Express mail  After my wife landed a coveted job offer from DHL, we went out of town to celebrate. While on our trip, she was contacted by the company‘s human resources dep...

Super power line During the recent blackout in New York city, my sister’s phone at the ferry company kept ringing as people inquired about service. One caller asked if the ferry w...

I‘m not a newsboy Freelance newspaper writers don‘t get nearly as much attention as writers with regular bylines. So I was delighted when I finally got some notice. It was at t...

my wife told me to stand here   Everybody on earth dies and goes to heaven. God comes and says 'I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men that dominated their...

The Fish Net        'Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?'        'A lot of little holes tied together with strin...

 That‘s Creative     Being the office supervisor, I had to have a word with a new employee who never arrived at work on time. I explained that her tardiness was una...

  1.Drive on   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 li...

 cold and  chaude   A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. 'This is an outrage,' he complained. 'The faucet marked C gave me boi...

 1.I painted the vase A wealthy matron（主妇，保姆） is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several ...

  1.The Doctor  and the servant   A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr．Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant．Dr．Swift took her presents but ...