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The Power of Repetition | 重复的力量
A boss preaches the absolute necessity of relentless repetition in sales. His employee then cleve...
The Auction Offer | 拍卖会上的出价
At an auction, the owner offers a reward for a lost bag, only to be outbid by another attendee. |...
Worn Out? | 还没穿破？
A recruit argues with a quartermaster for new shoes, claiming his current pair is so thin-soled h...
Too Many Coats | 墙衣太厚
A man complains that helping his wife repaint their house over vacation has, over the years, grad...
The Right to Remain Silent | 保持沉默的权利
A student, asked to name civil rights after assigned reading, remains silent until finally invoki...
How About the Kitchen? | 厨房怎么样？
Jack expresses a desire to vacation somewhere new, to which his wife Helen humorously suggests th...
Lifelong Ambition | 毕生愿望
A school teacher, hoping for a quick resolution to her traffic ticket, finds the judge assigning ...
The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains an unusually high charge for a tooth extraction by stating the patient's loud ...
Money or Friends? | 金钱还是朋友？
A humorous dialogue explores the relative importance of money and friends, concluding that friend...
Admitting a Fault | 认错
A student who often sleeps in class is mistakenly accused of making faces. By honestly admitting ...
The Ice Cream Proof | 冰激凌作证
A humorous dialogue where a person claims a seat by stating they left a cup of ice cream on it as...
An Exact Number | 准确数字
A tourist is given a humorously precise age for dinosaur bones by a guide who simply adds three y...
Not Too Bad | 不算太坏
A humorous dialogue where an artist finds encouragement not from selling a painting, but from hav...
The Misunderstood Drawing | 被误解的画
Two Americans in Spain try to order milk by drawing a cow, but the waiter misunderstands and brin...
The Vice President of Peas | 豌豆副主管
A man brags about his VP promotion until his wife deflates his ego by claiming a grocery store ha...
The Price of a Perfect Woman | 完美女人的代价
A humorous dialogue in Eden where Adam bargains with God over the cost of creating a perfect comp...
Mother, You Can Come Down | 妈妈，您可以下来了
During a high tide, an elderly passenger navigates a narrow gangplank alone to disembark a cruise...
A Funnier Story | 一个更有趣的故事
A deaf man, Mr. William, tries to hide his condition. After a friend tells a joke, he unknowingly...
The Pale Watermelon | 脸色发白的西瓜
A woman buys a watermelon promised to be red and sweet. After it falls and breaks, revealing pale...
A Promise | 承诺
A hard-up author gives his landlady a convoluted and conditional promise to pay his rent arrears,...