Many people think they could probably be comedians, if they put their minds to it. This is perhaps mostly wishful thinking, but that doesn’t mean one can’t be pretty funny from time to time even if it isn’t a full time job. So we’ve gathered some of the best examples of people seeing an opportunity for a good joke and taking it.
After all, sometimes the starts just align correctly and one can seize that golden opportunity for a solid joke. Now get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I Hate It When Job Interviewers Ask "What Is Your Greatest Strength," So I Printed Up These Business Cards To Just Hand Out When Asked
I was asked where I see myself in 5 years (I was probably in my early 30s). Well, I see myself on a tropical beach after just selling my first novel and retiring, but I have a great imagination. Yes, she had a sense of humor & I got the job.
Well There Is
Anticipating Questions At Work
The most annoying thing about getting injured (besides getting fuqked over by the American health care system) is having to tell the story a million times to a million different people 😡
Do you hate small talk or is it simply that you are not a morning person?
Timing is the very backbone of humor, the distinction between a joke that strikes home like a precisely thrown dart and one that falls flatter than a fish on the dock. You can have the funniest punchline in the world, but if you deliver it at the wrong moment, too early, too late, or with the wrong pause, it's like throwing confetti at a funeral. The words might be clever, but without timing, they just don't resonate.
Comedy is really about rhythm, almost like music. A good comedian handles a setup and punchline the way a drummer handles a snare and cymbal crash. The audience is waiting for a beat, and when it's delivered right on cue, or even slightly off in a controlled, artistic way, it's great. But flub that beat, and the laugh dies. It's the difference between a room full of people doubled up and having them blink at you silently, wondering if you're okay.
One Foot In The Grave
I am picturing the person crawling around trying to take the photo.
The Cutest Criminal There Is
Your comment made me chuckle, but I hope you're not putting too much pressure on yourself! 🫂
Load More Replies...Oh dear kitty have been overindulged himself by gaining sympathy from strangers.....😂
Saw This Clever Rascal While Walking To Work
Yeah but after you do see the sides because you gave to know what the truck is for, you’ll never forget that company 🤣
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the nun alone in the convent because the other nuns have all gone out. She decides to have a bath so she goes upstairs, starts running the water and undresses before realising that all the towels are in the laundry room downstairs. Being alone she doesn't bother covering up and runs downstairs. Just as she gets to the hallway there's a knock at the door. "Who is it?" she calls. "Blind man" comes the reply. Figuring that he can't see she opens the door and hears "Wow! Great body, Sister. Now, which rooms am I putting these blinds in?"
Well, that's one way to get other drivers to drive very carefully around your truck.
Think about how many times you’ve heard someone retell a joke they found hilarious, only for it to fall flat because the timing was off. They rushed the setup, or lingered too long before the punchline, or forgot the little pause that lets people anticipate what’s coming. That pause is everything, it’s the comedic inhale before the exhale of laughter. Without it, a joke is like popping a balloon before anyone has noticed it’s there.
For Weeks We’ve Been Having Issues With A Bird Flying Into This Window. My Daughter’s Nicolas Cage Pillow Solved The Problem
It's actually a flip sequin pillow, and I think they missed a major opportunity by not putting Travolta on the other side of the sequins.
Feather Friendly has bird collision deterrent technologies which makes glass visible to birds. They are polka dots applied to windows in sheets. It is estimated that in the USA alone approx 1 billion birds are lost each year.
Wife Modified A 5-Year-Old's Birthday Card For My Brother's 35th
My Grandma Packs Her Own Bacon Because She Feels Like The Restaurants Never Put Enough On Her BLTs
My grandma said, "I am 83 years old, just let me live my life."
Good for Grandma. I take small cans of V8 to my local diner for breakfast after they stopped offering it. Sometimes I take marble rye bread for toast. They don't seem to mind.
Load More Replies...Despite Catholics being allowed to eat meat on Fridays since Vatican II, the Catholic school where I worked decided to stop offering meat in the cafeteria on Fridays, even banning bacon bits from the salad bar. Every Friday, I would get my salad and take out a small ziplock bag of bacon bits to put on it.
If you happen to use artificial bacon bits they're actually made out of soy, so you're good.
Load More Replies...Why not?!? (Besides, you don't EVER argue with your grandma...at least I didn't dare.)
Based on what can be seen of the sandwich, I'd say Grandma is 100% correct here. It's not like she brought in her own food to eat without actually ordering a meal from the restaurant, and you know asking for "extra bacon" would be a $2 upcharge for one additional slice.
Even everyday humor relies on timing. Sarcasm, for instance, isn't so much what you say, it's when you say it. Respond too quickly, and you just sound grouchy. Take a beat, then nail the line, and now it's humorous. Same with teasing: if you jump in too fast, you sound nasty. Wait just long enough to show you're in on the joke with the other individual, and you get laughter instead of awkward silence.
"Tis But A Scratch"
My car has just been detailed so she looks shiny new. (Her name is Rappy, because she's a Hyundai Veloster... Velosterraptor? Get it?) I'm still tempted.
Load More Replies...I have this on my car! Always fun when a fellow Monty Python fan comments on it 😅
Oh Thank God I'm Saved
You'll be a husk of your former self when you're eventually found
Load More Replies...Must be the same crews that they send in rescue Ikea shoppers, before they are turned into meatballs.
Genius
"Na naaaa, na na na na na na naaa, Katamari Damacy..."
Load More Replies...That's also why humor in text suffers. Online, there's no pause, no rhythm, no delivery, there are just words on a screen. That's why people use emojis, or line breaks so much to approximate comedic timing. It's not that the jokes themselves are worse, it's just that the humor machinery needs those tiny beats in order to land, and online you have to build them manually.
19 Years Ago Today, On Halloween, This Is How I Announced To My Students And Colleagues That I Was Pregnant
Still chuckle remembering this encounter from my 10th grade math class: "Congratulations on your pregnancy, Miss [redacted]" "Oh my God, how do you know! I have't even told my husband!" "You're pregnant? I was joking about the fact you're actually eating pickles and ice cream for lunch. I didn't even know that wasn't just an urban legend!" (And yes, she'd gotten married during that same school year, so everyone still called her Miss [redacted] out of habit"
and for some of them, a bun in the oven would have been the scariest thing of all...
New Policy At The Local Hardware Store
"I give permission to my husband to purchase the completely black paint. - signed, my wife"
Only married heterosexual men buy paint, I see. (Yes, I know it's supposed to be a joke.)
Well, gay guys are going to get the right color anyway, but lesbians still need a note from wife.
Load More Replies...Now do one saying "women buy power tools must have permission from husband" see how well that goes
Saw This Garbage Truck In Portland, Oregon
Timing, as ever, is a sensitive issue. Being a hair's breadth too early or too late makes all the difference. Which is why nervous laughter tends to b**b: someone gets the punchline out too soon, while the setup is still sinking in. Or they hang onto the joke too long, so everyone's forgotten it in their minds. Timing's a bit like surfing, you have to catch the wave at the sweet spot. Miss it, and you’re just a person standing there with a surfboard, looking foolish.
My Window C*****d So I Fixed It The Only Way I Know How
I post every stupid censored word to X and tag @BoredPanda.
Load More Replies...Good Advice
This censor culture garbage has gone too far. Seriously, first censoring c*****d and now butts? Come on people. If you are this sensitive you will definitely not survive what the world is gonna throw at you. How do you special little snowflakes survive in a world where people use words?
Trojan Horse Birthday Cake
My friend and I have been passing a bottle of Rumple Mintz back and forth for a couple of years, secretly hiding it at the others house. Today he dropped off a birthday cake but didn't have time to hang out and eat a piece.
I didn't realize they were playing Hide the Salami
Load More Replies...And then there’s the chaos of group humor. Ever notice how a joke told at the right moment in a conversation gets everyone roaring, but the exact same joke five minutes later just sounds stale? That’s because humor is as much about context as content. A good joke in the wrong place is worse than no joke at all because it converts what might have been humorous into a social blunder. The incorrect joke at the right time, nevertheless, may still k**l because the timing aligns with the mood of the moment.
I've Been Waiting 9 Months For A Coworker To Ride His Harley To Work So I Could Do This
They’re cute! Btw, tassels and stuff on your vehicle are very common in India, so wouldn’t really stand out if it was done here.
I didn't even realise that the tassels were what had been done.
Load More Replies...Also a good motorcycle prank ; Pour just a small amount of oil on the ground under the engine. For extra credit, dab a little bit on the bottom of the engine.
It's a Harley. It's already got oil on the ground under the engine.
Load More Replies...There Is A Tile Moved At Work For Some Reason. It’s Been Moved For About Two Weeks. I Decided To Have Fun With It
It’s my friend’s office. I’ve heard nothing but positive reactions so far today.
Nope, despite the upvote I did... It depends upon what the person has been through. I had a young guy right outside my bedroom window at about 1am. He'd climbed up the scaffolding and I had to phone 999, get the police out. So nope. I wouldn't find this remotely funny.
NOPE! That is how a revolver, finds its full auto mode.
She Said She Wanted A Man Of The Streets… I Said “Baby I Am The Streets”
Finally, timing is important in humor because laughter isn't merely a matter of words, it's a matter of surprise and release. People laugh when they're surprised in just the right way. Timing is what provides that surprise, what raises the tension and then bursts it like a bubble. Without it, jokes are simply sentences. With it, they're magic.
It's Power Rangers Time
What My Local Coffee Shop Calls Matcha
Matcha tastes like that too. Someone bought me an Oatmilk Matcha Latte once, said I would "Love It!", after I asked for a Cappuccino. We are no longer on speaking terms or social circle friends. For reasons, other than the "Matcha Incident", but... I also still bear a Montague/Capulet type grudge against them, for that too.
Please
This is the new, improved version. The original involved duct tape...
So comedians do practice timing obsessively, down to the millisecond. But even outside of stand-up, we all work on comedic timing, knowingly or not. Every funny story, every sarcastic remark, every teasing joke depends on those tiny pauses and perfect beats. It's proof that humor isn't always what you say, it's when you say it. And when you get it right, the timing doesn't just bring laughs, it makes the moment unforgettable.
This Dill Pizza Dough Branding
I bought a coworker something similar for our funny Christmas exchange this year. Dill dough...dill pickle scented play-dough. She is our deli manager and we both laughed until our eyes leaked.
Pretending To Be A Sophisticated, Tea-Drinking Adult While In A Zoom Meeting, When Really
I don’t even think anyone’s paying attention.
Go on mute so they won't hear that rattling noise when you "drink".
I took a Teams meeting sitting on my bed and repeatedly poured myself a cup of tea from a pot over the course of the meeting.
Tea with chocolate would be a red flag for me...also makes you wonder why such a huge cup for drinking tea. 😉
Local Doughnut Shop Has Some Jokes
I Guess Divorce Parties Are A Thing Now?
I think this is a very healthy way of looking at and dealing with the end of a marriage. In "judging Amy" there was an episode where the parents did a divorce ceremony in which, in front of their families, they returned their rings to each other and swore to be kind and respectful with each other and co-parent their children responsibly and respectfully. It made me tear up.
They both already have plus ones to bring to their divorce party? That takes a lot of timing and tolerance.
Maybe a little awkward, but nice. My ex and I are good friends, too. We both feel like the divorce was a good thing.
There will even be a live band band performing all time greatest hits like... I should have known better,, Only a fool breaks his own heart and He’s my brother. 😉
Kudos to this couple. Things happen, people change, interests change, people can still care for each other even after a divorce. Civility, respect, and kindness can go a long way towards having an amicible divorce. I love their statement of "a return of a good friendship. Such A mature way to let go, move on, remain friends throughout life. Hope they find their soulmates next time.
Taylor Swift Fan Hides Identity Because She Called In Sick To Work
No More Christmas Wrapping Supplies At The Store, So My Daughter Made With Stock On Hand
A Little Gift For The New Owners
This is Aaron our family skeleton that has been around for years. Since we are moving he decided to stay and give a warm welcome to the next family to live in our house. He insisted on heading up into the garage attic to wait for their arrival. We wish him luck and hopes they find him as enjoyable as we have.
Were you trying to prank the new owners, or to scare the s**t out of the first handyman or electrician who gets up there to fix something?
This wouldn't be funny here because of the age of our building and that there have been people who have died here over the various years, not found so something like this could be really horrific. So coming across something such as this? Could really traumatise a person.
Our Office Manager Left For Vacation Last Week And Came Back To This Today
One does not want to be stuck in a hole without some lotion
Load More Replies...Silence of the Lambs. That's Buffalo Bill, who kidnapped a woman and kept her down in a pit.
Load More Replies...Wife Is Not Impressed With Her New Designer Hambag
I can't believe this one is so low on the list (currently #67), because that's pretty damn funny.
My Son Thinks He Is Hilarious - Told Him To Stack The Dishes In The Sink
Until they fall, then it's a future funeral in the making
Load More Replies...No! Why do people stack their dishes in the sink? You only have to move them again to use the sink. I stack mine off to the side of the counter if I'm not going to put them in the dishwasher right away.
At a family gathering, our aunt said "I only want a sliver of cake with just a speck of ice cream." My little brother disappeared into the kitchen and brough back exactly what she had requested.
The Lock On Our Bathroom Door In The Break Room At Work
Or... poop with strangers, because you didn't lock it properly. (Or in the case of my last public bathroom, it was broken. Ever try to use the toilet while you're desperately hanging on to the handle??)
I’m About To Become Omniscient. Wish Me Luck
"Between me and Rudyard Kipling, we encompass all knowledge. He knows everything that can be known, and I know the rest." - Mark Twain
The McPerfect McDonald's Order
I'll add Beyonce's XO for hugs and kisses.
XOOOOOOO XOOOOOOOO KISS MEEEEEEE DONT SAY NOOOOOOOOO (u an engene??)
Load More Replies...My Christmas Pillow Doubles As Valentine's Day Decor
Accidentally put my Christmas pillow upside down, and I love it.
My Husband Ian Insisted That Our New Puppy Nala Get Her Own Stocking. I Thought It Was Sweet Until I Realized He Had Ulterior Motives
The husband's name is Ian. He insisted the puppy get a stocking so he could spell his name
Load More Replies...I Heard Giggling In The Kitchen And My Kids Were Huddled Around Our Lemonade. This Was Their Attempt To Pull A Prank On Me
They're now laughing hysterically and asking, "May I please have some lem- I mean, may I please have some pee to drink?"
Thank god it says organic pee. Companies these days, you don't know whether you're getting the real deal or just a bunch of artificial flavours. Thank god they're clarifying
OMG I know! I don’t understand how people can drink processed pee.
Load More Replies...If you see a bottle of Martinelli's in the fridge, labeled " don't drink ", don't drink it.
Sign At The Nursery
So go right ahead, am I right?
I promised not to buy any plants when we went to b&q last week. I only went outside because it was cooler there. Outside where the plants are. And there was a huge chili plant with red chillies and black leaves, half price! So I couldn't leave it there....
My Friends Made Sure I Didn’t Leave Last Night From The Halloween Party
Now I'm learning how to put on a tire.
Good friends would have taken them home, or called them a cab. Don't touch my car. A smart person wouldn't have driven in the first place if you were going to drink
Load More Replies...If this is to stop someone from drinking and driving, that's some great friends.
There’s A Gap In The Cabinets Because Of An Angled Sink. Countertops Get Installed On Monday
Wife Left Me Alone With The Kids For The First Time And After Asking For An Update I Sent Her This
You're starting them too late , they're too old now to ever finish a game. Should have started in the womb
Be careful the babies aren't grab one of those things and eat it !!!! Btw are these babies triplets??
Much Better
I started a blog once. It has one entry. "I wonder if I'm self-important enough to need a blog?" I guess not, I never went back.
I have years and years of journal entries that say "too tired to write"
One of my friends sent me a joke book called "All My Thoughts" and every single page was empty... So next Christmas I sent a 20 pack of loo roll with a card that said - "For your thoughts"... We're lucky that we get and understand each others humour 😄😁😄
One Of My Co-Workers' House Was "Rocked" Last Night. He Ran Out Of His House To Chase The Kids That Did It But They Fled, Leaving Their Scooter Behind
This is what he did with the scooter this morning. He actually considered welding it to the pole, but in casual conversation with the police (they're quite laid back here) they politely 'suggested' that wasn't such a good idea.
Probably pelted? Like, they threw rocks at it?
Load More Replies...I Took This Picture In 2017, So These Rules May No Longer Apply
Witty Profile
She wrote about this picture: "This is my tinder profile. I’ve had it for a year. 23 men have contacted me to say I’m incorrect about toilet paper"
Those 23 men are correct. And if she swung both ways, she'd have a load of women also telling her she's incorrect about toilet paper.
Load More Replies...We have a cat. He says the toilet paper is the wrong way around too.
Load More Replies...Seen this one before. She said most of the comments she gets are about how the toilet paper is the wrong way round.
Beards are cool, mullets arent, but scientists say less chance of passing germs with mullet style. I just leave the roll on the vanity.
Load More Replies...My Brother Turns 30 Tomorrow. This Is What He's Unwrapping vs. What I'll Bring Out Once He Realizes
I like the joke gift even more because he’s got him such an awesome bundle as the actual gift!
Man, why can’t my brother ever get me gifts like that?? I’m only one person but I get gifts for him, his wife, and my two nephews. It’s not fair! Surely I’m owed a Lego modular build set twice a year…
Load More Replies...My Wife Refused To Eat Her Pear’s Thic Booty
My friend also said I should name my pear Fiona...
This Vandalized McDonald's Billboard In Glasgow
This used to be an advert for the McDonald's Big Arch burger, but now it's for something much more appealing.
I’m About To Spray My New Kitchen Cabinets
That was when I pre-primed all of my crown. I’m replacing the driveway anyways. The booth isn’t to stop paint from going everywhere, it’s to stop dust from getting on the cabinets.
Someone Put This Motion-Activated Sticker On The Paper Towels At Work That Are In Fact Not Motion Activated
Came With My Wife To Her Gynecologist Appointment, At Least She’s Honest
I never have. But if a man came in with an STD, the doctor probably would.
Load More Replies...One Bowl Of Internet Please
Mine is "go go gadget wifi" and on my phone it's "drop it like it's hot spot"
Load More Replies...Jesus Is "Not" Always The Answer?
Wow, Fat Harry, all tests start at 100 and deduct points for incorrect answers. Where did you get your education? Trump University?
If I gave this to my students, "Jesus Christ!" is what many would respond with. (The actual answer is that the equation is true for any allowable angle.)
I think the exercise was to simplify to prove it's true, which it is.
Load More Replies...My Boss Told Me I Wasn’t Ready To Make Sushi Yet, So I Made A Hot Dog
Hey, even I can make pretty good sushi. Haven't been doing it for long either and learned at home. Same level as sushi chefs, no, but still...
I Think I'm Going To Like This Sequel Better Than The Original
I Put A Couple Layers Of Boot Polish On One Of My Coworker's Boots Every Day He Was On Vacation... One Of His Boots
Squirrel
The next booking isn't for nearly three years? My question is if they'll go through with it, and how many people will have forgotten by the time the squirrel shows up at their door
Pharmacy Technician Gave Up
6id for 5d, 5id 2d, 4id 2d, 3id 2d, 2id 2d, 1id 2d; where id = per day and d = day.
Breaking My Ankle Hasn't Lessen My Genius Humour
But why? I think Quentin Tarantino and Joss Whedon messed up those kids.
Load More Replies...Saw My Opportunity, No Regrets
"oops sorry I didn't realise you were in mitosis"
Load More Replies...I Got Charged A "B**ching Fee"
I ordered a Miller Lite and she walked up to my table while opening a Bud Light for me. I wasn't even going to complain, but my friend spoke up forcing me point out her mistake.
If the waitress made a mistake and it was simply pointed out, then that, alone, shouldn't result in a b*tching fee. Now, if the customer was a Karen about it, then the b*tching fee should be higher.
This Is My Mom
Saw This On The Way Home. Cybertruck Who?
Nerd Humor Comes Differently Because Someone Has To Explain It First
Pls help. I'm a bit of a nerd but it has been 66 years since high school trig.
Wife Is Terrified Of Slugs, Woke To This Note
"Scary slug infiltrated. Hid him near the trolley under a pile of salt under a glass bowl. Very sorry, but could you deal with it?"
I sadly dealt with it before posting.
I read the not before actually seeing it was transcribed... I can read cursive (only write in cursive) but that was a hard read...
TBH I hadn't noticed the transcription. And no, it was not a hard read.
Load More Replies...Humour is very subjective. I find some things really funny about my disability etc that to others could be offensive. My t-shirts... One says - "I'm my defence I was left unsupervised"... Another one is "I survived the loo roll crisis of 2020".... They're not meant to be offensive... It's me dealing with what I've been through... But yes! More funny things like these please!, 👍🙂
My dad and my best friend are two of the wittiest people I know, i hear comments like these all the time lol
F*k you bp. Click here to watch an ad to read more or subscribe? No. I'll stop reading. Probably going to stop the site as well. You have ruined a great place.
Humour is very subjective. I find some things really funny about my disability etc that to others could be offensive. My t-shirts... One says - "I'm my defence I was left unsupervised"... Another one is "I survived the loo roll crisis of 2020".... They're not meant to be offensive... It's me dealing with what I've been through... But yes! More funny things like these please!, 👍🙂
My dad and my best friend are two of the wittiest people I know, i hear comments like these all the time lol
F*k you bp. Click here to watch an ad to read more or subscribe? No. I'll stop reading. Probably going to stop the site as well. You have ruined a great place.
