In a Toastmaster competition, a contestant was supposed to talk about leadership. But he got his words mixed up and started talking about his pet cat's leadership skills in the house. He described how the cat 'led' the other pets to the food bowl. It was a very unexpected and funny twist on the topic.
One memorable story is when a Toastmaster tried to do a speech while wearing a really big hat. The hat kept falling over his eyes, and he had to keep pushing it back up while trying to deliver his lines. It made for a very comical sight.
One memorable story is of a toastmaster at a family reunion. He was reminiscing about the family's history and in his excitement, he mixed up two generations of family members. He told a story about how 'Grandpa John' had won a race in high school, but it was actually his grandson with the same name. The family had a great laugh about it.
One memorable story is when a toastmaster thought he was supposed to do an impression of a famous actor during his speech. He went all out, using a really bad accent and over - the - top gestures. It was so unexpected that the audience couldn't stop laughing.
Sure. One funny Toastmaster story is about a member who was so nervous during his speech that he accidentally called the president of the club by the wrong name. Everyone had a good laugh, and it actually helped ease the tension in the room.
There was a toastmaster at a corporate event. He started his speech by trying to be very formal and serious. But then, as he was making a point, his false teeth suddenly slipped a bit, which made his speech sound really funny. He quickly adjusted them and made a joke about it, and the whole room was filled with laughter. He managed to turn an embarrassing moment into a very humorous one.
In 2020, my local community organized a drive - by birthday parade for a 90 - year - old neighbor. The cars were all decorated with balloons and signs. But one car's balloons got loose and started flying all over the place. It was chaos but also really funny. It made the old man laugh a great deal.
One memorable one is about a man who left his beloved old hat to his parrot in his will. The parrot would then perch on the hat and cackle as if it knew it was now the owner of this special hat.
Well, there's a story where a person called 911 because their ice cream cone melted too fast. They were so distraught over losing their treat that they thought it was a major crisis. Another is when someone called because their cat was stuck on the roof, but the cat came down right as the firefighters arrived. It was hilarious.
The one where a cat got stuck in a box and thought it was being sneaky while everyone could see it. It was quite funny.
There was a toastmaster who tried to be really dramatic while announcing an award. He tripped on the stage steps as he was making a grand gesture, but he quickly recovered and made a joke about it, saying he was just doing an impromptu 'falling for the occasion' act, which had the whole room in stitches.
A steward in a small town library had an interesting incident. He was shelving books when he accidentally knocked over a whole stack of large, heavy books. The noise was so loud that it startled everyone in the library. He then slipped on one of the fallen books and landed in a rather ungraceful heap. Everyone had a good laugh, and he later joked about how the books were trying to keep him from working too hard.