Misplaced or dangling modifiers

Like most writers, I love words. I get tickled at some of the mistakes I see in writing, and misplaced modifiers are the funniest. I'd love to share some I've found. 

Reading a book, my cat crawled into my lap.

A young girl was walking the dog in a short skirt.

A dog was chasing the boy with the spiked collar. (Did his mother know about that?)

A woman was waking her dog in purple suede cowboy boots.

We saw dinosaurs on a field trip to the history museum.

The guest speaker had dedicated his book to his dog who was an archeologist. (And I thought my dog was smart.)

We saw several monkeys on vacation in Mexico.

The library has several books about dinosaurs in our school. 

A tarantula bit one of the dockworkers who had a huge, hairy body. (Maybe the guy looked like a rival.) 

I glimpsed a rat sorting the recyclable materials. 

While doing the dishes, a mouse ran across the floor. 

We saw several blue jays looking out our front window. 

Strolling hand in hand to the farm, the young bulls broke out of the field and headed toward us. 

While camping, I saw a bear in my pajamas.  

Having been thrown in the air, the dog caught the stick. 

Tom came across a turtle on his way home from spending three hours at football practice. 

Pygmies hunted elephants armed with spears. 

While singing hymns, the family dog ran through the church surprising his owners. (I'll bet he did!) 

Inanimate objects in action 

Standing on the balcony, the ocean looked so beautiful. 

He stared at the girl by the vending machine wearing dark glasses. 

Laughing loudly, the joke pleased the audience. (Some jokes are always good for a laugh.) 

Oswald and Hilda found flowers hiking up the mountain. 

I found the missing baseball glove cleaning my room. (If only it would teach my son how.)

The smoke alarm went off while cooking my dinner. 

Looking out the airplane window, the volcano seemed ready to erupt. (I feel the same way about flying.)

Reading the book, the characters seemed real to her.