Where is Ma's language skill in teasing you to play this cross talk?

"Baggage" is a term of crosstalk, which refers to the comedy effect achieved through careful organization and bedding. For example, in Ma's I'm Teasing You, there are many stories about how thieves play games with tigers and teach them to pronounce their names. After so much preparation, the thief finally came and stole the sheets that Mother Tiger hung outside to make the audience laugh.

Three turns and four shakes, also known as "three tops and four bumps", means that the licensee can't understand this joke until the third turn. Three turns is paving the way repeatedly, not necessarily just three turns.