You know, when Gaiman says "Likely Stories" he never means likely stories. He means the ridiculous ghost kind of stories, most of which are super weird, has really no pepper end and fascinates you and which will never happen in life. These are definitely not the kind you would hear people mention while seating at a bar. What kind of place is that Diogenes club?

PS: I am pretty sure that all the stories in this books are being told by the narrator himself, the stories which he heard at that club which opens only after the other clubs are closed!