> What did people do for jokes before there were light-bulbs -- "How many
> Welshmen does it take to change a candle?"
>
> R.
The basic version was how many [substitute your stereotypical prejudice of
choice], "How many X'es does it take to change a light-bulb?" "Three -- two
to stand on the chair and one to turn the bulb."
Deeply Benny Hill territory that.
R.
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