A store manager heard a clerk tell a customer.No,maam, we haven't had any for a while, and it doesn't look asif we'll be getting soon. Horrified,the manager came runningover to the customer and said,Of course, we'll have somesoon, W
A Silly Father Mr. White was watching TV when his eight-year-old son came into the room. He cried, Father, my grandpa just now slapped me in the face. Hearing that, Mr. White became very angry. And then he suddenly boxed his own ears heavily and said
An instructor in chemical warfare asked soldiers in his class: Anyone knows the formula for water? Sure. That's easy, said one man. What is it? H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O. What, what? reasked the instructor. H to O, explained the chemistry expert. 生化战
What a world of pathos in this: A barren room, illkempt children, a worn out patient wife, a dissolute husband, and weak. Mary, you ought to have married a better man. John, I did. 一个何等沮丧的情景:空荡荡的屋子,脏兮兮的孩子,
Clarinet When I played with a symphony orchestra, our union reached an agreement with a major airline about which instruments we could carry on board, and which had to be shipped as luggage. A cellist was dismayed to find that his delicate, expensive
THE SCHOOL HEALTH FORMS had been distributed to the students with an error---the word Sex had been spelled with an o. One mother, filling out the form for her son, wrote in the blank next to Sox: Usually brown. 某学校发给学生的健康调查表里
A Jealous Wife There was once a wife so jealous that when her husband came home one night and she couldnt find hairs on his jackets she yelled at him, Great, so now you re cheating on me with a bald woman! The next night, when she didnt smell any per
Seth Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town. Sotired had the authorities become of contributing to his supportthat they decided to consign him to a living tomb. Accordinglyhe was prepared for burial. The hearse was an old ramshacklecountry wagon.
Uncle Silas had lighted his pipe for a comfortable smoke, when Aunt Rebecca looked up from her knitting and said: Silas, do you know that Sunday next will be the thirtieth anniversary of our wedding? I swan,said Silas,is that so,and what about
Mr.Green went to Germany,because he had some work there.He came back last Monday,and his young wife met him at the airport.They walked to their car and passed a tall,pretty air hostess.Mr.Green said to her,Goodbye,Miss Harris, a
I had a schoolmate who had come into school at an age later than usual,and could hardly read.There was a book used by the leaners in reading calledDialogues between a Missionary and an Indian.It was a poor performance,full of inconclusive arg
The World's Greatest Swordsman At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly i
DID YOUR DAD HELP YOU? One day, Tim's mathematics teacher looked at his homework and saw that he had got all his sums right. The teacher was very pleased-and rather surprised. He called Tim to his desk and said to him, You got all your homework right
I am the Driver The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn't let him aboard. It's too crowded, they shouted. What do you think you are? I'm the driver, he said. 我是司机 一辆公共汽车已经相当拥挤,还
Limerick There was a young lady of Niger, Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They returned from the ride With the lady inside And the smile on the face of the tiger 打油诗 有个尼日尔小姑娘, 笑咪咪骑在虎背上。 他们兜风回返
I Could Do It Slower Patient: What do you charge for pulling a tooth? Dentist: Fifty dollars. Patient: Fifty dollars for a couple of minutes' work? Dentist: Well, I could do it slower, if you like. 我可以干得慢一些 病人:拔一颗牙收费多