The key to a funny short joke story is often its relatability. If it's something people can easily connect to and then gets turned on its head, that's what makes it funny. Good timing and a touch of absurdity can also do the trick.
There was a boy who was very cold. His mother asked him, 'Are you chilly?' He replied, 'No, I'm chilly - free.' This is a short and funny joke as it uses a play on the word 'chilly' and the made - up word 'chilly - free' to create humor.
Here is a short joke. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Another one: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
There's a joke that goes like this: A man tells his doctor, 'Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'' The doctor replies, 'That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.' 'Is it common?' asks the man. The doctor says, 'It's not unusual.' Another short joke is, what's brown and sticky? A stick.
Well, here is a different one. I'm reading a book about anti - gravity. It's impossible to put down. The humor comes from the double meaning of 'put down' which can mean both to stop reading a book and to place something down physically.
One more. A man tells his doctor, 'Doc, help me. I'm addicted to Twitter!' The doctor replies, 'Sorry, I don't follow you.' This joke short story combines the modern concept of Twitter and the play on words with 'follow'.