Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - There's a comedy, I forget what it's called, but I just remember one guy says something and the other guy gives a counterexample to disprove what he's saying, e.g., how do gumboots

There's a comedy, I forget what it's called, but I just remember one guy says something and the other guy gives a counterexample to disprove what he's saying, e.g., how do gumboots

Hello, you're talking about the traditional "Toad Drum," and I've got a copy of the lines for you, which are as follows:

Comedy "Toad Drum" Lines

A: You're a comedian who knows everything, aren't you?

B: Well, we know everything about everything.

A: Let me ask you, have you ever seen a toad?

B: Who hasn't seen a toad?

A: Why do you think it's such a small animal that calls out so loudly?

B: That's because it has a big mouth and belly and a big neck, and the voice that comes out of it is bound to be big. Everything is a reason.

A: My family's paper basket is also a big mouth and neck thick, why it does not scream which?

B: The paper basket is a dead thing, it is made of bamboo, not only does it not scream, it can not even ring.

A: The sheng is also made of bamboo, how can it sound?

B: Although the bamboo, because it has holes and eyes, there are eyes on the sound.

A: The sieve I use to sift rice is full of holes and eyes.

B: Because the round and flat ones don't sound.

A: How can the gongs on the stage sound?

B: There is a navel in the center of the gong, how can it not ring?

A: The pot we cook in also has an umbilical cord, so how come it doesn't ring?

B: It's iron, it doesn't rattle.

A: The bell in the temple is also iron, how does it ring?

B: It's not hanging there, the bell is hanging, it's ringing.

A: My scales are hanging there, why didn't you think of it?

B: Ten years can not be rung, the dead solid chamber does not ring.

A: How does a bomb sound?

B: Isn't there medicine inside the bomb? I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get it to work.

A: The drugstore is full of drugs, how come it doesn't go off?

B: The ones you eat in your mouth don't go off.

A: How does bubble gum sound?

B: It's because it's gummy.

A: How come gumboots don't ring?

B: It's next to the ground, so it doesn't ring.

A: The tricycle with a cannon, how did it ring?

B: It has gas inside!

A: We say so half a day, you have gas?

B: There is gas.

A: Why not?

B: I ah--

Good luck! ~~