A man once tried to teach his parrot to say 'hello' but the parrot learned to say 'goodbye' instead. And whenever someone came to visit, the parrot would keep saying 'goodbye' in a really loud voice. It was a strange but funny situation. This went on for weeks until the man finally gave up and just accepted that his parrot was a bit of an oddball.
There's this story about a small village where every Sunday, the local baker would make a giant cake in the shape of a different animal. One week, it was a cake in the shape of a hippopotamus. But when they took it out of the oven, the back legs of the hippo had melted and it looked like it was doing a strange dance. The whole village had a good laugh about it.
A friend of mine dreamed that he was a mermaid. But instead of a beautiful tail, he had a tail made of broccoli. He was swimming in the ocean trying to avoid being eaten by other fish who thought he was a floating vegetable patch. Another friend dreamed she was in a world where all the buildings were made of cheese. She climbed up a tower of Swiss cheese and when she reached the top, she found a mouse king having a banquet.
A very memorable weird and funny story was about a dog that chased its own tail so much that it made itself dizzy and then ran into a wall. It was okay though, just a bit dazed. There was also a story of a man who thought his phone was haunted because it kept playing music at random times. It turned out that he had accidentally set some really strange alarm times that he didn't remember.
I heard a story about a classroom where the desks would move around on their own. The teacher thought the students were playing tricks, but when they left the room and locked it, they could still hear the desks scraping on the floor. There was also a strange story about a science experiment that went wrong in a very odd way. Instead of the expected result, a bright flash of light filled the room and for a moment, all the students saw strange shapes floating in the air. And in the school cafeteria, there was a rumor that the food was made from a secret recipe that included some very unusual ingredients.
A friend of mine loves to wear mismatched socks on purpose. He says it's his way of expressing his individuality. He has a whole drawer full of single socks in different colors and patterns. He's always getting strange looks from people, but he doesn't care at all. He just enjoys being unique in this odd way.
Recently, there was a story about a car that ran on thoughts. A scientist had created a device that could read a person's thoughts and convert them into energy to power the car. It was really wild as the driver just had to think about going forward or backward and the car would respond accordingly. This new invention could change the future of transportation if it ever becomes more widespread.
I once heard a conversation between a husband and a wife. The wife said, 'Honey, I think I'm getting fat.' The husband quickly responded, 'No, you're not getting fat. You're just getting easier to see.' This shows the husband's attempt at humor while dealing with a sensitive topic. In a way, it's a sweet and funny way to handle it instead of the usual serious responses.
I heard about a graffiti artist who painted a whole underwater scene on a tunnel wall. There were fish with human expressions and mermaids doing silly dances. It was unexpected and made commuters laugh every day.
One interesting story is when an artist tried to claim his paintbrushes and canvases as business expenses for his 'hobby - turned - business'. The IRS was initially skeptical. After a lot of back - and - forth, it was determined that some of it could be claimed. It was funny how passionate the artist was about making his case.
I heard about a gang of cyclists. They were on a long ride and one of them got a flat tire. Instead of getting frustrated, they turned it into a 'flat tire Olympics'. They had races to see who could change the tire the fastest, with all kinds of silly rules. It was really funny to watch.
There was a lightning storm. A family's dog was so scared that it ran into the house and hid under the dining table. But then the power went out. The dog thought it was safe now and started running around in the dark. When the power came back on suddenly, the dog was so startled that it jumped onto the sofa and then slipped off the other side. It was a chaotic but funny scene during that storm.