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624 篇Who Do You Think You Are? | 你以为你是谁？
A man tries to board a crowded bus and is initially refused by passengers who ask him "Who do you...
33 阅读Ever Catch All the Fish? | 你能抓到所有的鱼吗？
A speeding driver, caught despite being among many others, questions the fairness of his ticket. ...
29 阅读Perseverance Is a Virtue | 坚持不懈是一种美德
Years after earning a graduate degree, the author returned to his alma mater as faculty. In a cro...
32 阅读Response Ability | 应答的智慧
Three anecdotes demonstrate witty and pragmatic responses to challenging questions, highlighting ...
26 阅读The Customer Is Always Right | 顾客永远是对的
A shop manager scolds an employee for arguing with a customer, insisting "the customer is always ...
35 阅读Thirty Years and Five Minutes | 三十年与五分钟
A wealthy banker questions the high fee for an artist's five-minute work, only to be reminded tha...
30 阅读Sons' Gifts to Mother | 送给母亲的礼物
Three sons give their mother lavish gifts: a house, a car, and a Bible-reciting parrot. The mothe...
30 阅读A New Start | 新生
Mark Twain protests a mistaken obituary, and the editor humorously offers to list him in the Birt...
27 阅读The Painless Hair Solution | 无痛生发方案
A bald man offers a stylist $5,000 for a painless method to replicate her hair. Her ingenious and...
23 阅读The Same Service | 同样的服务
A man complains to a marriage counselor that his wife and dog have swapped roles at home. The cou...
28 阅读The Cost of Marriage | 婚姻的成本
A boy asks his father about the cost of marriage, and the father humorously replies that he is st...
22 阅读I Wasn't Asleep | 我没有睡着
A man on a crowded bus pretends to be asleep to avoid seeing women standing, revealing his discom...
31 阅读The Gambler's Loss | 赌徒的损失
A gambler humorously explains his loss of a $1000 bill by claiming it "gave birth" to two $10 bil...
49 阅读Simple Estimation | 简单估算
A housewife asks her husband how to estimate living costs, and he humorously suggests simply addi...
35 阅读The Divorce | 离婚
A man celebrates his newfound freedom after divorcing his domineering wife, only to be arrested m...
28 阅读Did You Know Him? | 你认识他吗？
A host at a dinner party harshly criticizes his former vice principal, only to discover the guest...
32 阅读Who Is Stupid? | 谁是傻瓜？
A psychology professor asks his new class who thinks they are stupid to stand up. After a pause, ...
30 阅读Expensive Advice | 昂贵的建议
A doctor considers billing a woman for casual medical advice after a lawyer encourages him to do ...
42 阅读Lifelong Ambition | 毕生愿望
A school teacher, hoping for a quick resolution to her traffic ticket, finds the judge assigning ...
32 阅读Mother, You Can Come Down | 妈妈，您可以下来了
During a high tide, an elderly passenger navigates a narrow gangplank alone to disembark a cruise...
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