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Speeding Excuse | 超速的理由
A driver, pulled over for speeding, gives a humorous and illogical excuse to the police officer. ...
Visual Training | 视力训练
During a visual training exercise, a sharp-eyed recruit correctly identifies a distant digging pa...
Accuracy Above All | 准确至上
An editor obsessed with accuracy confronts a reporter over an unusual statistic, only to learn th...
The Englishman and the Fire | 英国人与火灾
A story about an Englishman who calmly requests multiple glasses of water from a hotel servant, o...
White Gloves and a Tie | 白手套与领带
A medical technologist with dry skin wears white gloves coated in petroleum jelly to bed. Her hus...
A Clever Save | 聪明的省钱法
An American tourist in London tries to pay the cheaper follow-up fee by pretending to be a return...
The Practical Wedding Gift | 实用的结婚礼物
The narrator sends a fire extinguisher as a wedding gift to an unfamiliar couple, who later send ...
Consultation Hours | 诊疗时间
A man seeks a doctor's help for a dog bite outside of consultation hours, leading to a humorous e...
Keep Feeding Him Nickels | 再喂他几枚五分镍币
A mother panics when her son swallows a nickel but coughs up two dimes; the father humorously sug...
Two Attorneys | 两位律师
Two attorneys cleverly circumvent a restaurant owner's rule against eating outside food by simply...
One Real Man | 一个真正的男子汉
A king tests his subjects to prove men are not ruled by their wives, only to find the sole "rebel...
Ground Rules | 课堂基本原则
A teacher humorously sets a ground rule: students may check their watches during his potentially ...
The Smart Dog Who Buys Newspapers | 会买报纸的聪明狗
A dog owner's claim that his dog buys newspapers is tested, but the dog disappears with the money...
The Cost of a Tantrum | 哭闹的代价
A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs $20 instead of the usual $4 ...
An Essential Correction | 实质性的纠正
A teacher notices food on Walter's face and guesses he had eggs for breakfast, but Walter humorou...
The Doctor Knows Better | 医生懂得多
A man injured in an accident insists he is alive, but his wife trusts the doctor's contrary diagn...
Ever Catch All the Fish? | 你能抓到所有的鱼吗？
A speeding driver, caught despite being among many others, questions the fairness of his ticket. ...
Perseverance Is a Virtue | 坚持不懈是一种美德
Years after earning a graduate degree, the author returned to his alma mater as faculty. In a cro...
Seeking a Second Opinion | 求生
A dying patient, upon being asked by his doctor if he wishes to see anyone, requests to see anoth...
A New Start | 新生
Mark Twain protests a mistaken obituary, and the editor humorously offers to list him in the Birt...