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1006 篇One Point | 一分之差
A freshman observes the year-marked basketballs in decades of team photos and mistakenly interpre...
30 阅读Only One Instance | 唯一的实例
Henry Beecher wittily responds to an insulting letter containing only the word "Fool" by humorous...
29 阅读When to Stop? | 何时停下？
An 85-year-old man complains to his doctor about severe exhaustion after climbing each floor to h...
29 阅读Honesty in Insurance | 保险中的诚实
A man is denied life insurance for truthfully reporting his parents' early deaths. After being ad...
24 阅读Who's Carrying the Bags | 谁在提行李
A new private arrives at base via helicopter, escorted by his officer brother and sergeant brothe...
25 阅读Your Coat Is on Fire | 您的大衣着火了
A teacher instructs his class to count before speaking to encourage thoughtfulness. The next day,...
33 阅读The Smart Old Lady | 聪明的老太太
A deaf old lady misunderstands a shopkeeper's price of seven dollars, first offering fourteen, th...
31 阅读Fast Asleep | 酣然入梦
A co-worker missing for hours is found fast asleep by the boss, who leaves a humorous yet pointed...
29 阅读A Better Mailman | 一个更好的邮递员
A mailman who is afraid of dogs panics when confronted by one, throwing the mail over a fence. Th...
34 阅读Never Learned to Spend | 没学会花钱
A frugal elderly woman, when told her savings would last until age 100, worried about what would ...
32 阅读The Earthen Basin Peddler | 卖瓦盆的小贩
A peddler's demonstration backfires when he breaks an earthen basin, leading to a humorous disput...
38 阅读Speeding Excuse | 超速的理由
A driver, pulled over for speeding, gives a humorous and illogical excuse to the police officer. ...
29 阅读Accuracy Above All | 准确至上
An editor obsessed with accuracy confronts a reporter over an unusual statistic, only to learn th...
29 阅读First Hospital Visit | 初次入院
An 83-year-old man experiences a hospital call bell for the first time, misunderstanding its sile...
38 阅读A Welcome Guest | 受欢迎的听众
A two-year-old wanders into a college calculus class and is allowed to stay by the professor, who...
29 阅读One Real Man | 一个真正的男子汉
A king tests his subjects to prove men are not ruled by their wives, only to find the sole "rebel...
40 阅读Prepare Yourself | 自己做好准备
A campus anecdote tells of a student who, after being expelled, warns his parents to "prepare Pop...
28 阅读The All-Purpose Dissolvent | 万能溶剂
A young man tells Edison of his ambition to create a universal solvent. Edison cleverly points ou...
33 阅读Midway Tactics | 中间战术
Three competing shop owners use aggressive sale signs, but the middle one cleverly uses a simple ...
25 阅读Three Doctors at Heaven's Gate | 三位医生在天堂门口
Three doctors present their credentials to St. Peter at heaven's gate. The punchline humorously i...
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