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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...

anecdote humor short-story
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The Nitty-Gritty Dictionary | 精要词典

A collection of witty and humorous definitions for common words, playing on double meanings and c...

definitions humor language
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The Divorce Consultation | 离婚咨询

A farmer hilariously misunderstands every legal term during a divorce consultation, leading to th...

anecdote dialogue humor
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The Itchy Midget | 发痒的矮人

A midget complains of itchy "balls" to a doctor, who performs a mysterious procedure involving sc...

dialogue humor joke
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A Pregnant Woman and a Lightbulb | 孕妇与灯泡

A classic joke contrasting a pregnant woman and a light bulb through a play on words. | 一个通过双关语对比...

beginner humor joke
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Parachute Shortage | 降落伞短缺

A humorous anecdote about five people on a crashing plane with only four parachutes, leading to a...

humor joke misunderstanding
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The Three Types of Bras | 胸罩的三种类型

A man shopping for a bra is humorously told there are only three types: Catholic, Salvation Army,...

cultural-reference dialogue humor
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Twenty-One and Some Months | “妙”龄证人

A witness in court, when pressed by the judge to specify her age under oath, claims to be "twenty...

courtroom dialogue humor
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Bad Blonde Day | 金发女郎的糟糕一天

A short joke that humorously depicts a blonde woman's disoriented state on a bad day through a mi...

beginner blonde-joke humor
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A Saint's Spelling Bee | 圣徒的拼字游戏

A woman earns entry to heaven by spelling "love," then is tasked with guarding the gate. When her...

dialogue heaven humor
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Flashlight | 手电筒

A short joke playing on the literal interpretation of "making someone's eyes light up." | 一个基于对“让...

beginner blonde-joke humor
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I Don't Think I Know | 我想我也不知道

A humorous classroom dialogue where a student cleverly plays on the teacher's words. The teacher'...

dialogue education humor
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The Airport | 飞机场

A flight attendant's airplane pendant necklace prompts a witty remark about the "airport" being m...

aviation dialogue humorous
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Big Surprise | 大吃一惊

A visitor inquires about the healthiness of a place, and a local's witty response reveals a humor...

beginner dialogue humor
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The Formula for Water | 水的分子式

A humorous classroom exchange where a student misunderstands the teacher's explanation of water's...

beginner chemistry education
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In a Year | 一年后

A palmist tells a customer they will die within a year based on their life line, but humorously c...

dialogue humor life-and-death
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When Do People Talk Least? | 人们何时说话最少?

A short dialogue uses a pun on the word "least" to create a humorous riddle, linking it to the sh...

beginner dialogue humor
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Electricity vs. Lightning | 电与闪电的区别

A humorous dialogue highlights the key difference between electricity and lightning through the l...

beginner dialogue humor
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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...

beginner dialogue humor
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Perhaps Not | 为何没有牡蛎

A humorous dialogue where a customer questions the absence of oysters in oyster stew, and the wai...

beginner dialogue english-learning
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