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You Will Soon Get Used to It | 你很快就会习惯的
A foolish young man squanders his inheritance and loses his friends. Seeking advice, he is told b...
The Blind Man | 盲人
A Mother Superior, assuming a visitor is visually impaired, speaks to him at length while showeri...
Body Builder Light Bulb | 健美运动员换灯泡
A joke about body builders changing a light bulb, highlighting their stereotypical focus on appea...
Hippopotamus or Buffalo? | 河马还是水牛城？
A customer confuses the city name "Buffalo" with "Hippopotamus" while booking a flight, leading t...
You May Put My Beard On Again | 请把我的胡子粘回去
A broom seller cleverly turns a barber's unfair bargaining tactic against him, offering to pay on...
The Lawyer's Bill | 律师的账单
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive a heft...
The King and His Stories | 国王与他的故事
A king who writes poor stories receives only false praise out of fear, until an honest writer cri...
Please Call | 请来电
A newspaper ad asks a recognized wallet finder to return it. A later ad from the finder asks the ...
Class, Lass and Ass | 班级、姑娘与蠢驴
A student humorously alters a professor's notice from "meet the class" to "meet the lass"; the pr...
Changing a Light Bulb | 换灯泡
A humorous joke about a simple task gone wrong, highlighting the contrast between the ease of put...
Goldfish Dilemma | 金鱼难题
Stan wins 92 goldfish and plans to keep them in his bathroom. When Fred questions how he'll bathe...
The Sick Man and the Doctor | 病人与医生
A patient's worsening symptoms are repeatedly dismissed as "good signs" by his doctor, leading to...
Hung Like Jesus | 一则关于耶稣的双关笑话
A joke plays on the double meaning of "hung" in reference to Jesus' crucifixion and a slang term....
The Looney Bin | 疯人院
A humorous short story set in an asylum, where one inmate's claim of being Napoleon, backed by di...
The Nitty-Gritty Dictionary | 精要词典
A collection of witty and humorous definitions for common words, playing on double meanings and c...
Be Careful What You Wish For | 许愿需谨慎
A fairy grants a loving couple one wish each on their birthday. The wife gets world travel ticket...
My Little Dog Can't Read | 我的狗不识字
Mrs. Brown laments losing her dog, and when Mrs. Smith suggests placing a newspaper ad, Mrs. Brow...
Crowded Crescent | 拥挤的月牙
A teacher explains the moon's size could accommodate millions, prompting a student to humorously ...
The Costly Fish | 昂贵的鱼
Two friends spend a significant amount on a fishing trip but catch only one fish. Upon calculatin...
The Absent-Minded Mark Twain | 心不在焉的马克・吐温
A humorous anecdote about Mark Twain's forgetfulness, where he searches for his train ticket not ...