In the Gulf War, a tank crew was traveling across the desert when their tank got stuck in a large sand dune. As they were trying to figure out how to get it out, they noticed that another tank from their unit was approaching. They decided to play a trick. They all hid inside the tank and made it look abandoned. When the other tank crew came to investigate, they jumped out and scared them half to death. It was a light - hearted moment in a serious war environment.
In some battles, there were soldiers who would use their hats to signal to each other in a very comical way. For example, one soldier would wave his hat like a madman to get the attention of his friend across the field. It was a silly but effective way of communication that always brought some humor to the otherwise serious situation. This was especially true when the officers would scold them for such unorthodox signaling methods.
A story goes that a German soldier accidentally dropped his rifle while on patrol. As he bent down to pick it up, his helmet fell off and rolled into a puddle. His comrades couldn't help but laugh at his clumsiness in a rather tense situation.
In a sex ed lecture, the teacher was showing a video about the development of a fetus. One of the students thought the fetus in the video looked like an alien and made some really funny comments about it, which lightened up the otherwise serious topic.
When I was a kid, I once tried to ride my bike with my eyes closed for a short distance, thinking I could do it like a stuntman. Well, I ended up crashing into a bush. It was really embarrassing but also super funny looking back.
Well, I remember when I first blew bubbles as a kid. I blew too hard and the soapy water splashed all over my face. It was quite a mess but also really funny.
Once, my family was planning to go to church on time for the morning service. But we forgot about daylight savings. We all got dressed up quickly, rushed to the car and reached the church. Only to find out that we were an hour early and the church was almost empty. We just sat there in the pews and had some family chatting time.
A Rolls Royce was part of a wedding convoy. The driver of the Rolls Royce got lost on the way to the wedding venue. He ended up at a farm. The animals there were all looking at the car in confusion. When he finally found his way back to the right route, he had a great story to tell at the wedding reception.
A nudist was painting a picture outdoors. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew his easel over and all his paint splattered on him. He was covered in different colors from head to toe and looked like a walking rainbow. It was hilarious.
There was a community competition about saving water. One family decided to use the water from washing vegetables to water their indoor plants. But they didn't strain it well. So one day, they found little pieces of vegetable in the soil of their plants. They laughed at their own carelessness and at the same time learned to be more careful next time. This became a funny story in the community and also inspired others to save water in their own ways.
Some soldiers had a habit of trying to outwit the enemy in rather humorous ways. There was a group that would put up fake soldiers made of straw and old uniforms at the edge of their trench. The enemy would sometimes waste ammo shooting at these fake targets, much to the amusement of the real soldiers.