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The Pale Watermelon | 脸色发白的西瓜
A woman buys a watermelon promised to be red and sweet. After it falls and breaks, revealing pale...
A Promise | 承诺
A hard-up author gives his landlady a convoluted and conditional promise to pay his rent arrears,...
In a Year | 一年后
A palmist tells a customer they will die within a year based on their life line, but humorously c...
How Many People Do You Have? | 请问你们有多少人？
An American asks for the most powerful pistol and then calls a bank to inquire about the number o...
So Would I | 我也是
A woman asks a clerk for a dress that fits her, and the clerk's tactless reply, "So would I," cre...
Imitate Birds | 模仿鸟儿
A job seeker claiming to imitate birds is dismissed as common, but then literally flies away, pro...
Who's Minding the Shop? | 谁在照看店铺？
A dying grocer, with his entire family gathered at his bedside, becomes anxious upon confirming e...
The Thrifty Couple | 节俭的夫妇
A story about an extremely frugal elderly couple. The wife becomes alarmed when her husband naps ...
Secret for a Long Life | 长寿秘诀
A woman asks a seemingly elderly man on a porch for his secret to a long, happy life. His shockin...
Clever Thieves | 聪明的小偷
A humorous dialogue between a police officer and a theft victim, where the victim's inability to ...
So Far Back Already | 我已经往回跑了这么远
A WWI soldier, fleeing from a dangerous battle, is stopped by an officer. To his shock, the offic...
Who Is to Blame? | 该怪谁
A woman hit at a junction is blamed by the man and a biased witness, who admits his judgment is i...
I'm the Devil | 魔鬼的妹夫
A wife dresses as the Devil to scare her drunken husband into sobriety, but his witty retort turn...
Life After Death | 死后重生
A boss catches a new employee in a lie about attending his grandmother's funeral by revealing she...
Each Man Has His Merits | 各有所长
A foreigner applying for U.S. citizenship cleverly responds to a judge's test question by asserti...
Not to Be Taken Out | 概不外借
Mark Twain cleverly mirrored a neighbor's restrictive borrowing policy when the neighbor later wi...
The Perfect Son | 完美的儿子
A parent proudly claims to have a perfect son who doesn't smoke, drink, or stay out late. The pun...
Good Wishes | 美好的心愿
A boy tells his teacher his father intends to send roast pig, but the plan is abandoned when the ...
Flunking Math | 数学没及格
A dean's list student calls home in his sophomore year to philosophically share his newfound coll...
A Day Off | 休息日
A wife details her busy household chores while her husband watches on his day off. When she asks ...