"I had an operation," said a man to his friend, "and the doctor left a sponge in me.""That's terrible!" said the fri...
Doctor Swift and the boyA wealthy old lady who lived near Dr. Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant. Dr. Swift took her presents...
Clean Glass Joe and Fred were helping to build a house in a village. The weather was very warm, there was a lot of dust everywhere, and by half past t...
One real manThe ruler of an ancient kingdom wanted to disprove the statement that the men of his domain were ruled by their wives. He had all the male...
A New Employee Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel director's office. What is the meaning of this? th...
What's wrong with your horse?After his beloved horse died, a man wanted to place an ad in the newspaper like this: Horse saddle and bridle for $50...
What is a traitor? Young hopeful:"Father, what is a traitor in politics?"Father (a veteran politician):"A traitor is a man who leaves o...
SunsetFather: This is the sunset my daughter painted. She studied painting abroad, you know.Friend: Ah, that accounts for it! I never saw a sunset lik...
Visual Training The squad（班，小队） were having "visual training". One smart recruit（新兵，招募） was asked by the officer to count how many men compo...
The Mean Man's Party The notorious（声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的） cheap skate（小气鬼） finally decided to have a party. Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment...