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A Smart Horse | 聪明的马
A farmer's horse fetches a doctor after an accident, but the humorous twist reveals it brought a ...
The Resurrected Rabbit | 死而复生的兔子
A man tries to cover up his dog's killing of a neighbor's rabbit by cleaning and returning the bo...
The Drunk's Mistake | 醉汉的误会
A drunk man mistakenly reports his car's dashboard, steering wheel, and brake pedal stolen, only ...
Taking Attendance | 点名
A university freshman, diligently trying to record names read aloud by his literature professor, ...
I've Been Trying for Years | 我已尝试多年
A man asks the police to let him speak to the burglar, not to press charges, but to learn the sec...
To Be on the Safe Side | 为求稳妥
A man in a cinema steps on someone's foot when leaving his row. Upon returning, he asks the perso...
Keep the Change | 零钱不用找了
At a church bazaar, the seller argues with a customer over the price of a poetry book. After relu...
How Much for a Season Pass? | 季票多少钱？
A dean announces escalating fines for students entering opposite-gender dormitories. A witty stud...
Who Is This? | 你是哪一个？
A college student calls home seeking comfort for her unique struggles, only to have her father in...
The Auction Offer | 拍卖会上的出价
At an auction, the owner offers a reward for a lost bag, only to be outbid by another attendee. |...
Lifelong Ambition | 毕生愿望
A school teacher, hoping for a quick resolution to her traffic ticket, finds the judge assigning ...
The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains an unusually high charge for a tooth extraction by stating the patient's loud ...
The Ice Cream Proof | 冰激凌作证
A humorous dialogue where a person claims a seat by stating they left a cup of ice cream on it as...
The Pale Watermelon | 脸色发白的西瓜
A woman buys a watermelon promised to be red and sweet. After it falls and breaks, revealing pale...
The Graduate Difference | 研究生之别
A professor humorously distinguishes graduate from undergraduate students by their contrasting re...
Imitate Birds | 模仿鸟儿
A job seeker claiming to imitate birds is dismissed as common, but then literally flies away, pro...
A Question of Ugliness | 谁更丑
President Lincoln, confronted by an armed man who vowed to kill anyone uglier than himself, cleve...
Not to Be Taken Out | 概不外借
Mark Twain cleverly mirrored a neighbor's restrictive borrowing policy when the neighbor later wi...
Good Wishes | 美好的心愿
A boy tells his teacher his father intends to send roast pig, but the plan is abandoned when the ...
A Clever Idea | 灵机一动
A speaker, annoyed by attendees leaving his meeting, cleverly decides to join the next person dep...