# A story for FairyChatMom: Something went right at Not Always Right **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273 "2017-10-19T07:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/1 "2017-10-19T07:06:26Z")
So, a few weeks ago **FairyChatMom** started that thread, [Tell me about being “written up”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836942), that started like this: > [@Tell me about being "written up"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-written-up/796966/1): > > I’m a regular reader of [Not Always Right](https://notalwaysright.com/)and its various categories. I’ve never worked retail or food service, so I’m not personally familiar with the practice of being written up. . . So of course I just _had_ to go read a few stories there. Damn you, **FairyChatMom** , I ended up spending _whole day_ (then and several times since) reading that stuff! Okay, if you’re really a regular reader there, perhaps you’ve already seen this: Here’s a story of something that _did_ go right at Not Always Right: > [@Not Always Right](#): > > Dear readers, we asked you for some of your favorite and most memorable stories we have posted over the last ten years, and your results were put to a vote! > > Thousands of you decided on a clear winner, [That Is ‘Pretty’ Awesome](https://notalwaysright.com/that-is-pretty-awesome/91002/), which we are proud to showcase below! [The Illustrated Picture Version](https://cdn.notalwaysright.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/tenthanniversary-watermark.jpg) (If it’s too small to read, you should be able to click on it to embiggen.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/2 "2017-10-19T09:24:28Z")
I saw that story yesterday and it made me all warm-n-fuzzy inside. 😃 Welcome to my addiction, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/3 "2017-10-19T13:31:54Z")
Awww. That’s wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/4 "2017-10-19T13:50:00Z")
Just FYI, FCM left today for a week-long cruise, so she might not see this for awhile. My nature is to be a bit skeptical of stories like that; still teared up anyway. And thanks for another site I’m going to spend way to much time on; here’s one for you (mind the language, but it is not what you think): [FUCKING HOMEPAGE: Archive](http://fuckinghomepage.com/archive) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/5 "2017-10-19T14:10:27Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Just FYI, FCM left today for a week-long cruise, so she might not see this for awhile. Pssst, look two posts above yours. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And thanks for another site I’m going to spend way to much time on; here’s one for you (mind the language, but it is not what you think): [FUCKING HOMEPAGE: Archive](http://fuckinghomepage.com/archive) On that note, this is a wonderful _fucking_ weather app: [http://authenticweather.com/](http://authenticweather.com/) (if you like some salty language in your forecast.) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/6 "2017-10-19T15:45:55Z")
Love the site, I also hang out over at [CustomersSuck.com](http://CustomersSuck.com) =) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/7 "2017-10-19T16:06:57Z")
Kinda interesting, though, how they edited that story. The original (un-illustrated) version and the illustrated version are slightly different. One noticeable difference: In the original, he describes himself as “. . . a very big dude, covered in tattoos and a beard . . .” — but in the picture-version, he doesn’t mention the tattoos, and he is drawn without any tats. There are other minor changes in the wording here and there too. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/8 "2017-10-19T16:16:34Z")
I must be the only person that read that and my first thought was “She waited six months before even saying ‘thank-you’”?! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/9 "2017-10-19T16:34:11Z")
I read Not Always Right Right regularly. And from the comments, I get the idea that a certain percentage of the stories are made up, either by te submitters or by the editors/site operators. That’s a little disappointing. On the other hand, perhaps it means people aren’t always as stupid as the site would have you believe. > [@Scougs](#): > > I must be the only person that read that and my first thought was “She waited six months before even saying ‘thank-you’”?! And regarding that; this was the single mother of a seriously ill little girl. Presumably she had other things to do in the interim. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/10 "2017-10-19T18:36:34Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I read Not Always Right Right regularly. And from the comments, I get the idea that a certain percentage of the stories are made up, either by te submitters or by the editors/site operators. That’s a little disappointing. On the other hand, perhaps it means people aren’t always as stupid as the site would have you believe. > > And regarding that; this was the single mother of a seriously ill little girl. Presumably she had other things to do in the interim. She had time to download the photos. She had time to ping a single line message saying “these are great - thanks so much”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/11 "2017-10-19T20:01:57Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Just FYI, FCM left today for a week-long cruise, so she might not see this for awhile. > [@Spiderman](#): > > Pssst, look two posts above yours. ()\_&_^&_^&&_()_ Never post before 9am, that’s going to be my new rule (\*^%^&%&. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/12 "2017-10-19T20:12:38Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > ()\_&_^&_^&&_()_ Never post before 9am, that’s going to be my new rule (\*^%^&%&. Okay then, what if _everybody_ follows that rule? (The Fallacy of Composition.) (ETA: Disregarding, for sake of argument, the issues about multiple time zones.) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-for-fairychatmom-something-went-right-at-not-always-right/799273/13 "2017-10-19T20:14:30Z")
> [@Scougs](#): > > I must be the only person that read that and my first thought was “She waited six months before even saying ‘thank-you’”?! No you’re not. But, perhaps, what **Dewey Finn** said.