What are some of the funniest Maine stories you've heard?

There's a story about NATO troops trying to set up a tent in a windy area. The Americans brought their high - tech, large tents that were very difficult to assemble in the strong wind. The Norwegians, on the other hand, had these small, simple tents that they set up in no time. They were all laughing at the Americans struggling with their fancy but impractical tents.

A friend of mine was on a date at an ice - cream parlor. He got a huge triple - scoop cone. As he was about to take a bite, a bird flew by and pooped right on top of his ice - cream. He was so shocked that he just stared at it for a few seconds before bursting out laughing.

At Waitrose, there was a customer who thought the self - checkout machines were magic. He kept waving his hands over the items instead of scanning them. When the machine beeped at him, he got all flustered and started talking to it like it was a person, saying 'Oh, don't be angry with me, little machine'. It was extremely funny to watch.

I heard of a wedding where the ring bearer was a puppy. And the puppy got so excited during the ceremony that it ran around in circles, making everyone laugh. The rings were thankfully attached to its collar safely.

There was a budgie that got into a box of confetti. It then flew around the room, scattering confetti everywhere. It looked like a little flying party animal. The owner was both exasperated and amused at the same time. The budgie seemed to be having the time of its life, flapping its wings and spreading the colorful paper all over the place.

There was a moose that walked into a campsite and stole a bag of marshmallows. It then ran off into the woods with the bag in its mouth. The campers were both shocked and amused at the moose's thievery.

There was a biker who was on a long - distance journey. He got really tired and decided to take a short nap by the side of the road. He tied his bike to his leg so that no one could steal it. But when he woke up, he had forgotten about the bike being tied to his leg and tried to stand up. He ended up falling over again and again until he finally remembered. It was a hilarious moment for him when he realized what was going on.

I heard about a conure that would pretend to be asleep when its owner wanted it to do something it didn't like. It would close its eyes and lean its head back, but as soon as the owner walked away, it would open its eyes and start playing again.

Well, I heard about an EMT who went to help a woman who had fallen while chasing her runaway parrot. The parrot was squawking on a tree branch while the woman was sprawled on the ground. The EMT had to first calm the woman and then try to catch the parrot. It was hilarious.

A family was at the pool. The dad was trying to teach the family dog to swim. He gently pushed the dog into the pool, but instead of swimming, the dog just stood on its hind legs and started walking on the bottom of the pool as if it was on land. It was really comical to watch.