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Is That Clock Right? | 这钟准吗？
A doorman tired of being asked the time puts up a clock, only to find people now question its acc...
Ground Rules | 课堂基本原则
A teacher humorously sets a ground rule: students may check their watches during his potentially ...
Not All Cut Off | 并非全剪掉
An employee cleverly defends getting a haircut during work hours by arguing his hair grows on com...
Three Doctors at Heaven's Gate | 三位医生在天堂门口
Three doctors present their credentials to St. Peter at heaven's gate. The punchline humorously i...
What to Borrow? | 他到底想借什么
Mr. Johnson cleverly asks to borrow a tennis racket after confirming Mr. Smith will be using his ...
A Backhanded Compliment | 一句“恭维”话
A boy defends his behavior to his angry mother by claiming he paid a girl a compliment at the dan...
Three Surgeons | 三位外科医生
Three surgeons boast about their miraculous surgeries, each claiming to have restored a patient t...
Worn Out? | 还没穿破？
A recruit argues with a quartermaster for new shoes, claiming his current pair is so thin-soled h...
It Depends | 看情况
A traveler asks if he can catch a train, and the ticket agent humorously replies that it depends ...
Be Careful What You Wish For | 慎重许愿
A fairy grants a loving couple one wish each on their 60th birthday. The wife wishes for world tr...
What's Your Name? | 你叫什么名字？
A strict officer named Stone intimidates new recruits. When asking names, the last soldier nervou...
Two English Jokes | 英语小幽默两则
Two short humorous dialogues. The first involves a logical paradox about an all-purpose solvent, ...
Who's More Polite? | 谁更有礼貌？
A fat man and a skinny man debate politeness, each citing their own courteous gestures. | 一个胖子和一个...
When Enemy Soldiers Attack | 当敌兵来袭时
A sergeant quizzes a soldier, Jose, on how he would handle increasingly large groups of attacking...
Perhaps Not | 为何没有牡蛎
A humorous dialogue where a customer questions the absence of oysters in oyster stew, and the wai...
A Dead Fly | 一只死苍蝇
A customer complains about a dead fly in his soup, and the waiter humorously attributes its death...
Doctor Swift and the Boy | 斯威夫特博士与小厮
Dr. Swift teaches a rude delivery boy a polite lesson by role-playing the proper way to present a...
Nothing | 没什么
A man repeatedly asks a hotel servant for glasses of water late at night. After half an hour, the...
Moses and Jesus | 摩西与耶稣
A burglar is repeatedly warned by a mysterious voice while stealing. He discovers the speaker is ...
Good News and Bad News | 好消息与坏消息
A pastor humorously tells his congregation they have enough money for a new building—because it's...