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A Culinary Complaint | 烹饪的抱怨
Two old friends discuss their husbands' habits. One reveals her husband complains nightly about d...
I Am the Baby's Aunt! | 我是孩子的小姨！
A woman brings her baby to a gynecologist, who assumes she is the mother and performs a breast ex...
Who Was the First Man? | 谁是第一个男人
A teacher asks her class who the first man was. One student cites George Washington's famous epit...
Only One Instance | 唯一的实例
Henry Beecher wittily responds to an insulting letter containing only the word "Fool" by humorous...
Goodbye, Money | 再见，美元
A family recounts their exhausting but wonderful trip to Disney World. As they leave, the childre...
A Boy's Clever Answer | 男孩的巧妙回答
A minister asks a boy his age and receives a clever, context-dependent answer that reveals childh...
Frozen Capital | 资产冻结
A girl's habit of "borrowing" from her brother's piggy bank leads to a humorous discovery: he has...
Dinner's Ready | 晚餐已备
A humorous anecdote about a parent whose cooking sets off the smoke alarm. Despite fire-safety tr...
Excuse for Speeding | 超速的理由
Two men, Harry and Lloyd, give a humorous and illogical excuse for speeding when pulled over by t...
The Suitcase Fare | 行李箱的票价
A Scotsman evading bus fare argues with the conductor over payment. In a fit of rage, the conduct...
The Smart Old Lady | 聪明的老太太
A deaf old lady misunderstands a shopkeeper's price of seven dollars, first offering fourteen, th...
The Horse Called | 会打电话的马
A man explains that "Mary" in a letter is a horse he bet on. Days later, his wife hits him again,...
A Soldier's Brilliant Idea | 士兵的妙计
A soldier places a fake "reserved for load balance" note on the empty window seat next to him, de...
Boring Lectures | 无聊的课堂
A teacher with a dry wit preemptively addresses the potential boredom of his lectures with a humo...
The Ugliest Baby | 最丑的小孩
A woman is insulted by a bus driver who calls her baby ugly. When she complains to another passen...
Fast Asleep | 酣然入梦
A co-worker missing for hours is found fast asleep by the boss, who leaves a humorous yet pointed...
The Photo in My Pocket | 口袋里的照片
A man uses his wife's photo as a humorous gauge for his sobriety, telling the bartender he'll hea...
A Better Mailman | 一个更好的邮递员
A mailman who is afraid of dogs panics when confronted by one, throwing the mail over a fence. Th...
The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs twenty dollars instead of th...
The Power of Advertising | 广告的效力
A car dealer shares an ironic anecdote about advertising: after offering a reward for his lost do...