《笑林广记》是一部流传久远、影响深广的通俗笑话总集，语言风趣幽默，文字简练生动，形式短小精悍，堪称中国古代文化宝库中的旷世奇珍。此书作者署名清代“游戏主人”，但其内容并非一人一世所作，而是广大劳动者集体智慧的结晶！
游戏主人·《笑林广记选·骂》
一医为人看病。病家费去多金，竟不起，因恨甚，遣仆往骂。少顷归，问："曾骂否？"曰："不曾。"问："何以不骂？"仆答曰："要骂要打的人，多得紧在那里，叫我如何挨挤得上？"
A Curse
After having spent a lot of money on a doctor's treatment, a patient still couldn't get up. Filled with loathing and spite, he sent a servant to curse the doctor. After a while, the servant came back. "Have you cursed him?" asked the host. The servant answered, "Not yet." When asked why not, the servant replied, "There is a huge crowd of people who wanted to curse and beat him. How could I squeeze in?"
（郑孝先、袁孝竞 译）
