有个故事是关于他的叔叔Hoskins的，他让理查坐在他的马车后，却连人带车掉到密西西比河里，这被作为了一个理查的真实笑话。

So there is this story about his Uncle Hoskins who takes his horse and cart with Richard in the back and drives it into the middle of the Mississippi River as a kind of practical joke on Richard.

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很多人听烟酒之类的笑话听多了，从而未能意识到一个事实，那就是那是一个真实的爱情故事。

What people don't realize, because they've heard all the jokes, you know, cigars and stuff, is that this was a true love affair.

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今天偶然看到一个笑话，虽然是玩笑但非常真实。

I came across this joke today. It's absolutely hilarious yet brutally true.

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So there is this story about his Uncle Hoskins who takes his horse and cart with Richard in the back and drives it into the middle of the Mississippi River as a kind of practical joke on Richard.

有个故事是关于他的叔叔Hoskins的,他让理查坐在他的马车后,却连人带车掉到密西西比河里,这被作为了一个理查的真实笑话。

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