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The Best Stimulant | 最佳兴奋剂
A patient asks his doctor for a stimulant to feel excited and combative. The doctor humorously as...
Sleeping Pills | 安眠药
A man takes strong sleeping pills on Sunday, sleeps well, and proudly tells his boss he had no tr...
Doctor Swift and the Boy | 斯威夫特博士与小厮
Dr. Swift teaches a rude delivery boy a polite lesson by role-playing the proper way to present a...
Who Is More Satisfied? | 谁更满足？
A thought-provoking comparison suggests that the person with six children is more satisfied than ...
Be Careful What You Wish For | 慎重许愿
A fairy grants a loving couple one wish each on their birthday. The wife wishes for world travel ...
The Cemetery Shortcut | 墓地捷径
Two men taking a shortcut through a cemetery on Halloween night are terrified by a tapping sound,...
Nothing | 没什么
A man repeatedly asks a hotel servant for glasses of water late at night. After half an hour, the...
The Polite Excuse | 礼貌的托辞
A man shares a clever social strategy with his friend: by putting on outdoor attire before answer...
Friend for Dinner | 请朋友吃饭
A husband invites a friend for dinner despite the messy house and unprepared wife, explaining his...
I'll See to the Rest | 其余的事由我负责
A train guard urges a girl to close the carriage door so the train can depart. When she explains ...
Why Is He Howling? | 他为何喊叫？
A humorous dialogue at the dentist's office reveals the patient's howling is not due to dental wo...
The Talking Dog's Baseball Quiz | 会说话的狗与棒球问答
A man tries to win a bet by proving his dog can talk, using simple wordplay questions. The punchl...
The Talking Dog For Sale | 会说话的狗出售
A man finds a Labrador that claims to be a retired CIA spy, only to learn from its owner that the...
The Parrot | 鹦鹉
A talkative parrot, threatened with being sent to the zoo if it embarrasses its owners again, can...
The Preacher and the Parrot | 传教士与鹦鹉
A preacher is assured by a shopkeeper that a parrot is religious and can recite prayers via strin...
The Cross-eyed Rottweiler | 斗鸡眼罗威纳犬
A man brings his cross-eyed Rottweiler to the vet, concerned about its eyes. The vet's alarming s...
The Unburied Cat | 未被埋葬的猫
A man's dog brings home the neighbor's dead cat. He secretly cleans and returns it to the porch, ...
The Golfer and the Anthill | 高尔夫球手与蚁丘
A golfer stubbornly tries to hit his ball from an anthill, causing chaos for the ants. After two ...
Ambitious Mother | 雄心勃勃的母亲
A man brings a piano-playing dog to a bar, but the dog's ambitious mother drags it away, wanting ...
The Thesis Advisor | 论文导师
A rabbit writing a thesis on how rabbits eat predators lures a fox and a wolf into its burrow, wh...