)

My teacher father would approve of those kids so hard! :3 DAMN!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Itachirumon on October 08, 2013, 11:40:18 pm
I really wish there was a way to contact the people who wrote some of these. This one and another one about a hospital in San Jose that almost killed a girl over appendicitis thinking she was pregnant. I wanna know if it was the high school 'I' went to, and if the hospital is one I know about, to avoid it in the future.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on October 10, 2013, 11:13:54 pm
I thought this one (http://notalwaysright.com/from-the-odd-couple-to-the-applauded-couple/22409) was hilarious.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on October 12, 2013, 03:58:32 am
I thought this one (http://notalwaysright.com/from-the-odd-couple-to-the-applauded-couple/22409) was hilarious.

That... is really rather awesome! Awwwww <3
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 12, 2013, 08:33:21 pm
I think I found a radfem (http://notalwaysright.com/not-impressed-with-man-meat/32260).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on October 13, 2013, 12:26:40 pm
I still don't believe that a lot of these happened as depicted.
Still funny though.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on October 13, 2013, 04:40:27 pm
You'd be surprised.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 17, 2013, 03:48:31 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/this-is-why-were-in-a-recession-part-24/32372

Yes, it's Part 24. Yes, the first 23 are just as stupid. Sadly, all of them are believable (to me, anyway).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on October 20, 2013, 02:33:12 am
Found another good one (http://notalwaysright.com/best-not-to-exchange-with-haters/25658).

More bigotry getting what it deserves.

This one's pretty good too (http://notalwaysright.com/the-first-and-true-language-of-america/31947).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on October 20, 2013, 03:48:57 am
"If you want to speak English, go back to England."

Actually, I'd say that if you want to speak bastardized German, you should go back to Germany. Fucking Anglo-Saxons, driving out the Celts then pretending they were always here.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 21, 2013, 06:25:58 pm
This sounds too convenient to be true but... (http://notalwaysright.com/stress-about-the-dress/32503)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on October 21, 2013, 06:53:55 pm
Giggity (http://notalwaysright.com/grabbed-the-wrong-bakers-buns/32374)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 22, 2013, 04:55:19 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/american-education-is-in-need-of-a-revolution/31929
http://notalwayslearning.com/american-education-is-in-need-of-a-revolution-part-2/32525

(http://theminorityreport.co/stixblog/files/2013/07/stupid_it_burns.jpg)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on October 22, 2013, 06:02:10 pm
A good Not Always Learning one to balance those out (http://notalwayslearning.com/how-to-combat-the-bullying-a-gender/32065)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 22, 2013, 06:26:02 pm
I re-read that one sometimes when I see something to make me sad. It makes me feel better. c:
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Yla on October 25, 2013, 05:22:15 am
I have to say, that is a stupid question. I don't blame the second student for not getting it. (http://notalwayslearning.com/theyre-not-on-the-same-wavelength/32532)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Vypernight on October 28, 2013, 12:18:44 pm
"Were you there?" (http://notalwayslearning.com/he-was-there-in-spirit/32317)

I would've countered with, "were You?"

I mean, if you come home to find your sneakers chewed up and your dog in the corner still munching on one, are you going to guess it was the dog or say, "It was a ghost!"

If you had left a camera behind and it showed the dog eating your sneaker, do you still say, "GHOST!?"
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 28, 2013, 01:25:44 pm
Ghost dog. But not like in the Goosebumps books.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on October 29, 2013, 02:59:55 pm
This is a scary one (http://notalwayslearning.com/truly-blind-faith/32580)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 30, 2013, 01:01:48 pm
Reasons I'm sometimes scared to leave the house.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 30, 2013, 04:20:45 pm
...What. (http://notalwaysright.com/engage-the-brain-before-the-mouth/32717)

I bet he thinks it's bad for a guy to enjoy romance novels >_> (http://notalwayslearning.com/misogyny-is-a-lie-ability/32595)

*facepalm* (http://notalwaysworking.com/they-are-rotten-to-the-corps-part-2/32108)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Dakota Bob on October 30, 2013, 04:50:47 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on October 30, 2013, 05:39:12 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I know at least one story on the site is true - the one I submitted.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on October 30, 2013, 07:31:45 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I think some are genuine, some are wholly made up, and some are "based on a true story". A witty reply you didn't think of until later, something you wanted to say but didn't have the guts, etc.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 30, 2013, 08:04:00 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I've never looked at it as "This actually happened", rather, I've always looked at them as either "Something like this probably happens somewhere with any degree of frequency" or "No, that was way too embellished to be real."

Part of the problem with "Names and locations have been removed to protect people" is that you cannot verify the story after that point.

...Still, I don't let that stop me from enjoying (or getting pissed at) some of these stories.  It's like talking with people and sharing anecdotes.  You have no way of verifying their anecdotes but why let that bother you?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on October 31, 2013, 12:04:49 am
Hence why these stories can't be submitted to fstdt. Fundies' accounts on the other hand ...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 31, 2013, 01:18:06 am
Exactly.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 31, 2013, 04:11:37 am
Anecdotes are just that. Anecdotes. And there's the whole 'real life is stranger than fiction' thing going on.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on October 31, 2013, 05:27:21 am
The "oh look how nice people are" ones, i dont believe

The ones filled with raging dickholes, those I do believe.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on October 31, 2013, 09:19:57 am
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I know at least one story on the site is true - the one I submitted.

Which one did you submit?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sleepy on October 31, 2013, 09:58:20 am
The "oh look how nice people are" ones, i dont believe

The ones filled with raging dickholes, those I do believe.

Ah, right. As we all know, it's simply impossible for people to be kind.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 31, 2013, 03:17:09 pm
The area Hof lives in is the Australian equivalent of the area MadCat lives in.

I think I can forgive his jadedness.  You know, just this once.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 31, 2013, 05:06:43 pm
http://notalwaysworking.com/driving-miss-daisy-will-drive-them-crazy/32118

And this is how you deal with racist assholes, folks.

http://notalwaysworking.com/they-have-something-to-declare/32117

The effect on society of 8 years of gay marriage being legal.

http://notalwayslearning.com/women-in-science/32626

I'd heard of three: Noether, Meitner (only by name, I admit I don't know what she did) and Franklin (who I had to look up to confirm that I had indeed remembered her contributions correctly).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sleepy on October 31, 2013, 05:21:44 pm
The area Hof lives in is the Australian equivalent of the area MadCat lives in.

I think I can forgive his jadedness.  You know, just this once.

Meh, even then you can recognize that your area is shitty, and that there are better folks elsewhere.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on October 31, 2013, 05:22:36 pm
This is why you don't teach children bad words (http://notalwaysrelated.com/learning-colorful-language/28281).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on October 31, 2013, 10:10:10 pm
Just speaking from experience.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on November 01, 2013, 12:38:20 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I know at least one story on the site is true - the one I submitted.

Which one did you submit?

This one (http://notalwayslearning.com/this-instructor-is-on-a-slippery-slope/31937)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on November 02, 2013, 07:28:38 am
http://notalwaysworking.com/driving-miss-daisy-will-drive-them-crazy/32118

And this is how you deal with racist assholes, folks.

http://notalwaysworking.com/they-have-something-to-declare/32117

The effect on society of 8 years of gay marriage being legal.

http://notalwayslearning.com/women-in-science/32626

I'd heard of three: Noether, Meitner (only by name, I admit I don't know what she did) and Franklin (who I had to look up to confirm that I had indeed remembered her contributions correctly).


Congratulations, that first one actually made me wake up my roommate because I was laughing so hard I ended up in a coughing fit.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Vypernight on November 07, 2013, 04:48:16 am
Reposted from, "Annoyed" thread:


At work today, my coworker, who has only been with us for about a week, went to the counter to help the other clerk.  Now there were 3 customers at the counter; 2 old ladies and a black guy behind them.  The other clerk was helping the first old lady so my coworker asked the other if she needed anything (figuring if they were together, she'd simply help the guy behind them).

Instead, the guy pushed forward, yelling at my coworker, calling her a racist for ignoring him, and pretty much throwing a scene.  The ladies tried to calm him down, but he told them to butt out.  My coworker quickly apologized and tried to explain that she didn't want to assume the two ladies were together.  The guy cursed her out and said she'd done enough damage.

Now I didn't witness any of this; I just saw my coworker run back with tears streaming down her face and about a dozen people (including the store manager) witnessed the entire thing.

Now I don't care if she was deliberately ignoring him.  There was no reason to accuse her of racism and scream at her like he did.  That was completely uncalled for on his part.  And while he did apologize to the store manager, he never apologized to the girl he had yelled at.

I'm starting to see this more and more where I live.  People acting like complete dicks, and then accusing another people for racism when they either make a mistake that could be fixed in about 2 seconds or when they call the person on their dickish behavior.  At my store, I did witness, a few years ago, an older guy accuse another coworker of racism when she refused to give him a free cookie (that kids usually get) after catching him intimidate several other clerks into giving him free donuts.  In that case, we got a manager to throw his ass out.

I hate feeling like this, but I'm tired of the bullshit.  I don't give a fuck what your skin color, sexuality, faith (or lack of) or whatever is.  If you're nice, i'll treat you the same.  But if you're a dick, I'm treating you like shit. 

And if you call me racist, fuck you.  i'm an equal-opportunity asshole!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on November 07, 2013, 05:06:18 pm
Am I the only one who highly doubt any of these actually happened?

I know at least one story on the site is true - the one I submitted.

Which one did you submit?

This one (http://notalwayslearning.com/this-instructor-is-on-a-slippery-slope/31937)

That one feels Believable. Most of these stories don't.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Quasirodent on November 08, 2013, 12:23:59 pm
I had submitted a story a ways back that was never published.  I still think it's funny, but it's so long ago I no longer remember all the details.

As I recall, though:

I was working at a large movie theater downtown, which has multiple fancy concession stands.  Not just popcorn and hot dogs, but a pretzel kiosk, frozen yogurt, KFC, Burger King, Taco Bell, a cafe, and a full bar.
The cafe stocked muffins, cookies, and other small baked goods people often have with a $4 coffee, but the small oven used to bake those things was not working.  So it was decided by the management to use the oven in the pretzel kiosk.  The employee tasked with this was concerned because there were only instructions for making pretzels.  The manager told them to not worry about it and use the instructions that were on the oven.   Pretzels cook faster and at a higher temperature than cookies, and predictably, five minutes later smoke was billowing out of the pretzel kiosk.  Three managers went running in there with a fire extinguisher, and cleaned it all up.
That would have been mildly funny just as it was.
Except that the same managers decided to TRY IT AGAIN and the same thing happened.   Of course nobody stayed near the oven to monitor it, so again they all had to run back in there in a panic.
After this they decided to put up a sign saying there would be no baked goods that day.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 19, 2013, 01:59:52 pm
One of those cases where I think it's the uploader being in the wrong even if he/she doesn't think so. (http://notalwaysrelated.com/politically-correct-pirates-are-unassailable/28526)

ETA:
And this is why we need birth control education and not abstinence only bullshit! (http://notalwaysright.com/cause-for-pregnant-pause-part-5/33279)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on November 19, 2013, 02:19:05 pm
Yeah, the uploader is in the wrong. I would punch them if they said that kinda shit in front of my friend who is Romani. Same with the word jypped.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on November 20, 2013, 12:33:54 am
While I don't have a strong reaction to the word "gypped" on account of most people not even knowing that it's a racial slur, I do get rather insulted if people directly attack the Romani. Since they were targeted in the Holocaust along with the Jews, I feel that we ought to look out for each other.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 20, 2013, 12:58:43 am
While I don't have a strong reaction to the word "gypped" on account of most people not even knowing that it's a racial slur, I do get rather insulted if people directly attack the Romani. Since they were targeted in the Holocaust along with the Jews, I feel that we ought to look out for each other.

I frown whenever anyone says gypped, but unfortunately I don't really have an opportunity to correct that.

In fact, I didn't even know it was a racial slur myself (then again I didn't know how it was supposed to be spelled) until a moderator on another forum passive-aggressively moderated my post (without even so much as a message informing me) for a racist remark.  I apologized for saying it, but at the same time, pointed out that there was a better way for her to handle it.

...She didn't like me.  She didn't like a lot of people.  She later quit being a moderator.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on November 20, 2013, 06:23:45 am
Wait. Thats a racial slur. I thought it was aussie slang!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on November 20, 2013, 11:58:02 am
Which one? Jypped or gypsy? Jypped is a racist slang term, gypsy is a slur. The difference is negligible tho. Neither terms are unique to just one area.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on November 20, 2013, 05:58:54 pm
Jypped
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on November 20, 2013, 10:41:26 pm
I have an obligation to state this, having quite a few Romani friends:  Opre Roa.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 20, 2013, 10:45:03 pm
I have an obligation to state this, having quite a few Romani friends:  Opre Roa.

Would you please translate that for me?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on November 20, 2013, 10:50:46 pm
'Roa rise'.  In short, Romani need to stand on their own two feet, and stop being kicked around by everybody else as a handy scapegoat... and rein in all of their number that DO give them the 'thieving, filthy, underhanded scumbags' reputation that's semi-warranted in Europe.

I have a story from a Finnish friend of mine.  Went into the hospital for a few tests, there was a Roa family in the room next to him.  On his way out, a couple hours later, he got a look into the other room.  Family was gone.  Along with EVERYTHING in the room.  Mattress, machines, medical supplies... it'd been stripped bare.  That's what Romani should be standing against, but when you're being used as the useful target by EVERYBODY... well, I can understand the ill will, sometimes.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 20, 2013, 10:54:21 pm
You mean kinda like how the poor in ghettos are treated like potential thieves, and eventually become thieves because they know they'll be treated like that anyways?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on November 20, 2013, 10:59:25 pm
Precisely.  Me, again, having Roa friends... any of them I run into, I'm always extra courteous and helpful :3
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: MadCatTLX on November 20, 2013, 11:03:48 pm
'Roa rise'.  In short, Romani need to stand on their own two feet, and stop being kicked around by everybody else as a handy scapegoat... and rein in all of their number that DO give them the 'thieving, filthy, underhanded scumbags' reputation that's semi-warranted in Europe.

I have a story from a Finnish friend of mine.  Went into the hospital for a few tests, there was a Roa family in the room next to him.  On his way out, a couple hours later, he got a look into the other room.  Family was gone.  Along with EVERYTHING in the room.  Mattress, machines, medical supplies... it'd been stripped bare.  That's what Romani should be standing against, but when you're being used as the useful target by EVERYBODY... well, I can understand the ill will, sometimes.

How on earth do you steal everything out of a hospital room and not get noticed?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on November 21, 2013, 06:13:54 am
I think the term you're all looking for is 'self-fulfilling prophecy'.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on November 22, 2013, 01:01:18 pm
'Roa rise'.  In short, Romani need to stand on their own two feet, and stop being kicked around by everybody else as a handy scapegoat... and rein in all of their number that DO give them the 'thieving, filthy, underhanded scumbags' reputation that's semi-warranted in Europe.

I have a story from a Finnish friend of mine.  Went into the hospital for a few tests, there was a Roa family in the room next to him.  On his way out, a couple hours later, he got a look into the other room.  Family was gone.  Along with EVERYTHING in the room.  Mattress, machines, medical supplies... it'd been stripped bare.  That's what Romani should be standing against, but when you're being used as the useful target by EVERYBODY... well, I can understand the ill will, sometimes.

How on earth do you steal everything out of a hospital room and not get noticed?

Honestly, that was my question to him.  His answer? "I have NO idea!"
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 26, 2013, 05:20:39 pm
Oh my god they're in England, too (http://notalwaysright.com/giving-you-hellsinki/33464)

A rare case of this belonging in this forum and being positive (http://notalwayslearning.com/faith-in-the-future/32974)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: shykid on November 26, 2013, 06:45:01 pm
Oh my god they're in England, too (http://notalwaysright.com/giving-you-hellsinki/33464)

Mikä tämä on?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on November 27, 2013, 02:24:32 am
'Roa rise'.  In short, Romani need to stand on their own two feet, and stop being kicked around by everybody else as a handy scapegoat... and rein in all of their number that DO give them the 'thieving, filthy, underhanded scumbags' reputation that's semi-warranted in Europe.

I have a story from a Finnish friend of mine.  Went into the hospital for a few tests, there was a Roa family in the room next to him.  On his way out, a couple hours later, he got a look into the other room.  Family was gone.  Along with EVERYTHING in the room.  Mattress, machines, medical supplies... it'd been stripped bare.  That's what Romani should be standing against, but when you're being used as the useful target by EVERYBODY... well, I can understand the ill will, sometimes.

How on earth do you steal everything out of a hospital room and not get noticed?

By being a ninja.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on November 27, 2013, 03:06:47 am
Throw everything out the window.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 28, 2013, 03:37:23 am
Holy fucking fuckers fucking fucking fuckers who are fucked!! (http://notalwaysromantic.com/serving-up-a-hot-slice-of-justice/28280)

Not a humorous one.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: MadCatTLX on November 28, 2013, 02:31:19 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980 (http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on November 28, 2013, 05:13:24 pm
Angry lil bitch
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on November 28, 2013, 08:20:02 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980 (http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980)

I would've done the same thing if someone were taking cheap ass selfies like that, to be quite frank... (no pun intended)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on November 28, 2013, 09:05:36 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980 (http://notalwayslearning.com/being-very-candid-with-her-camera/32980)

I would've done the same thing if someone were taking cheap ass selfies like that, to be quite frank... (no pun intended)

It's pretty tempting...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on November 30, 2013, 08:27:54 pm
Great how this turned out (http://notalwaysright.com/his-room-has-been-talibanned/33537)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Lady Hylia on December 01, 2013, 09:40:01 am
Yikes. http://notalwaysworking.com/a-false-senses-of-security/32625 (http://notalwaysworking.com/a-false-senses-of-security/32625)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Dakota Bob on December 01, 2013, 12:13:44 pm
Oh my god they're in England, too (http://notalwaysright.com/giving-you-hellsinki/33464)

Mikä tämä on?

Beats living in Finland, I guess.
is just joke, no need to be upset
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on December 03, 2013, 04:53:01 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/a-price-for-the-devil-to-pay-part-2/33628

I have absolutely no doubt that things like this have happened multiple times.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on December 12, 2013, 08:07:00 am
Guys I think my ability to suspend disbelief just got entirely ruptured, because this is so insane that I can't.  I just can't. (http://notalwaysright.com/snakes-like-to-vegetate-after-a-meal/33762)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on December 12, 2013, 11:35:05 am
...it's so insane it has to be true.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on December 12, 2013, 06:42:27 pm
I dunno about your suspension of disbelief, but I think I pulled something laughing...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on December 12, 2013, 06:57:30 pm
Guys I think my ability to suspend disbelief just got entirely ruptured, because this is so insane that I can't.  I just can't. (http://notalwaysright.com/snakes-like-to-vegetate-after-a-meal/33762)
I had something similar happen to me last week. Someone said that they were going to try and convert their cats to a vegan diet and I had explain why said cats would die a slow, painful death. I think I managed to talk her out of it, but I'm not totally sure. Poor kitties.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on December 12, 2013, 08:45:35 pm
Guys I think my ability to suspend disbelief just got entirely ruptured, because this is so insane that I can't.  I just can't. (http://notalwaysright.com/snakes-like-to-vegetate-after-a-meal/33762)

I'm just going to copy what I said on my blog: Killing the snake because of your own stupidity about diets is not what I consider right, either.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on December 13, 2013, 01:21:02 am
Guys I think my ability to suspend disbelief just got entirely ruptured, because this is so insane that I can't.  I just can't. (http://notalwaysright.com/snakes-like-to-vegetate-after-a-meal/33762)
I had something similar happen to me last week. Someone said that they were going to try and convert their cats to a vegan diet and I had explain why said cats would die a slow, painful death. I think I managed to talk her out of it, but I'm not totally sure. Poor kitties.
I've heard the argument that there are brands of cat food that are either nearly without meat or completely meatless. So either someone has made a marketing scheme out of this or making cat food without using meat (and instead getting all the necessary whatnots from other sources and artificial means) is cheap enough to compete with meat products.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on December 13, 2013, 02:46:12 pm
Vegan cat food? Somebody's making a bundle off people's crazy.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on December 23, 2013, 04:04:23 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/dog-gone-cruelty-will-make-your-dogs-gone/34115

I'll freely admit that I'm not a fan of dogs, or pets in general, but this lady... Some people should not have pets.

EDIT: http://notalwaysrelated.com/santa-is-red/27057

That's just hilarious.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on December 27, 2013, 03:17:55 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/extra-small-minded/34187

Presented without comment.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Shane for Wax on December 28, 2013, 08:49:07 am
Oi vey.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: mellenORL on December 28, 2013, 01:15:29 pm
That last one I can believe. Over the course of 34 years of dealing with restaurant customers, the number of people who completely tune you out when you explain why a demand cannot be met is astounding. It's like if they do not hear the words they are counting on hearing, everything else is just so much "wah-wah-wah-wah-wah" a la the Peanut's cartoons adult voice sounds.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on December 28, 2013, 07:09:20 pm
BNP stands for what? (http://notalwayslearning.com/incorrect-answer-is-politically-correct/33284)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on January 04, 2014, 12:38:52 am
Assuming this is true, awesome families are awesome:

http://notalwaysrelated.com/momentarily-disoriented/28998

Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on January 04, 2014, 03:10:44 am
The cynic in me says thats false. Im not sure parents that are neutral of asexuality would give that much of a damn
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on January 07, 2014, 05:34:50 pm
In light of the recent discussion in another thread about Benedict Cumberbatch:

http://notalwaysromantic.com/how-to-train-your-boyfriend/28838
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on January 09, 2014, 03:55:37 pm
This one (http://notalwaysright.com/went-on-a-jurassic-lark/34361) was actually from the museum where I work. I'm glad I wasn't present for it.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Radiation on January 09, 2014, 08:23:04 pm
This one (http://notalwaysright.com/went-on-a-jurassic-lark/34361) was actually from the museum where I work. I'm glad I wasn't present for it.

How in the holy hell can you forget about your son in a place like that? Sounds like this mom is the neglectful type.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on January 10, 2014, 02:13:07 am
This one (http://notalwaysright.com/went-on-a-jurassic-lark/34361) was actually from the museum where I work. I'm glad I wasn't present for it.

I want to hug that poor kid.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on January 10, 2014, 03:21:41 pm
With the usual "assuming it's real" disclaimer, awesome grandmothers are awesome:

http://notalwaysrelated.com/not-your-stereotypical-grandmother/29004
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: WarGoatHK417 on January 13, 2014, 03:54:42 am
Well considering FSTDT disowned us, we can hardly call it the "main page" now :P
God dammit I hate that they did that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on January 20, 2014, 01:51:55 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/unequal-views-of-equality/33568

That could perhaps go in "Worst of Social Justice".
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on February 02, 2014, 11:38:37 pm
My apologies if this hits a little too close to home for a few posters here (it concerns a school's dress code):

http://notalwayslearning.com/dressing-down-the-fancy-words/33729
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on February 03, 2014, 12:34:19 am
My apologies if this hits a little too close to home for a few posters here (it concerns a school's dress code):

http://notalwayslearning.com/dressing-down-the-fancy-words/33729

See, that's sensible, to me.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: wrightway on February 03, 2014, 01:06:34 am
I would give anything for this one to be true...

http://notalwaysright.com/best-not-to-exchange-with-haters/25658
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on February 03, 2014, 01:34:30 am
My apologies if this hits a little too close to home for a few posters here (it concerns a school's dress code):

http://notalwayslearning.com/dressing-down-the-fancy-words/33729

See, that's sensible, to me.

The dress code? As I recall at least one poster here has noted the issue with a "no cleavage" code: anyone with a large bust is basically forced to wear turtlenecks, even in hot weather.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on February 03, 2014, 01:52:27 am
Exactly. I've seen two different people wear the exact same shirt (because they're besties or whatever) and only one of them gets written up for violating dress code. What I've learned is that if you're a D cup or bigger, your options are carefully selected t-shirt, turtleneck, or sweatshirt. (There's also the option of sucking up to a dress code nazi so s/he'll bother somebody else, but that would be wrong.)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on February 03, 2014, 04:56:46 am
I'd like to clarify, since my dad taught for 30 years and he saw all manner of stuff, teaching boys and girls from middle school to high school.  He basically ignored the dress code if a T-shirt would have been fine on a smaller-chested girl, and it didn't work for someone that had a larger chest.  He just didn't give a shit about the dress code, because he knew it would be fine if their proportions were different (say, if the girl was six inches taller), and there was no arguing with genetics sometimes.  He even argued with the principal, the vice principal and the superintendent on more than one occasion and actually got suspensions overturned in more than one instance as a result of his logic.  The girls always thanked him for sticking up for them.


... He still didn't put up with girls who tried to get away with wearing half-shirts or tops.  Either you wore a sensible shirt, or he broke out the school jerseys.  If you were involved in his classes, you dressed decently.  Same with the guys who tried going shirtless because they had the physique for it.  He didn't put up with that either.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on March 03, 2014, 08:11:22 pm
Religious hypocrisy at its finest. (http://notalwaysright.com/pregnancy-test-versus-gods-test/35760)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on March 03, 2014, 10:24:00 pm
Religious hypocrisy at its finest. (http://notalwaysright.com/pregnancy-test-versus-gods-test/35760)
Practice what you preach, shithead.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on March 08, 2014, 04:35:57 am
No no no no no no no no no no NO NO NO (http://notalwaysright.com/some-returns-make-you-have-kittens/35814)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on March 08, 2014, 03:18:36 pm
I saw that one. I'm actually a little sad that I'm too jaded for it to piss me off as much as it should. Granted, if I was present at the time, I would probably be arrested for asshole cruelty from trying to shove one of those fuckwits' heads up the other's ass.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on March 08, 2014, 07:06:31 pm
This is a funny one (http://notalwaysrelated.com/dad-has-his-own-homosexual-agenda/29869)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on March 09, 2014, 01:11:52 am
I don't have children, but now that I think about it, I might actually be relieved for this very reason if my future kids came out to me.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on March 12, 2014, 02:52:07 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/short-short-attention-span/34120

Hey look at the double standard!

http://notalwaysrelated.com/the-birds-and-the-boyfriends/29925

I can see SJWs going bonkers over that one.

http://notalwaysright.com/will-try-to-tag-themselves-in-jail/35999

Remember: if you're not calling or texting someone, you're not using your phone!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on March 14, 2014, 02:01:26 am
http://notalwaysright.com/has-beef-with-you/36002

...Well that is a new kind of stupid.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on March 21, 2014, 02:47:34 pm
http://notalwaysromantic.com/keep-sharing-sparing/29850

Well, that's as good a euphemism for that as any I've heard.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on March 21, 2014, 04:28:30 pm
http://notalwaysromantic.com/keep-sharing-sparing/29850

Well, that's as good a euphemism for that as any I've heard.

That was so damn funny that I have a massive headache now from laughing so hard.  Congratulations.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on March 21, 2014, 05:03:28 pm
This (http://notalwaysworking.com/mass-effecting-your-promotion-prospects/34267) is relevant to my interests.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on March 21, 2014, 08:15:54 pm
This (http://notalwaysworking.com/mass-effecting-your-promotion-prospects/34267) is relevant to my interests.

The parenthetical is dead on.  Best boss ever indeed!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on April 03, 2014, 06:29:19 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/living-in-1984/34315

"You didn't even know there are only four classics."

http://notalwaysrelated.com/inconsiderate-of-your-consideration/30149

Hey look a hypocrite!

http://notalwaysrelated.com/mom-in-the-hood/30146

Do you wish your mom was like that?

http://notalwaysromantic.com/dead-straight/29975

Bring the gaypocalypse!

http://notalwaysright.com/in-a-very-angry-slate/36322

I hope that was worth $400.

http://notalwaysright.com/that-price-is-politically-incorrect/36321

YEAH, THANKS!

http://notalwaysright.com/needs-to-board-a-school-bus/36319

Wait... what... how do you mix... how...

http://notalwaysright.com/selling-out-is-selling-out/36317

I don't even know how to present this one.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on April 04, 2014, 07:13:16 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/gives-teaching-a-bad-name/34328

Yeah, that's not a good sign.

http://notalwaysrelated.com/this-bus-will-be-calling-at-all-stops-to-denial/30153

I too hope you find yourself a suitable partner.

http://notalwaysrelated.com/time-to-be-the-father-bear/30150

I am glad I never had a younger brother.

http://notalwaysromantic.com/periodically-frustrated/29983

Well, at least she's respecting his religion.

http://notalwaysright.com/hashtag-stfu/36326

I need to take a break after reading that to regather my faith... no, wait, I don't. My faith in humanity has long since hopped a plane to Europe, got Dutch citizenship and now spends its days getting high on pot.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on April 07, 2014, 07:49:19 pm
http://notalwaysrelated.com/trash-talking/30200

I'm not sure if I should comment on that one.

http://notalwaysright.com/this-friendship-is-fried/36332

These people exist?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on April 07, 2014, 08:01:38 pm
These people exist?
Yes, they do. I once had to make a BEEF taco pizza WITH NO BEEF. Dude didn't want a vegetarian pizza because "vegetarian is jus' Indian for 'bad hunter'", he wanted a beef taco pizza with no beef. He got a vegetarian taco pizza and a $6 asshole surcharge.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on April 07, 2014, 08:08:03 pm
http://notalwaysrelated.com/trash-talking/30200

I'm not sure if I should comment on that one.

http://notalwaysright.com/this-friendship-is-fried/36332

These people exist?

Considering the number of people who come into my work, spend ten minutes reading a ten-second menu, and then try to order things that would require very large and obvious equipment to prepare and would create some very obvious aromas if we had them anywhere in the store...all I can say is yes, yes they do.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on April 07, 2014, 10:13:01 pm
These people exist?
Yes, they do. I once had to make a BEEF taco pizza WITH NO BEEF. Dude didn't want a vegetarian pizza because "vegetarian is jus' Indian for 'bad hunter'", he wanted a beef taco pizza with no beef. He got a vegetarian taco pizza and a $6 asshole surcharge.

Adding beef to a pizza costs $6?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on April 07, 2014, 11:26:51 pm
These people exist?
Yes, they do. I once had to make a BEEF taco pizza WITH NO BEEF. Dude didn't want a vegetarian pizza because "vegetarian is jus' Indian for 'bad hunter'", he wanted a beef taco pizza with no beef. He got a vegetarian taco pizza and a $6 asshole surcharge.

Adding beef to a pizza costs $6?
No, but treating the staff like they exist to serve you does. If my manager's there, she might say "make sure they come back" which is code for "add the asshole surcharge". If she's not, we leave a note and she reviews the incident on the cameras. If she doesn't agree with our assessment of someone's douchebaggery, she refunds the customer out of our paychecks.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on April 08, 2014, 03:14:51 am
Wait... there is a literal asshole surcharge!?

That is so cool.  The best that I could ever do was give people decaf instead of regular espresso when I was a Barnes & Noble barista.  This is better.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on April 08, 2014, 08:14:42 am
Wait... there is a literal asshole surcharge!?

That is so cool.  The best that I could ever do was give people decaf instead of regular espresso when I was a Barnes & Noble barista.  This is better.
Yep, it's awesome. It directly encourages good customer service to jackasses (revenge is sweet!) while discouraging them to come and bother us again. The "if I disagree with you the refund come outa your paycheck" discourages abuse/overuse. Apparently my manger was a bartender for a while and the bar she worked at had a "jackass surcharge" of $20 or 25% of your tab (whichever seemed appropriate) if you were too annoying to go unpunished but not disruptive enough to get a bouncer.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on April 08, 2014, 10:53:30 pm
How do you explain the additional charge to the customer?  Do you actually say something to the extent of, "That's $35.95 of the pizza, plus $6 for being a dick, which brings your total to $41.95."
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on April 09, 2014, 07:17:03 am
How do you explain the additional charge to the customer?  Do you actually say something to the extent of, "That's $35.95 of the pizza, plus $6 for being a dick, which brings your total to $41.95."
By pressing the "delivery charge" button thrice, which displays a generic "surcharge" to the customer. The old guard can remember a couple instances where the customer questioned it, but the cashier just played dumb.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on April 09, 2014, 04:52:10 pm
Double post YEEEAH

http://notalwayslearning.com/not-quite-a-klandestine-answer/34373

I didn't quite laugh, but I made a weird "snerrk" sound that made the cat jump.

http://notalwayslearning.com/carpe-dallas/34317

Who the hell still teaches Latin?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Zygarde on April 09, 2014, 05:03:53 pm
It's usually offered as an elective course sorta like a lot of other languages but not as important. (As a side note if I were to start my own country I would make the official language Latin just to fuck with people.)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on April 09, 2014, 08:32:33 pm
Okay, the Latin class is damned funny, I'll say that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on April 09, 2014, 09:47:29 pm
So going back through archives (on account of wanting a laugh and having nothing better to do), I found this one:

http://notalwayslearning.com/judge-not-lest-ye-get-jumped/31491

EDIT: And I found another one: how many trigger warnings would this need to be posted on Tumblr?

http://notalwayslearning.com/revenge-is-sweat/31281
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on April 09, 2014, 11:21:05 pm
I took two years of Spanish in high school and one year of Latin in college.  That year of Latin is the only reason that I understand any Spanish at all, and it improved my English a lot as well.

Oh, but I didn't really learn any Latin.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on April 24, 2014, 05:37:50 pm
Not sure if this one's been posted here before, but this is classic creationist idiocy. (http://notalwaysright.com/no-faith-in-science/9381)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on April 24, 2014, 06:00:27 pm
One of the few times I cheer for the Mormons. (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/playing-devils-advocate/34593)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on April 28, 2014, 09:57:08 pm
One of those paranoid fundies who sees demons everywhere walks into an anime convention. Hilarity ensues. (http://notalwaysright.com/this-troll-should-have-stuck-at-home/22365)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: I am lizard on April 28, 2014, 10:45:59 pm
One of those paranoid fundies who sees demons everywhere walks into an anime convention. Hilarity ensues. (http://notalwaysright.com/this-troll-should-have-stuck-at-home/22365)
So she's claiming Homestucks are satanists murders.

And the problem with that statement is?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on April 28, 2014, 11:52:29 pm
Speaking as a longtime furry fandom member... meh, I've seen worse.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on May 06, 2014, 04:19:35 am
Yesterday at work when I asked a customer about their telephone operator they just grabbed my arm (In Finland this does not commonly happen. Most of us value personal space VERY much and are more likely to talk from the other side of the room than get close to someone. Unless we are drunk.) and started preaching about bible and warning me about microchips being the mark of the beast.

I just tried to be as polite as possible and let him go on his way.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 06, 2014, 04:47:50 am
Actually, having your arm grabbed doesn't happen here in the US much, either.

People invading your personal space does happen, though.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on May 06, 2014, 07:05:38 am
I once had a regular reach across the counter and try to touch my hair when I had my back turned. I screeched like I was being murdered and jumped three feet in the air, which was of course hilarious and not in any way a sign that touching strangers without consent is a bad idea. >.>
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on May 06, 2014, 11:02:55 am
In prison, I once had someone "introduce" themselves by coming up and wrapping their cold, rubber-gloved hands around my neck.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on May 08, 2014, 02:55:26 am
Remember: no means no. (http://notalwaysworking.com/making-up-and-breaking-down/31735)

You know, even if the OP had knocked that bitch saleslady out, I think she would have been justified.  People who don't respect boundaries deserve any injuries that come with. 

Here's another one (http://notalwayslearning.com/making-the-teacher-get-the-picture/33033) that illustrates a pet peeve.

It's a small thing, but it's been my experience with a lot of teachers.  The ones who can't admit they're wrong and feel the need to prove some kind of point.  Particularly this quote.

Quote
Teacher: “Look, being a good parent means understanding that your child isn’t always right—”
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on May 08, 2014, 07:36:28 pm
Interesting analogy in this one. (http://notalwayslearning.com/looking-after-number-one/34501)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 08, 2014, 08:26:24 pm
I sorta doubt this one happened, but I'm not sure if it's plausible or implausible. (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/inheriting-some-real-hot-real-estate/34692)

EDIT:

Now, this one is a lot more plausible to me. (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/just-witnessing-something-amazing/34690)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on May 08, 2014, 09:58:25 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on May 09, 2014, 11:32:59 am
Yeah his rebuttal about the circles of hell sounds like something he thought of after the fact of the conversation. Like a man I wish I said that at the time.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 09, 2014, 12:56:46 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.

I understand rock music, but I can't wrap my brain around the idea the notion that people seriously believe left-handedness is evil in modern times.

Yeah his rebuttal about the circles of hell sounds like something he thought of after the fact of the conversation. Like a man I wish I said that at the time.

90% of the quotes feel like "I wish I had said this" or "I wish my manager/fellow customer" had said this.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on May 09, 2014, 01:46:46 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.

I understand rock music, but I can't wrap my brain around the idea the notion that people seriously believe left-handedness is evil in modern times.

It's rare these days but some older people may still have those strange myths about lefties. Younger generations are less likely to have such beliefs.

Honestly, I've heard crazy stories, like people being against lefties because being left handed means you are a communist (That story was told by someone who claimed it happened in USA during the Mccarthy communism scare.) And one of my friends thinks that masturbating with your left hand means you are gay. (Strangely he also thinks that lefties are an exception so really it is using your non-dominant hand which seems to be the indicator.)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on May 09, 2014, 01:59:45 pm
Are you really surprised?  Jack Chick thinks the Catholic Church works for the forces of Hell.  Michelle Bachmann said Herman Cain's tax plan was inspired by Satan.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on May 09, 2014, 07:08:54 pm


Honestly, I've heard crazy stories, like people being against lefties because being left handed means you are a communist (That story was told by someone who claimed it happened in USA during the Mccarthy communism scare.)

Communist = liberal = someone to the left politically = left handed? 
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on May 16, 2014, 08:36:45 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/just-a-cast-the-first-stones-throw-away-from-a-true-christian/37014

It definitely has a ring of "I wish this guy had been my next customer", but still.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 18, 2014, 03:58:13 pm
This one is just ENTIRELY believable. (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/theocracy-hypocrisy/34747)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on May 18, 2014, 05:58:27 pm
This one is just ENTIRELY believable. (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/theocracy-hypocrisy/34747)

I've dealt with that myself... always a load of fun...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on May 23, 2014, 05:58:10 pm
Atheists sure get the short end of the stick (http://notalwayslearning.com/dont-put-your-faith-in-this-teacher/34653)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on May 23, 2014, 07:10:08 pm
http://notalwaysromantic.com/a-natural-conclusion/30452

It's already in the story, but it bears repeating...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W-x8NueAvgc/Ujs9GxOQYhI/AAAAAAAALXs/KiZSCDJryyg/w493-h335-no/apply-cold-water-to-the-burned-area.jpg)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on May 23, 2014, 08:05:19 pm
http://notalwaysromantic.com/a-natural-conclusion/30452

It's already in the story, but it bears repeating...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W-x8NueAvgc/Ujs9GxOQYhI/AAAAAAAALXs/KiZSCDJryyg/w493-h335-no/apply-cold-water-to-the-burned-area.jpg)


Holy crap something halfway believable
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: RavynousHunter on May 25, 2014, 04:38:21 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.

I understand rock music, but I can't wrap my brain around the idea the notion that people seriously believe left-handedness is evil in modern times.

My dad was born left-handed.  My grandfather beat it out of him.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 25, 2014, 07:05:12 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.

I understand rock music, but I can't wrap my brain around the idea the notion that people seriously believe left-handedness is evil in modern times.

My dad was born left-handed.  My grandfather beat it out of him.

Fucking Hel.

Okay, I get that people hate left-handedness for whatever reason.  What my brain cannot handle still is why.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on May 25, 2014, 07:12:27 pm
I'd say the first one in your post is plausible, Magus. There are seriously still people who think rock music and left-handedness are demonic.

I understand rock music, but I can't wrap my brain around the idea the notion that people seriously believe left-handedness is evil in modern times.

My dad was born left-handed.  My grandfather beat it out of him.

Fucking Hel.

Okay, I get that people hate left-handedness for whatever reason.  What my brain cannot handle still is why.
I don't know.  I'll have to look it up.

Although one thing that ought to be pointed out is the fact that Ehud ben‑Gera's left-handedness was no obstacle to him being chosen by God Himself to be the Judge of the Israelites.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Veras on May 25, 2014, 09:58:36 pm
I dated a girl from Bangladesh for a few years.  Her parents also beat her left-handed tendencies out of her.  She said that it was because, in Bangladesh, most people still don't have toilet paper (or at least they didn't when she lived there as a child some 20 years ago).  The cultural norm is to use your left hand and a pitcher of water to wash yourself after you go to the bathroom.  Unsurprisingly, this means that the left hand is culturally considered to be unclean, so you should never use it for anything, especially eating or shaking hands.

I don't know if the root of the belief in Western culture is similar or not (I wouldn't be surprised either way).  I do know that the word sinister comes from the Latin word for left, so maybe there is something more to it than that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Askold on May 26, 2014, 12:55:38 am
Romans had the same reason for concidering the left hand to be dirty so it is possible that the belief spread from there to rest of the europe.

Different justifications have also been used but the concept of left hand being "dirty" or that good things done with left hand (greetings, blessings, handshakes etc.) are turned evil because of using the wrong hand remained for a long time.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 30, 2014, 01:03:30 pm
Not exactly religious, but why is it that some adults, the moment they see the word "bunny" on the cover, immediately assume that it's a book for kids?  That's the only reason this is so believable. (http://notalwaysright.com/doesnt-exactly-hook-the-kiddies/37341)

At least Watership Down had deceptive covers at times, but...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on May 30, 2014, 05:17:27 pm
I sympathize with this guy (http://notalwaysright.com/very-slow-to-register/37291)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on May 30, 2014, 08:16:32 pm
I sympathize with this guy (http://notalwaysright.com/very-slow-to-register/37291)

Being an ex-retail monkey myself, I don't.  You deal with things as they come, and if you can't be patient over ONE ITEM in your hands, that's not the register person's problem.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on May 30, 2014, 09:00:46 pm
Also it seems like Grandma was trolling him.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on May 30, 2014, 10:02:07 pm
Also it seems like Grandma was trolling him.

In all honesty, I would, too.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: RavynousHunter on June 03, 2014, 03:33:08 pm
As for the whole "left-handed = bad" thing, one explanation I've heard is that the Latin word "sinestris" [sp?] translates to "left," and is also the root of "sinister."  Usually, if you were left-handed, you were destined to be an assassin or some other kind of evil-doer.  That, or a lefty killed Moses or some shit, I don't fuckin know.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on June 04, 2014, 01:53:17 am
In America, this kid would get shouted at by his math teacher and told to stop being smart: http://notalwaysright.com/counting-and-discounting/37476

EDIT: Fuck these sorts of parents: http://notalwaysright.com/i-scream-for-someone-to-listen/37473
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on July 01, 2014, 02:47:22 am
http://notalwaysright.com/religious-hatred-works-both-ways/38010

*to the school bell* Fake fake fake fake... fake fake fake fake... it's fake... it's fake... it's fake......
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on July 01, 2014, 01:00:01 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/religious-hatred-works-both-ways/38010

*to the school bell* Fake fake fake fake... fake fake fake fake... it's fake... it's fake... it's fake......
Oh, so when it's about a Christian, it's real, but when it's about an atheist, it's fake.  Double standard, much?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: RavynousHunter on July 01, 2014, 01:24:35 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/religious-hatred-works-both-ways/38010

*to the school bell* Fake fake fake fake... fake fake fake fake... it's fake... it's fake... it's fake......
Oh, so when it's about a Christian, it's real, but when it's about an atheist, it's fake.  Double standard, much?

...Have ya been huffing paint or somethin?  There's nothing in his post implying any of what you just said.  Simmer down, homeboy.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on July 01, 2014, 01:52:26 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/religious-hatred-works-both-ways/38010

*to the school bell* Fake fake fake fake... fake fake fake fake... it's fake... it's fake... it's fake......
Oh, so when it's about a Christian, it's real, but when it's about an atheist, it's fake.  Double standard, much?

Some of the stories involving Christians are fake, too.

The problem is that the atheist in this story isn't talking like a real human being.  No one actually talks like that.  He's talking like how "Poor Oppressed Christians" think atheists talk like.  That's why I say it's fake.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on July 01, 2014, 01:56:00 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/religious-hatred-works-both-ways/38010

*to the school bell* Fake fake fake fake... fake fake fake fake... it's fake... it's fake... it's fake......
Oh, so when it's about a Christian, it's real, but when it's about an atheist, it's fake.  Double standard, much?

Some of the stories involving Christians are fake, too.

The problem is that the atheist in this story isn't talking like a real human being.  No one actually talks like that.  He's talking like how "Poor Oppressed Christians" think atheists talk like.  That's why I say it's fake.
Ah.  I guess that makes sense.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on July 01, 2014, 09:02:09 pm
Also, someone living in the US who refuses to eat or drink anything touched by a Christian would die fairly quickly. By selection effects alone you wouldn't expect people to run into them.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on July 12, 2014, 06:31:52 pm
Possibly fake, but if this (http://notalwaysright.com/blocks-out-the-glaring-customers/30798) is true, than holy shit. 
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on July 12, 2014, 09:58:58 pm
Possibly fake, but if this (http://notalwaysright.com/blocks-out-the-glaring-customers/30798) is true, than holy shit.

Sadly, I could see that happening.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: niam2023 on July 12, 2014, 10:03:53 pm
People like that old lady are absolutely disgusting.

If I was on the scene, well, you'd have to hold me back from completely ruining her.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on July 13, 2014, 02:33:19 am
Having actually HAD laser eye surgery myself (and it was probably the most 'pleasant' surgery I've ever had.  One vicodin, one valium, I didn't feel SHIT and I was in and out in less than an hour with my own sunglasses and eye drops), I can totally fucking believe this.  My co-workers at my mill job were giving me shit until my boss threatened to fire them if they didn't knock it the fuck off.  The one guy that did grab for my glasses got a right cross that said boss handily didn't see me throw.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on July 18, 2014, 09:03:42 am
http://notalwaysright.com/never-listened-in-or-outside-church/38555 (http://notalwaysright.com/never-listened-in-or-outside-church/38555)

How thick can you get?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on July 18, 2014, 03:38:19 pm
People like that old lady are absolutely disgusting.

If I was on the scene, well, you'd have to hold me back from completely ruining her.

Just the fact that she's more concerned with some superficial appearance bullshit than the actual health of someone shows that she's a vile cunt.  She's probably one of those prissy old bitches who thinks that our current generation is screwed. 
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on July 26, 2014, 01:29:34 am
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: niam2023 on July 26, 2014, 01:49:30 am
That sounds like something someone from Shin Megami Tensei's Law Faction would say.

Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on July 26, 2014, 01:23:09 pm
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)

I'm skeptical about this one. I can buy the customer saying that if you're working at a grocery or deli, you're not smart enough for college, but I have a difficult time imagining someone going on and on like that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on July 26, 2014, 03:20:55 pm
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)

I'm skeptical about this one. I can buy the customer saying that if you're working at a grocery or deli, you're not smart enough for college, but I have a difficult time imagining someone going on and on like that.
Unfortunately, I can. I had a guy last night who spent the better part of an hour talking about how higher education indoctrinates young people to be liberal socialist Obama-bots. I ended up calling the cops from the back room because he refused to leave.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on July 26, 2014, 07:10:40 pm
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)

I'm skeptical about this one. I can buy the customer saying that if you're working at a grocery or deli, you're not smart enough for college, but I have a difficult time imagining someone going on and on like that.
Unfortunately, I can. I had a guy last night who spent the better part of an hour talking about how higher education indoctrinates young people to be liberal socialist Obama-bots. I ended up calling the cops from the back room because he refused to leave.

You should submit that one to Not Always Right.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on July 26, 2014, 07:36:04 pm
You should submit that one to Not Always Right.
I did, but I don't think it's nearly funny enough to make the cut.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on July 26, 2014, 10:36:19 pm
Just embellish it like the rest of them
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on July 28, 2014, 07:19:44 pm
http://notalwaysfriendly.com/oh-american-strife/35403

I don't know if this one is true, but if it is...

WogglebugLover, is that you?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Vypernight on July 29, 2014, 07:03:49 am
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)

"Well, lady, you should do what your god wants and drop dead!"

(Was that slightly over the line?)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: RavynousHunter on July 29, 2014, 07:23:24 am
What a terrible customer (http://notalwaysright.com/calling-at-all-stations-to-the-19th-century/38749)

"Well, lady, you should do what your god wants and drop dead!"

(Was that slightly over the line?)

No, just incorrect.  It should've been:

"Hey, lady!  Doesn't your god say for women to, ya know, shut the fuck up?  Being a crone doesn't exempt you from god's laws, you pathetic, lonely spinster."
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on July 29, 2014, 09:04:02 am
This is why certain people shouldn't be allowed to have pets. Or children. (http://notalwaysright.com/has-a-cats-chance-in-hell-of-adopting/38928)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on July 29, 2014, 05:54:26 pm
That makes me rather homicidal...

... and now I miss my kitty.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: rageaholic on July 31, 2014, 10:04:47 am
Having an on call job at a library but not getting any hours, I can relate to this (http://notalwaysworking.com/should-have-quit-earlier-on-balance/35859)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on August 11, 2014, 07:45:00 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/the-those-who-can-teach-speech/35367

Not religious, but seriously?  Coddling?

http://notalwaysfriendly.com/have-you-found-the-gods/35490

Now this one is religious.

May not have happened, but I still enjoy reading these sorts.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on August 11, 2014, 07:51:42 pm
That principal sounds like he subscribes to the "toss 'em to the sharks to teach them to swim" attitude most of my teachers and administrators had.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: niam2023 on August 11, 2014, 11:33:30 pm
I'd like a few, unpunishable minutes alone with that Principal.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on August 25, 2014, 07:19:16 pm
Controlling parents, gender roles, bigotry. (http://notalwaysright.com/a-dragon-cannot-be-killed-by-fire-or-bad-parenting/36270)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: niam2023 on August 25, 2014, 07:25:22 pm
Okay, now I just want ten sweet moments of alone time with the Mom.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on August 25, 2014, 10:04:09 pm
My sister and most of my female relatives would disagree violently with that mother.

... especially since one of them was a championship archer in college.  Some folks keep a baseball bat by their bed? She kept her bow and a full quiver of arrows.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Søren on August 26, 2014, 12:34:19 am
Controlling parents, gender roles, bigotry. (http://notalwaysright.com/a-dragon-cannot-be-killed-by-fire-or-bad-parenting/36270)

I dont believe that for a second. She was WAY too open with a complete stranger
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on August 26, 2014, 12:45:03 am
Controlling parents, gender roles, bigotry. (http://notalwaysright.com/a-dragon-cannot-be-killed-by-fire-or-bad-parenting/36270)

I dont believe that for a second. She was WAY too open with a complete stranger

I think you forget that Americans have been known to casually chat about everything from how much they hate <random stranger> while talking to other <random stranger>, to talking about what STD they contracted this time.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: MadCatTLX on August 26, 2014, 12:53:14 am
Controlling parents, gender roles, bigotry. (http://notalwaysright.com/a-dragon-cannot-be-killed-by-fire-or-bad-parenting/36270)

I dont believe that for a second. She was WAY too open with a complete stranger

I think you forget that Americans have been known to casually chat about everything from how much they hate <random stranger> while talking to other <random stranger>, to talking about what STD they contracted this time.

I know, right? You wouldn't believe some of the stuff I've heard people just talk about casually and openly in public...
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on August 26, 2014, 01:29:56 am
Controlling parents, gender roles, bigotry. (http://notalwaysright.com/a-dragon-cannot-be-killed-by-fire-or-bad-parenting/36270)

I dont believe that for a second. She was WAY too open with a complete stranger

You're so adorable.

Ironbite-seriously Americans treat retail clerks as everything from paid slaves to psychoanalysts.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on August 28, 2014, 07:07:52 pm
Ahh pro-life nurses. (http://notalwaysworking.com/saying-it-over-and-ovarian/36132)

Ironbite-aren't they rude?

ETA: That's a free action not a roll damn it! (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/game-has-reached-choking-point/35575)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on August 28, 2014, 09:24:23 pm
I hope he got skin grafts for that burn... (http://notalwaysright.com/the-offer-is-sub-standard/39543)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on September 24, 2014, 06:51:31 pm
http://notalwaysworking.com/you-coulomb-make-it-up/36328

I was going to say something about how the US really needs to start using the metric system, and then I noticed the location.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 02, 2014, 10:49:27 pm
http://notalwayslearning.com/a-negative-teaching-experience/35668

F*ck you, lady.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Svata on October 03, 2014, 02:08:00 am
Had a teacher tell me "go sit in the hall until lunch" for asking "what about negative numbers" when she had said "you can't have less than nothing". So, yeah, that's a pretty common thing. Later I was told its because I was "confusing the other kids by mentioning such advanced concepts".
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on October 03, 2014, 12:15:34 pm
That's probably at the point I would start talking about complex numbers. Or hyperreals.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ghoti on October 03, 2014, 02:47:38 pm
My little brother has memorized an equation that, when graphed, forms a crude but recognizable middle finger for such an occasion. He hasn't had to use it yet, but the upperclassmen math teachers are notoriously bad so I'm sure he will.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on October 03, 2014, 04:52:26 pm
You guys are confusing me and making me hate math even more. And I have Aspergher's Syndrome; math is supposed to be what I'm good at since I suck at social skills. What is the freakin' deal?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Eiki-mun on October 03, 2014, 05:12:27 pm
Complex numbers are lame. Start explaining to the class about quaternions.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 03, 2014, 05:13:15 pm
Complex numbers are lame. Start explaining to the class about quaternions.

Associativity is for wimps. Octonians all the way.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Eiki-mun on October 03, 2014, 05:34:06 pm
Complex numbers are lame. Start explaining to the class about quaternions.

Associativity is for wimps. Octonians all the way.

Real men use sedenions.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: ironbite on October 03, 2014, 06:28:43 pm
Non-Euclidian geometry for the win!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on October 03, 2014, 06:40:26 pm
Non-Euclidian geometry for the win!

Ia, ia, Cthulhu ftaghn!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Eiki-mun on October 03, 2014, 06:47:15 pm
Tell me, have you ever considered complex or imaginary time?

It's a thing, you know. It exists.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ironchew on October 03, 2014, 07:11:27 pm
Tell me, have you ever considered complex or imaginary time?

It's a thing, you know. It exists.

Why am I reminded of this:

Quote
For personal reasons, I do not browse the web from my computer. (I also have no net connection much of the time.) To look at page I send mail to a daemon which runs wget and mails the page back to me. It is very efficient use of my time, but it is slow in real time. -- Richard Stallman
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Sigmaleph on October 04, 2014, 12:11:23 am
My little brother has memorized an equation that, when graphed, forms a crude but recognizable middle finger for such an occasion. He hasn't had to use it yet, but the upperclassmen math teachers are notoriously bad so I'm sure he will.

Something like the absolute value of the cardinal sine, between -3π and 3π (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=abs+sinc+x+between+-3*pi+and+3*pi)?

(Probably not the best fit, but it's what I came up with off the top of my head)

Complex numbers are lame. Start explaining to the class about quaternions.

Bah, quaternions suck. Vector analysis kicked their ass over a hundred years ago. Sure, they had some trivial resurfacing later, but they are a shadow of their former self.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Radiation on October 13, 2014, 04:07:22 pm
You guys are confusing me and making me hate math even more. And I have Aspergher's Syndrome; math is supposed to be what I'm good at since I suck at social skills. What is the freakin' deal?

You aren't the only Aspie with a math problem. I have Asperger's and I totally suck at math.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ironchew on October 13, 2014, 04:12:41 pm
Math. The only subject where the general public still gets in an anti-intellectual pissing match about how much they hate it.

If you're bad at math, there are so many resources out there to help you that there's virtually no excuse.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 13, 2014, 04:25:43 pm
Math. The only subject where the general public still gets in an anti-intellectual pissing match about how much they hate it.

If you're bad at math, there are so many resources out there to help you that there's virtually no excuse.

Learning disabilities don't exist!
Everyone has equal access to all resources ever at any point in time!
Everyone has time to devote to these resources while doing many hours of homework between classes!
If you don't agree with me, you're anti-intellectual!
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Ironchew on October 13, 2014, 04:31:15 pm
Math. The only subject where the general public still gets in an anti-intellectual pissing match about how much they hate it.

If you're bad at math, there are so many resources out there to help you that there's virtually no excuse.

Learning disabilities don't exist!
Everyone has equal access to all resources ever at any point in time!
Everyone has time to devote to these resources while doing many hours of homework between classes!
If you don't agree with me, you're anti-intellectual!

We're already dealing with a rarefied subset of FQA members. They have the resources and the time.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 13, 2014, 04:44:55 pm
Math. The only subject where the general public still gets in an anti-intellectual pissing match about how much they hate it.

If you're bad at math, there are so many resources out there to help you that there's virtually no excuse.

Learning disabilities don't exist!
Everyone has equal access to all resources ever at any point in time!
Everyone has time to devote to these resources while doing many hours of homework between classes!
If you don't agree with me, you're anti-intellectual!

We're already dealing with a rarefied subset of FQA members. They have the resources and the time.

And you know this... how exactly?

Oh that's right.  You don't.  You're making assumptions based off of your preconceived notions.

Not that it matters, because it's none of your business.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Eiki-mun on October 13, 2014, 07:49:05 pm
There is a lot of irrational math hate, though. You can't deny that.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 13, 2014, 09:10:38 pm
There is a lot of irrational math hate, though. You can't deny that.

True, but I believe it has more to do with a system that punishes people for failing to understand it by denying them aid, while simultaneously shaming them for failing to be competent.  It's hardly anti-intellectualism, simply fatigue from having math taught in the same manner as having a brick wall repeatedly rammed into your head.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on October 13, 2014, 10:14:18 pm
There is a lot of irrational math hate, though. You can't deny that.

True, but I believe it has more to do with a system that punishes people for failing to understand it by denying them aid, while simultaneously shaming them for failing to be competent.  It's hardly anti-intellectualism, simply fatigue from having math taught in the same manner as having a brick wall repeatedly rammed into your head.

Pretty much this. I have nothing but respect for people who use math to better our world, especially scientists. Unfortunately, at the schools I went to, very little above arithmetic was given any sort of context to apply, which made it difficult for me to understand or remember beyond the test. For a while, I was able to do quadratic equations in my head, but it didn't stick because I had nothing to apply it to in my own life.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 21, 2014, 01:37:51 pm
This makes me very sad and angry. (http://notalwaysworking.com/a-minor-business-flaw/36615)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Lady Evil on October 23, 2014, 01:23:24 pm
Umm...I guess you would really have to get computer science to get this.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 23, 2014, 01:28:49 pm
Umm...I guess you would really have to get computer science to get this.

Not really.

One guy had all of the qualifications, but lacked a business degree, so he didn't get a job that he would have been very competent at.

The other guy wasn't even qualified, just had theory, but had a business degree, and DID get the job when he'll be unable to perform even the simplest task.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 28, 2014, 11:05:30 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/god-loves-little-girls-who-stand-up-for-others/40107

I want this to be real. I really, really do.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: R. U. Sirius on October 28, 2014, 11:07:01 pm
So do I.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Witchyjoshy on October 28, 2014, 11:16:29 pm
Same
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: I am lizard on October 29, 2014, 12:28:13 am
Non-Euclidian geometry for the win!
(http://wetalkpodcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Avengelyne-and-Glory-More-Typical-Liefeld-Females.gif)
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Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on October 29, 2014, 12:24:35 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/god-loves-little-girls-who-stand-up-for-others/40107

I want this to be real. I really, really do.

I may be dead of cute.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on November 05, 2014, 12:42:00 am
http://notalwaysromantic.com/might-have-to-come-out-a-little-further/32128

Um...

EDIT:

http://notalwaysfriendly.com/having-a-good-hair-day/36053
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on December 11, 2014, 02:06:16 pm
WHAT. THE. FUCK. (http://notalwaysright.com/of-mama-bears-and-magic-hairs/31660)

I was browsing the site on random and ran into this creepy New Age-ish...thing.. that is easily the most bizarre one I've read yet.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Damen on December 12, 2014, 10:59:04 am
This is both horrifying and heartwarming. (http://notalwayslearning.com/the-opposite-of-closeted-behavior/35957)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Cerim Treascair on December 14, 2014, 10:13:53 pm
Oooh, I read that one earlier, Damen.  Brings back some memories for me, too.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on January 12, 2015, 07:20:19 pm
http://notalwaysright.com/trying-to-get-in-bed-with-the-church/41093

I have to say, I like the idea of

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EDIT:

http://notalwaysrelated.com/kosher-checks/33001

So, who here has pictures of their Zionist Conspiracy Club cheque stubs?
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on February 01, 2015, 12:07:28 am
Too cute and heartwarming not to share. (http://notalwaysrelated.com/simple-genderalisation/26018)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on February 14, 2015, 07:58:11 pm
Shh! Don't let the homophobes know that gay people can be jerks!

http://notalwaysfriendly.com/needs-some-atolerance/36779

EDIT:

http://notalwaysright.com/acting-completely-out-of-line/41986

Seriously? 18 degrees and you're complaining about having to stand outside? Try coming up here where the high today is -14.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: KZN02 on February 26, 2015, 10:07:04 pm
This is a great ownage of a creationist (http://notalwayslearning.com/evolving-your-viewpoint/36861).
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on April 17, 2015, 01:27:41 am
http://notalwaysright.com/providing-a-self-service-service/42782

EDIT:

http://notalwaysrelated.com/a-very-unhappy-meal/33942

EDIT #2 (and necro):

http://notalwaysright.com/retract-the-tract/44453

Gotta say, that's both awesome and assholish all at the same time.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Random Gal on September 28, 2015, 05:32:35 pm
http://notalwaysfriendly.com/kiss-and-dont-tell/36708 (http://notalwaysfriendly.com/kiss-and-dont-tell/36708)

Considering it was at a Bible Camp, this one could have ended really badly. I'm glad the OP was a good person.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on October 02, 2015, 02:28:17 am
http://notalwaysworking.com/very-genderal-humor/40353

You know, when a patient is transgender and tells the ER's intake nurse, that information should probably be passed along to any doctors that patient sees.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: mellenORL on October 02, 2015, 11:04:16 am
Knowing a few people who work in hospitals, both doctors and nurses, I can tell you that because of standard, universal medical liability CYA protocols, the patient was never in any danger. As the OP on the site kept saying, I think it was almost 100% a case where the various intermediary staff who dealt with him were goofing with their coworkers. Hospital workers deal with hundreds of patients each year, and they tend to be sophomoric and sometimes a bit dark in their humor. It makes their long work days more enjoyable. He is lucky that he did not encounter any outright bigotry, though. There are some hospitals where the some staff are pretty hardened and resentful of patients who don't meet their personal criteria for being respectable.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on December 07, 2015, 12:19:51 am
http://notalwaysfriendly.com/forrest-grump/39576

And this is why at-will employment sucks balls.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Id82 on December 07, 2015, 03:14:15 pm
Wow......
There's more wrong about that than just the at will employment bullshit.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Vypernight on January 16, 2016, 03:48:52 pm
A customer called last night to order a cake, no problems there.  Today she went to the wrong store, so she called us, cursing out the decorator for Her mistake.  When our decorator put the manager on, our manager offered to drive the cake over the other store, but the lady told her where she could shove the cake and hung up.  She called back and demanded to speak with our store manager, but when he picked up, she hung up. 

He called the store manager of the other store and said to proceed as he wished, but if she entered our store, he'd throw her out. 

Wonderful human being the woman.
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: Meshakhad on February 22, 2016, 11:56:19 pm
Another one featuring yours truly (https://notalwayslearning.com/a-very-graphic-explanation/39555)
Title: Re: Not Always Thread
Post by: dpareja on March 01, 2016, 12:12:25 am
https://notalwayslearning.com/time-to-even-out-the-constitution/41764

EDIT:

https://notalwayslearning.com/hoping-heart-warming-got-global-warming/42177