The Name of a Poet | 诗人的名字
A teacher explains a mnemonic technique using a vivid image (a burning policeman, or "bobby") to ...
Why Are Hen's Legs Short? | 母鸡的腿为何短？
A child asks why hens have short legs, and the parent humorously explains that long legs might ca...
Salt Water | 盐水
A salesman, told salt water helps sore feet, goes to the sea but stays at a distant hotel to save...
The Blind Beggar and the Drunkard | 醉汉与盲人乞丐
A drunk man gives money to a ‘blind’ beggar, only to see him checking the bill's authenticity. Wh...
Wait for the Police | 等待警察
A woman cleverly manipulates a man into drinking wine after a car accident, then reveals she is w...
The Blonde's Pigs | 金发女郎的猪
Two blondes repeatedly mutilate their pigs to tell them apart, only for the injuries to be mirror...
The Office Christmas Party | 办公室圣诞晚会
A colleague declines an invitation to the office Christmas party, citing his anxious pet centiped...
So Would I | 我也是
A woman asks a clerk for a dress that fits her, and the clerk's tactless reply, "So would I," cre...
Did Your Father Help You? | 你爸爸帮你了吗？
Tim's teacher is surprised to see his perfect math homework and asks if his father helped. Tim re...
The Seat You've Taken Is Mine | 你占了我的位置
A short dialogue where one person claims a seat and provides a unique proof of ownership by stati...
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...
Seeds of Imagination | 想象的种子
A father shares a "guy night" dinner at McDonald's with his young son, who, upon learning the spe...
It's Part of the Game | 我来扮演妈妈
A mother questions her daughter's noisy play, only to learn the children are role-playing a domes...
What Soldiers? | 什么士兵？
A wife points out soldiers staring at a passing girl, but her husband humorously fails to notice ...
Still Paying | 仍在付出
A child asks about the cost of marriage, and his father humorously implies the ongoing, lifelong ...
The Weasel and the Man | 黄鼠狼与人
A weasel pleads for its life by citing its service in killing pests, but a man condemns it for th...
The Tale of the Tomato | 番茄的故事
This article traces the journey of the tomato from its origins in the Americas to global acceptan...
King Thrushbeard | 画眉嘴国王
A proud princess mocks all her suitors, especially one she nicknames "King Thrushbeard." As punis...
Sober as a Judge | 法官的“清醒”
A judge, returning home drunk and soiled, invents a story about being vomited on by a criminal he...
Windows Recall Notice | Windows 召回通知
A humorous recall notice for a fictional "Alabama Edition" of Windows 98, detailing its culturall...
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