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The Graduate Difference | 研究生之别
A professor humorously distinguishes graduate from undergraduate students by their contrasting re...
In a Year | 一年后
A palmist tells a customer they will die within a year based on their life line, but humorously c...
How Many People Do You Have? | 请问你们有多少人？
An American asks for the most powerful pistol and then calls a bank to inquire about the number o...
They Won't Let Me Fart | 就是不准我放屁
A family places their elderly mother in a nursing home. The attentive nurses keep correcting her ...
So Would I | 我也是
A woman asks a clerk for a dress that fits her, and the clerk's tactless reply, "So would I," cre...
Imitate Birds | 模仿鸟儿
A job seeker claiming to imitate birds is dismissed as common, but then literally flies away, pro...
It Depends | 看情况
A traveler asks if he can catch a train, and the ticket agent humorously replies that it depends ...
A Broken Mirror's Blessing | 碎镜之福
A 98-year-old man joyfully explains that breaking a mirror, an omen of seven years' bad luck, is ...
Who's Minding the Shop? | 谁在照看店铺？
A dying grocer, with his entire family gathered at his bedside, becomes anxious upon confirming e...
The Thrifty Couple | 节俭的夫妇
A story about an extremely frugal elderly couple. The wife becomes alarmed when her husband naps ...
When Do People Talk Least? | 人们何时说话最少？
A short dialogue uses a pun on the word "least" to create a humorous riddle, linking it to the sh...
Secret for a Long Life | 长寿秘诀
A woman asks a seemingly elderly man on a porch for his secret to a long, happy life. His shockin...
Clever Thieves | 聪明的小偷
A humorous dialogue between a police officer and a theft victim, where the victim's inability to ...
So Far Back Already | 我已经往回跑了这么远
A WWI soldier, fleeing from a dangerous battle, is stopped by an officer. To his shock, the offic...
Who Is to Blame? | 该怪谁
A woman hit at a junction is blamed by the man and a biased witness, who admits his judgment is i...
I'm the Devil | 魔鬼的妹夫
A wife dresses as the Devil to scare her drunken husband into sobriety, but his witty retort turn...
Snowy White Reception | 一片雪白的《白雪公主》
A customer complains about a "snowy white" picture on the Disney Channel, only to be humorously i...
Praise | 称赞
Mrs. White seeks compliments on her appearance, and Mr. White responds with witty and flattering ...
Life After Death | 死后重生
A boss catches a new employee in a lie about attending his grandmother's funeral by revealing she...
Each Man Has His Merits | 各有所长
A foreigner applying for U.S. citizenship cleverly responds to a judge's test question by asserti...