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1006 篇Half or Five Tenths? | 半个还是十分之五？
A teacher asks a student to choose between "half" and "five tenths" of an orange. The student hum...
35 阅读A Backhanded Compliment | 一句“恭维”话
A boy defends his behavior to his angry mother by claiming he paid a girl a compliment at the dan...
27 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 Dog's Bad Habit | 狗狗的坏习惯
A professional animal trainer describes training her dog to stop pulling laundry off the line by ...
24 阅读Adam's Choice | 亚当的选择
A classic joke about Adam and Eve, where Adam's humorous and resigned response to Eve's question ...
32 阅读The Drunk's Mistake | 醉汉的误会
A drunk man mistakenly reports his car's dashboard, steering wheel, and brake pedal stolen, only ...
32 阅读An Unwelcome Hint | 弄巧成拙
A visitor overstays his welcome. When his host hints that his family must miss him, the visitor m...
32 阅读Auto Parts Inquiry | 汽车配件问询
A truck driver seeking auto parts is ironically directed to a ravine below a dangerous curve by a...
36 阅读Taking Attendance | 点名
A university freshman, diligently trying to record names read aloud by his literature professor, ...
30 阅读Physics Saves Lives | 物理救人
A pre-med student questions the relevance of a difficult physics class. The professor first answe...
30 阅读A Warning Visit | 提醒式探访
A mother's advance warning of a visit to her college freshman son leads to a humorous exchange ab...
30 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A Clever Excuse | 巧妙的借口
A man caught parking in a handicapped spot gives a surprisingly logical, yet absurd, excuse to a ...
26 阅读An Awkward Critique | 尴尬的批评
A guest criticizes a singer's performance, only to learn she is the wife of the man he's speaking...
28 阅读Who Is Talking? | 谁在说话？
A general calls his unit, but a soldier who doesn't recognize his voice answers casually. After t...
31 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...
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