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432 篇A Gentle Reminder | 委婉的提醒
A wife hints about their 35th anniversary at breakfast, but her husband humorously misunderstands...
33 阅读Thirteen and Fourteen | 十三与十四
A curious man peeks into an asylum where residents are chanting "Thirteen!", only to get poked in...
26 阅读Big Head | 大脑袋
A boy is upset because other children tease him about his large head. His mother comforts him but...
25 阅读Too Crowded | 车太挤
A humorous short dialogue where a bus driver, mistaken for a passenger, is told the bus is too fu...
30 阅读Back Up Two Miles | 退后两英里
A farmer uses clever wording to make a hurried motorist reverse for two miles on a narrow road, r...
28 阅读A Dear Memento | 珍贵的纪念品
A woman wears a locket containing her husband's hair, explaining its sentimental value lies in pr...
43 阅读The Smartest Dog | 最聪明的狗
A man is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, hailing it as the smartest dog he...
28 阅读How Did You Ever Get Here | 你是怎样到这里的
An employee humorously explains his tardiness by claiming the slippery conditions caused him to s...
32 阅读My First and My Last | 第一次与最后一次
George, a skilled pilot, takes his friend Mark for a flight full of aerial tricks. After a harrow...
21 阅读First Day as a Cab Driver | 出租车司机的第一天
A new taxi driver, previously a funeral van driver for 25 years, is startled when a passenger tap...
35 阅读How to Get a Seat by the Fire | 火炉旁的座位妙计
On a cold day, Mr. Brown cleverly diverts a crowded inn's patrons by claiming his horse eats oyst...
25 阅读The Lucky Cat | 幸运的猫
A boy tells his drowsy father about a black cat in the dining room. The father dismisses it as a ...
39 阅读Alexander the Great and His Teacher | 亚历山大大帝与他的老师
A student cleverly retorts his teacher's comparison to Alexander the Great by pointing out the ad...
26 阅读The Thrifty Traveler | 节俭的旅行家
A traveler asks for a train ticket to Springfield, but when the conductor lists several possible ...
26 阅读Reached Shore Fast | 快速靠岸
A man whose car broke down while towing his boat attempted to call for help via marine radio, lea...
30 阅读The Two Flounders | 两条比目鱼
A fisherman who often exaggerates his catches finally lands two huge flounders. To prove he caugh...
26 阅读Such a Long Dog | 如此长的狗
A blind man steps on two different dogs in succession and mistakes them for one extraordinarily l...
28 阅读The Bread and Butter Charge | 面包与黄油账单
A lawyer, charged for unrequested bread and butter at a restaurant, responds by sending the resta...
24 阅读Man vs. Dog in Chess | 人狗对弈
A visitor is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, praising the dog's intelligen...
22 阅读My Friends Only Came to Say Goodbye | 朋友只是来送行
Three professors miss their train while chatting. Two board in time, but the one who needed to ca...
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