best funny short stories

Here is one. A girl was always late for their dates. One day, the boy told her the next date was at 8 am sharp. She was late as usual. When she arrived, she found the boy sitting there with a big smile. He said, 'I knew you'd be late, so I told you the wrong time. The real time was 9 am. I just wanted to be here early to see you come earlier than usual.'

At a local football match, a small dog ran onto the field and stole the ball from a player. It started running around with the ball in its mouth while the players chased it. The crowd was in stitches. Eventually, the referee managed to get the ball back and the game continued.

A group of friends decided to camp in the woods. At night, they heard a loud growling. They were all terrified. One of them bravely got out of the tent with a flashlight. There, they saw a'strange beast'. It was actually a small dog with a very deep bark. The dog had wandered away from its owner's campsite nearby. The friends couldn't stop laughing at how scared they had been.

There was a game where a goalkeeper tried to do a fancy trick to clear the ball. He attempted to backheel it out but miscalculated and ended up sitting on the ball. The opposing team's striker was so surprised that he also stopped in his tracks and burst out laughing. It was a hilarious moment that lightened the mood of the whole stadium.

A young boy was home alone and heard the doorknob rattle. He was scared out of his wits thinking it was a burglar. But when he finally got the courage to peek, it was his own dog who had accidentally bumped into the door while chasing a ball. It's a simple yet effective short, funny, and scary story.

One funny short Christmas story is about a little elf who accidentally put salt instead of sugar in Santa's cookies. Santa took a big bite and his face was hilarious. He then chased the elf around the workshop in a playful way.

There's this story. A man was driving and his wife called, 'Honey, there's a cop car behind us with its lights on.' The man said, 'I'm speeding up to lose him.' After a while, the wife said, 'He's still behind us.' The man replied, 'I'll take the next exit.' A few minutes later, the wife said, 'We lost him.' The man said, 'Yeah, and we're lost too.' Also, a mouse was working on a computer. When another mouse asked what he was doing, he said, 'I'm making a movie about cats so they will know how we feel.'

Definitely 'Nine Stories' by J. D. Salinger. Some of the stories in this collection have a dry humor that is quite appealing. 'Candide' by Voltaire is another one. It's a satirical work with a lot of funny and absurd elements as it mocks theoptimism of the Enlightenment. And don't forget 'The Stories of Anton Chekhov'. Chekhov's short stories often have a subtle humor that comes from his deep understanding of human nature.

The story of the 'Scary Shadow'. A little boy was in his room at night. He saw a huge, menacing shadow on the wall. He was so scared that he hid under the covers. But then his mother came in with a flashlight. It was just his teddy bear's shadow made huge by the angle of the lamp. The boy laughed and hugged his teddy.

The best short funny stories often have an unexpected twist. For example, there was a farmer who named his pet rooster Robinson. One day he went to town and left Robinson in charge of the farm. When he got back, all the animals were dead. He asked Robinson what happened. Robinson said, 'I don't know. There was a big storm and I hid in the barn.' The farmer said, 'You're supposed to protect the animals!' Robinson replied, 'I'm a rooster, not a security guard!' Another story is about a group of pirates. The captain says, 'We need to find a new flag for our ship.' One of the pirates says, 'How about a skull and crossbones?' The captain says, 'Nah, that's too cliché. Let's go with a picture of a kitten.' The pirates were all confused but they went with it. Then there is the story of a man who is trying to sell his old car. A buyer comes and asks, 'Does it have air - conditioning?' The man says, 'No, but you can roll down the window really fast and get the same effect.'