short-story
1436 篇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...
27 阅读Competition | 竞赛
A humorous dialogue where Jon reveals he won a gold watch in a race involving only three particip...
37 阅读Secret for a Long Life | 长寿秘诀
A woman asks a seemingly elderly man on his porch for his secret to a long, happy life. His shock...
42 阅读I Could Do It Slower | 我可以干得慢一些
A patient questions a dentist's high fee for a quick tooth extraction, to which the dentist humor...
28 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How Much for a Season Pass? | 季票多少钱？
A dean announces escalating fines for students entering opposite-gender dormitories. A witty stud...
25 阅读Who Is Right? | 谁是对的
A husband claims men are always right in thought and judgment, while women are the opposite. His ...
35 阅读The Forgetful Man | 健忘的人
An exhausted man goes to bed early, only to remember he had planned to do something. After much t...
37 阅读The Confession | 告解
An elderly man confesses to a priest about hiding a Jewish woman during WWII and forcing her into...
26 阅读That Chicken Was Delicious | 那只鸡真美味
Three sons compete to give their nearly blind mother the best gift: a mansion, a luxury car, and ...
26 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 ...
43 阅读The Auction Offer | 拍卖会上的出价
At an auction, the owner offers a reward for a lost bag, only to be outbid by another attendee. |...
36 阅读Too Many Coats | 墙衣太厚
A man complains that helping his wife repaint their house over vacation has, over the years, grad...
34 阅读How About the Kitchen? | 厨房怎么样？
Jack expresses a desire to vacation somewhere new, to which his wife Helen humorously suggests th...
29 阅读The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains an unusually high charge for a tooth extraction by stating the patient's loud ...
40 阅读Admitting a Fault | 认错
A student who often sleeps in class is mistakenly accused of making faces. By honestly admitting ...
31 阅读The Ice Cream Proof | 冰激凌作证
A humorous dialogue where a person claims a seat by stating they left a cup of ice cream on it as...
29 阅读An Exact Number | 准确数字
A tourist is given a humorously precise age for dinosaur bones by a guide who simply adds three y...
31 阅读Not Too Bad | 不算太坏
A humorous dialogue where an artist finds encouragement not from selling a painting, but from hav...
33 阅读The Vice President of Peas | 豌豆副主管
A man brags about his VP promotion until his wife deflates his ego by claiming a grocery store ha...
35 阅读我的生词本
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