AFrenchteacherwasexplainingtoherclassthatinFrench,unlike
English,nounsaredesignatedaseithermasculineorfeminine."House"is
feminine"lamaison.""Pencil"ismasculine--"lecrayon."
Astudentasked,"Whatgenderis'computer'?"
Insteadofgivingtheanswer,theteachersplittheclassintotwo
groups,maleandfemaleandaskedthemtodecideforthemselv...[
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READINGHABITS
1.TheWallStreetJournalisreadbythepeoplewhorunthecountry.
2.TheWashingtonPostisreadbypeoplewhothinktheyrunthecountry.
3.TheNewYorkTimesisreadbypeoplewhothinktheyshouldrunthe
countryandwhoareverygoodatcrosswordpuzzles.
4.USATodayisreadbypeoplewhothinktheyoughttorunthecountrybut
don'treallyunderstandTheNewYorkTimes.Theydo,however,liketheir
statisticsshowninpi...[
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Itreadsyourmind!Howcoulditbe?Canyoufigurethisout?[
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世界末日到了吗?(clickonit)[
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Eleganceisinnate.Ithasnothingtodowithbeingwelldressed.Eleganceisrefusal.Afashionismerelyaformofuglinesssounbearablethatwearecompelledtoalteriteverysixmonths.
Fashions,afterall,areonlyinducedepidemics.[
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ROMANCEMATHEMATICS
Smartman+smartwoman=romance
Smartman+dumbwoman=affair
Dumbman+smartwoman=marriage
Dumbman+dumbwoman=pregnancyOFFICEARITHMETIC
Smartboss+smartemployee=profit
Smartboss+dumbemployee=production
Dumbboss+smartemployee=promotion
Dumbboss+dumbemployee=overtimeSHOPPINGMATHS
Amanwillpay$2fora$1itemheneeds.
Awomanwillpay$1fora$2itemthatshedoesn'tne...[
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一个人去买鹦鹉,看到一只鹦鹉前标:此鹦鹉会两门语言,售价二百元。另一只鹦鹉前则标道:此鹦鹉会四门语言,售价四百元。该买哪只呢?两只都毛色光鲜,非常灵活可爱。这人转啊转,拿不定主意。结果突然发现一只老掉了牙的鹦鹉,毛色暗淡散乱,标价八百元。这人赶紧将老板叫来:这只鹦鹉是不是会说八门语言?店主说:不。这人奇怪了:那为什么又老又丑,又没[
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一只小鸟正在飞往南方过冬的途中。天气太冷了,小鸟冻僵了,从天上掉下来,跌在一大片农田里。它躺在田里的时候,一只母牛走了过来,而且拉了一泡屎在它身上。冻僵的小鸟躺在牛屎堆里,发掘牛粪真是太温暖了。牛粪让它慢慢缓过劲儿来了!它躺在那儿,又暖和又开心,不久就开始高兴地唱起歌来了。一只路过的猫听到了小鸟的歌声,走过来查个究竟。顺着声音,猫[
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一只火鸡和一头公牛在聊天。“我非常想到那棵树顶上去,”火鸡叹口气道,“但是我没有那份力气。”“这样啊,那你为什么不吃点我的粪便呢?”公牛答道,“那里面充满了营养。”火鸡吃了一团牛粪,发现它真的使自己有力气到达树的第一个分叉处。第二天,在吃了更多的牛粪以后,火鸡到达了树的第二个分叉处。最终,两星期后,火鸡非常骄傲地站在了树的顶端。但[
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一只乌鸦坐在树上,整天无所事事。一只小兔子看见乌鸦,就问:“我能象你一样整天坐在那里,什么事也不干吗?”乌鸦答道:“当然啦,为什么不呢?”于是,兔子便坐在树下,开始休息。突然,一只狐狸出现了。狐狸跳向兔子……并把它给吃了。
这个故事的寓意是……要想坐在那里什么也不干,你必须坐(做)得非常非常高。[
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