New Joke (3)

Author: Yi Xiao (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The "Old Jokes" and "Foreign Jokes" were so popular that they made the joke lovers happy, the book merchants speechless, but exhausted Shufanzhi and Yi Xiao. The two discussed it: "Let's cash in while the iron is hot." So they posted notices on their gate: "All publishing house staff, please do not enter." The editors were furious but helpless, so they came to me. Unable to resist the threats and temptations, the younger Yi Xiao had a few cups of old wine and said, "Alright! In honor of everyone's respect for me, let's do a 'taildog'!" Thus, three manuscripts of "New Jokes" were handed back to the editors. The editor smiled mischievously and left a line: "You can't escape the 15th even if you avoid the 1st. Shufanzhi, don't laugh too soon!" With a flick of his sleeves, he left. Shufanzhi sighed with a wry smile: "You've dragged us onto the 'thief ship' with your laughter!" I patted the shoulders of the two: "The more people enjoy humor, the better our lives are. How wonderful!" The two echoed in unison: "How wonderful!" Unlike "Old Jokes" and "Foreign Jokes," "New Jokes" closely follows the trends of modern life—business, leisure, education, and learning—featuring jokes on these topics to better suit the reading habits and tastes of contemporary joke lovers. A blend of jokes from both China and the world, combining Eastern and Western humor, it doesn't aim to make the joke lovers laugh uncontrollably but hopes they will say after closing the book, "I feel a year younger!" This is the very purpose of "New Jokes." The old, the foreign, and the new form a series, with nine books combined into a set. So, is it a "taildog" or a "dogtail"? The joke lovers are the best judges. We sincerely invite them to rate it.