When Time Talks | 时间会说话
A drunk man demonstrates his "talking clock"—a brass gong—by loudly striking it in the middle of ...
Childbirth Pain | 分娩之痛
A first-time mother asks her doctor about the pain of childbirth. The doctor, finding it hard to ...
Barking Beagles and Blondes | 吠犬与金发女郎
A blonde wife, frustrated by a neighbor's loudly barking dog, takes matters into her own hands by...
The Energetic Wife | 精力旺盛的妻子
A humorous dialogue where a husband explains a loud nighttime noise by revealing his angry wife t...
Interview With a Blonde | 金发女郎的面试
A blonde woman gives creatively literal answers to a sheriff's interview questions, leading to a ...
Pig or Witch | 猪与女巫
A man misunderstands a woman's warning as an insult and crashes into a pig, illustrating the cons...
Clean Glass | 干净的杯子
Two thirsty builders, Joe and Fred, stop for lunch and order beer at a bar. Fred specifically req...
Dinner's Ready | 晚餐已备
A humorous anecdote about a parent whose cooking sets off the smoke alarm. Despite fire-safety tr...
The Emperor's Egg | 皇帝的鸡蛋
A Chinese emperor humorously rejects a fifty-year-old egg offered by his servant, insisting he di...
Something Really Cheap | 真正便宜的东西
A man shopping for perfume repeatedly complains about the price, asking for "something really che...
I Want to Go Out | 我想出去
A tired shop owner is repeatedly called at night by a man asking when the shop opens. After angri...
Prepare Yourself | 自己做好准备
A humorous campus anecdote about a student who, after being expelled, telegraphs his parents to "...
Allergy to Lies | 对谎言过敏
A political speaker, disturbed by a man's persistent coughing and sneezing, suggests he step out ...
The Penny Patient | 当时不缺钱
A poor man visits a doctor a month after swallowing a penny, explaining his delayed visit by sayi...
That's the Office You Have Now | 你现在的办公室
A newly promoted employee requests a private office but is offered three problematic alternatives...
Statistics and Logic | 统计与逻辑
A humorous dialogue highlights the logical fallacy of confusing correlation with causation, using...
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...
Time Is Money | 时间就是金钱
A passenger points out to a taxi driver that the running meter at a red light literally makes "ti...
A Whale's Prank | 鲸鱼的恶作剧
A whale couple's playful act of capsizing a boat leads to a pun-filled punchline about their next...
A Dog's Funeral | 狗狗的葬礼
A wealthy man's will promises a fortune for holding his dog's funeral. A preacher initially refus...
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