Artificial
In a clinic… “Em…all right, your pulse is normal.” “But, doctor, please check my left hand – the right is an artificial one.” Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
Endangered Alphabet Sudoku
Friend of the Museum Tim Brookes has published a book of Sudoku puzzles using endangered alphabets. He has shared a sample with us for your puzzle-solving fun. The introduction to this book explains more. Introduction Why endangered alphabet sudoku? In almost every corner of the world, there are communities with their own writing system —
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The Reason
Judge: Why did you steal this car? Thief: ‘Cause it’s parked beside the tomb. I thought its owner must have died. Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
Mother-in-Law’s Visit
The mother-in-law comes to visit and says to her son-in-law: – “I have two pieces of news for you: one bad and one good! – “Mom, I see that you’re alive and well, what’s the good news?” Приходить теща в гості і каже зятю: – У мене для тебе дві новини: одна погана, а інша
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The Ring
Policeman: Why did you keep the ring you found instead of reporting it to the police? The suspect: ‘Cause it is carved clearly, “I’ll always belong to you.” Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
The Future
In the past, the future was better. En el pasado, el futuro era major. Source Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve(Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.
Grandchildren
Grandchildren are the reward that life gives us for having raised our children. Los nietos son la recompensa que nos da la vida por haber criado a nuestros hijos. Source Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve (Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.
Exercise
Exercising is a laborious way to die healthy. Hacer gimnasia es un modo trabajoso de morirse sano. Source Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve(Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.
The Languages of Science
Introduction This exhibit is tailored as a virtual field trip: infographics, presentations, online games, classroom activities and puzzles all contribute to developing an understanding of the origins of scientific names for living things and the categories into which we classify them. Scientific Names Game 1 Scientific Names Game 2 Posters: These posters explain Linneaus’ system
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Uneasy
法官：你在偷人家珠宝时，不 感到心里不安吗？fǎguān ： nǐ zài tōu rénjiā zhūbǎo shí ， bù gǎndào xīn lǐ bùān má ？ 小偷：先生， 老实说我当时心 里是很不安，因为我担心 偷到的是假货。xiǎo tōu ： xiānshēng ， lǎoshí shuō wǒ dāngshí xīn lǐ shì hěn bù ān ， yīnwéi wǒ dānxīn tōudào de shì jiǎhuò Judge:Didn’t you feel uneasy when you were stealing those