On death row, there was an inmate who thought he could train a mouse that had somehow got into his cell to do tricks. He spent hours trying to teach it to jump through a hoop made of a piece of wire. The other inmates watched in amusement as the mouse just ran around and ignored him most of the time.
Well, there was a guy on death row who was always trying to convince the guards that he was a long - lost relative of the governor. He would come up with the most outlandish stories about family reunions and shared inheritances. It was so absurd that it was funny.
There was an inmate on death row who was a self - proclaimed poet. He would write really bad poems about his situation. For example, he rhymed 'death row' with 'bad show' in the most clumsy way. The other inmates would often make fun of his poetry, and it became a strange kind of amusement on death row.
Well, in some old churches, there were tales of bells ringing on their own, which was thought to be a sign from the heavens but was probably just some wonky mechanism. And people would get all excited and superstitious about it.
There was a hotel with a really old - fashioned key system. A guest got drunk and thought the key was a magic wand. He was running around the hallways trying to 'cast spells' with it. The other guests were both confused and amused at the same time.
Well, a local theater during the recession started a 'Pay - What - You - Can' night. Some people paid a penny and still got to enjoy the show. The actors made it a fun experience by joking about how they were all in this 'recession together' during the performance.
There were many instances of people accidentally muting or unmuting themselves at the wrong time during online classes or meetings. I remember one time a teacher was teaching seriously and suddenly his toddler ran into the room, and he forgot to mute himself. We all heard the toddler's babbling and the teacher's embarrassed attempts to get the kid out. It was quite a comical moment. And also, the DIY haircut disasters that some people had. Since salons were closed, many tried to cut their own hair and ended up with some really strange looks. It was funny to see their before - and - after pictures on social media.
A lot of people started cooking new and strange recipes while stuck at home. My friend tried to make a super - complicated French dish but ended up with something that looked like a science experiment gone wrong. It was so funny to see the final result.
I remember a Christmas party where we played a game of musical chairs. The music was all Christmas tunes. There was this one guy who was so determined to win that he accidentally sat on another person's lap when the music stopped. It was really funny and had everyone in stitches.
I heard about a store where during an earthquake, all the teddy bears on the shelves fell over. They ended up looking like they were having a big party on the floor. The store owner later said it was a strange but kind of hilarious sight in the middle of all the chaos. The customers who came in later also had a chuckle when they saw it.
There was a haunted house where people often reported seeing strange lights. One day, a couple went in to investigate. They were all set for a spooky encounter. But it turned out that the 'strange lights' were just the reflection of a neighbor's disco ball from their party. The couple couldn't stop laughing at how silly they were to be so freaked out by something so ordinary.
At Myrtle Beach, I saw a dog chasing its own tail in the sand. It was so cute and funny. The dog just kept going round and round, not realizing it was chasing itself.