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Grandpa Will Pay the Bill | 爷爷付账
A girl agrees to a flirtatious clerk's offer to pay "one kiss per yard" for fabric, then cleverly...
Not Really | 事实并非如此
A blind man's guide dog urinates on him. He calmly offers the dog a biscuit, leading a passerby t...
The Penny Patient | 当时不缺钱
A poor man visits a doctor a month after swallowing a penny, explaining his delayed visit by sayi...
The Farmer and the Barber | 农场主与理发师
A farmer suggests a barber lower his shaving price due to falling corn prices, but the barber hum...
I Didn't Know I Was So Far Back | 想不到已后撤这么远
A WWI soldier, fleeing from a dangerous battle, is stopped by an officer after an hour's walk. Wh...
The Perfect Hat | 完美的帽子
A fussy customer's witty retort turns a salesman's flattery on its head, revealing the humorous f...
My Sister's Fingers | 妹妹的手指
A student explains his lateness by claiming he bruised his fingers while hammering a nail, only t...
How Much Is It? | 多少钱？
Mrs. Hermann takes her husband shopping, and his automatic response to everything she admires is ...
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 ...
Word Choice | 选词
A man is initially pleased when his wife seems to be teaching their baby to say "Daddy," only to ...
The Short Artist | 小画家
A young painting prodigy's unique style of only painting on the bottom half of his paper puzzles ...
Sleeping Pills | 安眠药
A man takes strong sleeping pills on Sunday, sleeps well, and proudly tells his boss he had no tr...
A Generous Husband | 慷慨的丈夫
A wife repeatedly suggests buying a car to avoid the sun, but her husband humorously misunderstan...
I'll See to the Rest | 其余的事由我负责
A train guard urges a girl to close the carriage door so the train can depart. When she explains ...
Why Is He Howling? | 他为何喊叫？
A humorous dialogue at the dentist's office reveals the patient's howling is not due to dental wo...
The Parrot | 鹦鹉
A talkative parrot, threatened with being sent to the zoo if it embarrasses its owners again, can...
The Skunk in the Basement | 地下室里的臭鼬
A resident calls the police for help removing a skunk from the basement. Following the dispatcher...
Three Dog Night | 三犬之夜
Three male dogs compete for a poodle's attention by trying to craft a clever sentence with "liver...
The Three Turtles and the Coffee | 三只乌龟与咖啡
Three turtles go for coffee when it rains. The smallest one agrees to fetch an umbrella only if t...
The Clever Dog | 聪明的狗
A dog owner demonstrates his pet's ability to buy a newspaper with money, but the dog fails to re...