Sure. There's a running joke about a ghost who is always late for his haunting shifts. He's supposed to scare people at midnight but he keeps getting lost in the spirit world and shows up at 2 am instead, leaving the poor victims waiting in fear for no reason.
A running joke ghost story could be about a friendly ghost who lives in an old mansion. He's a bit clumsy. Whenever new guests arrive, he tries to be spooky by making things float, but he always drops them at the last moment. So instead of a terrifying scene, there are just a bunch of random objects falling around the guests, and they end up laughing at his failed attempts at scariness.
Sure. Here's one. A ghost was trying to scare a little boy in his room. But the boy just laughed and said, 'You're not scary, you look like a floating mop!' The ghost was so offended that it left, muttering about modern kids having no sense of fear.
The unexpected twists. In a normal ghost story, it's all about fear, but in running joke ghost stories, there are elements that turn the fear into laughter. For example, a ghost that is afraid of its own shadow. It's a deviation from the norm that makes it interesting.
Sure. Here's one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store.
Sure. Here's one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Another one is that I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest. And here's a third: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
Here is another. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. It's a simple yet funny joke that plays on the double meaning of'make up'.
There was a man who always told his dog to stop imitating him. One day, he was doing yoga, and the dog did exactly the same poses. He said, 'Stop it!', and the dog replied, 'Woof, woof!', which in dog language might mean 'But you started it!'.
Yes. A bear walks into a bar and says, 'Give me a whiskey and … cola.' 'Why the big pause?' asks the bartender. The bear shrugged, 'I'm not sure; I was born with them.' Joke stories can be really fun as they often play with words, unexpected situations or common misunderstandings to create humor.
Well, there's this story. A boy was walking in a forest at dusk. He heard strange noises like someone was dragging chains. He started to run, but the noises followed him. When he got home, he told his parents. His dad went to check outside. He came back laughing. It turned out it was the neighbor's old dog with a long leash that got caught in the bushes making those spooky noises.
Sure. Here's one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store.
Sure. Here is one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store.