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A Cheap Horse | 便宜的马
A man's ad to sell his dead horse's saddle and bridle was misinterpreted when a misplaced comma m...
Bania Blood in My Veins | 我亦有巴尼亚之血
A wealthy man generously rewards a poor donor after the first blood transfusion but offers only a...
A Day Off Request | 请假一日
Smith cleverly thanks his boss after being denied a day off due to being short-staffed, implying ...
Word Choice | 选词
A man is initially pleased when his wife seems to be teaching their baby to say "Daddy," only to ...
Tightfisted Till the End | 本性难移
A notoriously stingy man, even after death and facing punishment in hell, cannot overcome his nat...
Shell and Hell | 壳牌与地狱
A man, after a car accident, awoke disoriented in front of a 'Shell' sign with someone blocking t...
The Short Artist | 小画家
A young painting prodigy's unique style of only painting on the bottom half of his paper puzzles ...
Churchill and Bernard Shaw | 丘吉尔与萧伯纳
A humorous exchange between Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw highlights their wit, with ...
She Is on the Roof | 她在屋顶上
James criticizes his brother Herbert for bluntly announcing their cat's death, suggesting a more ...
The Best Stimulant | 最佳兴奋剂
A patient asks his doctor for a stimulant to feel excited and combative. The doctor humorously as...
Sleeping Pills | 安眠药
A man takes strong sleeping pills on Sunday, sleeps well, and proudly tells his boss he had no tr...
Time Is Money | 时间就是金钱
A passenger points out to a taxi driver that the running meter at a red light literally makes "ti...
Doctor Swift and the Boy | 斯威夫特博士与小厮
Dr. Swift teaches a rude delivery boy a polite lesson by role-playing the proper way to present a...
Drunken Humor | 醉汉的幽默
A wife tells her husband he was drunk and kept repeating himself the night before. When the husba...
Chairs from the 1930s | 来自1930年代的椅子
A woman called a long-established furniture store to replace chairs she purchased in the 1930s. W...
Who Is More Satisfied? | 谁更满足？
A thought-provoking comparison suggests that the person with six children is more satisfied than ...
Be Careful What You Wish For | 慎重许愿
A fairy grants a loving couple one wish each on their birthday. The wife wishes for world travel ...
The Cemetery Shortcut | 墓地捷径
Two men taking a shortcut through a cemetery on Halloween night are terrified by a tapping sound,...
Nothing | 没什么
A man repeatedly asks a hotel servant for glasses of water late at night. After half an hour, the...
A Friend of the Duck | 鸭的朋友
An American tourist at a Chinese roast duck restaurant is humorously told that a chicken dish is ...