日期：2015-03-06 I lived in DC when I was young, and dad used to take us on weekend trips south into the Carolina, so that we could see what real life was like. Hed just drive along the road for a while, and then pull over at some farm and start talking to the peopl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-24 After a week's absence, a mountain man staggered home, clothes torn, shoes worn thin. He was exhausted. Where have you been? asked his wife. I went out in the woods to check the still. Replied the mountain man, and a giant bear stepped out in front... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-24 We had just moved into a new school district, when brother was invited to a surprise birthday party. He didn't want to go, however, because he couldn't recall ever meeting the birthday boy. Ridiculous! said my mother. If he didn't know you, his moth... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-11 One day a customer called to a service representative at a cable-television company. She complained about the reception on the Disney Channel. 一位顾客给有线电视台的负责部门打电话，她抱怨了有关迪斯尼那个频道的接收质量。 Tell me what is wrong with it... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-11 After a two-week vacation, a man returned to his office and one of his fellow workers asked him what kind of time he's had. I spent the whole two weeks helping my wife paint the rooms in our house, he groaned. Does she do that often? Well, came the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-11 Mrs. Brown dialed her daughter's number and sang out, Hello, darling. How are you? Terrible, Mom. My back is killing me, the children are acting up, the house is a messand I'm expecting guest for dinner. Don't worry, darling. I'm coming right over.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-27 Police officers hear plenty of excuses from people caught parking only for the handicapped persons. Once a policeman stopped a man for doing so. When the man was questioned if he knew the parking regulations. He answered correctly. Then the policema... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-27 My friend and I were busy mending fences when my house-keeper arrived. Several times during the day, she drove out, returning 45 minutes later. Feeling curious, my friend asked her: Where do you keep going? Some darn birds built a nest in my car bum... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-28 There was a man who raised a pig. He felt tired of it and gave it up. However, the pig knew the way to go home. The man did not succeed in doing so several times. One day, the man drove an vehicle, turning many times on the way, then gave it up. Lat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-28 A commuter sitting on a subway train reading a paper back was so sprawled out in the seat that the woman next to him had very little room. When she asked if he could move a bit, he refused. Just then, a man opposite them yelled, Why don't you sit li... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-28 Working at a theater box-office ticket window poses many challenges in dealing with people. A disgruntled customer at a window near mine exclaimed: No tickets? What do you mean no tickets? The woman waiting on him smiled sweetly. I'm terribly sorry,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 Larry! Come here! said his furious mother, putting the telephone down, I've just had a call from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school dance last night. Youwretched, rude boy! I was nice to her, Mum, really I was! protested th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-24 A young man came home and said, Dad, I just got my driver's license and would like to use the family car. Father replied, Ok, son, But, first, you have to get good grades in school, keep your room clean, make the yard neat, and cut your hair. Come b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-24 The old age had crept in on Mrs. Daly. Aches and pains bothered her day and night. One day, she received a package with some pills and a letter from her son. The letter said, Dear Mom, I am sending you some wonder drug called rejuvenation pills. It... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-24 One evening a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-16 Barbara Walters filed report on gender roles in Kuwait a few years prior to the Gulf War, and noted then that, traditional Islamic fashion, women customarily walked about 10 feet behind their husbands. Recently, Barbara returned to Kuwait and observ... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-16 John had waited for months to get a divorce and now he was free from his domineering wife. Free at last! he screamed, throwing his divorce papers into the air. Now, I can eat when I want to, watch television when I want to. Two months later John was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-16 Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew. One day, Lincoln was walking in the street when he was stopped by an ugly man. The man had a pistol in his hand. He aimed at Lincoln's nose. Lincoln was very surpri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-16 Dear Susan: Sweetie of my heart. I've been so desolate ever since I broke off our engagement. Simply devastated. Won't you please consider coming back to me? You hold a place in my heart no other woman can fill. I can never meet another woman quite... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-09-10 Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat name Edgar. Edgar is dead, Herbert answered. James was particularly attached to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert meticulous instructions about... 阅读全文>>