What was it she wanted?A store manager heard a clerk tell a customer. No, ma’am, we haven't had any for a while, and it doesn't look asi...
HogarthThe great painter was asked, one day to paint a picture of Pharaoh crossing the Red Sea. A little while after the picture had been commenced, a...
To Borrow an OxOnce upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words. One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him...
No Problem A bald man took a seat in a beauty shop. How can I help you? asked the stylist. I went for a hair transplant, the guy explained, but I coul...
Goethe's ToleranceGoethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to h...
Excuse for Speeding Harry and Lloyd were speeding down the road. A police car pulled them over. Why on earth were you driving so fast? the policeman y...
The Climate of New Zealand Teacher: Matthew, what is the climate of New Zealand? Matthew: Very Cold, sir. Teacher: Wrong. Matthew: But, sir! When they...
Five Months OlderThe Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if...
The Name of a Poet Our teacher was telling us about a new system of memory training being used in some schools today． It works like this, she said. Su...
Ways to Report Death Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly attached to（附属于，爱慕） the ca...