Oxford being the university I graduated from, I feel a sufficient degree of
cultural entitlement to repeat this one:
Q: How many Oxford dons does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: (splutters) *Change*?!?
Dominic
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Subject: Re: the joke's on us
From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
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> I must say I'm disappointed in this list. Purely in the spirit of science
I
> reported a joke that Jews tell to each other making fun of an ethnic
> stereotype, and asked others to submit jokes from their own communities,
> ethnicities, etc. But maybe Albertans don't joke about being Albertan, or
> even Canadian, and add in Ozians and various brits (Scottish jokes,
> Robin?), not to speak of various kinds of christians and moslems.
>
> How many WASPS (Americanism: white anglo-saxon protestant) does it take to
> screw in a lightbulb? Two: one to call the electrician and one to stir the
> martinis.
Here in Italy they all adore the Carabinieri (we have three official forces,
the Carabinieri, the Policemen _Poliziotti_ and le Guardie della Finanza), I
heard a similar joke so let me share it:
How many Carabinieri does it take to change a lightbulb? Five. One stands on
the table with the lightbulb, the other four turn the table round.
There are many more, ...
Care, anny
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