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Whose Plate? | 谁的盘子
A guest questions why the hotel dog is intently watching him eat. The host humorously suggests it...
The Traffic Fine Receipt | 交通罚单收据
A motorist grumbles about a traffic fine receipt, and a clerk humorously suggests that four such ...
Something Really Cheap | 真正便宜的东西
A man shopping for perfume repeatedly complains about the price, asking for "something really che...
The Letter Carrier | 邮递员
A doctor prescribes daily walks to a patient, only to discover the patient's job already involves...
The Bait | 诱饵
Mr. Smith calls a doctor because a mouse ran into his sleeping wife's mouth. The doctor suggests ...
I Want to Go Out | 我想出去
A tired shop owner is repeatedly called at night by a man asking when the shop opens. After angri...
Are Flies Yummy? | 苍蝇好吃吗？
A boy asks his father if flies are tasty during dinner, prompting a puzzled and dismissive respon...
He Is Really Somebody | 他真是个大人物
A humorous dialogue reveals the irony of someone claiming to manage a thousand people, only to be...
First Flight | 初次飞行
A man afraid of flying due to accident reports is persuaded by a friend to take a ride in a small...
Good Intentions | 好意
A boy tells his teacher his father intends to send roast pork, but the plan is abandoned when the...
The Cat and the Blue Bowl | 猫与蓝碗
A collector tries to buy an antique bowl by pretending to want the cat drinking from it, but the ...
A Simple Operation | 一个简单的手术
A patient flees before surgery after overhearing the nurse reassuring the doctor about the simpli...
The Bachelor's Form | 单身汉的表格
Jack humorously informs a nurse he's a bachelor after filling out hospital forms, hinting at his ...
Who Is My Father? | 谁是我爸爸？
A child reports a man beating his father, but when police arrive at a fight between two men, the ...
The Talking Tomatoes | 会说话的番茄
Two tomatoes on a shopping trip discover their own ability to speak, leading to a moment of surre...
The Doctor Lives Downstairs | 医生住在楼下
A woman bursts in demanding a frank diagnosis from a "doctor," who reveals he is actually an arti...
He Never Heard a Thing | 他什么都没听到
A postal worker deals with an angry customer who complains her husband didn't hear the mailman, o...
Role Reversal | 地位转换
A journalist observes a reversal in walking positions between men and women in Kuwait before and ...
A Life for a Life | 以“命”抵命
Impoverished author Richard Savage, unable to pay his doctor's bill after recovering from illness...
A Soldier's Clever Trick | 士兵的妙计
A soldier places a fake "reserved for weight balance" note on the empty window seat next to him, ...