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The Oath | 誓言
A man's desperate oath of death upon rejection is fulfilled, not in passion's immediate aftermath...
The Office Christmas Party | 办公室圣诞晚会
A colleague declines an invitation to the office Christmas party, citing his anxious pet centiped...
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...
The Lowest Grade | 最低分
A student protests a zero grade, claiming to have done their best. The professor ironically agree...
Parking Fee | 停车费
A millionaire businessman cleverly uses a bank loan, secured by his Rolls Royce, as an inexpensiv...
An Unexpected Call | 意想不到的电话
Mrs. Brown calls her daughter to offer help during a stressful day, but a shocking revelation abo...
The Smartest Kid | 最聪明的孩子
A barber tries to prove a boy is foolish by offering him a choice between a dollar and two quarte...
The Cost of a Tantrum | 哭闹的代价
A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs $20 instead of the usual $4 ...
Who Do You Think You Are? | 你以为你是谁？
A man tries to board a crowded bus and is initially refused by passengers who ask him "Who do you...
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 ...
Seeking His Fortune | 闯世界
A hopeful boy ventures to New York to seek fortune but later sends a desperate note to his father...
The Interview | 采访
A reporter arrives to interview a statesman, who instructs him to write the piece first and then ...
The Doctor Knows Better | 医生懂得多
A man injured in an accident insists he is alive, but his wife trusts the doctor's contrary diagn...
One Engine Left | 仅剩一具引擎
A humorous story about a 747 losing engines mid-flight, where a passenger misunderstands the cumu...
I Know Who God Is! | 我知道上帝是谁了！
A boy tries to understand God's nature by asking about gender, race, and sexuality. His mother gi...
The Elephant Sandwich | 大象三明治
A traveler insists he has nothing to declare at customs, but is caught with an elephant that has ...
I Thought I Had Gone Deaf | 我还以为我聋了
A farmer, relieved to learn his wife fell out of the car, had mistaken her absence for his own de...
Seeking a Second Opinion | 求生
A dying patient, upon being asked by his doctor if he wishes to see anyone, requests to see anoth...
Divorce at 91 | 九十一岁离婚记
A 91-year-old couple seeks divorce, explaining to a perplexed judge that they were waiting for th...
Not Our Own Food | 非己之食
Two boys cleverly circumvent a bar's rule against eating personal food by swapping lunches with e...