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Salts | 泻盐
A pub-goer's cryptic statement about taking "salts" leads to a messy misunderstanding and a punny...
The Farmer and His Donkeys | 农夫与驴
A farmer forgets to count the donkey he is riding and believes he has lost one of his four purcha...
The French Art Thief | 法国艺术大盗
A Parisian art thief successfully stole paintings from the Louvre but was caught nearby after his...
Redneck Family Tree | 混乱的家族树
A humorous poem depicting an absurdly convoluted family tree created through a series of unconven...
King and Knave | 国王与无赖
George III asks wit Horne Tooke if he plays cards. Tooke cleverly replies that he is a novice who...
The Weight Loss Skipping | 跳跃式减肥
A doctor prescribes a diet of eating for two days and then fasting for one. The patient loses muc...
The Sick Man and the Doctor | 病人与医生
A patient's worsening symptoms are repeatedly dismissed as "good signs" by his doctor, leading to...
Hung Like Jesus | 一则关于耶稣的双关笑话
A joke plays on the double meaning of "hung" in reference to Jesus' crucifixion and a slang term....
Farmer's Pun | 农夫的双关语
A pun based on the homophones "whine" and "wine", humorously suggesting a basement full of compla...
I Dream of Jeannie | 我梦见了珍妮
Two shipwreck survivors find a magic lamp, but the genie grants only one wish. One man impulsivel...
Three Feet | 三只脚
A dotty aunt misunderstands a letter saying her nephew has 'grown another foot' (meaning taller) ...
Good Sight | 良好的视力
A lawyer questions a witness's claim about distance and eyesight. The witness humorously counters...
How Much English Can You Speak? | 你会说多少英文？
A lawyer defends his client by claiming he barely speaks English, but the defendant's response to...
The Tie and Water | 领带与水
A dying man in the desert is offered a tie instead of water, only to later be denied entry to a h...
A Great Man | 一名伟人
A teacher asks if Shakespeare would be considered great if alive today; the student humorously af...
What a Way to Go | 如此离世
A man recounts a series of increasingly absurd and violent accidents that befell his friend Mike,...
Beware the Ides of March | 当心三月十五日
A humorous twist on Julius Caesar's death, suggesting he was poisoned by Brutus with hemlock in a...
The Lie-Clock | 谎言时钟
A man in heaven learns about "Lie-Clocks" that record every lie told on Earth, with examples of v...
Swimming | 游泳
Three women stranded on an island attempt to swim to distant land they finally spot. The first tw...
Blondes Say The Darndest Things | 金发女郎的妙语
Three women facing execution use distractions to escape; the first two shout "Earthquake!" and "T...