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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained | 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
A boastful English tutor is challenged by students with literal translations of Chinese idioms, f...
An Arithmetic Trick | 一个数学诡计
A clever student uses flawed arithmetic logic to argue that a single apple from a "six for five c...
Father's Things | 父亲的东西
A teenage boy, now his father's height, starts borrowing his father's clothes for evenings out, m...
Fat Man and Thin Man | 胖人与瘦人
A thin man and a fat man exchange sharp, ironic remarks about each other's appearance, implying a...
A White Lie | 善意的谎言
A nearsighted wife mistakes a mirror for a painting at a gallery and criticizes the "woman" she s...
The Fly Repellent | 驱蝇妙招
A customer inquires about the secret to a fly-free cafe, and the waiter humorously reveals that t...
Goodbye, Money | 再见，美元
A family recounts their exhausting but wonderful trip to Disney World. As they leave, the childre...
Money or Friends? | 金钱还是朋友？
A humorous dialogue explores the relative importance of money and friendship, concluding that fri...
A Borrowed Record Player for Peace | 借唱机求安宁
A man borrows his neighbour's record player not for music, but to create a quiet environment for ...
A Backhanded Compliment | 一句“恭维”
A boy defends himself to his angry mother by claiming he complimented a girl at a dance, only to ...
Honesty in Insurance | 保险中的诚实
A man is denied life insurance for truthfully reporting his parents' early deaths. After being ad...
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...
I Knew I Could Count on You | 我就知道你会帮我
Smith cleverly thanks his boss for refusing his day-off request, implying the boss's refusal is t...
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 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,...
Boring Lectures | 无聊的课堂
A teacher with a dry wit preemptively addresses the potential boredom of his lectures with a humo...
Sunset | 日落
A father shows his friend a sunset painting by his daughter, who studied art abroad. The friend's...
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...
Calm Down, Albert | 冷静，阿尔伯特
A man in a supermarket repeatedly tells "Albert" to calm down while soothing a crying baby. A wom...