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The Nerd's Choice | 书呆子的选择
A nerd explains how he acquired a new bike after a woman offered him a choice between the bike an...
Moving from the City | 从城市搬来
A city man inquires about local pastimes in rural West Virginia and receives a circular, humorous...
Salt Water | 盐水
A salesman, told salt water helps sore feet, goes to the sea but stays at a distant hotel to save...
New Boots | 新靴子
An elderly man, excited about his new alligator boots, tries in vain to get his wife to notice th...
A Cucumber, A Carrot and a Banana | 黄瓜、胡萝卜和香蕉
A man with vegetables in his nose and ears seeks medical advice, only to receive a humorous diagn...
Senioritis | 老年综合症
Two elderly friends discuss the pains of aging, with one humorously comparing his state to that o...
The Final Exam | 期末考试
Four unprepared students fake a car breakdown to postpone an exam, but the dean's clever test exp...
Old Clyde | 老克莱德
An Alabama man finds a gorilla in his tree and calls a specialist. The catcher arrives with his d...
Excuse for Speeding | 超速的理由
Harry and Lloyd give a humorous and illogical excuse for speeding when pulled over by the police....
The Itchy Midget | 发痒的矮人
A midget complains of itchy "balls" to a doctor, who performs a mysterious procedure involving sc...
A Lesson in Manners | 礼貌一课
Jack learns to prolong his bow by counting the months, but his excessive politeness leads to a hu...
The Oak Tree | 橡树
Two holidaymakers in an orchard are puzzled by a fruitless tree and offer a boy money for an expl...
Twenty-Four Hours | 二十四小时
A patient is told he has only 24 hours to live, only to discover the doctor has been trying to de...
A Whole Hour | 整整一小时
Mr. Brown arrives late for work, battered and bruised, claiming he fell from a ten-story window. ...
The Hat | 帽子
Mr. Jones throws his bag out of the train window after his hat blows away, explaining that someon...
We Close at Nine | 九点关门
An impatient diner complains about slow service, to which the waitress humorously replies that th...
Heaven or Hell? | 天堂还是地狱？
Bill Gates gets to choose between Heaven and Hell after death. Lured by a deceptive demo version ...
The Kangaroo's Escape | 袋鼠的逃脱
A zoo repeatedly increases the height of a kangaroo's enclosure to prevent its escape, only to fi...
The Poisoned Drink | 毒酒
A man at a bar, having suffered a series of catastrophic misfortunes, is preparing to drink poiso...
Too Late | 为时已晚
A medical student gives an incorrect drug dosage and asks to correct it a minute later, but the p...