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Riddles (Part 5) | 脑筋急转弯（5）
A collection of 25 English riddles and puns that play on words with double meanings, homophones, ...
Riddles (Part 4) | 脑筋急转弯（4）
A collection of 25 English riddles based on puns, homophones, and double meanings, designed to ch...
Riddles (Part 3) | 脑筋急转弯（3）
A collection of four English brain teasers with bilingual presentation, covering puns and wordpla...
Riddles (Part 2) | 脑筋急转弯（2）
A collection of four classic English brain teasers with bilingual presentation, designed to chall...
Riddles (Part 1) | 脑筋急转弯（1）
A collection of 25 English riddles and puns that play with words, homophones, and double meanings...
A Play on Words | 文字游戏
Author James Thurber amused himself with wordplay, sharing a story where a nurse's literal answer...
Two Questions | 两个问题
A client offers a lawyer $500 to answer two questions, and the lawyer's immediate response reveal...
Three Questions | 三个问题
A man questions a lawyer's high fee for three questions, only to have his complaint cleverly coun...
One Side of the Case | 一面之辞
A man with hearing loss in one ear is deemed fit for jury duty by a judge, who humorously notes t...
A Good Start | 良好的开端
A classic joke that uses a play on words to deliver a humorous punchline about lawyers. | 一个经典的英文...
A Lawyer and a Pig | 律师与猪
A classic joke contrasting professions and animal instincts, using wordplay on "cross" to deliver...
Three in One Grave | 一墓三人
A visitor misinterprets a tombstone's description of one man with two attributes as indicating th...
Pimp | 皮条客
A short joke playing on the double meaning of "pimp" and the imagery of a farmer with livestock. ...
The French Art Thief | 法国艺术大盗
A Parisian art thief successfully stole paintings from the Louvre but was caught nearby after his...
Class, Lass and Ass | 班级、情人与蠢驴
A student alters a professor's notice from "meet the class" to "meet the lass" as a joke. The pro...
Redneck Family Tree | 混乱的家族树
A humorous poem depicting an absurdly convoluted family tree created through a series of unconven...
King and Knave | 国王与无赖
George III asks wit Horne Tooke if he plays cards. Tooke cleverly replies that he is a novice who...
Worst Golf Foursome | 最难缠的高尔夫四人组
A joke listing four controversial public figures as a golf foursome, with each person's name punn...
Body Builder Light Bulb | 健美运动员换灯泡
A joke about body builders changing a light bulb, highlighting their stereotypical focus on appea...
Class, Lass and Ass | 班级、姑娘与蠢驴
A student humorously alters a professor's notice from "meet the class" to "meet the lass"; the pr...