One interesting and humorous example is the name of Nowata, Oklahoma.
Paul Brians, who affirms that "It is not true, as some assert, that double negatives are always wrong," provides the following as a humorous example:
Thanks to your knack for finding humorous examples of mangled English, the weekly feature has become a rollicking success.
A humorous example is Wendy Cope's 'Proverbial Ballade'.
Among the specific techniques used were paradoxes, humorous or historical examples, analysis of the self-protective role of symptoms, and reduction of transference by encouraging self-responsibility.
In a somewhat more humorous example, Bert Wilson used to say, "I don't care who wins, as long as it's the Cubs!"
(citing a humorous example like "pants [because] you can get arrested if you don't have them").
These names are humorous examples of the types of plays that were actually being performed around the time of Dream.
Twain describes his exasperation with German grammar in a series of eight humorous examples that include separable verbs, adjective declension, and compound words.
He uses stories, analogies, and humorous examples to share both project management "best practices" and leadership lessons that can work in any type of organization.