Funny short text stories also tend to play on words or common sayings. Like the story where a book is really sad because it has so many problems. It's a 'problem - book' which is a play on the word 'problematic'. They use simple language but create big laughs.
A colleague once texted 'I'm so tired, I just tried to put my keys in the coffee machine instead of my office door. Thank goodness I realized before I poured coffee on them!' It was a hilarious mix - up that he shared through that short text message.
There was this story about a girl who texted her mom 'I accidentally wore two different shoes to school today. One was a sneaker and the other was a flip - flop. I didn't notice until lunchtime!' Her mom's response was probably even funnier. She said 'At least your feet were having an adventure!' It shows how even an embarrassing situation can be made funny through a text message exchange.
One characteristic is the unexpectedness. For example, when a story takes a sudden turn that you don't anticipate. Like a superhero who is afraid of spiders.
There might be a story where a little kid mistakes a mop for a giant's hair. He tries to comb it with a tiny comb and the sight is hilarious. In '101 funny short stories', there are many such simple yet funny scenarios that can make you chuckle. For example, a man who accidentally wears his shirt backwards and goes out without noticing, and then wonders why everyone is looking at him strangely.
One characteristic is the unexpectedness. Like in a story where a person thinks they are going to a normal job interview but it turns out to be for a job as a clown in a circus. The sudden twist makes it funny.
One horror story is when someone texted 'I'm at the cemetery' but autocorrect changed it to 'I'm at the celery'. It completely changed the spooky mood and made the recipient very confused. They had to clarify multiple times.
Well, once I typed 'I had a' and the predictive text suggested 'zombie apocalypse'. It was hilarious because I was actually just going to say 'I had a great day'. It completely changed the mood of what I was going to say in a really funny way.
A really funny text story could be 😎 I went to the beach and there was a seagull that stole my sandwich right from my hand. I texted my friend 'A seagull just robbed me! 😡' My friend replied 'You should have been more careful! 🤣' Another one is 🐇 I saw a rabbit in the park that was hopping in the most hilarious way. I sent a text to my family 'There's a rabbit doing a crazy dance here! 😆'