There was a situation where a new recruit was tasked with calling out the roll. He mispronounced so many names that the whole squad was in fits of laughter. Some of the mispronunciations were so off that it took a while for people to realize who he was actually referring to. This simple mistake brought a lot of joy and light - heartedness to an otherwise routine task in NS.
A memorable funny NS story is when a platoon was doing a night march. One of the guys tripped over a small stone and tumbled forward, causing a domino effect as the soldiers behind him also started falling like a line of bowling pins. It was chaos but also extremely hilarious.
One memorable one is about a man who left his beloved old hat to his parrot in his will. The parrot would then perch on the hat and cackle as if it knew it was now the owner of this special hat.
Well, there's a story where a person called 911 because their ice cream cone melted too fast. They were so distraught over losing their treat that they thought it was a major crisis. Another is when someone called because their cat was stuck on the roof, but the cat came down right as the firefighters arrived. It was hilarious.
In 2020, my local community organized a drive - by birthday parade for a 90 - year - old neighbor. The cars were all decorated with balloons and signs. But one car's balloons got loose and started flying all over the place. It was chaos but also really funny. It made the old man laugh a great deal.
The unknown is often the most terrifying. In these stories, like in the story of the abandoned mine, not knowing what lurks in the dark corners. Is it a monster? A ghost? Or something even more sinister? That uncertainty sends shivers down your spine.
One funny NS story could be about a group of NS men trying to set up a tent for the first time during a training exercise. They got all the poles mixed up and ended up with a lopsided, collapsing tent that looked more like a modern art piece. It had everyone in stitches.
The one where a cat got stuck in a box and thought it was being sneaky while everyone could see it. It was quite funny.
The story of a young entrepreneur is also memorable. He started a business selling homemade cookies. His first attempts were a disaster. The cookies were either too hard or too soft. But he used humor to deal with the situation. He would joke about his 'experimental cookies' to customers. Gradually, he improved his recipe and now his cookie business is booming. His ability to use humor in the face of failure is very inspiring.
A memorable one is when an ambulance was called for a woman who fainted. But when they got to her, she woke up immediately and said she just wanted to see if the ambulance service was fast. It was really unexpected and funny.
I remember a maid who was vacuuming. She got the cord all tangled up around her legs and instead of getting frustrated, she started doing a sort of 'cord dance', trying to untangle herself while still holding the vacuum. It was like a comical ballet. And there was a maid who found a fake moustache in a drawer. She put it on and went around the house asking people if they recognized her new 'look', making everyone burst into laughter.
A memorable one is when an accountant fell asleep on his calculator during a long auditing session. When he woke up, the numbers on the calculator made no sense at all. Another is about an accounting department that had a bet on who could find the most errors in a set of books. They were all so competitive that they ended up double - checking everything three times over.