The Not Always Right 2023 Mid-Year Retrospective: 23 Top-Voted Stories
Dear readers,
Can you believe we’ve passed the half-way point of 2023 already? Where did the time go? So far in 2023, Twitter has continued to become an example of how not to run a company, the UK put some heavy jewelry on the head of someone called Charles, and the Super Mario Bros showed us you don’t need a plot for a movie to make $1.5billion. We also published over 3,000 stories for you to enjoy, and so for a few roundups this week we’re going to highlight some of our favorites!
Today: The 23 highest-voted customer stories* of 2023 so far!
My Manager, My Hero – In a perfect world, managers don’t need to be this heroic. Until then, we have this manager!
When They Go Low, You Go Thigh – Combat racism, and ableism, and eat fried chicken? Win!
How To Fail Upward – The pantry! Won’t someone think of the paaaaantry?!
If You Want To Know Who To Blame Look In The Mirror(Glaze) – When the mean girl from school becomes the mean mother…
Being A Decent Human Being Is All Greek To Him – It’s amazing how much confidence you can have when the owner has your back.
Not The Worst Way To Scoop Up A Nickname – And the roster of NAR Avengers continues to grow…
Daddy Issues Save The Day! – How to shut down pervy men: remind them that women are people too!
Oh, My Goddess, It Actually Worked! – When you force preachers to practice what they preach…
They Must Be Visiting From A Nicer Timeline – This story had us in the first half, not gonna lie…
This Is What Happens When Calcified Entitlement Is Finally Shattered – When it’s your last day and you can say everything you’ve been wanting to say for years!
I’d Like The Foot-In-My-Own-Mouth Combo, Please – Oh no! Why if it isn’t your own words coming back to haunt you!
You’ve Been Cancelled – Proving that 2023 continues to be the year of “Managers With A Spine.”
Idiom Versus Idiot – They moment they automatically equate “I am offended” with “you are attacking me” then you know you’re in for a ride.
The Continuing Saga Of Jane Complain – If they’re the kind of customer who lives only to screw around with minimum-wage fast food workers, be prepared for them to find a way to screw you back.
Oh, No… It’s The Pre-Emptive Mercy Tip – We have hope for the next generation.
The Latest NAR Avenger: Olive Man! – Hopefully Spoon Man from earlier can have a crossover with Olive Man!
And That’s How You Save Ladies’ Night – When the incels invade ladies’ night.
You Can Candy Crush His Little Heart, Not Me – If you make me the bad guy, please know that I am going to be the bad guy!
A Fraud-ian Slip – This is a saga but it is soooooo worth reading until the end!
In For A Penny, In For A Whole Bunch Of Pennies, Part 2 – My malicious compliance trumps your pettiness.
Why The English Stick To Drinking Tea – Winner of the best final line of a NAR story for 2023 so far goes to…
Pay Your Designers Or They Will Get Creative – Don’t try to scam those who have nothing to lose.
When The Service Provided Is As Crappy As The Customer’s Attitude – It’s so nice when the place is independently owned and the owner has no f***s to give!
*other categories and Inspirational roundups to follow later this week!
We hope you enjoyed this collection of the highest-voted stories in 2023 so far! Check out our other 2023 retrospective roundups soon! Here are some other roundups you might enjoy!
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