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True Feelings | 真情
A husband who is usually reserved in public holds his wife's hand in a crowd. Her romantic assump...
God's Promise | 上帝的应许
A humorous dialogue where a person's wish for world peace is deemed impossible by God, but the al...
Statistics and Logic | 统计与逻辑
A humorous dialogue highlights the logical fallacy of confusing correlation with causation, using...
The Castaway | 荒岛求生者
A shipwrecked sailor, stranded alone on an island for three years, is finally found. Before offer...
Memory Lapse | 记忆的疏漏
An elderly couple, advised by their doctor to write things down to combat forgetfulness, has a hu...
Where to Stop? | 何处停歇？
A family gathers for their widowed mother's 80th birthday. When an elder sister questions why the...
She Didn't Laugh | 她没有笑
The boss told jokes and everyone laughed except one girl. When questioned about her lack of humor...
Bring Me a Glass of Milk | 捎杯牛奶
Mrs. Culkin sends her husband to investigate a suspected prowler in the dark, but adds a mundane ...
Prediction | 预言
Robinson anticipates his neighbor's borrowing habit and tries to refuse lending his power-saw, on...
Who Is the Greatest? | 谁最了不起
A judge, a bishop, and a conductor, each full of vanity, debate who is the greatest by comparing ...
The Absent-Minded Man | 心不在焉的人
An increasingly forgetful man visits a friend and chats for hours, only to remember upon leaving ...
We Share Everything | 分享一切
A trucker offers to buy a meal for an elderly woman who is sharing food with her husband, only to...
We Weren't Looking for the Same Thing | 我们寻找的不是同一件东西
A mother finds her son's lost contact lens after he gave up, explaining that their perspectives d...
Headline Photo | 要上头条了
Two journalists fleeing a bear joke that one of them will make the front-page news. | 两名被熊追赶的记者打趣...
Hands Off | 请勿使用
A hostess's overly harsh warning note meant for her children inadvertently deters her guests from...
Advice for the Young at Heart | 致“年轻者”的忠告
A humorous warning to 65-year-olds about moving into retirement communities, where they become th...
Only a Few Words | 几个词
A judge struggles to interrogate a foreign mugger who claims to know only a few words of English....
He's Shaving You | 他正在给你刮胡须
A playboy flirts with a manicurist at a barber shop, only to discover her husband is the barber s...
An Unnecessary Fence | 一道多余的栅栏
A man argues against fundraising for a cemetery fence, humorously stating that the dead cannot le...
Gardening Gloves | 园艺手套
A wife hints for a new wedding ring due to a gold allergy, but her husband's birthday gift turns ...