Real Play | 逼真的戏剧
A theater professor shares a student's critique that praised a university play for being so reali...
I Thought I Had Gone Deaf | 我还以为我聋了
A farmer, relieved to learn his wife fell out of the car, had mistaken her absence for his own de...
Response Ability | 应答的智慧
Three anecdotes demonstrate witty and pragmatic responses to challenging questions, highlighting ...
An Unwelcome Honor | 宁可不要的荣耀
A doctor tells Mr. Johnson the "good news" is that an incurable disease will be named after him, ...
I've Been Trying for Years | 我已尝试多年
A man asks the police to let him speak to the burglar, not to press charges, but to learn the sec...
Mistaken for Snow | 误以为是雪
A girl's ironic fate: her extreme road safety measure of wearing white at night backfires when sh...
A Hasty Retreat | 仓皇归途
A mountain man returns home exhausted after a week, explaining he spent days fleeing from a bear ...
The Power of Advertising | 广告的力量
A group of businessmen debate the effectiveness of TV ads. Mr. Grey, a car dealer, shares his iro...
The Cemetery Car Thief | 墓地盗车贼
A habitual car thief, caught again, offers an unusual defense in court: he stole a car parked nea...
Different Dreams | 不同的梦想
A couple envisions their future differently: the young man dreams of freedom as birds in nature, ...
The Smuggler | 走私犯
A border guard is repeatedly frustrated by a smuggler who claims to be transporting only dirt. Af...
Where to Stop? | 何处停歇？
A family gathers for their widowed mother's 80th birthday. When an elder sister questions why the...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
The Lonely Frog | 孤独的青蛙
A lonely frog consults a psychic about his future and is told he will meet a girl who wants to kn...
S.O.B. | 伪善的尺度
A girl confesses to a priest for calling a man a "son of a bitch." As she recounts the man's esca...
The New Pastor | 新牧师的拜访
A new pastor leaves a Bible verse (Revelation 3:20) at an unresponsive parishioner's door. The pa...
The Liars | 说谎者
A minister tricks his congregation by asking them to read a non-existent chapter of the Bible, re...
Before Meeting God | 面见上帝之前
A man at heaven's gates recounts his last act of bravery to St. Peter to justify his entry, only ...
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