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It Might Be the Light | 也许是光
A doctor delivers multiple babies by lantern light in a remote cabin, leading the bewildered fath...
A Careless Barber | 粗心的理发师
A barber, mistaking a customer's throat for a red scarf, makes a darkly humorous admission of a s...
How to Get to the Hospital | 医院要怎么走
A confused man repeatedly asks a busy traffic policeman for directions to the hospital. The offic...
The Mask Request | 面具之请
A humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding at a party, where a woman is asked to remove a mask ...
Good Points and Bad Points | 优缺点
A real estate agent honestly discloses a house's proximity to a chemical plant and a slaughterhou...
Grandpa Will Pay the Bill | 爷爷付账
A girl agrees to a flirtatious clerk's offer to pay "one kiss per yard" for fabric, then cleverly...
The Unexpected Bill | 意料之外的账单
A father is shocked by a dentist's high bill after his son's tooth extraction. The dentist justif...
One or Two | 一还是二
A customer complains about having only one piece of meat, to which the waiter humorously offers t...
The Unpleasant Task | 不情愿之事
A farmer uses clever wording to make an impatient motorist reverse for two miles on a narrow road...
One Hundred Percent | 百分之百
A patient asks about his recovery odds, and the doctor gives a darkly humorous answer based on hi...
I Didn't Do It | 我什么也没做
A man returns home to a chaotic house and a seemingly relaxed wife. Her witty reply to his daily ...
I Wish | 但愿如此
A wife humorously expresses her wish to be a newspaper to gain her husband's constant attention, ...
Thirteen | 十三
A curious man peeks through a hole in an asylum's fence after hearing chants of "Thirteen," only ...
Not Really | 事实并非如此
A blind man's guide dog urinates on him. He calmly offers the dog a biscuit, leading a passerby t...
The Biggest Liar | 最大的说谎者
A fisherman boasts about his catch to a stranger, only to quickly retract his claim as a lie when...
Who Deserves the Gift? | 礼物该给谁？
A father asks his five children who among them is the most obedient and deserves a toy. The child...
The New Employee | 新员工
A new employee, confronted about lying on his resume regarding five years of experience, cleverly...
The Meaning of Dreams | 梦的含义
A woman dreams of receiving a pearl necklace for Valentine's Day and asks her husband about its m...
The Seat You've Taken Is Mine | 你占了我的位置
A short dialogue where one person claims a seat and provides a unique proof of ownership by stati...
The Mean Man's Party | 吝啬鬼的聚会
A notoriously stingy man, upon finally deciding to host a party, instructs his guest to ring the ...