Funny Short Stories

Everyone has heard a funny short story at one point or another. Something about these short stories has a way of capturing peoples' imaginations and making them laugh. The fact that they are short helps to make them popular and reach a variety of people.

People in today's world like information to be smart, concise, and unfettered by useless facts. Most people read things quickly and skim over it looking for important facts and information. Making a story short and funny satisfies their need for "fast and furious" reading and also provides some comic relief for them. The attention span of people seems to be much shorter now than it was in the past. If a funny story is too long they lose interest before it gets funny; this can be a problem if you are trying to make them laugh.

Funny short stories can be great to tell to a variety of people. If it is short enough you can use it as an ice breaker on a date, something to help put others around you at ease, a story for children, or just a good way to make your buddies laugh! Learning a funny short story or two could be useful in social circumstances. It could make you the life of a future party or help diffuse that awkward moment.