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True Feelings | 真情
A husband who is usually reserved in public holds his wife's hand in a crowd. Her romantic assump...
God's Promise | 上帝的应许
A humorous dialogue where a person's wish for world peace is deemed impossible by God, but the al...
The Castaway | 荒岛求生者
A shipwrecked sailor, stranded alone on an island for three years, is finally found. Before offer...
She Didn't Laugh | 她没有笑
The boss told jokes and everyone laughed except one girl. When questioned about her lack of humor...
Bring Me a Glass of Milk | 捎杯牛奶
Mrs. Culkin sends her husband to investigate a suspected prowler in the dark, but adds a mundane ...
Prediction | 预言
Robinson anticipates his neighbor's borrowing habit and tries to refuse lending his power-saw, on...
Who Is the Greatest? | 谁最了不起
A judge, a bishop, and a conductor, each full of vanity, debate who is the greatest by comparing ...
The Absent-Minded Man | 心不在焉的人
An increasingly forgetful man visits a friend and chats for hours, only to remember upon leaving ...
We Share Everything | 分享一切
A trucker offers to buy a meal for an elderly woman who is sharing food with her husband, only to...
We Weren't Looking for the Same Thing | 我们寻找的不是同一件东西
A mother finds her son's lost contact lens after he gave up, explaining that their perspectives d...
Only a Few Words | 几个词
A judge struggles to interrogate a foreign mugger who claims to know only a few words of English....
He's Shaving You | 他正在给你刮胡须
A playboy flirts with a manicurist at a barber shop, only to discover her husband is the barber s...
An Unnecessary Fence | 一道多余的栅栏
A man argues against fundraising for a cemetery fence, humorously stating that the dead cannot le...
Gardening Gloves | 园艺手套
A wife hints for a new wedding ring due to a gold allergy, but her husband's birthday gift turns ...
Bania Blood in My Veins | 我亦有巴尼亚之血
A wealthy man generously rewards a poor donor after the first blood transfusion but offers only a...
A Day Off Request | 请假一日
Smith cleverly thanks his boss after being denied a day off due to being short-staffed, implying ...
Word Choice | 选词
A man is initially pleased when his wife seems to be teaching their baby to say "Daddy," only to ...
Shell and Hell | 壳牌与地狱
A man, after a car accident, awoke disoriented in front of a 'Shell' sign with someone blocking t...
The Short Artist | 小画家
A young painting prodigy's unique style of only painting on the bottom half of his paper puzzles ...
She Is on the Roof | 她在屋顶上
James criticizes his brother Herbert for bluntly announcing their cat's death, suggesting a more ...