My name is Peter Stuyvesant. I have two friends named Benson & Hedges. I rode a White Horse from a town called Marlboro to go for a Kent Holiday in the Salem High Country. With a packet of Winston cigarettes in my hand, I entered the House of Dunhill. Just opposite the Consulate Palace and… Read More »
Here’s a new definition of “multitasking“: Multiple people working on the same task. Now you know why there’s widespread unemployment.
甲：“你昨天跟女朋友约会怎么样？” 乙：“成功了一半。” 甲：“这话怎么讲？” 乙：“我去了，但她没去。”
During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, one morning’s executions began with three men: a rabbi, a Catholic priest, and a rationalist skeptic. The rabbi was marched up onto the platform first. There, facing the guillotine, he was asked if he had any last words. And the rabbi cried out, “I believe in… Read More »
Note: The male singer’s name, 海鸣威, sounds like Hemingway in Chinese.
皇帝梦到自己所有的牙齿都掉光了。于是，一觉醒来，他召来一位智者为他解梦。智者说：“陛下，您很不幸，只要掉一颗牙，就预示着您会失去一个亲人。” 皇帝听了非常生气：“你这个大胆的狂徒，竟然敢在这里胡说八道，重打一百大板！” 然后，皇帝又下令找来另一位智者。智者听完皇帝的诉说后说：“陛下，您真幸福啊！您做的梦非常吉利，意味着您的寿命比您亲人的寿命还要长。” 皇帝非常高兴，令人奖赏这位智者一百两黄金。 这位智者走出宫殿的时候，一位太监很不解，问他说：“真没想到，同样是对一个梦的解说，为什么他受到惩罚，而你却得到奖赏呢？” 第二位智者语重心长地说：“道理非常简单，所有的事物都是由表达方式决定的。” Related post: 一个事实，两个说法 Technorati Tags: 表达方式 智者 解梦