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The Mask Request | 面具之请
A humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding at a party, where a woman is asked to remove a mask ...
Good Points and Bad Points | 优缺点
A real estate agent honestly discloses a house's proximity to a chemical plant and a slaughterhou...
Where Are the Tails? | 尾巴哪去了？
An evolution lecturer, after a long talk, questions where human tails have gone if we once had th...
What's Wrong with Your Horse? | 你的马有什么毛病吗？
A man's ad to sell his dead horse's gear is misprinted to include the horse itself for a shocking...
Grandpa Will Pay the Bill | 爷爷付账
A girl agrees to a flirtatious clerk's offer to pay "one kiss per yard" for fabric, then cleverly...
Prepare Yourself | 自己做好准备
A humorous campus anecdote about a student who, after being expelled, telegraphs his parents to "...
The Unexpected Bill | 意料之外的账单
A father is shocked by a dentist's high bill after his son's tooth extraction. The dentist justif...
The Advantage of Noise | 噪音的优点
The seller honestly disclosed his car's vibration issue at high speeds, expecting the buyer to wi...
The Winter Forecast | 冬日预言
A young chief, unfamiliar with traditional weather lore, repeatedly consults the National Weather...
One or Two | 一还是二
A customer complains about having only one piece of meat, to which the waiter humorously offers t...
The Unpleasant Task | 不情愿之事
A farmer uses clever wording to make an impatient motorist reverse for two miles on a narrow road...
High Pay in Legal Advice | 以法律建议支付的高薪
A lawyer pays his office boy mostly in unsolicited legal advice instead of cash, revealing a humo...
One Hundred Percent | 百分之百
A patient asks about his recovery odds, and the doctor gives a darkly humorous answer based on hi...
I Didn't Do It | 我什么也没做
A man returns home to a chaotic house and a seemingly relaxed wife. Her witty reply to his daily ...
The King's Brother | 国王的兄弟
A poor man claims kinship with the King of Spain by citing their shared descent from Adam and Eve...
I Wish | 但愿如此
A wife humorously expresses her wish to be a newspaper to gain her husband's constant attention, ...
The Best Explanation | 最好的解释
A theater box-office clerk cleverly responds to a frustrated customer's sarcastic question with w...
Life's Cruelty to Men | 生命对男人的残酷
This passage highlights the perceived injustice in a man's life cycle, where recognition and rewa...
Thirteen | 十三
A curious man peeks through a hole in an asylum's fence after hearing chants of "Thirteen," only ...
Not Really | 事实并非如此
A blind man's guide dog urinates on him. He calmly offers the dog a biscuit, leading a passerby t...