A duck walked into a bar and said, 'Got any grapes?' The bartender, a bit surprised, said, 'No, we don't sell grapes here. This is a bar.' The duck left. The next day, the duck came back and asked the same question. The bartender said, 'I told you yesterday, we don't have grapes. If you come back and ask again, I'll nail your webbed feet to the floor!' The duck left. On the third day, the duck walked in and asked, 'Got any nails?' The bartender was confused but said, 'No.' The duck then said, 'Got any grapes?'
Once upon a time, there was a man who went to a pet store. He asked the clerk, 'I want to buy a pet that can do everything.' The clerk said, 'How about a dog?' The man replied, 'No, a dog can't talk.' Then the clerk said, 'What about a cat?' The man said, 'No, a cat can't fetch my newspaper.' Finally, the clerk said, 'Then I have just the thing for you, a centipede!' The man was excited and took the centipede home. He told the centipede to go and make him a cup of coffee. An hour passed, and nothing happened. He went to check on the centipede and found it still putting on its shoes.
Exaggeration can also be a characteristic. Suppose a story where a man has a nose so long that he can use it as a fishing rod. This kind of over - the - top description can create a lot of humor in an English story.