Funny Real Life Incidents That I Found Amusing
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Countrywomen made this request after I wrote a funny story about the man on the bus who offered a Yo quiero Taco Bell Chihuahua to the bus driver as a Christmas present in April. I may not be the funniest person in the world, but I have come to realize over the years that my impromptu sense of humor often is just what the doctor ordered. No one can define what you find amusing in this lifetime, but there are many true to life situations that are down right hilarious without being so at the time. This is a collection of real life events that come across as very entertaining now looking back. Many of these events are based on a journal that I have kept off and on during the years. Some of the details have been changed, but the ideas remain the same. I found these experiences to be quite humorous, so many these funny tales will remind you of a few of your own.
Mrs. Conversation Hour
I remember how Mrs. Conversation Hour flung her shiny hair around her shoulders as she gossiped with students rather than teaching class. Every day she wrote the assignment on the board and then went back leisurely socialize at her desk. Several of us students actually did the work and turned it in by the time the bell rang, but the majority of the class sat as their desks just talking. A few of Mrs. Conversation Hours favorite students crowded around her desk and decided to share the latest high school gossip. One day a couple of the girls in our class overhead Mrs. Conversation Hour telling one of the boys that she had a dream she had taught the class in dressed as a clown. What the heck they were thinking, but now they decided to play a trick on her.
A few minutes went by and both girls went up to Mrs. Conversation Hour and told her about how they dreamt about her teaching the class dressed in a clown suit, and she shrieked and laughed about how this was a great coincidence. It never occurred to Mrs. Conversation Hour that these two girls were pulling her leg. After a thirty minute conversation with these girls she apologized to the class for not even writing the assignment on the board, but she hoped we would enjoy the tale about her dream regarding the clown suit. For someone who did not even teach class Mrs. Conversation Hour graded very hard on the board assignments, which caused a great rebellion when over sixty percent of the class discovered they were failing.
Mr. Invention Factory
Mr. Invention Factory loved to add ludicrous details to history discussions, such as how Catherine the Great watched soldiers take showers at the barracks. We were not falling for this, but he sure had fun describing all the details to the class. He was really obsessed with describing R rated scenarios to the class that after awhile his lectures could have passed for Harlequin romance novels. He loved to speculate some really odd theories regarding Napoleon, and of course some of these bizarre pondering had to end up on a handwritten quiz. Not before or since have I had a teacher that was so intrigued with historical hanky panky, but his musing were pretty humorous because he came across as quite obsessed. He was the first and last teacher I had that felt so comfortable talking about such topics, and he was truly one of a kind.
Babysitting For The Bookophile
I love books as much as anyone else, but sometimes the love of books can just be taken to the extreme. Once I babysat for a man who owned more books than a small county library branch. He surely loved to read, but it turned out he liked to read a little bit more than he liked to work. Behind his back his wife complained that he refused to get a job because he wanted to stay home all day and read books, so this marriage did not last very long as you can imagine. He was a very nice man and I enjoyed our knowledgeable conversations, but I was literally floored seeing those wall to wall books. I guess he and his wife were literally not on the same page.
She Threw His Guitar Out The Window
Personally I do not like nor encourage the destruction of personal property, but it was pretty amusing to hear the drag down screaming fights our neighbors had. One time our neighbor got so mad at her husband that she threw his guitar out the window, and soon after that we saw him carrying it around with him everywhere. He used to scream at her about how he did not know where her pink comb was, and one time she locked him out of the house in a bath towel. Okay I could not help but listen and watch some of these events because they were loud, and the often this was more entertaining than television.
The Man Who Got Around Town
One neighbor was frequently seen with women that were not his wife, and after awhile I finally figured out what it meant. The first time I saw him with another woman I was at a block party and I remember asking someone if he had remarried, and she sort of alluded to the fact he liked to play the field. This was not the first and last time I saw him with other women that were not his wife.
One time a single lady walked up to his apartment with a blender and she was up there for about forty-five minutes. She came running a few minutes before his wife pulled up, and then she went back up there later after his wife left again. It was sort of amusing watching how this man ended up with several ladies around town, but I think his wife knew about it and did the same things.
Do you ever find real life situations amusing?
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Hi sweetipie :0)
I had a History teacher who acted out the whole of "Monty python and the Holy Grail " All by himself...to teach us about medival Knights....never forgot it and scored high in history that year :0)
I had another overweight teacher Mrs X who used to hide sasuages in the nfat of her stomach to keep them warm for lunch, women was like a walking smogus board!!!
Great stories...real life is fun!!!!I liked them all
Mike ;0)
I laughed out loud when I read about "Mr. Invention Factory". That was a very funny story. He definitely sounds like "one of a kind". Thanks for sharing!
Love it. Guitars out of windows? Now that is sacrilege
Love it. Guitars out of windows? Now that is sacrilege
Truth is better than fiction, certainly applies here. I think there are hundreds of entertaining things happening around us all the time if we slow down enough to listen and observe.
The most fun I had in Las Vegas, after I lost all money to play with, was sitting outside on a bench and watching people -- unforgettable!!
Thanks for the giggle. Be careful folks - we never know who might be watching and writing about us!!
dingdong,
Thanks for stopping by and i am glad you enjoyed the hub.
mike,
I think the great thing about those teachers is they make learning much more enjoyable and memorable than the instructors who ask use to memorize an encyclopedia. Mr. Invention Factory was a very interesting guy, and apparently there are some collectors that still today debate about the final resting place of Napoleon's family jewels. I do not care all that much personally, but for those who love that sort of thing there are many websites devoted to this topic lol.
Dottie,
Yes he was very much one of a kind, and even though he was quite funny, as a female student I did excuse myself from the room before class when he started discussing a certain topic with the guys. Do not mind if they did that on their own, but I really just saw him getting a little too excited about it, and it made me want to leave the class and go out for lunch. Looking back it was very funny though.
Julie,
I really do not like that she threw his guitar out the window, that was just destructive. However, it was sort of humorous hearing them scream about it and watching him walk around with it for months after that. On the other hand I do not think it would have been fun to be in that situation.
marisuewrites,
I had a funny time in Vegas, even though I have only been once. My ex-boyfriend was obsessed with bargain deals and getting coupons to go everywhere. Once we reached state line on the California/Nevadaborder I found out that there are many bargain restaurants that offer 24 hour breakfast specials. He was excited about us going to a restaurant that served eggs for a dollar, but I thought it was kind of boring. I do not like eggs, so I just ate the toast.
We stayed at the Hilton, but he wanted to sneak into the pool at the Tropicana because it was better. I believe that was the name of the hotel, but I could be wrong because it was a few years back. Anyway, not only did we have to sneak into that hotel's pool, but he wanted to go to Vons and buy some sodas so we would not have to pay for any refreshments. His eyes lit up when he heard I had a Vons card, but then he was deflated to learn we did not save any money on that item.
After going to the pool he insisted that we go to the old part of Las Vegas where you can play games for a dollar each. He wanted to practice playing black jack, so I was a little bored as the only thing I wanted to do was play the slot machines. The manager of the dollar casino came up and carded me and said I must be 13, even though I was 24 at the time. He acted like I had a fake ID, but then he stayed there talking with me for a half hour trying to get me to play a game. Honestly I just wanted to leave the silly dollar casino at this point, and my then boyfriend finally got the hint.
Next the ex-boyfriend revealed he had a coupon to go play some stupid car video game, and I really did not want to go, but he insisted it would be fun. We only went because the coupon entitled us to one free game, but he drove all the way across town just to play this game. Fun!
He commented several times on how he was disappointed we did not go on a home tour because they usually provided free lunches. His parents apparently used to go on the home tours in Vegas because they got a free lunch out of the deal.
After that we got to spend hours of fun in the casino iat the Hilton where he seemed to be having a great time. I was so bored out of my mind and started putting some quarters in the slot machines, and won ninety dollars. A group of people playing the slot machines were so drunk they thought the Hello Kitty character on my wallet was a bear, and they asked me why I bought a bear wallet. They found this pretty amusing, and I must say I found them amusing too :).
We broke up after that trip because he insisted I did not say what I wanted to do more often, and I finally realized that about myself. Why was I being so accommodating towards a person who only wanted to do things I found boring? I know am much more adamant now about what I like and what I want to do rather than just going along with the flow. This was a very upsetting experience at the time, but it is pretty amusing looking back.
In some of the stories I changed the details because i would not want these people to be out rightly identified. Thanks for dropping by and I agree with you how real life is often better than fiction. Ironically it turns out many fiction writers I have read simply spin their true to life tales into fiction, but only reveal this after publishing their books.
They say the devil is in the details, and you sure have a knack for revealing devilish details about mundane situations! I love these stories and the names you give your characters! You should compile these into a book with illustrations!
Great hub, SP. I am sure there are many, many more where these came from! MM
Mighty Mom,
People have always suggested I write a book one day, and I have a small manuscript and never have done much with it. The illustrations of funny scenarios is a brilliant suggestion. I do have many more stories, and your idea give me wonderful inspiration.
very entertaining hub sweetiepie. I am like that guy that goes around everywhere with his guitar(except in my case, its a computer), and for my scenario, my work bag and computer was tossed outside and the damage was done, cracked screen and all, but my files were good and so I've carried the new one around ever since.
Hi Goldentoad,
I hope that is just a joke about someone tossing your computer bag. If not, I guess just keep an eye on it.
No joke. So I keep it protected at all times. You might say I have a million dollar laptop with my programs for construction and tons of files. Not to mention my little writings.
That makes sense and I understand protecting your computer. Mine is invaluable to me also :).
These are so cool and enjoyable. Just the really simple joys of life that one can look back and reflect on and laugh at. Great Hub SweetiePie!
I agree laringo, real life is the best source of laughter and humor :).
Thank You so much Sweetie Pie for sharing your humor! You have great hubs and they always hit the mark. BTW, I really like long hair the best ; )
I think everyone has had the neighbours arguing and the comical shouting match going on, it's like a game of tennis only shouting words in relay.
I'll always remember the time when I was woke up by this woman outside screaming Nooooooo Nooooo Noooo, all the neighbours went out to see if everything was ok expecting that something catastrophic had gone off and then my mum asked her what was wrong and she replied....rather feebly the toast is burnt! and then she ran inside her house.
That to me was hilarious and I'll remember it forever!
Jessica,
I am glad you enjoyed this hub. I think long hair is pretty cool also :).
Waynet,
I love the analogy about how neighbors shouting is similar to a game of tennis with words. It is amusing to see some the things people get realy upset about too lol.
i LOVE this hub!! I love to hear when I'm not the only one who experiences imcidents like this, whether I'm a part of them or just a witness to them!
My favorite was the guitar thing.
Please write the book!!!
I definitely plan on writing a book like this one day. Thanks for reading and commenting Proud Mom.
Very amusing hub sweetie Pie you make me laugh
Glad I could make you laught Juliet :).
Who needs Comedy Central when you have neighbors???
Hi SweetiePie, I enjoyed reading this hub. Funny moments like drama does happen a lot in real life. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it. That is my dad hiding behind the mask at the crafting store by the way :).
Really? :-) Cute!
My dad was willing to pose with plastic flowers too, but I dare not post that here in case one of his friends would ever stumble upon it lol.
hehehe.. funny! that's make me laugh!
I loved this, SweetiePie, I find day-to-day life pretty danged funny...Maybe I'm a bit of a nut, but I don't think so, it just keeps me sane.
Zeta Sfico,
Glad this made you laugh.
Lorlie,
Yes day to day life is always amusing. I very much agree!
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dingdong says:
10 months ago
Nice hub S.Pie. It's nice you share them.
Btw I just posted a hub which I think is funny.